Ant build failed Target build xml does not exist

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When I run the ant file in verbose mode  I got an error like the one below  Does anyone have any ideas what is going wrong  I am new to this  antlib org apache tools ant  Could not load definitions from resource org apach e tools ant antlib xml  It could not be found  Override ignored for property  java home  BUILD FAILED Target  build xml  does not exist in the project  MYPROJECT           at org apache tools ant Project tsort Project java 1821          at org apache tools ant Project  topoSort Project java 1729          at org apache tools ant Project topoSort Project java 1692          at org apache tools ant Project executeTarget Project java 1298          at org apache tools ant helper DefaultExecutor executeTargets DefaultExecutor java 41          at org apache tools ant Project executeTargets Project java 1181          at org apache tools ant Main runBuild Main java 698          at org apache tools ant Main startAnt Main java 199          at org apache tools ant launch Launcher run Launcher java 257          at org apache tools ant launch Launcher main Launcher java 104  Total time  1 second   This is my build xml    lt project name  MYPROJECT  default  dev  basedir     gt     lt property name  build home  value  build jsp    gt     lt property name  tomcat home  location     Tomcat 5 0     gt     lt path id  project class path  gt       lt fileset dir    lib   gt         lt include name       jar    gt       lt  fileset gt     lt  path gt     lt target name  reltag  gt       lt tstamp gt         lt format property  now  pattern  d MMM yyyy HH mm    gt       lt  tstamp gt       lt property name  reltag  value  Built date    now     gt     lt  target gt     lt target name  dev  depends  compile  description  Builds for development  gt       lt mkdir dir  jsp WEB-INF lib    gt       lt mkdir dir  jsp WEB-INF classes    gt       lt copy todir  jsp WEB-INF lib  gt         lt fileset dir  lib  gt           lt exclude name     CVS      gt         lt  fileset gt       lt  copy gt       lt copy todir  jsp WEB-INF classes  gt         lt fileset dir  classes  gt           lt exclude name     CVS      gt         lt  fileset gt       lt  copy gt     lt  target gt     lt target name  compile  depends  myproject-gen reltag  gt       lt copy file  setup Version java template  tofile  java myproject Version java  overwrite  true  gt         lt filterset gt           lt filter token  VERSION  value    reltag     gt         lt  filterset gt       lt  copy gt       lt mkdir dir  classes    gt       lt depend srcdir  java  destdir  classes  cache  depcache    gt       lt javac srcdir  java  destdir  classes  gt         lt classpath refid  project class path    gt       lt  javac gt     lt  target gt     lt target name  myproject-gen  description  Generates torque classes and SQL for myproject  gt       lt  -- generate the java files -- gt       lt ant dir  torque  target  om    gt       lt antcall target  myproject-sql-mysql    gt     lt  target gt     lt  -- generate the schema sql script for MySQL -- gt     lt target name  myproject-sql-mysql  depends  myproject-sql-mysql-check  unless  mysql schema up to date  gt       lt echo message  Generating SQL file for MySQL    gt       lt ant dir  torque  target  sql  gt         lt property name  torque database  value  mysql    gt         lt property name  torque runOnlyOnSchemaChange  value  false    gt       lt  ant gt       lt move file  sql gen myproject-schema sql  tofile  sql gen myproject-schema-mysql sql  overwrite  true    gt       lt copy file  sql gen myproject-schema-mysql sql  tofile  jsp admin database sql  overwrite  true    gt       lt copy file  sql init sql  tofile  jsp admin init sql  overwrite  true    gt     lt  target gt     lt  -- check if we need to generate the sql file -- gt     lt target name  myproject-sql-mysql-check  gt       lt uptodate property  mysql schema up to date  targetfile  sql gen myproject-schema-mysql sql  srcfile  torque myproject-schema xml    gt     lt  target gt     lt target name  myproject-war  depends  compile-jsp  gt       lt mkdir dir  build    gt       lt jar destfile  build myproject war  basedir  build jsp    gt     lt  target gt     lt target name  prepare for war file  gt       lt mkdir dir  build jsp-classes org apache jsp    gt       lt  --  lt move todir    build home  WEB-INF classes org apache jsp  gt   lt fileset dir    build home   gt   lt include name    jsp   gt   lt  fileset gt   lt  move gt  -- gt       lt  -- copy everything which is not a jsp to admin directory -- gt       lt copy tofile    build home  admin database sql  gt         lt fileset file  sql gen  -schema-mysql sql    gt       lt  copy gt       lt copy file  sql init sql  todir    build home  admin    gt       lt mkdir dir    build home  pdb files    gt       lt  -- copy images directory -- gt       lt copy todir    build home  images  gt         lt fileset dir  jsp images    gt       lt  copy gt       lt copy todir    build home  hand  gt         lt fileset dir  jsp hand    gt       lt  copy gt       lt  -- copy javascript directory -- gt       lt copy todir    build home  javascript  gt         lt fileset dir  jsp javascript    gt       lt  copy gt       lt  -- copy META-INF directory -- gt       lt copy todir    build home  META-INF  gt         lt fileset dir  jsp META-INF    gt       lt  copy gt       lt  -- copy stylesheet directory -- gt       lt copy todir    build home  stylesheet  gt         lt fileset dir  jsp stylesheet    gt       lt  copy gt       lt  -- copy WEB-INF directory -- gt       lt copy todir    build home  WEB-INF classes   gt         lt fileset dir  classes   includes        gt       lt  copy gt       lt copy todir    build home  WEB-INF lib  gt         lt fileset dir  lib  includes       excludes  Cabwiz    gt       lt  copy gt       lt  -- copy license and properties -- gt       lt  -- lt copy file  WebContent myproject license  todir    build home    gt  -- gt       lt copy file  jsp myproject properties  todir    build home     gt       lt  -- move jsp classes to the correct package structure so war file will work when deployed -- gt       lt move todir    build home  WEB-INF classes org apache jsp  gt         lt fileset dir    build home   includes       class  excludes  WEB-INF       gt       lt  move gt       lt antcall target  create-web XML  gt  lt  antcall gt     lt  target gt     lt target name  create-web XML  gt       lt loadfile property  generated web xml  srcFile  jsp WEB-INF generated web xml    gt       lt copy file  jsp WEB-INF web template xml  tofile  jsp WEB-INF web xml deployable  overwrite  true  gt         lt filterset begintoken   amp lt  --  endToken  -- amp gt   gt           lt filter token  GENERATED WEB XML  value    generated web xml     gt         lt  filterset gt       lt  copy gt       lt copy file  jsp WEB-INF web xml deployable  tofile  build jsp WEB-INF web xml    gt     lt  target gt     lt target name  compile-jsp  depends  dev  gt       lt antcall target  prepare for war file  gt  lt  antcall gt       lt property environment  env    gt       lt taskdef classname  org apache jasper JspC  name  jasper2  gt         lt classpath id  jspc classpath  gt           lt pathelement location    java home     lib tools jar    gt           lt fileset dir    env tomcat home  bin2  gt             lt include name    jar    gt           lt  fileset gt           lt fileset dir    env tomcat home  server lib  gt             lt include name    jar    gt           lt  fileset gt           lt fileset dir    env tomcat home  common lib  gt             lt include name    jar    gt           lt  fileset gt         lt  classpath gt       lt  taskdef gt       lt mkdir dir  java jsp-src    gt       lt jasper2 validateXml  false  package  org apache jsp  uriroot  jsp  webXmlFragment  jsp WEB-INF generated web xml  outputDir  java jsp-src    gt       lt jspc srcdir  jsp  destdir  java jsp-src  gt         lt include name  include      jsp    gt         lt include name       jsp    gt       lt  jspc gt       lt mkdir dir  build jsp-classes    gt       lt property environment  env    gt       lt javac destdir  build jsp WEB-INF classes  optimize  off  debug  on  failonerror  true  srcdir  java jsp-src  excludes       smap  gt         lt classpath gt           lt pathelement location  classes    gt           lt fileset dir  lib  gt             lt include name    jar    gt           lt  fileset gt           lt pathelement location    env tomcat home  common classes    gt           lt fileset dir    env tomcat home  common lib  gt             lt include name    jar    gt           lt  fileset gt           lt pathelement location    env tomcat home  shared classes    gt           lt fileset dir    env tomcat home  shared lib  gt             lt include name    jar    gt           lt  fileset gt           lt fileset dir    env tomcat home  bin  gt             lt include name    jar    gt           lt  fileset gt         lt  classpath gt         lt include name        gt         lt  -- lt exclude name     includes  menu jsp java    gt  -- gt       lt  javac gt     lt  target gt     lt target name  clean  description  Deletes the java classes dir and torque base objects  gt       lt delete dir  classes    gt       lt delete dir    build home     gt       lt delete gt         lt fileset file  build      gt       lt  delete gt       lt delete dir  java myproject torque map    gt       lt delete dir  java jsp-src    gt       lt delete dir  jsp WEB-INF classes    gt       lt delete dir  jsp WEB-INF lib    gt       lt delete gt         lt fileset dir  java myproject torque  includes  Base  java    gt       lt  delete gt       lt touch file  torque myproject-schema xml    gt     lt  target gt   lt  project gt

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since your ant file s name is build xml  you should just type ant without ant build xml  that is   gt  ant  enter

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Probably you don t have environment variable ANT HOME set properly It seems that you are calling Ant like this   ant build  xml   If your ant script has name build xml you need to specify only a target in command line  For example   ant target1

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Is this a problem Only when you run ant -d or ant -verbose  but works other times   I noticed this error message line   Could not load definitions from resource org apache tools ant antlib xml  It could not be found    The org apache tools ant antlib xml file is embedded in the ant jar  The ant command is really a shell script called ant or a batch script called ant bat  If the environment variable ANT HOME is not set  it will figure out where it s located by looking to see where the ant command itself is located   Sometimes I ve seen this where someone will move the ant shell batch script to put it in their path  and have ANT HOME either not set  or set incorrectly   What platform are you on  Is this Windows or Unix Linux MacOS  If you re on Windows  check to see if  ANT HOME  is set  If it is  make sure it s the right directory  Make sure you have set your PATH to include  ANT HOME  bin    If you re on Unix  don t copy the ant shell script to an executable directory  Instead  make a symbolic link  I have a directory called  usr local bin where I put the command I want to override the commands in  bin and  usr bin  My Ant is installed in  opt ant-1 9 2  and I have a symbolic link from  opt ant-1 9 2 to  opt ant  Then  I have symbolic links from all commands in  opt ant bin to  usr local bin  The Ant shell script can detect the symbolic links and find the correct Ant HOME location   Next  go to your Ant installation directory and look under the lib directory to make sure ant jar is there  and that it contains org apache tools ant antlib xml  You can use the jar tvf ant jar command  The only thing I can emphasize is that you do have everything setup correctly  You have your Ant shell script in your PATH either because you included the bin directory of your Ant s HOME directory in your classpath  or  if you re on Unix Linux MacOS   you have that file symbolically linked to a directory in your PATH   Make sure your JAVA HOME is set correctly  on Unix  you can use the symbolic link trick to have the java command set it for you   and that you re using Java 1 5 or higher  Java 1 4 will no longer work with newer versions of Ant   Also run ant -version and see what you get  You might get the same error as before which leads me to think you have something wrong   Let me know what you find  and your OS  and I can give you directions on reinstalling Ant

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I m probably late but this worked for me      Open your build xml file located in your project s directory  Copy and Paste the following code in the main project tag    lt target name  build    gt

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Looks like you called it  ant build  xml   ant automatically choose a file build xml in the current directory  so it is enough to call  ant   if a default-target is defined  or  ant target   the target named target will be called    With the call  ant -p  you get a list of targets defined in your build xml   Edit  In the comment is shown the call  ant -verbose build xml   To be correct  this has to be called as  ant -verbose   The file build xml in the current directory will be used automatically  If it is needed to explicitly specify the buildfile  because it s name isn t build xml for example   you have to specify the buildfile with the  -f -option   ant -verbose -f build xml   I hope this helps

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in the folder where the build xml resides  run command only -      ant   and not the command -        ant build xml        if you are using the ant file as build xml then the below steps helps you     Steps   open cmd Prompt    switch to the project location   type ant and click enter key

[java] Ant build failed: "Target "build..xml" does not exist"

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