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I've never used Ant to build software. But, according the the instructions in the picture

I can build NetBeans using Ant.

My question is how do I proceed? I have NetBeans downloaded and the JDK. Should I use a command window from Windows OR does Ant have its own Command Window. If so, how do I open this command window so I can build NetBeans?

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ChrisK0043
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  • [1] Just open a normal **Command Prompt** window in Windows . [2] Ensure that the `bin` directory for JDK 8 is on your **PATH** so that `java -version` shows you are using Java 8. [3] `cd` to the unzipped directory of NetBeans source, and then call `xyz\bin\ant` where `xyz` is the directory of your Ant installation. [4] See [this answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/61053381) to [problems when compiling netbeans from source 11.0](https://stackoverflow.com/q/61047265) for more information. Some details are slightly different, but it should give you the big picture on what to do. – skomisa Apr 26 '20 at 00:17
  • Hey thanks for the information. It says my ANT_HOME is set incorrectly or can't be found. @skomisa – ChrisK0043 Apr 26 '20 at 04:25
  • [1] See [How to set ANT_HOME with Windows?](https://stackoverflow.com/q/9290243/2985643) [2 ] The [Frequently Asked Questions](https://ant.apache.org/faq.html) page for Apache Ant also might be useful if you get other problems. – skomisa Apr 26 '20 at 05:35

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