The named releases are in contrast to the ant-current-bin.zip file in the parent directory, which is always guaranteed to be the most current release of Ant. The binaries directory holds specific Ant releases bundled in both ZIP and tar.gz archive formats. Antlibs are bundles of Ant tasks that are not delivered as part of the Ant core but are available as optional downloads. This directory holds the Antlibs that are made of available by the Apache Ant project. Security file for checking the correctness of the zip file. Again, it is preferred to use the standard way of getting the source package described above to make your download quicker and to reduce the load on Apache servers. If you do not have the required dependencies, the classes depending on them are just not built. ZIP archive containing the sources of Ant.

It is recommended that you do not download the latest version this way, as the standard way of downloading described above will redirect you to a mirror closer to you, thus making the download faster for you and reducing the load on Apache servers. ZIP archive containing the compiled version of Ant in the last released version.

When upgrading your Ant installation you should have a look at the Changes that could break older environments section. Release notes of the given version in HTML format. It contains the PGP keys of Ant developers so you can 'trust' the distribution. Older versions of Ant are available in the archives at.

Apache ant 1.7.0 bin tar gz