Executing operations with Apache Ant in VP-UML

Apache Ant is a software tool for automating software build processes. It is written in the Java language and is primarily intended for use with Java. If you are not familiar with Ant, you can find more information about it at Ant's webpage. To execute commands with Ant:

1. Browse the scripts folder under the VP Suite installation directory.
   

   The scripts folder inside VP Suite installation directory

2. Copy the script file build.xml and paste to the bin folder of VP Suite installation directory.
   

   Copy and paste build.xml from scripts folder to bin folder

3. Open the build file in any text editor. Modify the properties vpsuiteInstallationPath, vpproduct, vpworkspace and headless to suit your environment.

   To modify basic properties in build.xml

4. Modify task(s) specific parts by changing the values of parameters. For details about the parameters, refer to previous sections.
   

   Modify task(s) specific properties in build.xml

5. Save the changes and exit.
6. Start the command prompt and navigate to the bin folder of VP Suite installation directory.
7. Enter ant build.xml, and then the task name to execute specific task.
   

   Execute an ant script