How Ant proxy Windows environment variables

Question

I am trying to get ANT and IVY to work on a proxy server.

SetProxy task is working fine

<target name="proxy"> <property name="proxy.host" value="proxy.server.com" /> <property name="proxy.port" value="8080" /> <setproxy proxyhost="${proxy.host}" proxyport="${proxy.port}" /> </target> 

But when I tried to use environment variables

 set ANT_OPTS="-Dhttp.proxyHost=proxy.server.com -Dhttp.proxyPort=8080" 

Ivy cannot connect to the repositories, and here is the output of the ANT properties for the proxy

 [echoproperties] http.proxyHost=proxy.server.com -Dhttp.proxyPort\=8080 

When I tried the "autoproxy" argument to no avail

 ant -autoproxy deploy 

Here from ANT

 C:\Workspace\DevProjects\fxin>ant -Dproxy.host=proxy.eur.xerox.com -Dproxy.port=8000 deploy Buildfile: C:\Workspace\DevProjects\fxin\build.xml load-properties: [echo] Using properties file: build.properties download-ivy: [echoproperties] #Ant properties [echoproperties] #Wed Dec 14 10:05:03 GMT 2011 [echoproperties] ant.core.lib=C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant.jar [echoproperties] ant.file=C\:\\Workspace\\DevProjects\\fxin\\build.xml [echoproperties] ant.file.fxin=C\:\\Workspace\\DevProjects\\fxin\\build.xml [echoproperties] ant.file.type=file [echoproperties] ant.file.type.fxin=file [echoproperties] ant.home=C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2 [echoproperties] ant.java.version=1.7 [echoproperties] ant.library.dir=C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib [echoproperties] ant.project.default-target=usage [echoproperties] ant.project.invoked-targets=deploy [echoproperties] ant.project.name=fxin [echoproperties] ant.version=Apache Ant(TM) version 1.8.2 compiled on December 20 2010 [echoproperties] app.copyright=2011-2012 [echoproperties] app.name=fxin [echoproperties] app.vendor=MyUser [echoproperties] app.version=0.1 [echoproperties] appserver.home=C\:\\Users\\MyUser/bin/apache-tomcat-7.0.22 [echoproperties] appserver.lib=C\:\\Users\\MyUser/bin/apache-tomcat-7.0.22/lib [echoproperties] awt.toolkit=sun.awt.windows.WToolkit [echoproperties] basedir=C\:\\Workspace\\DevProjects\\fxin [echoproperties] build.dir=war/WEB-INF/classes [echoproperties] build.properties=build.properties [echoproperties] db.driver=com.mysql.jdbc.Driver [echoproperties] db.pw=demo [echoproperties] db.url=jdbc\:mysql\://localhost\:3306/demo [echoproperties] db.user=demo [echoproperties] deploy.path=C\:\\Users\\MyUser/bin/apache-tomcat-7.0.22/webapps [echoproperties] file.encoding=Cp1252 [echoproperties] file.encoding.pkg=sun.io [echoproperties] file.separator=\\ [echoproperties] ivy.install.version=2.2.0-rc1 [echoproperties] ivy.jar.file=C\:\\Workspace\\DevProjects\\fxin\\lib\\tools\\ivy-2.2.0-rc1.jar [echoproperties] ivy.retrieve.pattern=C\:\\Workspace\\DevProjects\\fxin\\lib/[conf]/[organisation]/[artifact]-[revision].[ext] [echoproperties] ivy.settings.file=${res.ivy.dir}/ivysettings.xml [echoproperties] java.awt.graphicsenv=sun.awt.Win32GraphicsEnvironment [echoproperties] java.awt.printerjob=sun.awt.windows.WPrinterJob [echoproperties] java.class.path=C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-launcher.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-antlr.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-apache-bcel.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-apache-bsf.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-apache-log4j.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-apache-oro.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-apache-regexp.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-apache-resolver.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-apache-xalan2.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-commons-logging.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-commons-net.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-jai.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-javamail.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-jdepend.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-jmf.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-jsch.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-junit.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-junit4.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-launcher.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-netrexx.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-swing.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant-testutil.jar;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\lib\\ant.jar;C\:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.7.0\\lib\\tools.jar [echoproperties] java.class.version=51.0 [echoproperties] java.endorsed.dirs=C\:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.7.0\\jre\\lib\\endorsed [echoproperties] java.ext.dirs=C\:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.7.0\\jre\\lib\\ext;C\:\\Windows\\Sun\\Java\\lib\\ext [echoproperties] java.home=C\:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.7.0\\jre [echoproperties] java.io.tmpdir=C\:\\TEMP\\ [echoproperties] java.library.path=C\:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.7.0\\bin;C\:\\Windows\\Sun\\Java\\bin;C\:\\Windows\\system32;C\:\\Windows;C\:\\Program Files\\App\\App Feature Islands\\;C\:\\Windows\\system32;C\:\\Windows;C\:\\Windows\\System32\\Wbem;C\:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\;C\:\\Program Files\\Oracle\\instantclient_10_2;C\:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Roxio Shared\\DLLShared\\;C\:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Roxio Shared\\10.0\\DLLShared\\;C\:\\Tools\\cygwin\\bin;C\:\\Tools\\bin;C\:\\Program Files\\7-Zip;C\:\\Program Files\\ImageMagick-6.7.0-Q16;C\:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.7.0\\bin;C\:\\Tools\\apache-ant-1.8.2\\bin;C\:\\Program Files\\TortoiseSVN\\bin;C\:\\Program Files\\MySQL\\MySQL Server 5.5\\bin;. [echoproperties] java.runtime.name=Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment [echoproperties] java.runtime.version=1.7.0-b147 [echoproperties] java.specification.name=Java Platform API Specification [echoproperties] java.specification.vendor=Oracle Corporation [echoproperties] java.specification.version=1.7 [echoproperties] java.vendor=Oracle Corporation [echoproperties] java.vendor.url=http\://java.oracle.com/ [echoproperties] java.vendor.url.bug=http\://bugreport.sun.com/bugreport/ [echoproperties] java.version=1.7.0 [echoproperties] java.vm.info=mixed mode, sharing [echoproperties] java.vm.name=Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM [echoproperties] java.vm.specification.name=Java Virtual Machine Specification [echoproperties] java.vm.specification.vendor=Oracle Corporation [echoproperties] java.vm.specification.version=1.7 [echoproperties] java.vm.vendor=Oracle Corporation [echoproperties] java.vm.version=21.0-b17 [echoproperties] lib.build.dir=C\:\\Workspace\\DevProjects\\fxin\\lib\\compile [echoproperties] lib.dir=C\:\\Workspace\\DevProjects\\fxin\\lib [echoproperties] lib.runtime.dir=C\:\\Workspace\\DevProjects\\fxin\\lib\\runtime [echoproperties] lib.test.dir=C\:\\Workspace\\DevProjects\\fxin\\lib\\test [echoproperties] lib.tools.dir=C\:\\Workspace\\DevProjects\\fxin\\lib\\tools [echoproperties] line.separator=\r\n [echoproperties] os.arch=x86 [echoproperties] os.name=Windows 7 [echoproperties] os.version=6.1 [echoproperties] path.separator=; [echoproperties] proxy.host=proxy.server.com [echoproperties] proxy.port=8000 [echoproperties] report.dir=C\:\\Workspace\\DevProjects\\fxin\\report [echoproperties] report.ivy.dir=C\:\\Workspace\\DevProjects\\fxin\\report\\ivy [echoproperties] report.javac.dir=C\:\\Workspace\\DevProjects\\fxin\\report\\javac [echoproperties] res.dir=res [echoproperties] res.ivy.dir=C\:\\Workspace\\DevProjects\\fxin [echoproperties] source.encoding=UTF-8 [echoproperties] source.version=1.5 [echoproperties] src.dir=src [echoproperties] sun.arch.data.model=32 [echoproperties] sun.boot.class.path=C\:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.7.0\\jre\\lib\\resources.jar;C\:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.7.0\\jre\\lib\\rt.jar;C\:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.7.0\\jre\\lib\\sunrsasign.jar;C\:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.7.0\\jre\\lib\\jsse.jar;C\:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.7.0\\jre\\lib\\jce.jar;C\:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.7.0\\jre\\lib\\charsets.jar;C\:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.7.0\\jre\\classes [echoproperties] sun.boot.library.path=C\:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.7.0\\jre\\bin [echoproperties] sun.cpu.endian=little [echoproperties] sun.cpu.isalist=pentium_pro+mmx pentium_pro pentium+mmx pentium i486 i386 i86 [echoproperties] sun.desktop=windows [echoproperties] sun.io.unicode.encoding=UnicodeLittle [echoproperties] sun.java.command=org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher -Dproxy.host proxy.server.com -Dproxy.port 8000 deploy [echoproperties] sun.java.launcher=SUN_STANDARD [echoproperties] sun.jnu.encoding=Cp1252 [echoproperties] sun.management.compiler=HotSpot Client Compiler [echoproperties] sun.os.patch.level= [echoproperties] test.dir=test [echoproperties] tomcat.manager.password=s3cret [echoproperties] tomcat.manager.url=http\://localhost\:8080/manager [echoproperties] tomcat.manager.username=tomcat [echoproperties] user.country=US [echoproperties] user.country.format=GB [echoproperties] user.dir=C\:\\Workspace\\DevProjects\\fxin [echoproperties] user.home=C\:\\Users\\MyUser [echoproperties] user.language=en [echoproperties] user.name=MyUser [echoproperties] user.script= [echoproperties] user.timezone= [echoproperties] user.variant= [echoproperties] web.dir=war [echoproperties] web.lib=war/WEB-INF/lib [echo] installing ivy... [get] Getting: http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/ivy/ivy/2.2.0-rc1/ivy-2.2.0-rc1.jar [get] To: C:\Workspace\DevProjects\fxin\lib\tools\ivy-2.2.0-rc1.jar [get] Error getting http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/ivy/ivy/2.2.0-rc1/ivy-2.2.0-rc1.jar to C:\Workspace\DevProjects\fxin\lib\tools\ivy-2.2.0-rc1.jar 

Any ideas?

Answer 1

I finally got it by installing Env. variable without surrounding double qoutes

 set ANT_OPTS=-Dhttp.proxyHost=proxy.eur.xerox.com -Dhttp.proxyPort=8000 

For some reason, double quotation marks or command prompts did not work. The proxy setting must be in the environment variable with quotes.

To add further;

according to http://ant.apache.org/manual/install.html#proxy

specifying proxy server parameters in the command will not work, as they will be standard ANT properties, not JVM parameters

thank you for your time

Answer 2

You are setting the wrong properties.

Try

 -Dproxy.host=proxy.server.com -Dproxy.port=8080