[Bug 1171668] [NEW] Could we have a new package that installs a symlink to the ivy jar in a location that ant can use?

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Public bug reported:

Currently install both ant and ivy and try to use ivy on a ant script without setting a special classpath and it spits out:
This appears to be an antlib declaration. 

This appears to be an antlib declaration.
Action: Check that the implementing library exists in one of:
        -/usr/share/ant/lib
        -/home/foo/.ant/lib
        -a directory added on the command line with the -lib argument 


What people 'do' is to copy the ivy.jar to one of those dirs.

Two options for fixing this: 
ant install installs a special ivy package /usr/share/ant/lib, the old ivy package is end-of-lifed for those projects that are using ivy without ant? Considering ivy _is_ a ant plugin, maybe not many at all?

installing the ivy package places a symlink from ivy.jar to
/home/foo/.ant/lib

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: ivy 2.2.0-2build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Apr 23 01:43:46 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-22 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130421)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ivy
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ivy (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring

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Title:
  Could we have a new package that installs a symlink to the ivy jar in
  a location that ant can use?

Status in “ivy” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Currently install both ant and ivy and try to use ivy on a ant script without setting a special classpath and it spits out:
  This appears to be an antlib declaration. 

  This appears to be an antlib declaration.
  Action: Check that the implementing library exists in one of:
          -/usr/share/ant/lib
          -/home/foo/.ant/lib
          -a directory added on the command line with the -lib argument 

  
  What people 'do' is to copy the ivy.jar to one of those dirs.

  Two options for fixing this: 
  ant install installs a special ivy package /usr/share/ant/lib, the old ivy package is end-of-lifed for those projects that are using ivy without ant? Considering ivy _is_ a ant plugin, maybe not many at all?

  installing the ivy package places a symlink from ivy.jar to
  /home/foo/.ant/lib

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: ivy 2.2.0-2build1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Apr 23 01:43:46 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-22 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130421)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: ivy
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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