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 This is the README file for the Helma build files as part of the Helma Object Publisher.
 
-
-
-The build directory consists of the following files:
-
-    ant.jar
-    build.bat
-    build.sh
-    build.xml
-    crimson.jar
-    jaxp.jar
-    README
-
-
 PREREQUISITES
 =============
 
-The Helma build script is using a software called Ant. Ant is a build system that was developed for the Jakarta Tomcat project. For more information about Ant, see <http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/>.
+The Helma build script is uses Apache Ant. 
+For more information about Ant, see <http://ant.apache.org/>.
 
-To run Ant, you also need JDK 1.3 or higher <http://java.sun.com/j2se/>.
-
-For checking out the source files from Helma's CVS you also need a local installation of a CVS command-line client. More information about CVS at <http://www.cvshome.org/>.
+For checking out the source files from Helma's CVS you also need a CVS client. 
+More information about CVS at <http://www.cvshome.org/>.
 
 
 STARTING BUILD
 ==============
 
-The build system is started by invoking the shell script appropriate to your platform, ie. build.sh for *nix (Linux, NetBSD etc.) and build.bat for Windows systems. You need to modify the script and set the JAVA_HOME to fit your system.
+The build system is started by invoking the shell script appropriate to your 
+platform, ie. build.sh for *nix (Linux, NetBSD etc.) and build.bat for Windows 
+systems. You need to modify the script and set the JAVA_HOME to fit your system.
 
 The generic syntax is
 
-    ./build target
+    ant target
 
 The parameter "target" specifies one of the build targets listed below.
 
 
-BUILD A SNAPSHOT
-================
-
-To build a helma.jar with the most up-to-date version of helma yourself you need to run
-
-    ./build checkout
-
-and
-
-    ./build snapshot
-
-
 BUILD TARGETS
 =============
 
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-@echo off
-
-set TARGET=%1%
-REM set JAVA_HOME=c:\programme\jdk13
-
-REM --------------------------------------------
-REM No need to edit anything past here
-REM --------------------------------------------
-
-set BUILDFILE=build.xml
-if "%TARGET%" == "" goto setdist
-goto cont1
-
-:cont1
-if not "%2%" == "" goto setapp
-goto final
-
-:setdist
-set TARGET=usage
-goto cont1
-
-:setapp
-set APPNAME=-Dapplication=%2%
-goto final
-
-:final
-
-if "%JAVA_HOME%" == "" goto javahomeerror
-
-set CP=%CLASSPATH%;ant.jar;jaxp.jar;crimson.jar
-if exist "%JAVA_HOME%\lib\tools.jar" set CP=%CP%;%JAVA_HOME%\lib\tools.jar
-
-echo Classpath: "%CP%"
-echo JAVA_HOME: "%JAVA_HOME%"
-
-"%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java.exe" -classpath "%CP%" %APPNAME% org.apache.tools.ant.Main -buildfile %BUILDFILE% %TARGET%
-
-goto end
-
-
-REM -----------ERROR-------------
-:javahomeerror
-echo "ERROR: JAVA_HOME not found in your environment."
-echo "Please, set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the"
-echo "location of the Java Virtual Machine you want to use."
-
-:end
-
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-#!/bin/sh
-
-# export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/j2sdk1.4.0
-
-#--------------------------------------------
-# No need to edit anything past here
-#--------------------------------------------
-if test -z "${JAVA_HOME}" ; then
-    echo "ERROR: JAVA_HOME not found in your environment."
-    echo "Please, set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the"
-    echo "location of the Java Virtual Machine you want to use."
-    exit
-fi
-
-if test -f ${JAVA_HOME}/lib/tools.jar ; then
-    CLASSPATH=${CLASSPATH}:${JAVA_HOME}/lib/tools.jar
-fi
-
-if test -n "${2}" ; then
-	APPNAME=-Dapplication=${2}
-fi
-
-CP=${CLASSPATH}:ant.jar:jaxp.jar:../lib/crimson.jar
-
-echo "Classpath: ${CP}"
-echo "JAVA_HOME: ${JAVA_HOME}"
-
-BUILDFILE=build.xml
-
-${JAVA_HOME}/bin/java -classpath ${CP} ${APPNAME} org.apache.tools.ant.Main -buildfile ${BUILDFILE} ${1}
-
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