diff --git a/build/ant b/build/ant
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index 000000000..2faf8ffd4
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+++ b/build/ant
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+#! /bin/sh
+
+# //--------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+# // $RCSfile$
+# // $Revision$
+# // $Date$
+# //
+# // Standard Jive Forums ant.bat file. Do not change this file. If you do,
+# // you will have seven years of bad luck.
+# //--------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+# //--------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+# // Uncomment the following lines if you wish to set JAVA_HOME in this script
+# //--------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+# JAVA_HOME=
+# EXPORT JAVA_HOME
+
+# //--------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+# // Check for the JAVA_HOME environment variable                             //
+# //--------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+if [ "$JAVA_HOME" != "" ] ; then
+    # //----------------------------------------------------------------------//
+    # // Create Ant's classpath                                               //
+    # //----------------------------------------------------------------------//
+    CP=$JAVA_HOME/lib/tools.jar:./ant.jar
+    
+    # //----------------------------------------------------------------------//
+    # // Run ant                                                              //
+    # //----------------------------------------------------------------------//
+    $JAVA_HOME/bin/java -classpath $CP -Dant.home=. org.apache.tools.ant.Main $@
+else
+    # //----------------------------------------------------------------------//
+    # // No JAVA_HOME error message                                           //
+    # //----------------------------------------------------------------------//
+    echo "Jive Forums Build Error:"
+    echo ""
+    echo "The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not set. JAVA_HOME should point"
+    echo "to your java directory, ie: /usr/local/bin/jdk1.3. You can set"
+    echo "this via the command line like so:"
+    echo "  export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/bin/jdk1.3"
+fi
+
diff --git a/build/ant.bat b/build/ant.bat
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index 000000000..7bc0b3719
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+++ b/build/ant.bat
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+@echo off
+
+rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+rem // $RCSfile$
+rem // $Revision$
+rem // $Date$
+rem //
+rem // Standard Jive Forums ant.bat file. Do not change this file. If you do,
+rem // you will have seven years of bad luck.
+rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+rem // Uncomment the following if you wish to set JAVA_HOME in this bat file:
+rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+rem SET JAVA_HOME=
+
+rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+rem // Check for the JAVA_HOME environment variable
+rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+if "%JAVA_HOME%" == "" goto noJavaHome
+
+rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+rem // Make the correct classpath (should include the java jars and the
+rem // Ant jars)
+rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+SET CP=%JAVA_HOME%\lib\tools.jar;.\ant.jar;.\xmltask.jar
+
+rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+rem // Run Ant
+rem // Note for Win 98/95 users: You need to change "%*" in the following
+rem // line to be "%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9"
+rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java -Xms32m -Xmx128m -classpath %CP% -Dant.home=. org.apache.tools.ant.Main %*
+goto end
+
+rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+rem // Error message for missing JAVA_HOME
+rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+:noJavaHome
+echo.
+echo Jive Forums Build Error:
+echo.
+echo The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not set. JAVA_HOME should point to
+echo your java directory, ie: c:\jdk1.3.1. You can set this via the command
+echo line like so:
+echo   SET JAVA_HOME=c:\jdk1.3
+echo.
+goto end
+
+:end
+
diff --git a/build/ant.jar b/build/ant.jar
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index 000000000..8540bf509
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diff --git a/build/build.xml b/build/build.xml
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index 000000000..f6744e8ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/build.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<!-- Smack Build Script ========================================== -->
+<!-- Jive Software      ============================================== -->
+
+<!--
+    $RCSfile$
+    $Revision$
+    $Date$
+-->
+
+<project name="Smack" default="all" basedir="..">
+    
+    <property name="version" value="1.0 Beta 1" />
+    <property name="compile.dir" value="${basedir}/classes" />
+    <property name="jar.dest.dir" value="${basedir}" />
+    <property name="javadoc.dest.dir" value="${basedir}/javadoc" />
+    <property name="build.lib.dir" value="${basedir}/build/lib" />   
+
+    <!-- TARGETS -->
+    <!-- ======================================================================================= -->
+
+    <!-- all -->
+    <!-- ======================================================================================= -->
+    <target name="all" depends="jar" description="Calls 'jar' target by default">
+    </target>
+
+    <!-- compile -->
+    <!-- ======================================================================================= -->
+    <target name="compile" 
+            description="Compiles all source to ${compile.dir}."
+        >
+        <!-- make target dir -->
+        <mkdir dir="${compile.dir}" />
+        <javac
+            destdir="${compile.dir}"
+            includeAntRuntime="no"
+            debug="on"
+        >
+            <src path="${basedir}/source" />
+            <classpath>
+                <fileset dir="${build.lib.dir}">
+                    <include name="**/*.jar"/>
+                </fileset>
+            </classpath>
+        </javac>
+    </target>
+
+
+    <!-- jar -->
+    <!-- ======================================================================================= -->
+    <target name="jar" depends="compile" unless="jar.uptodate"
+            description="Produces smack.jar"
+    >
+        <jar destfile="${jar.dest.dir}/smack.jar"
+            basedir="${compile.dir}"
+            includes="**/*.class"
+         >
+             <zipfileset src="${build.lib.dir}/xpp.jar">
+                <patternset includes="**/*.class"/>
+             </zipfileset>
+         </jar>
+    </target>
+
+    <!-- javadoc -->
+    <!-- ======================================================================================= -->
+    <target name="javadoc" description="JavaDocs the Jive Forums source code">
+
+        <mkdir dir="${javadoc.dest.dir}" />
+        <javadoc
+            packagenames="org.jivesoftware.smack.*"
+            sourcepath="${basedir}/source"
+            destdir="${javadoc.dest.dir}"
+            author="true"
+            windowtitle="Smack ${version} Documentation"
+        >
+            <classpath>
+                <fileset dir="${build.lib.dir}">
+                    <include name="**/*.jar"/>
+                </fileset>
+            </classpath>
+            <doctitle><![CDATA[<font face="arial,helvetica">Smack ${version}</font>]]></doctitle>
+            <header><![CDATA[<b>JSmack ${version}</b>]]></header>
+            <bottom><![CDATA[<i>Copyright &copy; 2003 Jive Software. </i>]]></bottom>
+            <link href="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/" />
+            <link href="http://java.sun.com/j2ee/sdk_1.2.1/techdocs/api/" />
+        </javadoc>
+    </target>
+
+
+    <!-- clean -->
+    <!-- ======================================================================================= -->
+    <target name="clean" description="Deletes all generated content.">
+    	<delete dir="${javadoc.dest.dir}" />
+      <delete dir="${compile.dir}" />
+	<delete file="${basedir}/smack.jar" />
+    </target>
+
+</project>