Index: build.xml
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--- build.xml	(revision 498103)
+++ build.xml	(working copy)
@@ -175,23 +175,26 @@
     </javadoc>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="jar" depends="compile"
+   description="Create the jar file">
+    <mkdir      dir="${build.home}/classes/META-INF"/>
+    <copy      file="LICENSE.txt"
+             tofile="${build.home}/classes/META-INF/LICENSE.txt"/>
+    <copy      file="NOTICE.txt"
+             tofile="${build.home}/classes/META-INF/NOTICE.txt"/>
+    <mkdir      dir="${dist.home}"/>
+    <jar   jarfile="${dist.home}/${component.name}.jar"
+           basedir="${build.home}/classes"
+          manifest="${build.home}/conf/MANIFEST.MF"/>
+  </target>
 
-  <target name="dist" depends="compile,javadoc"
+  <target name="dist" depends="jar,javadoc"
    description="Create binary distribution">
     <!-- TODO: top level files like LICENSE and README -->
-    <mkdir      dir="${dist.home}"/>
     <copy      file="LICENSE.txt"
               todir="${dist.home}"/>
     <copy      file="NOTICE.txt"
               todir="${dist.home}"/>
-    <mkdir      dir="${build.home}/classes/META-INF"/>
-    <copy      file="LICENSE.txt"
-             tofile="${build.home}/classes/META-INF/LICENSE.txt"/>
-    <copy      file="NOTICE.txt"
-             tofile="${build.home}/classes/META-INF/NOTICE.txt"/>
-    <jar    jarfile="${dist.home}/${component.name}.jar"
-            basedir="${build.home}/classes"
-           manifest="${build.home}/conf/MANIFEST.MF"/>
   </target>
 
 <!-- ========== Testing section ======================================== -->