diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 3c48ef3..5b772fb 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -1,180 +1,30 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<project name="cli" default="maven:jar" basedir=".">
+<project default="dist" name="commons-cli" basedir=".">
 
-  <!-- Give user a chance to override without editing this file
-       (and without typing -D each time they invoke a target) -->
+  <property name="defaulttargetdir" value="target"></property>
+  <property name="classesdir" value="target/classes"></property>
+  <property name="final.name" value="commons-cli-1.0-beta-2-dev"></property>
 
-  <!-- Allow any user specific values to override the defaults -->  
-  <property file="${user.home}/build.properties" />
-  
-  <!-- Allow user defaults for this project -->
-  <property file="build.properties" />
-  
-  <!-- Set default values for the build -->
-  <property file="project.properties" />
-  
-  <!-- maven:start -->
-  
-  <!-- ================================================================== -->
-  <!-- D E L E G A T O R S                                                -->
-  <!-- ================================================================== -->
-        
-	<target name="maven:gump-descriptor">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/core/build.xml" target="gump-descriptor"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:maven-update">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/core/build.xml" target="maven-update"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:update-jars">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/core/build.xml" target="update-jars"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:jar">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/core/build.xml" target="jar"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:docs-quick">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/docs/build.xml" target="docs-quick"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:run-singletest">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/test/build.xml" target="run-singletest"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:compile">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/core/build.xml" target="compile"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:jar-resources">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/core/build.xml" target="jar-resources"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:fo">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/docs/build.xml" target="fo"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:cvs-change-log">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/docs/build.xml" target="cvs-change-log"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:war">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/j2ee/build.xml" target="war"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:generate-reactor">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/build-reactor.xml" target="generate-reactor"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:cross-ref">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/docs/build.xml" target="cross-ref"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:deploy-site">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/docs/build.xml" target="deploy-site"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:ear">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/j2ee/build.xml" target="ear"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:install-jar">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/core/build.xml" target="install-jar"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:task-list">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/docs/build.xml" target="task-list"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:docs">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/docs/build.xml" target="docs"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:site">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/docs/build.xml" target="site"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:deploy-dist">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/core/build.xml" target="deploy-dist"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:javadocs">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/docs/build.xml" target="javadocs"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:announce">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/core/build.xml" target="announce"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:check-source">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/core/build.xml" target="check-source"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:dist">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/core/build.xml" target="dist"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:dist-build">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/core/build.xml" target="dist-build"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:metrics">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/metrics/build.xml" target="metrics"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:clean">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/core/build.xml" target="clean"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:env">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/core/build.xml" target="env"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:test">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/test/build.xml" target="test"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:pdf">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/docs/build.xml" target="pdf"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:iutest">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/iutest/build.xml" target="iutest"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:activity-log">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/docs/build.xml" target="activity-log"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:verify-project">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/core/build.xml" target="verify-project"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:validate-pom">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/core/build.xml" target="validate-pom"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="maven:validate-war">
-	  <ant antfile="${maven.home}/plugins/j2ee/build.xml" target="validate-war"/>
-	</target>
-	
+  <target name="jar" description="o Create the jar">
 
-  <!-- maven:end -->
+    <mkdir dir="${classesdir}"></mkdir>
 
-<!-- ========== Helper Targets ============================================ -->
+    <javac destdir="${classesdir}" deprecation="true" debug="true" optimize="false" excludes="**/package.html">
+      <src>
+        <pathelement location="src/java"></pathelement>
+      </src>
+    </javac>
 
-	<target name="clean" depends="maven:clean">
-	  <delete file="velocity.log"/>
-	</target>
-	
-	<target name="site" depends="maven:site"/>
-	
-	<target name="test" depends="maven:test"/>
-	
-	<target name="compile" depends="maven:compile, maven:jar-resources"/>
 
-	<target name="dist" depends="maven:dist-build"/>
-	
+    <jar jarfile="target/${final.name}.jar" excludes="**/package.html" basedir="${classesdir}"></jar>
+
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="dist" description="o Create a distribution" depends="jar">
+    <mkdir dir="dist"></mkdir>
+    <copy todir="dist">
+      <fileset dir="${defaulttargetdir}"></fileset>
+    </copy>
+  </target>
 </project>