diff --git a/ashkelon/.cvsignore b/ashkelon/.cvsignore
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index 00000000..6075c283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ashkelon/.cvsignore
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+maven.log
+target
+maven-ashkelon-plugin-ashkelon.xml
diff --git a/ashkelon/maven.xml b/ashkelon/maven.xml
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index 00000000..189d2b00
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+++ b/ashkelon/maven.xml
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+<project default="java:jar"
+  xmlns:j="jelly:core"
+  xmlns:u="jelly:util"
+  xmlns:ant="jelly:ant"
+  xmlns:m="maven">
+
+
+	
+  	
+  
+</project>
diff --git a/ashkelon/plugin.jelly b/ashkelon/plugin.jelly
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index 00000000..c2218f80
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+++ b/ashkelon/plugin.jelly
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<project 
+  xmlns:j="jelly:core" 
+  xmlns:define="jelly:define"
+  xmlns:doc="doc"  
+  xmlns:u="jelly:util">
+  
+  <property name="maven.linkcheck.cache" value="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-linkcheck-plugin').getVariable('maven.linkcheck.cache')}"/>
+  <property name="maven.gen.docs" value="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-xdoc-plugin').getVariable('maven.gen.docs')}"/>
+  
+  <goal name="maven-ashkelon-plugin:register">
+    <doc:registerReport 
+      name="Ashkelon JavaDoc" 
+      pluginName="maven-ashkelon-plugin"
+      link="ashkelon"
+      description="Report on the validity of all links in the documentation."/>
+  	<!--doc:registerReport 
+      name="Ashkelon Deploy Report" 
+      pluginName="maven-ashkelon-plugin"
+      link="ashkelon-output"
+      description="Report on the validity of all links in the documentation."/-->
+  </goal>
+  
+  <goal name="maven-ashkelon-plugin:deregister">
+    <doc:deregisterReport name="Ashkelon Report"/>
+  </goal>
+  
+  
+  
+  <!-- ================================================================== -->
+  <!-- C R E A T E   A S H K E L O N   X M L  R E P O R T               -->
+  <!-- ================================================================== -->
+  
+  <goal name="maven-ashkelon-plugin:report">
+    	
+  </goal>
+  
+  <goal name="ashkelon:generate-xml">
+  	<j:new var="packageTool" className="org.apache.maven.ashkelon.PackageTool"/>
+  	<u:file var="src" name="${pom.build.sourceDirectory}"/>
+    <j:set var="packages" value="${packageTool.findPackages(src)}"/>
+    ${packages}
+  	<echo>${basedir}/${pom.artifactId}-ashkelon.xml</echo>
+    <j:file name="${basedir}/${pom.artifactId}-ashkelon.xml" prettyPrint="true" xmlns="dummy">
+      <api>
+        <name>${pom.name}</name>
+        <summarydescription>${pom.shortDescription}</summarydescription>
+        <description>${pom.description}</description>
+        <publisher>${pom.organization.name}</publisher>
+        <download_url>${pom.url}</download_url>
+        <release_date></release_date>
+        <version>${pom.currentVersion}</version>
+        <j:forEach var="package" items="${packages}">
+        	<package>${package}</package>
+        </j:forEach>
+
+      </api>
+	</j:file>  	
+  </goal>
+  	    
+
+</project>
diff --git a/ashkelon/plugin.properties b/ashkelon/plugin.properties
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+++ b/ashkelon/plugin.properties
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+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+# P L U G I N  P R O P E R I E S
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Ashkelon plugin.
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+maven.build.dir = ${basedir}/target
diff --git a/ashkelon/project.properties b/ashkelon/project.properties
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index 00000000..df6f93f4
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+++ b/ashkelon/project.properties
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+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+# P R O J E C T  P R O P E R T I E S
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+maven.xdoc.date=left
+maven.xdoc.version=${pom.currentVersion}
+maven.license.licenseFile=${basedir}/../../../LICENSE.txt
+
diff --git a/ashkelon/project.xml b/ashkelon/project.xml
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index 00000000..f5957a06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ashkelon/project.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<project>
+ <extend>${basedir}/../project.xml</extend>
+   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
+  <id>maven-ashkelon-plugin</id>
+  <name>Maven Ashkelon Plug-in</name>
+  <currentVersion>1.0</currentVersion>
+  <description/>
+  <shortDescription>Java Project Management Tools</shortDescription>
+  <url>http://jakarta.apache.org/turbine/maven/reference/plugins/ashkelon/</url>
+  <package>org.apache.maven.ashkelon</package>
+
+  <siteDirectory>/www/jakarta.apache.org/turbine/maven/reference/plugins/linkcheck/</siteDirectory>
+
+  <repository>
+    <connection>scm:cvs:pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic:jakarta-turbine-maven/src/plugins-build/linkcheck/</connection>
+    <url>http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/jakarta-turbine-maven/src/plugins-build/linkcheck/</url>
+  </repository>
+
+  <developers/>
+  
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <id>ashkelon</id>
+      <version>SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <properties>
+        <classloader>root.maven</classloader>
+      </properties>
+    </dependency>
+    
+    <dependency>
+      <id>castor</id>
+      <version>0.9.4</version>
+      <properties>
+        <classloader>root.maven</classloader>
+      </properties>
+    </dependency>
+    
+    <dependency>
+      <id>commons-dbcp</id>
+      <version>1.0-dev</version>
+      <properties>
+        <classloader>root.maven</classloader>
+      </properties>
+    </dependency>
+    
+    <dependency>
+      <id>java2html</id>
+      <jar>j2h-1.2.jar</jar>
+      <version>1.2</version>
+    </dependency>
+    
+    <dependency>
+      <id>mm.mysql</id>
+      <version>2.0.13-bin</version>
+      <properties>
+        <classloader>root.maven</classloader>
+      </properties>
+    </dependency>
+    
+    <dependency>
+      <id>servletapi</id>
+      <version>2.3</version>
+      <properties>
+        <classloader>root.maven</classloader>
+      </properties>
+    </dependency>
+    
+    <dependency>
+      <id>oro</id>
+      <version>2.0.7</version>
+      <properties>
+        <classloader>root.maven</classloader>
+      </properties>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+ 
+</project>