diff --git a/aspectwerkz/plugin.jelly b/aspectwerkz/plugin.jelly
index 40ebedfa..523a31a9 100644
--- a/aspectwerkz/plugin.jelly
+++ b/aspectwerkz/plugin.jelly
@@ -10,21 +10,40 @@
   xmlns:j="jelly:core"
   xmlns:util="jelly:util">
 
+  <!--
+     ========================================================================
+       Init.
+     ========================================================================
+  -->
+  <goal name="aspectwerkz:init">
+
+    <ant:mkdir dir="${maven.build.dir}"/>
+
+    <path id="classpath.main">
+        <ant:pathelement location="${maven.dependency.classpath}"/>
+        <ant:pathelement location="${plugin.getDependencyPath('aspectwerkz:aspectwerkz')}"/>
+        <ant:pathelement location="${plugin.getDependencyPath('dom4j:dom4j')}"/>
+        <ant:pathelement location="${plugin.getDependencyPath('trove:trove')}"/>
+    </path>    
+
+  </goal>
+
   <!--
      ========================================================================
        Compile AW javadoc attributes.
      ========================================================================
   -->
-  <goal name="aspectwerkz:attributec" 
+  <goal name="aspectwerkz:attributec" prereqs="aspectwerkz:init"
     description="Compile AspectWerkz javadoc attributes">
 
-    <ant:mkdir dir="${maven.build.dir}"/>
-    
+    <!-- TODO: only run attributeC if sources are newer than target
+         XML definition file -->
+             
     <ant:java dir="${maven.build.dir}" failonerror="true" fork="true"
         classname="org.codehaus.aspectwerkz.metadata.AttributeC">
 
-      <sysproperty key="aspectwerkz.definition.validate" 
-        value="${maven.aspectwerkz.definition.validate}"/>
+      <ant:sysproperty key="aspectwerkz.definition.validate" 
+          value="${maven.aspectwerkz.definition.validate}"/>
 
       <ant:arg file="${maven.aspectwerkz.src.dir}"/>
       <ant:arg file="${maven.aspectwerkz.build.definition.file}"/>
@@ -36,20 +55,59 @@
       </j:if>
 
       <ant:classpath>
-        <ant:pathelement location="${maven.dependency.classpath}"/>
-        <ant:pathelement location="${plugin.getDependencyPath('aspectwerkz:aspectwerkz')}"/>
+        <ant:path refid="classpath.main"/>
         <ant:pathelement location="${plugin.getDependencyPath('qdox:qdox')}"/>
-        <ant:pathelement location="${plugin.getDependencyPath('trove:trove')}"/>
-        <ant:pathelement location="${plugin.getDependencyPath('dom4j:dom4j')}"/>
         <ant:pathelement location="${plugin.getDependencyPath('jrexx:jrexx')}"/>
-
-        <!-- vmassol: I am not sure whether these 2 jars are required or not -->
-        <ant:pathelement location="${plugin.getDependencyPath('piccolo:piccolo')}"/>
-        <ant:pathelement location="${plugin.getDependencyPath('commons-jexl:commons-jexl')}"/>
       </ant:classpath>
 
     </ant:java>
 
   </goal>
+
+  <!--
+     ========================================================================
+       Tranform source code by weaving aspects to them (offline mode).
+     ========================================================================
+  -->
+  <goal name="aspectwerkz:transform" 
+    prereqs="aspectwerkz:init,aspectwerkz:attributec,java:compile"
+    description="Weave aspects to sources (offline mode)">
+
+    <!-- TODO: Add support for extension classes -->
+    
+    <ant:java dir="${maven.build.dir}" failonerror="true" fork="true"
+        classname="org.codehaus.aspectwerkz.compiler.AspectWerkzC">
+
+      <ant:sysproperty key="aspectwerkz.transform.filter" 
+          value="${maven.aspectwerkz.transform.filter}"/>
+      <ant:sysproperty key="aspectwerkz.definition.file" 
+          value="${maven.aspectwerkz.definition.file}"/>
+
+      <ant:arg value="-verify"/>
+      <ant:arg file="${maven.build.dest}"/>
+        
+      <ant:classpath>
+        <ant:path refid="classpath.main"/>
+        <ant:pathelement location="${plugin.getDependencyPath('ant:ant')}"/>
+        <ant:pathelement location="${plugin.getDependencyPath('aspectwerkz:aspectwerkz-core')}"/>
+        <ant:pathelement location="${plugin.getDependencyPath('bcel:bcel')}"/>
+      </ant:classpath>      
+<!--
+    set ASPECTWERKZ_LIBS=%ASPECTWERKZ_HOME%\lib\dom4j-1.4.jar;%ASPECTWERKZ_HOME%\lib\qdox-1.3.jar;%ASPECTWERKZ_HOME%\lib\concurrent-1.3.1.jar;%ASPECTWERKZ_HOME%\lib\trove-1.0.2.jar;%ASPECTWERKZ_HOME%\lib\commons-jexl-1.0-beta-2.jar;%ASPECTWERKZ_HOME%\lib\piccolo-1.03.jar;%ASPECTWERKZ_HOME%\lib\jrexx-1.1.1.jar
+
+    "%JAVA_COMMAND%" 
+    -Daspectwerkz.transform.filter=no
+    -Daspectwerkz.definition.file=${basedir}/src/samples/aspectwerkz.xml
+    -Daspectwerkz.home=%ASPECTWERKZ_HOME%
+    -cp "%ASPECTWERKZ_HOME%\lib\ant-1.5.2.jar;%ASPECTWERKZ_HOME%\lib\aspectwerkz-core-%ASPECTWERKZ_VERSION%.jar;%ASPECTWERKZ_HOME%\lib\aspectwerkz-%ASPECTWERKZ_VERSION%.jar;%ASPECTWERKZ_LIBS%;%ASPECTWERKZ_HOME%\lib\bcel-patch.jar;%ASPECTWERKZ_HOME%\lib\bcel.jar"
+    "org.codehaus.aspectwerkz.compiler.AspectWerkzC"
+    -verify 
+    -cp ${extensions.classes}
+    ${samples.classes} 
+-->
   
+    </ant:java>
+    
+  </goal>
+    
 </project>
diff --git a/aspectwerkz/plugin.properties b/aspectwerkz/plugin.properties
index d3acb1f9..0d9cd611 100644
--- a/aspectwerkz/plugin.properties
+++ b/aspectwerkz/plugin.properties
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ maven.aspectwerkz.build.definition.file = ${maven.build.dir}/aspectwerkz.xml
 # Decide whether definition validation is turned on or off.
 maven.aspectwerkz.definition.validate = false
 
+maven.aspectwerkz.definition.file = ${maven.aspectwerkz.build.definition.file}
+
+maven.aspectwerkz.transform.filter = no
+
 # (optional). Definition file to be merged with the main definition file. 
 # Used by the <aspectwerkz:attributeC> goal.
 # maven.aspectwerkz.definition.merge.file =
diff --git a/aspectwerkz/project.xml b/aspectwerkz/project.xml
index f85004fd..cfe364bd 100644
--- a/aspectwerkz/project.xml
+++ b/aspectwerkz/project.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     </developer>
   </developers>
   <dependencies>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>aspectwerkz</groupId>
       <artifactId>aspectwerkz-core</artifactId>
@@ -46,36 +47,45 @@
       <artifactId>aspectwerkz</artifactId>
       <version>0.9.RC1</version>
     </dependency>
+
+    <!-- Required for Attribute compilation -->
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>qdox</groupId>
       <artifactId>qdox</artifactId>
       <version>1.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>trove</groupId>
-      <artifactId>trove</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.2</version>
+      <groupId>jrexx</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jrexx</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1.1</version>
     </dependency>
+
+    <!-- Required for AspectWerkz offline compilation -->
+    
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>ant</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
+      <version>1.5.2</version>
+    </dependency>   
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>bcel</groupId>
+      <artifactId>bcel</artifactId>
+      <version>5.1</version>
+    </dependency>   
+
+    <!-- Required both for Attribute and AspectWerkz compilations -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>dom4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>dom4j</artifactId>
       <version>1.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>jrexx</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jrexx</artifactId>
-      <version>1.1.1</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>piccolo</groupId>
-      <artifactId>piccolo</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.3</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>commons-jexl</groupId>
-      <artifactId>commons-jexl</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-beta-2</version>
+      <groupId>trove</groupId>
+      <artifactId>trove</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.2</version>
     </dependency>
+
   </dependencies>
   <reports>
     <report>maven-changes-plugin</report>
diff --git a/aspectwerkz/src/plugin-test/maven.xml b/aspectwerkz/src/plugin-test/maven.xml
index 4aeaae35..bc0bacbf 100644
--- a/aspectwerkz/src/plugin-test/maven.xml
+++ b/aspectwerkz/src/plugin-test/maven.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <goal name="testPlugin">
     <attainGoal name="clean"/>
-    <attainGoal name="aspectwerkz:attributec"/>
+    <attainGoal name="aspectwerkz:transform"/>
   </goal>
          
 </project>
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diff --git a/aspectwerkz/src/plugin-test/project.xml b/aspectwerkz/src/plugin-test/project.xml
index a7a6abc3..6fe91598 100644
--- a/aspectwerkz/src/plugin-test/project.xml
+++ b/aspectwerkz/src/plugin-test/project.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@
       </roles>
     </developer>
   </developers>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>aspectwerkz</groupId>
+      <artifactId>aspectwerkz</artifactId>
+      <version>0.9.RC1</version>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
   <build>
     <sourceDirectory>src/main</sourceDirectory>
   </build>
diff --git a/aspectwerkz/xdocs/goals.xml b/aspectwerkz/xdocs/goals.xml
index 37d41101..6d18f9d3 100644
--- a/aspectwerkz/xdocs/goals.xml
+++ b/aspectwerkz/xdocs/goals.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
           Compile AspectWerkz javadoc attributes.
         </description>
       </goal>
+      <goal>
+        <name>aspectwerkz:transform</name>
+        <description>
+          Weaves aspects on byte code (offline mode).
+        </description>
+      </goal>
     </goals>
   </body>
 </document>
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