diff --git a/plugin/plugin.jelly b/plugin/plugin.jelly
index 1a3b0764..3e55825b 100644
--- a/plugin/plugin.jelly
+++ b/plugin/plugin.jelly
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 
-<project 
+<project
   xmlns:j="jelly:core"
   xmlns:u="jelly:util"
   xmlns:x="jelly:xml">
 
-  <goal name="plugin" description="Build and install a plugin">
+  <goal name="plugin" description="Build a plugin jar and install to the maven.local.repo">
 
     <!-- big change. Most plugins are just a jar and have
         copied the maven.xml to tweak the resources
         Now it is up to the plugin to define the resources.
-      -->  
+      -->
     <attainGoal name="jar:jar"/>
 
     <copy file="${maven.build.dir}/${maven.final.name}.jar"
@@ -19,47 +19,52 @@
   </goal>
 
   <goal name="plugin:install" prereqs="plugin"
-    description="Install the plugin in Maven's plugins dir">
+    description="Install the plugin jar, prepare Maven to expand it locally and clear caches">
 
     <copy file="${maven.build.dir}/${maven.final.name}.jar"
-      todir="${maven.plugin.dir}"/>
+      todir="${maven.home}/plugins"/>
 
     <delete includeEmptyDirs="true" verbose="false">
-      <fileset dir="${maven.home}/plugins">
+      <fileset dir="${maven.home.local}/plugins">
         <include name="*.cache"/>
         <include name="**/.processed" />
         <include name="${pom.artifactId}-*/**" />
         <exclude name="${maven.final.name}.jar" />
       </fileset>
     </delete>
-    
+
   </goal>
 
   <goal name="plugin:deploy" prereqs="plugin"
-    description="Install an unpacked version of the plugin">
+    description="Install a specific unpacked plugin but no new jar">
 
-    <mkdir dir="${maven.home}/plugins/${maven.final.name}"/>
-    <unzip src="${maven.build.dir}/${maven.final.name}.jar" 
-      dest="${maven.home}/plugins/${maven.final.name}"/>
+    <mkdir dir="${maven.home.local}/plugins/${maven.final.name}"/>
+    <unzip src="${maven.build.dir}/${maven.final.name}.jar"
+      dest="${maven.home.local}/plugins/${maven.final.name}"/>
+
+    <echo message="" >
+  Warning: Contents of ${maven.home}/plugins/${maven.final.name}.jar does not match
+  the unpacked contents of ${maven.home.local}/plugins/${maven.final.name} directory.
+    </echo>
 
   </goal>
 
 
   <!-- generate documentation -->
-  
+
   <!-- generate docs that are usually missing -->
-  <goal name="plugin:generate-docs" 
+  <goal name="plugin:generate-docs"
     description="Generate navigation, goals and properties docs">
     <attainGoal name="plugin:generate-navigation" />
     <attainGoal name="plugin:generate-goals" />
     <attainGoal name="plugin:generate-properties" />
   </goal>
-  
+
   <!-- generate a skeletal navigation.xml for the plugin specified
        by the 'plugin' variable -->
   <goal name="plugin:generate-navigation"
     description="Generate navigation.xml for the plugin">
-  
+
     <j:set var="skip" value="false" />
     <j:set var="fileName">${maven.docs.src}/navigation.xml</j:set>
     <u:available file="${fileName}">
@@ -75,18 +80,18 @@
       </j:file>
     </j:if>
   </goal>
-  
+
   <!-- generate a skeletal goals.xml for the plugin specified -->
   <goal name="plugin:generate-goals"
     description="Generate goals.xml for the plugin">
-  
+
     <j:set var="skip" value="false" />
     <j:set var="fileName">${maven.docs.src}/goals.xml</j:set>
     <u:available file="${fileName}">
       <echo>Skipping file as '${fileName}' already exists</echo>
       <j:set var="skip" value="true" />
     </u:available>
-    
+
     <j:if test="${!skip}">
       <j:set var="pluginScript" value="false" />
       <u:available file="${basedir}/plugin.jelly">
@@ -94,13 +99,13 @@
       </u:available>
 
       <mkdir dir="${maven.docs.src}" />
-      
+
       <j:if test="${!pluginScript}">
         <!-- no plugin.jelly - generate a file for empty goals -->
         <echo>Generating 'empty' goals file '${fileName}'</echo>
         <j:set var="template" value="${plugin.resources}/templates/goals-empty.jelly" />
       </j:if>
-    
+
       <j:if test="${pluginScript}">
         <!-- generate docs based on plugin.jelly -->
         <u:file name="${basedir}/plugin.jelly" var="script" />
@@ -115,12 +120,12 @@
 
     </j:if>
   </goal>
-  
+
   <!-- generate properties documentation -->
   <goal name="plugin:generate-properties"
     description="Generate properties.xml for the plugin">
 
-  
+
     <j:set var="skip" value="false" />
     <j:set var="fileName">${maven.docs.src}/properties.xml</j:set>
     <u:available file="${fileName}">
@@ -140,7 +145,7 @@
         <j:set var="template" value="${plugin.resources}/templates/properties-empty.jelly"/>
       </j:if>
 
-      <j:if test="${props}">    
+      <j:if test="${props}">
         <echo>Generating file '${fileName}'</echo>
         <j:scope>
           <u:properties file="${propsFileName}" />
@@ -150,11 +155,11 @@
       </j:if>
 
       <mkdir dir="${maven.docs.src}" />
-      
+
       <j:file name="${fileName}" prettyPrint="true">
         <j:import file="${template}" inherit="true"/>
       </j:file>
-      
+
     </j:if>
   </goal>
 </project>