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+name=lucene
+Name=Lucene
+version=1.0.1-dev
+year=2000-2001
+final.name=${name}-${version}
+debug=off
+
+project.name = site
+docs.src =  ./xdocs
+docs.dest = ./docs
+
+src.dir = ./src/java
+demo.dir = ./src/demo
+docs.dir = ./doc
+lib.dir = ./lib
+test.dir = ./src/test
+dist.dir=${final.name}
+
+# javadoc packages
+packages=org.apache.lucene.*
+
+build.dir = ./bin
+build.classes = ${build.dir}/classes
+build.lib = ${build.dir}/lib
+build.javadocs = ${build.dir}/docs/api
+build.src = ${build.dir}/src
+build.demo = ${build.dir}/demo
+build.test = ${build.dir}/test
+
+junit.src = ${basedir}/test/unit
+junit.classes = ${build.dir}/unit-classes
+junit.reports = ${build.dir}/unit-reports
+
+# Home directory of JavaCC
+javacc.home = ./
+javacc.zip.dir = ${javacc.home}/lib
+javacc.zip = ${javacc.zip.dir}/JavaCC.zip
+