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+build.properties
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+<?xml version="1.0" ?> 
+<project name="Equivalent Exchange 3">
+	
+	<property file="build.properties" />
+	
+	<target name="clean">
+		<delete file="..\mcp\src\minecraft\mod_EE3.info" />
+		<delete file="..\mcp\src\minecraft\net\minecraft\src\mod_EE3.java" />
+		<delete dir="..\mcp\src\minecraft\ee3" />
+		<delete dir="..\mcp\src\minecraft\codechicken" />
+		<delete file="..\mcp\src\minecraft_server\mod_EE3.info" />
+		<delete file="..\mcp\src\minecraft_server\net\minecraft\src\mod_EE3.java" />
+		<delete file="..\mcp\src\minecraft_server\net\minecraft\src\EnumRarity.java" />
+		<delete dir="..\mcp\src\minecraft_server\ee3" />
+	</target>
+	
+	<target name="integrate-nei">
+		<copy todir="${dir.development}\mcp\src\minecraft" overwrite="true">
+			<fileset dir="${dir.development}\source\CodeChickenCore\Client\" />
+			<fileset dir="${dir.development}\source\CodeChickenCore\Common\" />
+		</copy>
+		<copy todir="${dir.development}\mcp\src\minecraft_server" overwrite="true">
+			<fileset dir="${dir.development}\source\CodeChickenCore\Server\" />
+			<fileset dir="${dir.development}\source\CodeChickenCore\Common\" />
+		</copy>
+		<copy todir="${dir.development}\mcp\src\minecraft" overwrite="true">
+			<fileset dir="${dir.development}\source\NEI\Client\" />
+			<fileset dir="${dir.development}\source\NEI\Common\" />
+		</copy>
+		<copy todir="${dir.development}\mcp\src\minecraft_server" overwrite="true">
+			<fileset dir="${dir.development}\source\NEI\Server\" />
+			<fileset dir="${dir.development}\source\NEI\Common\" />
+		</copy>
+	</target>
+	
+	<target name="build">
+		<copy todir="${dir.development}\mcp\src\minecraft">
+			<fileset dir="${dir.development}\source\Equivalent-Exchange-3\ee3_client\" />
+			<fileset dir="${dir.development}\source\Equivalent-Exchange-3\ee3_common\" />
+		</copy>
+		<copy todir="${dir.development}\mcp\src\minecraft_server">
+			<fileset dir="${dir.development}\source\Equivalent-Exchange-3\ee3_server\" />
+			<fileset dir="${dir.development}\source\Equivalent-Exchange-3\ee3_common\" />
+		</copy>
+	</target>
+	
+	<target name="recompile">
+		<exec dir="${dir.development}\mcp" executable="cmd" os="Windows 7">
+			<arg line="/c recompile.bat" />
+		</exec>
+	</target>
+	
+	<target name="reobfuscate">
+		<exec dir="${dir.development}\mcp" executable="cmd" os="Windows 7">
+			<arg line="/c reobfuscate.bat" />
+		</exec>
+	</target>
+	
+	<target name="release">
+		<!-- Prep for the release -->
+		<antcall target="clean" />
+		<antcall target="build" />
+		<antcall target="recompile" />		
+		<antcall target="reobfuscate" />
+		
+		<!-- Update the mod_*.info file for release -->
+		<copy file="${dir.development}\source\Equivalent-Exchange-3\ee3_common\mod_EE3.info" todir="${dir.development}\releases\" />
+		<move file="${dir.development}\releases\mod_EE3.info" tofile="${dir.development}\releases\mcmod.info" />
+		
+		<!-- Build the jar -->
+		<jar destfile="${dir.development}\releases\ee3-client-v${release.version}.jar">
+			<fileset dir="${dir.development}\releases\"	includes="mcmod.info" />
+			<fileset dir="${dir.development}\mcp\reobf\minecraft" />
+			<fileset dir="${dir.development}\source\Equivalent-Exchange-3\resources" />
+		</jar>
+		<jar destfile="${dir.development}\releases\ee3-server-v${release.version}.jar" basedir="${dir.development}\mcp\reobf\minecraft_server" />
+		
+		<!-- Put a copy in Sengir's DB share -->
+		<mkdir dir="${dir.dropbox.mod.share}\${release.minecraft.version}\${release.version}" />
+		<copy file="${dir.development}\releases\ee3-client-v${release.version}.jar" todir="${dir.dropbox.mod.share}\${release.minecraft.version}\${release.version}" />
+		<copy file="${dir.development}\releases\ee3-server-v${release.version}.jar" todir="${dir.dropbox.mod.share}\${release.minecraft.version}\${release.version}" />
+		
+		
+		<!-- Put a copy in my public DB share -->
+		<mkdir dir="${dir.dropbox.pahimar}\${release.minecraft.version}\${release.version}" />
+		<move file="${dir.development}\releases\ee3-client-v${release.version}.jar" todir="${dir.dropbox.pahimar}\${release.minecraft.version}\${release.version}" />
+		<move file="${dir.development}\releases\ee3-server-v${release.version}.jar" todir="${dir.dropbox.pahimar}\${release.minecraft.version}\${release.version}" />
+		
+		<!-- Clean up the MCP source now that we are done -->
+		<antcall target="clean" />
+	</target>
+</project>
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