> Did you try compiling straight from the source? No, I haven't tried that. I thought about it, but doing it this way gives more flexibility (IMHO); if the Ant script is structured properly, it can have two paths: a) .java->.class->.o->executable/library b) .java->.class->.jar That way, if you want to deploy to a VM, you can use the same Ant script. -Kirk