diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
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-<!--
-	========================================================================
-	PlantUML : a free UML diagram generator
-	========================================================================
-	(C) Copyright 2009-2017, Arnaud Roques
-	
-	Project Info:  http://plantuml.sourceforge.net
-	 
-	This file is part of PlantUML.
-		
-	Original Author:  Arnaud Roques
-	Script Author: Ilya V. Paramonov
-	
--->
-<project name="PlantUML" default="dist" basedir=".">
-	<description>
-        PlantUML Build File
-    </description>
-
-	<target name="compile">
-		<delete dir="build" />
-		<mkdir dir="build" />
-		<javac target="1.8" source="1.8" srcdir="src" destdir="build" debug="on" />
-		<copy file="src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version/logo.png"
-			todir="build/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version" />
-		<copy file="src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version/favicon.png"
-			todir="build/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version" />
-		<copy todir="build/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version">
-			<fileset dir="src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version">
-				<include name="*.png" />
-			</fileset>
-		</copy>
-		<copy todir="build/net/sourceforge/plantuml/openiconic/data">
-			<fileset dir="src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/openiconic/data">
-				<include name="*.txt" />
-				<include name="*.svg" />
-			</fileset>
-		</copy>
-		<copy todir="build/net/sourceforge/plantuml/emoji/data">
-			<fileset dir="src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/emoji/data">
-				<include name="*.txt" />
-				<include name="*.svg" />
-			</fileset>
-		</copy>
-		<copy todir="build/net/sourceforge/plantuml/fun">
-			<fileset dir="src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/fun">
-				<include name="*.png" />
-			</fileset>
-		</copy>
-		<copy todir="build/sprites/archimate">
-			<fileset dir="src/sprites/archimate">
-				<include name="*.png" />
-			</fileset>
-		</copy>
-		<copy todir="build/net/sourceforge/plantuml/dedication">
-			<fileset dir="src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/dedication">
-				<include name="*.png" />
-			</fileset>
-		</copy>
-		<copy todir="build/net/sourceforge/plantuml/math">
-			<fileset dir="src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/math">
-				<include name="*.js" />
-			</fileset>
-		</copy>
-		<copy todir="build/net/sourceforge/plantuml/utils">
-			<fileset dir="src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/utils">
-				<include name="*.txt" />
-			</fileset>
-		</copy>
-		<copy todir="build/net/sourceforge/plantuml/windowsdot">
-			<fileset dir="src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/windowsdot">
-				<include name="*.dat" />
-			</fileset>
-		</copy>
-		<copy todir="build/stdlib">
-			<fileset dir="stdlib">
-				<include name="**/*.repx" />
-			</fileset>
-		</copy>
-		<copy todir="build/skin">
-			<fileset dir="skin">
-				<include name="**/*.skin" />
-			</fileset>
-		</copy>
-		<copy todir="build/themes">
-			<fileset dir="themes">
-				<include name="**/*.puml" />
-			</fileset>
-		</copy>
-		<copy todir="build/svg">
-			<fileset dir="svg">
-				<include name="**/*.js" />
-				<include name="**/*.css" />
-			</fileset>
-		</copy>
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="dist" depends="compile">
-		<delete dir="dist" />
-		<mkdir dir="dist" />
-		<jar jarfile="plantuml.jar" basedir="build">
-			<manifest>
-				<attribute name="Automatic-Module-Name" value="net.sourceforge.plantuml" />
-				<attribute name="Main-Class" value="net.sourceforge.plantuml.Run" />
-				<attribute name="Class-Path" value="elk-full.jar avalon-framework-4.2.0.jar batik-all-1.7.jar commons-io-1.3.1.jar commons-logging-1.0.4.jar fop.jar xml-apis-ext-1.3.04.jar xmlgraphics-commons-1.4.jar jlatexmath-minimal-1.0.3.jar jlm_cyrillic.jar jlm_greek.jar vizjs.jar j2v8_win32_x86_64-3.1.6.jar j2v8_linux_x86_64-3.1.6.jar j2v8_macosx_x86_64-3.1.6.jar ditaa0_9.jar" />
-			</manifest>
-		</jar>
-		<delete dir="build" />
-		<delete dir="dist" />
-	</target>
-
-</project>