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Axis build process is a mess

           Summary: Axis build process is a mess
           Product: Axis
           Version: current (nightly)
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: Other
         Component: Basic Architecture
        AssignedTo: axis-dev@xml.apache.org
        ReportedBy: stevel@apache.org


The current build file hierarchy doesnt scale, is too brittle, and therefore
dangerous and harder than need be to work with.

Fixes
-start using <property location> to set properties to file locations, so that
you can use <ant> into subdirectories properly

-use XML entities to define classpaths in the sub build files, or pass them down
from the parent 

-on a case by case basis, move sub project build files from executing in the
base directory, to running in their own directories

-long term: consider an XSLT based process to generate the many test build files
from a simpler form.

I will start by attaching the patch to stabilize the main build file