--- build.xml
+++ build.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@
     </junit>
   </target>
 
-  <target name="dist" depends="clean,compile,javadoc">
+  <target name="dist" depends="clean,jar,javadoc"/>
+
+  <target name="jar" depends="compile">
     <mkdir dir="${dist}"/>
 
     <!-- runtime jar -->