Index: lams_tool_assessment/build.properties
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diff -u -r9727106bb7f305a094b00c9a0b29a09dee57990b -r929cf3a9cb2c7f9fa49e3f28f3577fd7c509bff6
--- lams_tool_assessment/build.properties	(.../build.properties)	(revision 9727106bb7f305a094b00c9a0b29a09dee57990b)
+++ lams_tool_assessment/build.properties	(.../build.properties)	(revision 929cf3a9cb2c7f9fa49e3f28f3577fd7c509bff6)
@@ -21,5 +21,8 @@
 # Minimum compatible version
 min.server.version.number=2.3
 
-# Language files package
-language.files.package=org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.assessment
+# packages
+tool.package=org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.assessment
+language.files.package=${tool.package}
+# Precompiled JSP classes package
+jsp.java.src.package=${tool.package}.jsp
\ No newline at end of file
Index: lams_tool_assessment/build.xml
===================================================================
diff -u -r09e1ed92cb07d7de4564f9dd3a0b4465d8c94e8a -r929cf3a9cb2c7f9fa49e3f28f3577fd7c509bff6
--- lams_tool_assessment/build.xml	(.../build.xml)	(revision 09e1ed92cb07d7de4564f9dd3a0b4465d8c94e8a)
+++ lams_tool_assessment/build.xml	(.../build.xml)	(revision 929cf3a9cb2c7f9fa49e3f28f3577fd7c509bff6)
@@ -59,10 +59,8 @@
 		<echo>| clean                                    |</echo>
 		<echo>+------------------------------------------+</echo>
 
-		<delete dir="${build.classes.java}" quiet="false"/>
-        <delete dir="${build.classes.test}" quiet="false"/>
-		<delete dir="${build.lib}" quiet="false"/>
-		<delete dir="${build.deploy}" quiet="false"/>
+		<delete dir="${build}" quiet="false"/>
+		<mkdir dir="${build}"/>
 
 	</target>
 			
@@ -307,25 +305,15 @@
 
 	</target>
 
-	<target name="build-war" depends="web" description="creates war file">
+	<target name="build-war" depends="web,jsp-plaincopy,jsp-precompile" description="creates war file">
 		<echo>+------------------------------------------+</echo>
-		<echo>| build jar file                           |</echo>
+		<echo>| build war file                           |</echo>
 		<echo>+------------------------------------------+</echo>
 		<delete file="${build.lib}/${product}.war"/>
 		<war warfile="${build.lib}/${product}.war" 
-  				webxml="${conf.webinf.dir}/web.xml" manifest="${conf.dir}/war/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF">
-			<webinf dir="${conf.webinf.dir}">
-				<include name="*.xml"/>
-				<include name="tags/**"/>
-				<include name="tlds/**"/>
-			</webinf>
-			<fileset dir="${conf.web.dir}">
-				<include name="*"/>
-				<include name="includes/**"/>
-				<include name="images/**"/>
-				<include name="pages/**"/> 
-				<include name="common/**"/> 
-				<include name="layout/**"/> 
+  				webxml="${build.war}/WEB-INF/web.xml" manifest="${conf.dir}/war/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF">
+			<fileset dir="${build.war.assembly}">
+				<include name="**" />
 			</fileset>
 		</war>
 	</target>
@@ -546,6 +534,101 @@
         	</fileset>
         </copy>
     </target>
+	
+	<!-- Runs if jsp.precompile setting is set in lams_build/common.properties -->
+	<target name="jsp-precompile" if="jsp.precompile">
+		<!-- Work on a copy of web files, not originals-->
+		<echo>Copying web files</echo>
+		<delete dir="${build.war}" quiet="false"/>
+	 	<copy overwrite="yes" todir="${build.war}">
+			<fileset dir="${conf.web.dir}">
+				<include name="**"/>
+				<exclude name="WEB-INF/classes"/>
+			</fileset>
+	 	</copy>
+		
+		<!-- Define JSP compiler -->
+		<path id="jsp.precompile.classpath">
+			<path refid="schemaexport.classpath"/>
+			<fileset dir="${jboss.home}/lib">
+				<include name="jboss-common-core.jar" />
+				<include name="jboss-logging-spi.jar" />
+			</fileset>
+			<fileset dir="${jboss.ear.deployers}/jbossweb.deployer">
+				<include name="*.jar" />
+			</fileset>
+	        <fileset dir="${jboss.ear.deploy}/jbossweb.sar">
+	            <include name="jbossweb.jar" />
+	        </fileset>
+		</path>
+		<taskdef classname="org.apache.jasper.JspC" name="jasper2" classpathref="jsp.precompile.classpath" />
+		
+		<!-- Generate Java files and put servlet mappings in web.xml file -->
+		<echo>Generating Java source from JSP pages</echo>
+		<jasper2 uriroot="${build.war}"
+			webXmlFragment="${build.war}/WEB-INF/generated_web.xml"
+			outputDir="${build.war}/WEB-INF/src"
+			package="${jsp.java.src.package}"
+			addWebXmlMappings="true" validateXml="false" failOnError="true"
+		/>
+		
+		<!-- Compile main Java source as some JSPs refer to it
+		Uncomment if you get "class not found" errors when precompiling JSPs
+		<antcall target="compile-java"/>
+		-->
+		
+		<!-- Compile Java files generated from JSPs -->
+		<echo>Compiling JSP classes</echo>
+		<mkdir dir="${build.war}/WEB-INF/classes"/>
+	    <javac destdir="${build.war}/WEB-INF/classes"
+	           optimize="off"
+	           debug="on" failonerror="false"
+	           srcdir="${build.war}/WEB-INF/src" 
+		  	   excludes="**/*.smap"
+	    	   classpathref="jsp.precompile.classpath">
+	      <include name="**" />
+	      <exclude name="tags/**" />
+	    </javac>
+		
+		<!-- Prepare files for WAR, exclude plain JSP and tags -->
+		<echo>Copying web resources</echo>
+		<copy todir="${build.war.assembly}">	
+			<fileset dir="${build.war}">
+				<include name="images/**"/>
+				<include name="includes/**"/>
+				<include name="WEB-INF/classes/**"/>
+				<include name="WEB-INF/struts/**"/>
+				<include name="WEB-INF/*.xml"/>
+				<exclude name="WEB-INF/web.xml"/>
+				<exclude name="**/*.jsp"/>
+				<exclude name="**/*.tag"/>
+				<exclude name="**/*.tld"/>
+				<exclude name="**/.cvsignore"/>
+			</fileset>
+		</copy>	
+	</target>
+					
+	<!-- Runs if jsp.precompile setting is NOT set in lams_build/common.properties 
+		 JSPs will be compiled at runtime, which is default behaviour allowing hotdeploy -->
+	<target name="jsp-plaincopy" unless="jsp.precompile">
+		<delete dir="${build.war}" quiet="false"/>
+		
+		<echo>Copying web resources</echo>
+	 	<copy todir="${build.war}">
+			<fileset dir="${conf.web.dir}">
+				<include name="WEB-INF/web.xml"/>
+			</fileset>
+	 	</copy>
+		
+	 	<copy todir="${build.war.assembly}">
+			<fileset dir="${conf.web.dir}">
+				<include name="**"/>
+				<exclude name="WEB-INF/web.xml"/>
+				<exclude name="WEB-INF/classes"/>
+				<exclude name="**/.cvsignore"/>
+			</fileset>
+	 	</copy>
+	</target>
 
 	<!-- end tasks **************************************************************************************************-->
 </project>