Index: lams_build/common.properties
===================================================================
diff -u -r09e1ed92cb07d7de4564f9dd3a0b4465d8c94e8a -rf3a79faaa79bd7a02f3286e345500f05ce46032e
--- lams_build/common.properties	(.../common.properties)	(revision 09e1ed92cb07d7de4564f9dd3a0b4465d8c94e8a)
+++ lams_build/common.properties	(.../common.properties)	(revision f3a79faaa79bd7a02f3286e345500f05ce46032e)
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@
 build.web=${build}/web
 build.deploy=${build}/deploy
 build.sql=${build}/sql
+build.war=${build}/war
+build.war.assembly=${build.war}/assembly
 
 # Source directory under the current root
 src.dir=${basedir}/src
@@ -128,4 +130,7 @@
 generate.for.installers=false
 
 # Selenium properties
-selenium.server.port=5555
\ No newline at end of file
+selenium.server.port=5555
+
+# To precompile JSP pages uncomment the property below
+# jsp.precompile=anyvalue
\ No newline at end of file
Index: lams_tool_forum/build.properties
===================================================================
diff -u -r0762d2ed47bda6daf6a2ae4eca9b3409b7c3b3ea -rf3a79faaa79bd7a02f3286e345500f05ce46032e
--- lams_tool_forum/build.properties	(.../build.properties)	(revision 0762d2ed47bda6daf6a2ae4eca9b3409b7c3b3ea)
+++ lams_tool_forum/build.properties	(.../build.properties)	(revision f3a79faaa79bd7a02f3286e345500f05ce46032e)
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@
 # hide tool option
 hideTool=false
 
-# language files package
-language.files.package=org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.forum
+# packages
+tool.package=org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.forum
+language.files.package=${tool.package}
+# Precompiled JSP classes package
+jsp.java.src.package=${tool.package}.jsp
 
 # Minimum compatible version
 min.server.version.number=2.0.3
Index: lams_tool_forum/build.xml
===================================================================
diff -u -r09e1ed92cb07d7de4564f9dd3a0b4465d8c94e8a -rf3a79faaa79bd7a02f3286e345500f05ce46032e
--- lams_tool_forum/build.xml	(.../build.xml)	(revision 09e1ed92cb07d7de4564f9dd3a0b4465d8c94e8a)
+++ lams_tool_forum/build.xml	(.../build.xml)	(revision f3a79faaa79bd7a02f3286e345500f05ce46032e)
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	
 	<property name="project.displayname" value="${project} - ${project.displayname}"/>
 	<property name="project.description" value="${project} - ${project.description}"/>
-
+	
 	<!-- end properties *********************************************************************************************-->
 
 	<!-- begin path *************************************************************************************************-->
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@
         <delete dir="${build.classes.test}" quiet="false"/>
 		<delete dir="${build.lib}" quiet="false"/>
 		<delete dir="${build.deploy}" quiet="false"/>
-
+		<delete dir="${build.war}" quiet="false"/>
+		
 	</target>
 			
 	<target name="compile-java" description="Compiles the Task" depends="init">
@@ -285,26 +286,16 @@
 
 	</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="${conf.webinf.dir}">
-				<include name="**/*.tld"/>
-				<include name="*.xml"/>
-				<include name="struts/*"/>
-				<include name="tags/*"/>
-				<exclude name="web.xml"/>
-			</webinf>
-			<fileset dir="${conf.web.dir}">
-				<include name="*"/>
-				<include name="includes/**"/>
-				<include name="images/**"/>
-				<include name="jsps/**"/> 
-				<include name="common/**"/> 
+  				webxml="${build.war}/WEB-INF/web.xml" manifest="${conf.dir}/war/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF">
+			<fileset dir="${build.war.assembly}">
+				<include name="**" />
 			</fileset>
 		</war>
 	</target>
@@ -542,6 +533,96 @@
 		<native2ascii encoding="UTF-8" src="${conf.language.dir}" dest="${conf.language.dir}"
 		   includes="*.txt" ext=".properties"/>
     </target>
+	
+	<!-- Runs if jsp.precompile setting is set in lams_build/common.properties -->
+	<target name="jsp-precompile" if="jsp.precompile">
+		<!-- Work on a copy of web files, not originals-->
+		<echo>Copying web files</echo>
+		<delete dir="${build.war}" quiet="false"/>
+	 	<copy overwrite="yes" todir="${build.war}">
+			<fileset dir="${conf.web.dir}">
+				<include name="**"/>
+			</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="${jsp.java.src.package}"
+			addWebXmlMappings="true" validateXml="false" failOnError="true"
+		/>
+		
+		<!-- Compile main Java source as some JSPs refer to it -->
+		<antcall target="compile-java"/>
+		
+		<!-- Compile Java files generated from JSPs -->
+		<echo>Compiling JSP classes</echo>
+		<mkdir dir="${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">
+	      <classpath>
+	      	<path refid="jsp.precompile.classpath"/>
+	        <pathelement location="${webapp.path}/WEB-INF/classes"/>
+	      </classpath>
+	      <include name="**" />
+	      <exclude name="tags/**" />
+	    </javac>
+		
+		<!-- Prepare files for WAR, exclude plain JSP and tags -->
+		<echo>Copying web resources</echo>
+		<copy todir="${build.war.assembly}">	
+			<fileset dir="${build.war}">
+				<include name="images/**"/>
+				<include name="includes/**"/>
+				<exclude name="includes/*.jsp"/>
+				<include name="WEB-INF/classes/**"/>
+				<include name="WEB-INF/struts/**"/>
+				<include name="WEB-INF/*.xml"/>
+				<exclude name="WEB-INF/web.xml"/>
+			</fileset>
+		</copy>	
+	</target>
+					
+	<!-- Runs if jsp.precompile setting is NOT set in lams_build/common.properties 
+		 JSPs will be compiled at runtime, which is default behaviour allowing hotdeploy -->
+	<target name="jsp-plaincopy" unless="jsp.precompile">
+		<delete dir="${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"/>
+			</fileset>
+	 	</copy>
+	</target>
 
 	<!-- end tasks **************************************************************************************************-->
 </project>