Merge pull request #135 from adamretter/improve-build

Improve build

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-build/
-expath-pkg.xml
+target/
+*.iml
+.idea/
 *.xpr
-local.build.properties

.travis.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+sudo: false
+
+language: java
+
+jdk:
+  - oraclejdk8
+  - oraclejdk9
+
+script: mvn -B test package
+
+notifications:
+  hipchat: ec8fcfa661addc56a361a8ef536320@integrations

GPL2.1-template.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+${project.name}
+${project.description}
+Copyright (C) ${project.inceptionYear} ${organization}
+
+This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA

README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 eXist-db Documentation
 ======================
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/eXist-db/documentation.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/eXist-db/documentation)
 
 This repository contains the official documentation for the eXist-db Native XML database and the application for browsing it.
 
@@ -11,10 +12,38 @@ This repository contains the official documentation for the eXist-db Native XML
 
 ## Building from source
 
-- Dependencies: Apache Ant, eXist 2.2+
-- Clone the repository to your system
-- From the command line, call `ant`
-- An EXPath Application Package (.xar file) is deposited in the `build` directory
-- Install this file via the Dashboard > Package Manager.
+1. Dependencies: Maven 3.x
+
+2. Clone the repository to your system:
+
+```bash
+$ git clone https://github.com/exist-db/documentation.git exist-documentation
+```
+
+3. Build the documentation application:
+```bash
+$ cd exist-documentation
+$ mvn clean package
+```
+
+4. An EXPath Application Package (.xar file) is deposited in the `target` directory
+
+5. Install this file via the Dashboard > Package Manager.
 
 Find an area of the documentation that needs to be improved? Please raise an issue and submit a pull request!
+
+
+## Building a Release from source
+
+1. Follow the instructions from [Building from source](#building-from-source)
+
+2. Create a Release:
+
+```bash
+$ mvn release:prepare
+$ mvn release:perform
+```
+
+3. An EXPath Application Package (.xar file) is deposited in the `target` directory
+
+4. If you are a core contributor, you should then commit and push.