How should I edit the build.xml and the build.properties file?
You shouldn’t have to edit the build.xml file at all, regardless of whether you bundle up everything for local use or for deployment on a remote web server. But you will need to edit the build.properties file! Note that you will only have these files if you check out from the SVN. The most important things in the build.properties file are. project.name=EagleEye -> Don’t touch!!! major.number, middle.number and minor.number -> version x.y.z will only consider an update as “new” if x.y.z < x'.y'.z'. Every run of the Ant in Aptana Studio increments the minor number by 1. project.creator -> Don’t touch!!! (unless you’re a cheap bastard …) The following you will have to change. Currently, they are for the “local deployment mode”. project.deploymentpath=C\:yourapachepath/htdocs/EagleEye update.link=http\:localhost/EagleEye/EagleEye.xpi update.url=http\:localhost/EagleEye/update.rdf Note that any comment lines (starting with #) except the very first one (with the date) will be overwritten b