>>>>> "Trevor" == Trevor Harmon <trevor@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: Trevor> Is there some way of configuring classpath so that it Trevor> doesn't build and install these non-essential packages? No, there's not a standard built-in way. Trevor> Currently I'm working around the problem by manually deleting Trevor> files using "zip - d ..." and was hoping for a better way. That sounds reasonable enough. There's also tools for trimming class files & jars for embedded deployment, though I don't know whether any are free software. Tom