--- a/scripts/shepard.sh	Tue Feb 16 17:33:48 2010 -0800
+++ b/scripts/shepard.sh	Wed Feb 17 15:06:01 2010 -0800
@@ -27,5 +27,8 @@
 
 cd ${SOURCE_DIR}/scripts
 
+# set the build directory in the build.properties files. 
+cat ${SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/build.properties.SED | sed -e s#SED_BUILD_DIR#${BUILD_DIR}#g > ${SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/build.properties
+
 ${ANT_CMD} -DbuildDirectory=${BUILD_DIR} -DsourceDirectory=${SOURCE_DIR}