--- a/common/build.xml	Mon Mar 09 15:45:12 2009 +0000
+++ b/common/build.xml	Mon Mar 09 17:48:32 2009 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project name="SF-COMMON-CONFIG">
 
+    <property environment="env"/> <!-- make environment variables available via env -->
+
     <dirname property="sf.common.config.dir" file="${ant.file.SF-COMMON-CONFIG}"/>
     
     <!-- import common properties/spec -->