diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index bae9a5d..9a9fc88 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ when the Jmol code is modified, is as follows:
   <!-- pull developer-specific settings from their home directory -->
   <property file="${user.home}/.jmol.build.properties" />
   <!-- compile options -->
-  <property name="build.sysclasspath" value="ignore" />
+  <property name="build.sysclasspath" value="last" />
   <property name="build.compiler" value="javac1.6" />
   <!-- for some reason, I can't get ant to use this ${java.version}
        property as the value of the source parameter -->
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ when the Jmol code is modified, is as follows:
   <echo message="version=${version}" />
   <property name="jvxl_version" value="0.1" />
 
-  <input message="private property file:" addproperty="Private.propertyFile" defaultValue="none" />
+  <!--<input message="private property file:" addproperty="Private.propertyFile" defaultValue="none" />-->
   <if><available file="${Private.propertyFile}" /><then>
   	<property file="${Private.propertyFile}" />
 	<echo>using ${Private.keystore} ${Private.storetype}</echo>