Generally, I would create a directory where I would assemble all the directory and files needed. This allows you to have a different file structure between development and deployment. An example of a development file structure of a web application could be as follow:
A build file can then be written to build (assemble) the above into a deployment structure, like so
After the deployment file structure is assembled (using ant) I can then archive it using the ant war task and generate something like. At this point I can also copy the change note, version, readme, and include it within the .war
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