diff --git a/base/.classpath b/base/.classpath
deleted file mode 100644
index dbaf269a69a3fa2ebfaa8fa1b74b3817cba80860..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/base/.classpath
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" path="source/java"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" path="sourceTest/java"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="/libraries/testng/testng-jdk15.jar" sourcepath="/libraries/testng/src.zip"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="/libraries/restrictionchecker/restrictions.jar"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="/libraries/commons-io/commons-io.jar" sourcepath="/libraries/commons-io/src.zip"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="/libraries/commons-lang/commons-lang.jar" sourcepath="/libraries/commons-lang/src.zip"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="/libraries/unix"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="/libraries/nativedata"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="output" path="targets/classes"/>
-</classpath>
diff --git a/base/.project b/base/.project
deleted file mode 100644
index a8e25ec46cb4f845ee98b70f3bcb6409ffe750af..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/base/.project
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<projectDescription>
-	<name>base</name>
-	<comment></comment>
-	<projects>
-	</projects>
-	<buildSpec>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-	</buildSpec>
-	<natures>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
-	</natures>
-        <filteredResources>
-                <filter>
-                        <id>1332321366607</id>
-                        <name></name>
-                        <type>26</type>
-                        <matcher>
-                                <id>org.eclipse.ui.ide.multiFilter</id>
-                                <arguments>1.0-name-matches-true-false-.git</arguments>
-                        </matcher>
-                </filter>
-        </filteredResources>
-</projectDescription>
diff --git a/base/build/antrun.sh b/base/build/antrun.sh
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index 5ff1a62b259d6011d228440f2fb89ec0dbecf747..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/base/build/antrun.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/bash
-
-ME="$0"
-MYDIR=${ME%/*}
-cd $MYDIR
-ant -lib ../../build_resources/lib/ecj.jar "$@"
diff --git a/base/build/build.xml b/base/build/build.xml
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index db0eae415bfb17e76056680f854258c516b5882e..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/base/build/build.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,163 +0,0 @@
-<project name="base" default="dist" basedir="..">
-	<target name="clean">
-		<delete dir="${dist}" />
-	</target>
-
-	<import file="../../build_resources/ant/build-common.xml" />
-
-	<project-classpath name="ecp" classes="${classes}" />
-	<property name="distfolder" value="cisd-base" />
-	<property name="mainfolder" value="base" />
-	<property name="jar.file" value="${dist}/cisd-base.jar" />
-	<property name="dist.file" value="${dist}/cisd-base" />
-	<property name="jar.test.file" value="${dist}/cisd-base-test.jar" />
-	<property name="src.zip.file" value="${dist}/cisd-base-src.zip" />
-	<property name="javadoc.zip.file" value="${dist}/cisd-base-javadoc.zip" />
-	<property name="original.dist" value="../${ant.project.name}/dist" />
-	<property name="nativesrc" value="libs/native" />
-	<property name="nativeroot" value="${targets}/ant" />
-	<property name="native" value="${nativeroot}/native" />
-
-	<property name="dist.common" value="${dist}/${mainfolder}" />
-	<property name="dist.common.lib" value="${dist.common}/lib" />
-
-
-	<target name="ci" depends="build-common.ci, check-dependencies, dist" />
-
-	<target name="jar" depends="compile">
-		<mkdir dir="${dist.common.lib}" />
-		<build-info revision="revision.number" version="version.number" clean="clean.flag" />
-		<echo file="${build.info.file}">${version.number}:${revision.number}:${clean.flag}</echo>
-		<copy todir="${native}">
-			<fileset dir="${nativesrc}">
-				<include name="**/libunix.so" />
-				<include name="**/libunix.jnilib" />
-			</fileset>
-		</copy>
-		<copy todir="${native}">
-			<fileset dir="${nativesrc}">
-				<include name="**/libnativedata.so" />
-				<include name="**/libnativedata.jnilib" />
-				<include name="**/nativedata.dll" />
-			</fileset>
-		</copy>
-		<recursive-jar destfile="${jar.file}">
-			<fileset dir="${classes}">
-				<include name="**/*.class" />
-				<include name="${build.info.filename}" />
-			</fileset>
-			<fileset dir="${nativeroot}">
-				<include name="native/**/*.so" />
-				<include name="native/**/*.jnilib" />
-				<include name="native/**/*.dll" />
-			</fileset>
-			<manifest>
-				<attribute name="Main-Class"
-				           value="ch.systemsx.cisd.base.BuildAndEnvironmentInfo" />
-				<attribute name="Version" value="${version.number}" />
-				<attribute name="Build-Number"
-				           value="${version.number} (r${revision.number},${clean.flag})" />
-			</manifest>
-		</recursive-jar>
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="jar-test" depends="compile-tests">
-		<mkdir dir="${dist.common.lib}" />
-		<build-info revision="revision.number" version="version.number" clean="clean.flag" />
-		<echo file="${build.info.file}">${version.number}:${revision.number}:${clean.flag}</echo>
-		<copy todir="${native}">
-			<fileset dir="${nativesrc}">
-				<include name="**/libunix.so" />
-				<include name="**/libunix.jnilib" />
-			</fileset>
-		</copy>
-		<copy todir="${native}">
-			<fileset dir="${nativesrc}">
-				<include name="**/libnativedata.so" />
-				<include name="**/libnativedata.jnilib" />
-				<include name="**/nativedata.dll" />
-			</fileset>
-		</copy>
-		<recursive-jar destfile="${jar.test.file}">
-			<fileset dir="${classes}">
-				<include name="**/*.class" />
-				<include name="${build.info.filename}" />
-			</fileset>
-			<fileset dir="${nativeroot}">
-				<include name="native/**/*.so" />
-				<include name="native/**/*.jnilib" />
-				<include name="native/**/*.dll" />
-			</fileset>
-			<zipfileset src="${lib}/testng/testng-jdk15.jar" />
-			<zipfileset src="${lib}/commons-lang/commons-lang.jar" />
-			<zipfileset src="${lib}/commons-io/commons-io.jar" />
-			<manifest>
-				<attribute name="Main-Class" value="ch.systemsx.cisd.base.AllTests" />
-				<attribute name="Version" value="${version.number}" />
-				<attribute name="Build-Number"
-				           value="${version.number} (r${revision.number},${clean.flag})" />
-			</manifest>
-		</recursive-jar>
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="src-zip">
-		<build-info revision="revision.number" version="version.number" clean="clean.flag" />
-		<mkdir dir="${classes}" />
-		<echo file="${build.info.file}">${version.number}:${revision.number}:${clean.flag}</echo>
-		<jar destfile="${src.zip.file}">
-			<fileset dir="${classes}">
-				<include name="${build.info.filename}" />
-			</fileset>
-			<fileset dir="${sources}">
-				<include name="**/*.java" />
-			</fileset>
-			<fileset dir="${sources.test}">
-				<include name="ch/systemsx/cisd/base/tests/**/*.java" />
-			</fileset>
-			<manifest>
-				<attribute name="Version" value="${version.number}" />
-				<attribute name="Build-Number"
-				           value="${version.number} (r${revision.number},${clean.flag})" />
-			</manifest>
-		</jar>
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="doc">
-		<delete dir="targets/doc" />
-		<javadoc sourcepath="source/java"
-		         packagenames="ch.systemsx.cisd.base.*"
-		         classpath="../libraries/commons-lang/commons-lang.jar:../libraries/commons-io/commons-io.jar:../libraries/testng/testng-jdk15.jar:../libraries/restrictionchecker/restrictions.jar"
-		         destdir="targets/doc"
-		         access="public" />
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="dist" depends="clean, jar, jar-test, src-zip, doc">
-		<zip destfile="${javadoc.zip.file}" basedir="${targets}" includes="doc/**" />
-		<delete dir="${dist}/${mainfolder}" />
-		<delete dir="${dist}/${distfolder}" />
-		<move file="${jar.file}" todir="${dist}/${distfolder}/lib" />
-		<move file="${jar.test.file}" todir="${dist}/${distfolder}/lib" />
-		<move file="${src.zip.file}" todir="${dist}/${distfolder}/src" />
-		<move file="${javadoc.zip.file}" todir="${dist}/${distfolder}/doc" />
-		<copy todir="${dist}/${distfolder}/doc">
-			<fileset dir="doc" includes="**" />
-		</copy>
-	  <copy todir="${dist}/${distfolder}">
-	    <fileset dir="${original.dist}"/>
-	  </copy>
-		<zip destfile="${dist.file}-${version.number}-r${revision.number}.zip"
-		     basedir="${dist}"
-		     includes="${distfolder}/**" />
-		<delete dir="${dist}/${distfolder}" />
-	</target>
-
-	<!--
-	  // Runs the test suite 'tests.xml'.
-	  -->
-	<target name="run-tests" description="Runs the test suite 'tests.xml'.">
-		<antcall target="build-common.run-tests">
-			<param name="test.suite" value="tests.xml" />
-		</antcall>
-	</target>
-
-</project>