diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index d54e38e45..9e3a9ac9c 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -149,7 +149,13 @@
 		<mkdir dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/data/staging" />
 		<mkdir dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www" />
 		<mkdir dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www/ext" />
-		<mkdir dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/seeddms-${version}" />
+		<if>
+			<matches string="${mode}" pattern="^development" />
+			<then></then>
+			<else>
+				<mkdir dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/seeddms-${version}" />
+			</else>
+		</if>
 
 		<copy file="${srcdir}/conf/settings.xml.template" tofile="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/conf/settings.xml">
 			<filterchain>
@@ -164,66 +170,115 @@
 			</filterchain>
 		</copy>
 		<copy file="${srcdir}/conf/.htaccess" tofile="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/conf/.htaccess" />
-		<copy todir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/seeddms-${version}">
-			<fileset refid="distfiles" />
-		</copy>
-		<copy todir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www/ext/example">
-			<fileset dir="${srcdir}/www/ext/example" defaultexcludes="false" />
-		</copy>
-		<copy tofile="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/composer.json" file="composer-dist.json">
-			<filterchain>
-				<replaceregexp>
-					<regexp pattern="/home/cvs/seeddms-ext/" replace="${srcdir}/../"/>
-					<regexp pattern="__CORE_BRANCH__" replace="seeddms-${majorversion}.${minorversion}.x"/>
-				</replaceregexp>
-			</filterchain>
-		</copy>
-		<phingcall target="composer">
-			<property name="composer_extra_params" value="--working-dir=${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/" />
-			<property name="composer_envv" value="COMPOSER=${srcdir}/composer-dist.json" />
-		</phingcall>
-		<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}">
-			<arg line="-s seeddms-${version} seeddms" />
-		</exec>
-		<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
-			<arg line="-s ../seeddms/op" />
-		</exec>
-		<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
-			<arg line="-s ../seeddms/out" />
-		</exec>
-		<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
-			<arg line="-s ../seeddms/inc" />
-		</exec>
-		<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
-			<arg line="-s ../seeddms/controllers" />
-		</exec>
-		<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
-			<arg line="-s ../seeddms/languages" />
-		</exec>
-		<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
-			<arg line="-s ../seeddms/views" />
-		</exec>
-		<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
-			<arg line="-s ../seeddms/restapi" />
-		</exec>
-		<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
-			<arg line="-s ../seeddms/styles" />
-		</exec>
-		<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
-			<arg line="-s ../seeddms/pdfviewer" />
-		</exec>
-		<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
-			<arg line="-s ../seeddms/install" />
-		</exec>
-		<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
-			<arg line="-s ../seeddms/webdav" />
-		</exec>
-		<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
-			<arg line="-s ../seeddms/index.php" />
-		</exec>
-		<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
-			<arg line="-s ../seeddms/.htaccess" />
-		</exec>
+		<if>
+			<matches string="${mode}" pattern="^development" />
+			<then>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}">
+					<arg line="-s ${srcdir} seeddms" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ${srcdir}/op" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ${srcdir}/out" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ${srcdir}/inc" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ${srcdir}/controllers" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ${srcdir}/languages" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ${srcdir}/views" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ${srcdir}/restapi" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ${srcdir}/styles" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ${srcdir}/pdfviewer" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ${srcdir}/install" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ${srcdir}/webdav" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ${srcdir}/www/index.php" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ${srcdir}/www/.htaccess" />
+				</exec>
+			</then>
+			<else>
+				<copy todir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/seeddms-${version}">
+					<fileset refid="distfiles" />
+				</copy>
+				<copy todir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www/ext/example">
+					<fileset dir="${srcdir}/www/ext/example" defaultexcludes="false" />
+				</copy>
+				<copy tofile="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/composer.json" file="composer-dist.json">
+					<filterchain>
+						<replaceregexp>
+							<regexp pattern="/home/cvs/seeddms-ext/" replace="${srcdir}/../"/>
+							<regexp pattern="__CORE_BRANCH__" replace="seeddms-${majorversion}.${minorversion}.x"/>
+						</replaceregexp>
+					</filterchain>
+				</copy>
+				<phingcall target="composer">
+					<property name="composer_extra_params" value="--working-dir=${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/" />
+					<property name="composer_envv" value="COMPOSER=${srcdir}/composer-dist.json" />
+				</phingcall>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}">
+					<arg line="-s seeddms-${version} seeddms" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ../seeddms/op" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ../seeddms/out" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ../seeddms/inc" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ../seeddms/controllers" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ../seeddms/languages" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ../seeddms/views" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ../seeddms/restapi" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ../seeddms/styles" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ../seeddms/pdfviewer" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ../seeddms/install" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ../seeddms/webdav" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ../seeddms/www/index.php" />
+				</exec>
+				<exec executable="ln" passthru="true" dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/www">
+					<arg line="-s ../seeddms/www/.htaccess" />
+				</exec>
+			</else>
+		</if>
 
 		<!-- create initial empty database -->
 		<echo message="Create sqlite3 database ..." />