--- a/build.xml	Thu Apr 16 19:41:29 2020 -0700
+++ b/build.xml	Thu Apr 16 19:50:00 2020 -0700
@@ -80,12 +80,17 @@
     </path>
   </target>
 
+  <!-- make needed directories -->
+  <target name="mkdirs">
+    <mkdir dir="${lib.home}"/>
+  </target>
+
   <!-- do everything but install -->
   <target name="all" depends="jar"
           description="Clean work dirs, compile, make JAR."/>
 
   <!-- compile *.kt to *.class -->
-  <target name="compile" depends="classpath"
+  <target name="compile" depends="mkdirs,classpath"
           description="Compile Java sources to ${work.home}">
     <kotlinc src="${src.home}" output="${work.jar}"
              classpathref="compile.classpath">