diff --git a/apps/addressbook/build.xml b/apps/addressbook/build.xml
index b02dc2409e..4f165ab380 100644
--- a/apps/addressbook/build.xml
+++ b/apps/addressbook/build.xml
@@ -84,28 +84,36 @@
             </jar>
         </target>
 	
+	<!-- actually the jar -->
 	<target name="warUpToDate">
-	        <uptodate property="war.uptodate" targetfile="${dist}/${war}">
-		            <srcfiles dir= "." includes="${build}/**/*.class, web.xml"/>
+	        <uptodate property="war.uptodate" targetfile="${dist}/${jar}">
+		            <srcfiles dir= "." includes="${build}/**/*.class"/>
 	        </uptodate>
                 <condition property="shouldListChanges" >
                     <and>
                         <not>
                             <isset property="war.uptodate" />
                         </not>
-                        <isset property="mtn.available" />
+                        <isset property="git.available" />
                     </and>
                 </condition>
 	</target>
 
 	<target name="changes" depends="warUpToDate" if="shouldListChanges" >
-	        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-	            <arg value="list" />
-	            <arg value="changed" />
-	            <arg value="." />
-	        </exec>
+		<exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+		    <arg value="status" />
+		    <arg value="-s" />
+		    <arg value="--porcelain" />
+		    <arg value="-uno" />
+		    <arg value="." />
+		</exec>
+		<!-- trim flags -->
+		<exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+		    <arg value="-e" />
+		    <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
+		</exec>
 		<!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-		<exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+		<exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
 			<arg value="-s" />
 			<arg value="[:space:]" />
 			<arg value="," />
diff --git a/apps/desktopgui/build.xml b/apps/desktopgui/build.xml
index 6487bfceac..baf8d04c14 100644
--- a/apps/desktopgui/build.xml
+++ b/apps/desktopgui/build.xml
@@ -64,17 +64,24 @@
         </target>
 
         <target name="listChangedFiles" depends="jarUpToDate" if="shouldListChanges" >
-        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="list" />
-            <arg value="changed" />
-            <arg value="." />
-        </exec>
-        <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="-s" />
-            <arg value="[:space:]" />
-            <arg value="," />
-        </exec>
+            <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+                <arg value="status" />
+                <arg value="-s" />
+                <arg value="--porcelain" />
+                <arg value="-uno" />
+                <arg value="." />
+            </exec>
+            <!-- trim flags -->
+            <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+                <arg value="-e" />
+                <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
+            </exec>
+            <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
+            <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+                <arg value="-s" />
+                <arg value="[:space:]" />
+                <arg value="," />
+            </exec>
 	</target>
 
 	<target name="jar" depends="compile, bundle, listChangedFiles" unless="jar.uptodate" >
@@ -108,7 +115,7 @@
                 <not>
                     <isset property="jar.uptodate" />
                 </not>
-                <isset property="mtn.available" />
+                <isset property="git.available" />
             </and>
         </condition>
     </target>
diff --git a/apps/i2pcontrol/build.xml b/apps/i2pcontrol/build.xml
index cc24c7e74f..d3e4883da1 100644
--- a/apps/i2pcontrol/build.xml
+++ b/apps/i2pcontrol/build.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,29 @@
         </javac>
     </target>
 
-    <target name="jar" depends="compile">
+    <target name="listChangedFiles" if="git.available" >
+        <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="status" />
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="--porcelain" />
+            <arg value="-uno" />
+            <arg value="." />
+            <arg value="../resources" />
+        </exec>
+        <!-- trim flags -->
+        <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-e" />
+            <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
+        </exec>
+        <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
+        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="[:space:]" />
+            <arg value="," />
+        </exec>
+    </target>
+
+    <target name="jar" depends="compile, listChangedFiles">
         <!-- set if unset -->
         <property name="workspace.changes.tr" value="" />
         <jar destfile="build/i2pcontrol.jar" basedir="./build/obj" includes="**/*.class" >
@@ -108,7 +130,7 @@
         </jar>
     </target>    
 
-    <target name="socketJar" depends="compileSocketJar">
+    <target name="socketJar" depends="compileSocketJar, listChangedFiles">
         <!-- set if unset -->
         <property name="workspace.changes.tr" value="" />
         <jar destfile="build/i2pcontrol.jar" basedir="./build/obj" includes="**/*.class" >
@@ -124,7 +146,7 @@
         </jar>
     </target>    
 
-    <target name="war" depends="compile" >
+    <target name="war" depends="compile, listChangedFiles" >
         <!-- set if unset -->
         <property name="workspace.changes.tr" value="" />
         <war destfile="build/jsonrpc.war" webxml="web.xml" >
diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/build.xml b/apps/i2psnark/java/build.xml
index b06593af08..edde6bf451 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/build.xml
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/build.xml
@@ -68,13 +68,20 @@
     </target>
 
     <target name="listChangedFiles" depends="jarUpToDate" if="shouldListChanges" >
-        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="list" />
-            <arg value="changed" />
+        <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="status" />
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="--porcelain" />
+            <arg value="-uno" />
             <arg value=".." />
         </exec>
+        <!-- trim flags -->
+        <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-e" />
+            <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
+        </exec>
         <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
             <arg value="-s" />
             <arg value="[:space:]" />
             <arg value="," />
@@ -111,7 +118,7 @@
                 <not>
                     <isset property="war.uptodate" />
                 </not>
-                <isset property="mtn.available" />
+                <isset property="git.available" />
             </and>
         </condition>
     </target>    
diff --git a/apps/i2ptunnel/java/build.xml b/apps/i2ptunnel/java/build.xml
index f6b6cae5cc..b8d8b24a99 100644
--- a/apps/i2ptunnel/java/build.xml
+++ b/apps/i2ptunnel/java/build.xml
@@ -68,13 +68,21 @@
     </target>
 
     <target name="listChangedFiles" depends="jarUpToDate" if="shouldListChanges" >
-        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes.j" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="list" />
-            <arg value="changed" />
+        <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes.j" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="status" />
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="--porcelain" />
+            <arg value="-uno" />
             <arg value="." />
+            <arg value="../resources" />
+        </exec>
+        <!-- trim flags -->
+        <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes.j}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.j.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-e" />
+            <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
         </exec>
         <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.j}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.j.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.j.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.j.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
             <arg value="-s" />
             <arg value="[:space:]" />
             <arg value="," />
@@ -129,7 +137,7 @@
                 <not>
                     <isset property="jar.uptodate" />
                 </not>
-                <isset property="mtn.available" />
+                <isset property="git.available" />
             </and>
         </condition>
     </target>
@@ -162,7 +170,7 @@
                 <not>
                     <isset property="uiJar.uptodate" />
                 </not>
-                <isset property="mtn.available" />
+                <isset property="git.available" />
             </and>
         </condition>
     </target>
@@ -271,13 +279,20 @@
     </target>
 
     <target name="listChangedFiles2" depends="warUpToDate" if="shouldListChanges2" >
-        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes.w" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="list" />
-            <arg value="changed" />
+        <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes.w" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="status" />
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="--porcelain" />
+            <arg value="-uno" />
             <arg value="../jsp" />
         </exec>
+        <!-- trim flags -->
+        <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes.w}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.w.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-e" />
+            <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
+        </exec>
         <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.w}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.w.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.w.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.w.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
             <arg value="-s" />
             <arg value="[:space:]" />
             <arg value="," />
@@ -318,7 +333,7 @@
                 <not>
                     <isset property="war.uptodate" />
                 </not>
-                <isset property="mtn.available" />
+                <isset property="git.available" />
             </and>
         </condition>
     </target>
diff --git a/apps/imagegen/identicon/build.xml b/apps/imagegen/identicon/build.xml
index fe735b4b54..7971176ca7 100644
--- a/apps/imagegen/identicon/build.xml
+++ b/apps/imagegen/identicon/build.xml
@@ -53,13 +53,20 @@
     </target>
 
     <target name="listChangedFiles" depends="jarUpToDate" if="shouldListChanges" >
-        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="list" />
-            <arg value="changed" />
+        <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="status" />
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="--porcelain" />
+            <arg value="-uno" />
             <arg value="." />
         </exec>
+        <!-- trim flags -->
+        <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-e" />
+            <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
+        </exec>
         <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
             <arg value="-s" />
             <arg value="[:space:]" />
             <arg value="," />
@@ -91,7 +98,7 @@
                 <not>
                     <isset property="jar.uptodate" />
                 </not>
-                <isset property="mtn.available" />
+                <isset property="git.available" />
             </and>
         </condition>
     </target>
diff --git a/apps/imagegen/imagegen/build.xml b/apps/imagegen/imagegen/build.xml
index 5b4eeeaa6f..68cb47660b 100644
--- a/apps/imagegen/imagegen/build.xml
+++ b/apps/imagegen/imagegen/build.xml
@@ -46,20 +46,27 @@
     </target>
 
     <target name="listChangedFiles" if="shouldListChanges" >
-        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="list" />
-            <arg value="changed" />
+        <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="status" />
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="--porcelain" />
+            <arg value="-uno" />
             <arg value="." />
         </exec>
+        <!-- trim flags -->
+        <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-e" />
+            <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
+        </exec>
         <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
             <arg value="-s" />
             <arg value="[:space:]" />
             <arg value="," />
         </exec>
     </target>
 
-    <target name="war" depends="compile, warUpToDate" unless="war.uptodate" > 
+    <target name="war" depends="compile, warUpToDate, listChangedFiles" unless="war.uptodate" > 
         <!-- set if unset -->
         <property name="workspace.changes.tr" value="" />
         <!-- put the identicon and zxing classes in the war -->
@@ -93,7 +100,7 @@
                 <not>
                     <isset property="war.uptodate" />
                 </not>
-                <isset property="mtn.available" />
+                <isset property="git.available" />
             </and>
         </condition>
     </target>
diff --git a/apps/imagegen/zxing/build.xml b/apps/imagegen/zxing/build.xml
index 23c3d6e0af..128798b5c7 100644
--- a/apps/imagegen/zxing/build.xml
+++ b/apps/imagegen/zxing/build.xml
@@ -60,13 +60,20 @@
     </target>
 
     <target name="listChangedFiles" depends="jarUpToDate" if="shouldListChanges" >
-        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="list" />
-            <arg value="changed" />
+        <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="status" />
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="--porcelain" />
+            <arg value="-uno" />
             <arg value="." />
         </exec>
+        <!-- trim flags -->
+        <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-e" />
+            <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
+        </exec>
         <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
             <arg value="-s" />
             <arg value="[:space:]" />
             <arg value="," />
@@ -98,7 +105,7 @@
                 <not>
                     <isset property="jar.uptodate" />
                 </not>
-                <isset property="mtn.available" />
+                <isset property="git.available" />
             </and>
         </condition>
     </target>
diff --git a/apps/jetty/build.xml b/apps/jetty/build.xml
index 4bb881f20c..f8efc9641e 100644
--- a/apps/jetty/build.xml
+++ b/apps/jetty/build.xml
@@ -424,13 +424,20 @@
     </target>
 
     <target name="listChangedFiles" depends="jarUpToDate" if="shouldListChanges" >
-        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="list" />
-            <arg value="changed" />
+        <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="status" />
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="--porcelain" />
+            <arg value="-uno" />
             <arg value="." />
         </exec>
+        <!-- trim flags -->
+        <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-e" />
+            <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
+        </exec>
         <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
             <arg value="-s" />
             <arg value="[:space:]" />
             <arg value="," />
@@ -469,7 +476,7 @@
                 <not>
                     <isset property="jar.uptodate" />
                 </not>
-                <isset property="mtn.available" />
+                <isset property="git.available" />
             </and>
         </condition>
     </target>    
diff --git a/apps/jrobin/java/build.xml b/apps/jrobin/java/build.xml
index 528fc0dfd1..b949e769dd 100644
--- a/apps/jrobin/java/build.xml
+++ b/apps/jrobin/java/build.xml
@@ -41,13 +41,20 @@
     </target>
 
     <target name="listChangedFiles" depends="jarUpToDate" if="shouldListChanges" >
-        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="list" />
-            <arg value="changed" />
+        <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="status" />
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="--porcelain" />
+            <arg value="-uno" />
             <arg value="." />
         </exec>
+        <!-- trim flags -->
+        <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-e" />
+            <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
+        </exec>
         <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
             <arg value="-s" />
             <arg value="[:space:]" />
             <arg value="," />
@@ -79,7 +86,7 @@
                 <not>
                     <isset property="jar.uptodate" />
                 </not>
-                <isset property="mtn.available" />
+                <isset property="git.available" />
             </and>
         </condition>
     </target>
diff --git a/apps/ministreaming/java/build.xml b/apps/ministreaming/java/build.xml
index c7224b3ba7..72944b25ce 100644
--- a/apps/ministreaming/java/build.xml
+++ b/apps/ministreaming/java/build.xml
@@ -64,13 +64,20 @@
     </target>
 
     <target name="listChangedFiles" depends="jarUpToDate" if="shouldListChanges" >
-        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="list" />
-            <arg value="changed" />
+        <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="status" />
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="--porcelain" />
+            <arg value="-uno" />
             <arg value="." />
         </exec>
+        <!-- trim flags -->
+        <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-e" />
+            <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
+        </exec>
         <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
             <arg value="-s" />
             <arg value="[:space:]" />
             <arg value="," />
@@ -108,7 +115,7 @@
                 <not>
                     <isset property="jar.uptodate" />
                 </not>
-                <isset property="mtn.available" />
+                <isset property="git.available" />
             </and>
         </condition>
     </target>
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/build.xml b/apps/routerconsole/java/build.xml
index 65cddc0728..2c3fe7b616 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/build.xml
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/build.xml
@@ -117,14 +117,21 @@
 
     <!-- the jar without the latest message classes from the jsps -->
     <target name="listChangedFiles" depends="jarUpToDate" if="shouldListChanges" >
-        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes.j" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="list" />
-            <arg value="changed" />
+        <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes.j" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="status" />
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="--porcelain" />
+            <arg value="-uno" />
             <arg value="." />
             <arg value="../locale" />
         </exec>
+        <!-- trim flags -->
+        <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes.j}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.j.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-e" />
+            <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
+        </exec>
         <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.j}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.j.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.j.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.j.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
             <arg value="-s" />
             <arg value="[:space:]" />
             <arg value="," />
@@ -211,7 +218,7 @@
                 <not>
                     <isset property="jar.uptodate" />
                 </not>
-                <isset property="mtn.available" />
+                <isset property="git.available" />
             </and>
         </condition>
     </target>
@@ -332,13 +339,23 @@
     </target>
 
     <target name="listChangedFiles2" depends="warUpToDate" if="shouldListChanges2" >
-        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes.w" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="list" />
-            <arg value="changed" />
+        <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes.w" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="status" />
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="--porcelain" />
+            <arg value="-uno" />
             <arg value="../jsp" />
+            <arg value="../resources" />
+            <arg value="src/net/i2p/router/web/helpers" />
+            <arg value="src/net/i2p/router/web/servlets" />
+        </exec>
+        <!-- trim flags -->
+        <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes.w}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.w.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-e" />
+            <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
         </exec>
         <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.w}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.w.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.w.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.w.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
             <arg value="-s" />
             <arg value="[:space:]" />
             <arg value="," />
@@ -376,12 +393,12 @@
             <srcfiles dir= "build/obj" includes="net/i2p/router/web/helpers/*.class net/i2p/router/web/servlets/*.class" />
             <srcfiles dir= "../resources" />
         </uptodate>
-        <condition property="shouldListChanges" >
+        <condition property="shouldListChanges2" >
             <and>
                 <not>
-                    <isset property="jar.uptodate" />
+                    <isset property="war.uptodate" />
                 </not>
-                <isset property="mtn.available" />
+                <isset property="git.available" />
             </and>
         </condition>
     </target>
diff --git a/apps/sam/java/build.xml b/apps/sam/java/build.xml
index 02359f492f..89233a415f 100644
--- a/apps/sam/java/build.xml
+++ b/apps/sam/java/build.xml
@@ -58,13 +58,20 @@
     </target>
 
     <target name="listChangedFiles" depends="jarUpToDate" if="shouldListChanges" >
-        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="list" />
-            <arg value="changed" />
+        <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="status" />
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="--porcelain" />
+            <arg value="-uno" />
             <arg value="." />
         </exec>
+        <!-- trim flags -->
+        <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-e" />
+            <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
+        </exec>
         <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
             <arg value="-s" />
             <arg value="[:space:]" />
             <arg value="," />
@@ -115,7 +122,7 @@
                 <not>
                     <isset property="jar.uptodate" />
                 </not>
-                <isset property="mtn.available" />
+                <isset property="git.available" />
             </and>
         </condition>
     </target>
diff --git a/apps/streaming/java/build.xml b/apps/streaming/java/build.xml
index 914867ae93..ecfa0ebfd0 100644
--- a/apps/streaming/java/build.xml
+++ b/apps/streaming/java/build.xml
@@ -191,13 +191,20 @@
     <!-- end unit tests -->
 
     <target name="listChangedFiles" depends="jarUpToDate" if="shouldListChanges" >
-        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="list" />
-            <arg value="changed" />
+        <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="status" />
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="--porcelain" />
+            <arg value="-uno" />
             <arg value="." />
         </exec>
+        <!-- trim flags -->
+        <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-e" />
+            <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
+        </exec>
         <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
             <arg value="-s" />
             <arg value="[:space:]" />
             <arg value="," />
@@ -234,7 +241,7 @@
                 <not>
                     <isset property="jar.uptodate" />
                 </not>
-                <isset property="mtn.available" />
+                <isset property="git.available" />
             </and>
         </condition>
     </target>
diff --git a/apps/susidns/src/build.xml b/apps/susidns/src/build.xml
index 6ddce6822f..eb603048af 100644
--- a/apps/susidns/src/build.xml
+++ b/apps/susidns/src/build.xml
@@ -150,20 +150,27 @@
     <target name="all" depends="war"/> 
 
     <target name="listChangedFiles" depends="warUpToDate" if="shouldListChanges" >
-        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="list" />
-            <arg value="changed" />
+        <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="status" />
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="--porcelain" />
+            <arg value="-uno" />
             <arg value="." />
         </exec>
+        <!-- trim flags -->
+        <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-e" />
+            <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
+        </exec>
         <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
             <arg value="-s" />
             <arg value="[:space:]" />
             <arg value="," />
         </exec>
     </target>
 
-    <target name="war" depends="compile, precompilejsp, bundle, warUpToDate" unless="war.uptodate" > 
+    <target name="war" depends="compile, precompilejsp, bundle, warUpToDate, listChangedFiles" unless="war.uptodate" > 
         <!-- set if unset -->
         <property name="workspace.changes.tr" value="" />
         <war destfile="${project}.war" webxml="WEB-INF/web-out.xml">
@@ -187,14 +194,14 @@
 
     <target name="warUpToDate">
         <uptodate property="war.uptodate" targetfile="${project}.war">
-            <srcfiles dir= "." includes="WEB-INF/web-out.xml WEB-INF/**/*.class js/* svg/*" />
+            <srcfiles dir= "." includes="WEB-INF/web-out.xml WEB-INF/**/*.class js/* svg/* themes/**/*" />
         </uptodate>
         <condition property="shouldListChanges" >
             <and>
                 <not>
                     <isset property="war.uptodate" />
                 </not>
-                <isset property="mtn.available" />
+                <isset property="git.available" />
             </and>
         </condition>
     </target>
diff --git a/apps/susimail/build.xml b/apps/susimail/build.xml
index d248a426c7..e88fb3f275 100644
--- a/apps/susimail/build.xml
+++ b/apps/susimail/build.xml
@@ -78,13 +78,20 @@
     </target>
 
     <target name="listChangedFiles" depends="warUpToDate" if="shouldListChanges" >
-        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="list" />
-            <arg value="changed" />
+        <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="status" />
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="--porcelain" />
+            <arg value="-uno" />
             <arg value="." />
         </exec>
+        <!-- trim flags -->
+        <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-e" />
+            <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
+        </exec>
         <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
             <arg value="-s" />
             <arg value="[:space:]" />
             <arg value="," />
@@ -118,7 +125,7 @@
                 <not>
                     <isset property="war.uptodate" />
                 </not>
-                <isset property="mtn.available" />
+                <isset property="git.available" />
             </and>
         </condition>
     </target>
diff --git a/apps/systray/java/build.xml b/apps/systray/java/build.xml
index 5897ef41b6..3f55ce618d 100644
--- a/apps/systray/java/build.xml
+++ b/apps/systray/java/build.xml
@@ -46,13 +46,20 @@
     </target>
 
     <target name="listChangedFiles" depends="jarUpToDate" if="shouldListChanges" >
-        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="list" />
-            <arg value="changed" />
+        <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="status" />
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="--porcelain" />
+            <arg value="-uno" />
             <arg value="." />
         </exec>
+        <!-- trim flags -->
+        <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-e" />
+            <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
+        </exec>
         <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
             <arg value="-s" />
             <arg value="[:space:]" />
             <arg value="," />
@@ -85,7 +92,7 @@
                 <not>
                     <isset property="jar.uptodate" />
                 </not>
-                <isset property="mtn.available" />
+                <isset property="git.available" />
             </and>
         </condition>
     </target>
diff --git a/core/java/build.xml b/core/java/build.xml
index 351eb7642c..8b36ce5f0b 100644
--- a/core/java/build.xml
+++ b/core/java/build.xml
@@ -81,14 +81,22 @@
         </javac>
     </target>
 
-    <target name="listChangedFiles" if="mtn.available" >
-        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="list" />
-            <arg value="changed" />
+    <target name="listChangedFiles" if="git.available" >
+        <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="status" />
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="--porcelain" />
+            <arg value="-uno" />
             <arg value="." />
+            <arg value="../resources" />
+        </exec>
+        <!-- trim flags -->
+        <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-e" />
+            <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
         </exec>
         <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
             <arg value="-s" />
             <arg value="[:space:]" />
             <arg value="," />
diff --git a/installer/java/build.xml b/installer/java/build.xml
index 8a34405f30..d3926a0f89 100644
--- a/installer/java/build.xml
+++ b/installer/java/build.xml
@@ -34,14 +34,21 @@
         </javac>
     </target>
 
-    <target name="listChangedFiles" if="mtn.available" >
-        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="list" />
-            <arg value="changed" />
+    <target name="listChangedFiles" if="git.available" >
+        <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="status" />
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="--porcelain" />
+            <arg value="-uno" />
             <arg value="." />
         </exec>
+        <!-- trim flags -->
+        <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-e" />
+            <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
+        </exec>
         <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
             <arg value="-s" />
             <arg value="[:space:]" />
             <arg value="," />
diff --git a/router/java/build.xml b/router/java/build.xml
index 3449609766..4b0cedf2bc 100644
--- a/router/java/build.xml
+++ b/router/java/build.xml
@@ -53,14 +53,22 @@
         </javac>
     </target>
 
-    <target name="listChangedFiles" if="mtn.available" >
-        <exec executable="mtn" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
-            <arg value="list" />
-            <arg value="changed" />
+    <target name="listChangedFiles" if="git.available" >
+        <exec executable="git" outputproperty="workspace.changes" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="status" />
+            <arg value="-s" />
+            <arg value="--porcelain" />
+            <arg value="-uno" />
             <arg value="." />
+            <arg value="../resources" />
+        </exec>
+        <!-- trim flags -->
+        <exec executable="sed" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.sed" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+            <arg value="-e" />
+            <arg value="s/^[MTADRCU ]*//" />
         </exec>
         <!-- \n in an attribute value generates an invalid manifest -->
-        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
+        <exec executable="tr" inputstring="${workspace.changes.sed}" outputproperty="workspace.changes.tr" errorproperty="mtn.error2" failifexecutionfails="false" >
             <arg value="-s" />
             <arg value="[:space:]" />
             <arg value="," />