# preconditions for the build process...
+# clean out the logs directory so we are all fresh.
+\rm -rf "$LOGS_DIR" "$BUILD_TOP/generatedJUnitFiles"
+mkdir "$LOGS_DIR" # make this again so no one gets cranky.
+
+# set up our output directories etc.
prepare_binaries_dir
# set a flag for this process so we can omit certain compilations as necessary.