diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index cc1a3998e..27f57e8a2 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -238,7 +238,22 @@
     </jar>
 
   </target>
+  
+  <target name="compile-cora" depends="init" description="compile YaCy cora component">
+    <!-- compile the cora sources -->
+    <javac srcdir="${src}/net/yacy/cora/" destdir="${build}/"
+           debug="true" debuglevel="lines,vars,source"
+           source="${javacSource}" target="${javacTarget}">
+      <classpath refid="project.class.path" />
+      <compilerarg value="-Xlint"/>
+    </javac>
+  	
+  	<!-- make yacy-cora.jar -->
+    <jar destfile="${lib}/yacy-cora.jar" includes="**/net/yacy/cora/**" basedir="${build}/"></jar>
+
+  </target>
 
+  
   <target name="compile" depends="compile-core" description="compile YaCy core and YaCy servlets">
     <!-- defining the classpath that should be used for compiling -->
     <path id="project.class.path">