diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index bb20bf6..272384d 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -8,7 +8,22 @@ crossPaths := false
 
 javacOptions ++= Seq("-Xlint", "-Xlint:-serial")
 
+autoScalaLibrary := false // no scala-library dependency
+
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "junit" % "junit" % "4.+" % "test",
   "com.novocode" % "junit-interface" % "0.7" % "test->default"
 )
+
+// add our sources to the main jar file
+unmanagedResourceDirectories in Compile <+= baseDirectory / "src/main/java"
+
+// work around SBT bug
+unmanagedResources in Compile ~= (_.filterNot(_.isDirectory))
+
+// this hackery causes publish-local to install to ~/.m2/repository instead of ~/.ivy
+otherResolvers := Seq(Resolver.file("dotM2", file(Path.userHome + "/.m2/repository")))
+
+publishLocalConfiguration <<= (packagedArtifacts, deliverLocal, ivyLoggingLevel) map {
+  (arts, _, level) => new PublishConfiguration(None, "dotM2", arts, level)
+}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e8193e7..1afc821 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <version>1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>pythagoras</name>
-  <description>
-    Portable geometry routines, adapted from Apache Harmony geometry classes.
-  </description>
+  <description>A portable geometry library.</description>
   <url>http://github.com/samskivert/pythagoras/</url>
   <issueManagement>
     <url>http://github.com/samskivert/pythagoras/issues</url>