Index: /Users/tjeerd/dev_ext/ivy/build.xml
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--- /Users/tjeerd/dev_ext/ivy/build.xml	(revision 554149)
+++ /Users/tjeerd/dev_ext/ivy/build.xml	(working copy)
@@ -274,12 +274,10 @@
 			<fileset dir="${core.classes.build.dir}" />
 			<fileset dir="${optional.classes.build.dir}" />
 		</jar>
-		<echo  file="${artifacts.build.dir}/readme.txt">The Ivy jars explained${line.separator}
-${line.separator}
-${final.name}    The full Ivy jar, including all Ivy classes.${line.separator}
-${final.core.name}    The Ivy core, eg everything but classes dependent on Ant.${line.separator}
-		</echo>
-
+		<echo  file="${artifacts.build.dir}/readme.txt">The Ivy jars explained${line.separator}</echo>
+		<echo  file="${artifacts.build.dir}/readme.txt"  append="true">${line.separator}</echo>
+		<echo  file="${artifacts.build.dir}/readme.txt"  append="true">${final.name}    The full Ivy jar, including all Ivy classes.${line.separator}</echo>
+		<echo  file="${artifacts.build.dir}/readme.txt"  append="true">${final.core.name}    The Ivy core, eg everything but classes dependent on Ant.${line.separator}</echo>
 		<!-- clean generated module properties file -->
 		<delete file="${core.classes.build.dir}/module.properties" />
 	</target>