diff --git a/build/linux/dist.sh b/build/linux/dist.sh
index 2c8597f9e..1ee1efcc2 100755
--- a/build/linux/dist.sh
+++ b/build/linux/dist.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ cp -r ../../opengl processing/libraries/
 cp -r ../../serial processing/libraries/
 cp -r ../../pdf processing/libraries/
 cp -r ../../dxf processing/libraries/
+cp -r ../../xml processing/libraries/
+cp -r ../../svg processing/libraries/
 
 # new style examples thing ala reas
 cd processing
diff --git a/build/linux/make.sh b/build/linux/make.sh
index b2ddff84a..b1fd59cc8 100755
--- a/build/linux/make.sh
+++ b/build/linux/make.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ else
   cp -r ../../video work/libraries/
   cp -r ../../pdf work/libraries/
   cp -r ../../dxf work/libraries/
+  cp -r ../../xml work/libraries/
+  cp -r ../../svg work/libraries/
 
   echo Extracting examples...
   cd work
@@ -195,5 +197,29 @@ mkdir -p $LIBRARIES/dxf/library/
 cp library/dxf.jar $LIBRARIES/dxf/library/
 
 
+# XML LIBRARY
+echo Building XML library...
+cd ../xml
+mkdir -p bin
+$JIKES -target 1.1 +D -d bin src/processing/xml/*.java 
+rm -f library/xml.jar
+find bin -name "*~" -exec rm -f {} ';'
+cd bin && zip -r0q ../library/xml.jar processing/xml/*.class && cd ..
+mkdir -p $LIBRARIES/xml/library/
+cp library/xml.jar $LIBRARIES/xml/library/
+
+
+# SVG LIBRARY
+echo Building SVG library...
+cd ../svg
+mkdir -p bin
+$JIKES -target 1.1 +D -d bin src/processing/svg/*.java 
+rm -f library/svg.jar
+find bin -name "*~" -exec rm -f {} ';'
+cd bin && zip -r0q ../library/svg.jar processing/svg/*.class && cd ..
+mkdir -p $LIBRARIES/svg/library/
+cp library/svg.jar $LIBRARIES/svg/library/
+
+
 echo
 echo Done.
diff --git a/build/macosx/dist.sh b/build/macosx/dist.sh
index fa9af6935..839fd6087 100755
--- a/build/macosx/dist.sh
+++ b/build/macosx/dist.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ cp -r ../../serial processing/libraries/
 cp -r ../../video processing/libraries/
 cp -r ../../pdf processing/libraries/
 cp -r ../../dxf processing/libraries/
+cp -r ../../xml processing/libraries/
+cp -r ../../svg processing/libraries/
 
 # new style examples thing ala reas
 cd processing
diff --git a/build/macosx/make.sh b/build/macosx/make.sh
index f7cbe15c3..b98f89a6f 100755
--- a/build/macosx/make.sh
+++ b/build/macosx/make.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ else
   cp -r ../../video work/libraries/
   cp -r ../../pdf work/libraries/
   cp -r ../../dxf work/libraries/
+  cp -r ../../xml work/libraries/
+  cp -r ../../svg work/libraries/
 
   echo Extracting examples...
   cd work
@@ -237,5 +239,29 @@ mkdir -p $LIBRARIES/dxf/library/
 cp library/dxf.jar $LIBRARIES/dxf/library/
 
 
+# XML LIBRARY
+echo Building XML library...
+cd ../xml
+mkdir -p bin
+$JIKES -target 1.1 +D -d bin src/processing/xml/*.java 
+rm -f library/xml.jar
+find bin -name "*~" -exec rm -f {} ';'
+cd bin && zip -r0q ../library/xml.jar processing/xml/*.class && cd ..
+mkdir -p $LIBRARIES/xml/library/
+cp library/xml.jar $LIBRARIES/xml/library/
+
+
+# SVG LIBRARY
+echo Building SVG Import library...
+cd ../svg
+mkdir -p bin
+$JIKES -target 1.1 +D -d bin src/processing/svg/*.java 
+rm -f library/svg.jar
+find bin -name "*~" -exec rm -f {} ';'
+cd bin && zip -r0q ../library/svg.jar processing/svg/*.class && cd ..
+mkdir -p $LIBRARIES/svg/library/
+cp library/svg.jar $LIBRARIES/svg/library/
+
+
 echo
 echo Done.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/windows/dist.sh b/build/windows/dist.sh
index 0a253b25b..2d0bfd798 100755
--- a/build/windows/dist.sh
+++ b/build/windows/dist.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ cp -r ../../serial processing/libraries/
 cp -r ../../video processing/libraries/
 cp -r ../../pdf processing/libraries/
 cp -r ../../dxf processing/libraries/
+cp -r ../../xml processing/libraries/
+cp -r ../../svg processing/libraries/
 
 # new style examples thing ala reas
 cd processing
diff --git a/build/windows/make.sh b/build/windows/make.sh
index 5d0eb14fe..bb87d0cd5 100755
--- a/build/windows/make.sh
+++ b/build/windows/make.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ else
   cp -r ../../video work/libraries/
   cp -r ../../pdf work/libraries/
   cp -r ../../dxf work/libraries/
+  cp -r ../../xml work/libraries/
+  cp -r ../../svg work/libraries/
 
   echo Extracting examples...
   cd work
@@ -266,6 +268,30 @@ mkdir -p $LIBRARIES/dxf/library/
 cp library/dxf.jar $LIBRARIES/dxf/library/
 
 
+# XML LIBRARY
+echo Building XML library...
+cd ../xml
+mkdir -p bin
+$JIKES -target 1.1 +D -d bin src/processing/xml/*.java 
+rm -f library/xml.jar
+find bin -name "*~" -exec rm -f {} ';'
+cd bin && zip -r0q ../library/xml.jar processing/xml/*.class && cd ..
+mkdir -p $LIBRARIES/xml/library/
+cp library/xml.jar $LIBRARIES/xml/library/
+
+
+# SVG LIBRARY
+echo Building SVG library...
+cd ../svg
+mkdir -p bin
+$JIKES -target 1.1 +D -d bin src/processing/svg/*.java 
+rm -f library/svg.jar
+find bin -name "*~" -exec rm -f {} ';'
+cd bin && zip -r0q ../library/svg.jar processing/svg/*.class && cd ..
+mkdir -p $LIBRARIES/svg/library/
+cp library/svg.jar $LIBRARIES/svg/library/
+
+
 echo
 echo Done.
 
diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java b/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
index 4d58b722f..0f649c4ac 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
@@ -3825,9 +3825,9 @@ public class PApplet extends Applet
 
     } catch (Exception e) {
       if (filename == null) {
-        die("Filename passed to reader() was null", e);
+        System.err.println("Filename passed to reader() was null");
       } else {
-        die("Couldn't create a reader for " + filename, e);
+        System.err.println("Couldn't create a reader for " + filename);
       }
     }
     return null;