diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Direct build script for Maven project
+
+echo "Current directory: $(pwd)"
+echo "Building project with Maven..."
+
+# Run Maven build using the exact pom.xml location
+mvn clean package -f "$(pwd)/pom.xml"
+
+echo "Build complete. JAR file should be in target/ directory."
diff --git a/debug_build.sh b/debug_build.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Debug script for build issues
+
+echo "=== Environment Information ==="
+echo "Current directory: $(pwd)"
+echo "Java version:"
+java -version
+echo ""
+echo "Maven version:"
+mvn --version
+echo ""
+
+echo "=== Project structure ==="
+find . -type f -name "*.kt" | sort
+find . -type f -name "pom.xml"
+echo ""
+
+
+echo "=== Debugging build for MOTD ==="
+echo "Changing to directory: "
+cd 
+echo "Current directory: $(pwd)"
+
+echo "Checking for POM file:"
+ls -la pom.xml
+
+echo "Checking Kotlin source files:"
+find . -type f -name "*.kt" | sort
+
+echo "Compiling Kotlin sources:"
+mvn compile
+
+echo "Checking for MOTDGuiHandler class:"
+find . -type f -name "MOTDGuiHandler.kt"
+grep -r "MOTDGuiHandler" --include="*.kt" .
+echo ""
+
+echo "Checking package structure:"
+find ./src -type d | sort
+echo ""
+
+echo "Checking import statements in MOTDCommand.kt:"
+grep -r "import" --include="MOTDCommand.kt" .
+echo ""
+
+cd ..