diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/DefaultRmicAdapter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/DefaultRmicAdapter.java
index c3c3e875b..b2780f6e5 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/DefaultRmicAdapter.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/DefaultRmicAdapter.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.rmic;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Random;
-import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.AbstractLogEnabled;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.FileNameMapper;
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
  * @author Takashi Okamoto <tokamoto@rd.nttdata.co.jp>
  */
 public abstract class DefaultRmicAdapter
-    extends AbstractLogEnabled
     implements RmicAdapter
 {
 
@@ -39,8 +37,16 @@ public abstract class DefaultRmicAdapter
     private Rmic attributes;
     private FileNameMapper mapper;
 
-    public DefaultRmicAdapter()
+    private TaskContext m_taskContext;
+
+    public void setTaskContext( final TaskContext context )
+    {
+        m_taskContext = context;
+    }
+
+    protected final TaskContext getTaskContext()
     {
+        return m_taskContext;
     }
 
     public void setRmic( Rmic attributes )
@@ -144,11 +150,11 @@ public abstract class DefaultRmicAdapter
 
         if( attributes.getIiop() )
         {
-            getLogger().info( "IIOP has been turned on." );
+            getTaskContext().info( "IIOP has been turned on." );
             cmd.addArgument( "-iiop" );
             if( attributes.getIiopopts() != null )
             {
-                getLogger().info( "IIOP Options: " + attributes.getIiopopts() );
+                getTaskContext().info( "IIOP Options: " + attributes.getIiopopts() );
                 cmd.addArgument( attributes.getIiopopts() );
             }
         }
@@ -156,11 +162,11 @@ public abstract class DefaultRmicAdapter
         if( attributes.getIdl() )
         {
             cmd.addArgument( "-idl" );
-            getLogger().info( "IDL has been turned on." );
+            getTaskContext().info( "IDL has been turned on." );
             if( attributes.getIdlopts() != null )
             {
                 cmd.addArgument( attributes.getIdlopts() );
-                getLogger().info( "IDL Options: " + attributes.getIdlopts() );
+                getTaskContext().info( "IDL Options: " + attributes.getIdlopts() );
             }
         }
 
@@ -220,7 +226,7 @@ public abstract class DefaultRmicAdapter
     {
         ArrayList compileList = attributes.getCompileList();
 
-        getLogger().debug( "Compilation args: " + cmd.toString() );
+        getTaskContext().debug( "Compilation args: " + cmd.toString() );
 
         StringBuffer niceSourceList = new StringBuffer( "File" );
         if( compileList.size() != 1 )
@@ -236,7 +242,7 @@ public abstract class DefaultRmicAdapter
             niceSourceList.append( "    " + arg );
         }
 
-        getLogger().debug( niceSourceList.toString() );
+        getTaskContext().debug( niceSourceList.toString() );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -385,20 +391,20 @@ public abstract class DefaultRmicAdapter
                 {
                     final String message = "Unable to verify class " + classname
                         + ". It could not be found.";
-                    getLogger().warn( message );
+                    getTaskContext().warn( message );
                 }
                 catch( NoClassDefFoundError e )
                 {
                     final String message = "Unable to verify class " + classname
                         + ". It is not defined.";
-                    getLogger().warn( message );
+                    getTaskContext().warn( message );
                 }
                 catch( Throwable t )
                 {
                     final String message = "Unable to verify class " + classname
                         + ". Loading caused Exception: "
                         + t.getMessage();
-                    getLogger().warn( message );
+                    getTaskContext().warn( message );
                 }
             }
             return target;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/KaffeRmic.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/KaffeRmic.java
index d0a17986a..8d71c91b2 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/KaffeRmic.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/KaffeRmic.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.rmic;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline;
 
 /**
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ public class KaffeRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
     public boolean execute()
         throws TaskException
     {
-        getLogger().debug( "Using Kaffe rmic" );
+        getTaskContext().debug( "Using Kaffe rmic" );
         Commandline cmd = setupRmicCommand();
 
         try
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/Rmic.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/Rmic.java
index 9a604de2e..9bbfd80a2 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/Rmic.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/Rmic.java
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ public class Rmic extends MatchingTask
         }
 
         String compiler = getContext().getProperty( "build.rmic" ).toString();
-        RmicAdapter adapter = RmicAdapterFactory.getRmic( compiler );
+        RmicAdapter adapter = RmicAdapterFactory.getRmic( compiler, getContext() );
 
         // now we need to populate the compiler adapter
         adapter.setRmic( this );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/RmicAdapter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/RmicAdapter.java
index ef8533433..92ee4aa12 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/RmicAdapter.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/RmicAdapter.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.rmic;
 
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.FileNameMapper;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path;
 
@@ -23,9 +24,9 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path;
  * @author <a href="mailto:tokamoto@rd.nttdata.co.jp">Takashi Okamoto</a>
  * @author <a href="mailto:stefan.bodewig@epost.de">Stefan Bodewig</a>
  */
-
 public interface RmicAdapter
 {
+    void setTaskContext( TaskContext context );
 
     /**
      * Sets the rmic attributes, which are stored in the Rmic task.
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/RmicAdapterFactory.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/RmicAdapterFactory.java
index a0949ebe8..016b8a409 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/RmicAdapterFactory.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/RmicAdapterFactory.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.rmic;
 
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
 
 /**
  * Creates the necessary rmic adapter, given basic criteria.
@@ -42,8 +43,15 @@ public class RmicAdapterFactory
      * @throws TaskException if the rmic type could not be resolved into a rmic
      *      adapter.
      */
-    public static RmicAdapter getRmic( String rmicType )
+    public static RmicAdapter getRmic( final String rmicType, final TaskContext context )
         throws TaskException
+    {
+        final RmicAdapter adaptor = createAdaptor( rmicType );
+        adaptor.setTaskContext( context );
+        return adaptor;
+    }
+
+    private static RmicAdapter createAdaptor( String rmicType ) throws TaskException
     {
         if( rmicType == null )
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/SunRmic.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/SunRmic.java
index 10fde5c62..fcb36afec 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/SunRmic.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/SunRmic.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline;
 
 /**
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ public class SunRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
     public boolean execute()
         throws TaskException
     {
-        getLogger().debug( "Using SUN rmic compiler" );
+        getTaskContext().debug( "Using SUN rmic compiler" );
         Commandline cmd = setupRmicCommand();
 
         // Create an instance of the rmic, redirecting output to
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/WLRmic.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/WLRmic.java
index cea03e3bb..95530c81e 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/WLRmic.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/WLRmic.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.rmic;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline;
 
 /**
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ public class WLRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
     public boolean execute()
         throws TaskException
     {
-        getLogger().debug( "Using WebLogic rmic" );
+        getTaskContext().debug( "Using WebLogic rmic" );
         Commandline cmd = setupRmicCommand( new String[]{"-noexit"} );
 
         try
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/DefaultRmicAdapter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/DefaultRmicAdapter.java
index c3c3e875b..b2780f6e5 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/DefaultRmicAdapter.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/DefaultRmicAdapter.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.rmic;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Random;
-import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.AbstractLogEnabled;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.FileNameMapper;
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
  * @author Takashi Okamoto <tokamoto@rd.nttdata.co.jp>
  */
 public abstract class DefaultRmicAdapter
-    extends AbstractLogEnabled
     implements RmicAdapter
 {
 
@@ -39,8 +37,16 @@ public abstract class DefaultRmicAdapter
     private Rmic attributes;
     private FileNameMapper mapper;
 
-    public DefaultRmicAdapter()
+    private TaskContext m_taskContext;
+
+    public void setTaskContext( final TaskContext context )
+    {
+        m_taskContext = context;
+    }
+
+    protected final TaskContext getTaskContext()
     {
+        return m_taskContext;
     }
 
     public void setRmic( Rmic attributes )
@@ -144,11 +150,11 @@ public abstract class DefaultRmicAdapter
 
         if( attributes.getIiop() )
         {
-            getLogger().info( "IIOP has been turned on." );
+            getTaskContext().info( "IIOP has been turned on." );
             cmd.addArgument( "-iiop" );
             if( attributes.getIiopopts() != null )
             {
-                getLogger().info( "IIOP Options: " + attributes.getIiopopts() );
+                getTaskContext().info( "IIOP Options: " + attributes.getIiopopts() );
                 cmd.addArgument( attributes.getIiopopts() );
             }
         }
@@ -156,11 +162,11 @@ public abstract class DefaultRmicAdapter
         if( attributes.getIdl() )
         {
             cmd.addArgument( "-idl" );
-            getLogger().info( "IDL has been turned on." );
+            getTaskContext().info( "IDL has been turned on." );
             if( attributes.getIdlopts() != null )
             {
                 cmd.addArgument( attributes.getIdlopts() );
-                getLogger().info( "IDL Options: " + attributes.getIdlopts() );
+                getTaskContext().info( "IDL Options: " + attributes.getIdlopts() );
             }
         }
 
@@ -220,7 +226,7 @@ public abstract class DefaultRmicAdapter
     {
         ArrayList compileList = attributes.getCompileList();
 
-        getLogger().debug( "Compilation args: " + cmd.toString() );
+        getTaskContext().debug( "Compilation args: " + cmd.toString() );
 
         StringBuffer niceSourceList = new StringBuffer( "File" );
         if( compileList.size() != 1 )
@@ -236,7 +242,7 @@ public abstract class DefaultRmicAdapter
             niceSourceList.append( "    " + arg );
         }
 
-        getLogger().debug( niceSourceList.toString() );
+        getTaskContext().debug( niceSourceList.toString() );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -385,20 +391,20 @@ public abstract class DefaultRmicAdapter
                 {
                     final String message = "Unable to verify class " + classname
                         + ". It could not be found.";
-                    getLogger().warn( message );
+                    getTaskContext().warn( message );
                 }
                 catch( NoClassDefFoundError e )
                 {
                     final String message = "Unable to verify class " + classname
                         + ". It is not defined.";
-                    getLogger().warn( message );
+                    getTaskContext().warn( message );
                 }
                 catch( Throwable t )
                 {
                     final String message = "Unable to verify class " + classname
                         + ". Loading caused Exception: "
                         + t.getMessage();
-                    getLogger().warn( message );
+                    getTaskContext().warn( message );
                 }
             }
             return target;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/KaffeRmic.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/KaffeRmic.java
index d0a17986a..8d71c91b2 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/KaffeRmic.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/KaffeRmic.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.rmic;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline;
 
 /**
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ public class KaffeRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
     public boolean execute()
         throws TaskException
     {
-        getLogger().debug( "Using Kaffe rmic" );
+        getTaskContext().debug( "Using Kaffe rmic" );
         Commandline cmd = setupRmicCommand();
 
         try
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/Rmic.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/Rmic.java
index 9a604de2e..9bbfd80a2 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/Rmic.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/Rmic.java
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ public class Rmic extends MatchingTask
         }
 
         String compiler = getContext().getProperty( "build.rmic" ).toString();
-        RmicAdapter adapter = RmicAdapterFactory.getRmic( compiler );
+        RmicAdapter adapter = RmicAdapterFactory.getRmic( compiler, getContext() );
 
         // now we need to populate the compiler adapter
         adapter.setRmic( this );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/RmicAdapter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/RmicAdapter.java
index ef8533433..92ee4aa12 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/RmicAdapter.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/RmicAdapter.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.rmic;
 
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.FileNameMapper;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path;
 
@@ -23,9 +24,9 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path;
  * @author <a href="mailto:tokamoto@rd.nttdata.co.jp">Takashi Okamoto</a>
  * @author <a href="mailto:stefan.bodewig@epost.de">Stefan Bodewig</a>
  */
-
 public interface RmicAdapter
 {
+    void setTaskContext( TaskContext context );
 
     /**
      * Sets the rmic attributes, which are stored in the Rmic task.
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/RmicAdapterFactory.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/RmicAdapterFactory.java
index a0949ebe8..016b8a409 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/RmicAdapterFactory.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/RmicAdapterFactory.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.rmic;
 
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
 
 /**
  * Creates the necessary rmic adapter, given basic criteria.
@@ -42,8 +43,15 @@ public class RmicAdapterFactory
      * @throws TaskException if the rmic type could not be resolved into a rmic
      *      adapter.
      */
-    public static RmicAdapter getRmic( String rmicType )
+    public static RmicAdapter getRmic( final String rmicType, final TaskContext context )
         throws TaskException
+    {
+        final RmicAdapter adaptor = createAdaptor( rmicType );
+        adaptor.setTaskContext( context );
+        return adaptor;
+    }
+
+    private static RmicAdapter createAdaptor( String rmicType ) throws TaskException
     {
         if( rmicType == null )
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/SunRmic.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/SunRmic.java
index 10fde5c62..fcb36afec 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/SunRmic.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/SunRmic.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline;
 
 /**
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ public class SunRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
     public boolean execute()
         throws TaskException
     {
-        getLogger().debug( "Using SUN rmic compiler" );
+        getTaskContext().debug( "Using SUN rmic compiler" );
         Commandline cmd = setupRmicCommand();
 
         // Create an instance of the rmic, redirecting output to
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/WLRmic.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/WLRmic.java
index cea03e3bb..95530c81e 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/WLRmic.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/WLRmic.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.rmic;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline;
 
 /**
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ public class WLRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
     public boolean execute()
         throws TaskException
     {
-        getLogger().debug( "Using WebLogic rmic" );
+        getTaskContext().debug( "Using WebLogic rmic" );
         Commandline cmd = setupRmicCommand( new String[]{"-noexit"} );
 
         try