From 7a3448dcea316f454dd0ba470f8b0825504ae309 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Donald Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 14:56:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Started refactoring. Made BuildException extend TaskException. Now BuildException is no longer a RuntimException and needs to be declared everywhere it could be thrown Removed the constructors that took location info for BuildException. Location is something known about byt the container and the tasks them selves should not be worrying about that sort of thing Removed a bunch of deprecated methods and features. Also moved all file handling utilities outside iof the Project class. To aid the transition I added a resolveFile method to the base ProjectComponent class. 480 odd compile errors left to clean up. git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk@270158 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68 --- .../org/apache/tools/ant/AntClassLoader.java | 123 ++--- .../org/apache/tools/ant/BuildException.java | 37 -- .../org/apache/tools/ant/DesirableFilter.java | 96 ---- .../apache/tools/ant/DirectoryScanner.java | 163 ++++--- .../org/apache/tools/ant/FileScanner.java | 17 +- .../apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper.java | 288 ++++++------ .../src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java | 35 +- .../main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java | 436 ++++-------------- .../apache/tools/ant/ProjectComponent.java | 7 + .../org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java | 110 ++--- .../apache/tools/ant/RuntimeConfigurable.java | 3 +- .../src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java | 33 +- .../src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java | 2 + .../org/apache/tools/ant/TaskAdapter.java | 10 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java | 57 +-- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ant.java | 19 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/AntStructure.java | 4 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Available.java | 42 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/BUnzip2.java | 6 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/BZip2.java | 2 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CVSPass.java | 7 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java | 3 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Checksum.java | 32 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Chmod.java | 11 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/ConditionTask.java | 7 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copy.java | 94 ++-- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Cvs.java | 24 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Definer.java | 16 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Delete.java | 3 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ear.java | 9 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Echo.java | 2 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecTask.java | 23 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Execute.java | 8 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteJava.java | 13 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteOn.java | 23 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Expand.java | 9 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Filter.java | 2 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java | 56 +-- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/GUnzip.java | 2 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/GZip.java | 2 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java | 16 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Jar.java | 19 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Java.java | 61 +-- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javac.java | 58 +-- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javadoc.java | 23 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/LogStreamHandler.java | 2 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Manifest.java | 11 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/MatchingTask.java | 53 --- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Mkdir.java | 4 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Move.java | 6 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Pack.java | 6 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Parallel.java | 4 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Patch.java | 10 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Property.java | 21 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Replace.java | 12 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java | 11 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SQLExec.java | 22 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SendEmail.java | 4 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Sleep.java | 2 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tar.java | 101 +--- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Touch.java | 5 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tstamp.java | 26 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Unpack.java | 10 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Untar.java | 3 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/UpToDate.java | 3 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/War.java | 8 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/XSLTProcess.java | 66 +-- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java | 22 +- .../compilers/DefaultCompilerAdapter.java | 4 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac12.java | 6 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac13.java | 2 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Jikes.java | 17 - .../tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Kjc.java | 4 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties | 7 - .../tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ANTLR.java | 27 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/IContract.java | 12 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Javah.java | 12 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/ManifestFile.java | 2 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/Native2Ascii.java | 5 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/NetRexxC.java | 5 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/PropertyFile.java | 8 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Rpm.java | 8 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Script.java | 4 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMCheck.java | 2 +- .../taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMCreateTask.java | 4 +- .../taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMReconfigure.java | 2 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/Continuus.java | 2 +- .../optional/clearcase/CCCheckin.java | 2 +- .../optional/clearcase/CCCheckout.java | 2 +- .../optional/clearcase/CCUnCheckout.java | 2 +- .../taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCUpdate.java | 2 +- .../optional/clearcase/ClearCase.java | 2 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/depend/Depend.java | 6 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/CSharp.java | 2 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/Ilasm.java | 2 +- .../taskdefs/optional/dotnet/NetCommand.java | 4 +- .../optional/ejb/BorlandDeploymentTool.java | 4 +- .../optional/ejb/GenericDeploymentTool.java | 10 +- .../optional/ejb/IPlanetDeploymentTool.java | 10 +- .../optional/ejb/IPlanetEjbcTask.java | 24 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WLRun.java | 4 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/i18n/Translate.java | 104 +++-- .../taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJLocalUtil.java | 2 +- .../taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJRemoteUtil.java | 6 +- .../optional/jdepend/JDependTask.java | 5 +- .../taskdefs/optional/jlink/JlinkTask.java | 2 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/JspC.java | 15 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/WLJspc.java | 2 +- .../optional/jsp/compilers/JasperC.java | 2 +- .../optional/junit/AggregateTransformer.java | 6 +- .../optional/junit/FormatterElement.java | 8 +- .../taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java | 11 +- .../optional/junit/XMLResultAggregator.java | 6 +- .../metamata/AbstractMetamataTask.java | 2 +- .../taskdefs/optional/metamata/MAudit.java | 2 +- .../taskdefs/optional/metamata/MParse.java | 4 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTP.java | 25 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/net/MimeMail.java | 4 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/net/TelnetTask.java | 6 +- .../taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4Base.java | 2 +- .../optional/perforce/P4HandlerAdapter.java | 2 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/pvcs/Pvcs.java | 12 +- .../taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovMerge.java | 4 +- .../taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovReport.java | 6 +- .../taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Coverage.java | 6 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSS.java | 2 +- .../taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSCHECKIN.java | 8 +- .../taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSCHECKOUT.java | 8 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSGET.java | 8 +- .../taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSHISTORY.java | 8 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSLABEL.java | 6 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/KaffeRmic.java | 4 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/SunRmic.java | 6 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/WLRmic.java | 4 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/types/DataType.java | 25 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/types/FileSet.java | 44 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/types/FilterSet.java | 74 ++- .../tools/ant/types/FilterSetCollection.java | 20 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/types/Mapper.java | 2 +- .../main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Path.java | 160 ++++--- .../apache/tools/ant/types/PatternSet.java | 4 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java | 93 ++-- .../ant/util/regexp/JakartaOroMatcher.java | 2 +- .../ant/util/regexp/Jdk14RegexpMatcher.java | 2 +- .../ant/util/regexp/RegexpMatcherFactory.java | 2 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/AntClassLoader.java | 123 ++--- .../org/apache/tools/ant/BuildException.java | 37 -- .../org/apache/tools/ant/DesirableFilter.java | 96 ---- .../apache/tools/ant/DirectoryScanner.java | 163 ++++--- .../org/apache/tools/ant/FileScanner.java | 17 +- .../apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper.java | 288 ++++++------ .../src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java | 35 +- .../todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java | 436 ++++-------------- .../apache/tools/ant/ProjectComponent.java | 7 + .../org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java | 110 ++--- .../apache/tools/ant/RuntimeConfigurable.java | 3 +- .../src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java | 33 +- .../src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java | 2 + .../org/apache/tools/ant/TaskAdapter.java | 10 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java | 57 +-- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ant.java | 19 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/AntStructure.java | 4 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Available.java | 42 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/BUnzip2.java | 6 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/BZip2.java | 2 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CVSPass.java | 7 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java | 3 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Checksum.java | 32 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Chmod.java | 11 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/ConditionTask.java | 7 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copy.java | 94 ++-- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Cvs.java | 24 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Definer.java | 16 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Delete.java | 3 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ear.java | 9 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Echo.java | 2 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecTask.java | 23 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Execute.java | 8 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteJava.java | 13 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteOn.java | 23 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Expand.java | 9 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Filter.java | 2 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java | 56 +-- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/GUnzip.java | 2 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/GZip.java | 2 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java | 16 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Jar.java | 19 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Java.java | 61 +-- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javac.java | 58 +-- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javadoc.java | 23 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/LogStreamHandler.java | 2 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Manifest.java | 11 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/MatchingTask.java | 53 --- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Mkdir.java | 4 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Move.java | 6 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Pack.java | 6 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Parallel.java | 4 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Patch.java | 10 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Property.java | 21 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Replace.java | 12 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java | 11 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SQLExec.java | 22 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SendEmail.java | 4 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Sleep.java | 2 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tar.java | 101 +--- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Touch.java | 5 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tstamp.java | 26 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Unpack.java | 10 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Untar.java | 3 +- .../apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/UpToDate.java | 3 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/War.java | 8 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/XSLTProcess.java | 66 +-- .../org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java | 22 +- .../compilers/DefaultCompilerAdapter.java | 4 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac12.java | 6 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac13.java | 2 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Jikes.java | 17 - .../tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Kjc.java | 4 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties | 7 - .../tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ANTLR.java | 27 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/IContract.java | 12 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Javah.java | 12 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/ManifestFile.java | 2 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/Native2Ascii.java | 5 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/NetRexxC.java | 5 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/PropertyFile.java | 8 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Rpm.java | 8 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Script.java | 4 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMCheck.java | 2 +- .../taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMCreateTask.java | 4 +- .../taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMReconfigure.java | 2 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/Continuus.java | 2 +- .../optional/clearcase/CCCheckin.java | 2 +- .../optional/clearcase/CCCheckout.java | 2 +- .../optional/clearcase/CCUnCheckout.java | 2 +- .../taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCUpdate.java | 2 +- .../optional/clearcase/ClearCase.java | 2 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/depend/Depend.java | 6 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/CSharp.java | 2 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/Ilasm.java | 2 +- .../taskdefs/optional/dotnet/NetCommand.java | 4 +- .../optional/ejb/BorlandDeploymentTool.java | 4 +- .../optional/ejb/GenericDeploymentTool.java | 10 +- .../optional/ejb/IPlanetDeploymentTool.java | 10 +- .../optional/ejb/IPlanetEjbcTask.java | 24 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WLRun.java | 4 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/i18n/Translate.java | 104 +++-- .../taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJLocalUtil.java | 2 +- .../taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJRemoteUtil.java | 6 +- .../optional/jdepend/JDependTask.java | 5 +- .../taskdefs/optional/jlink/JlinkTask.java | 2 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/JspC.java | 15 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/WLJspc.java | 2 +- .../optional/jsp/compilers/JasperC.java | 2 +- .../optional/junit/AggregateTransformer.java | 6 +- .../optional/junit/FormatterElement.java | 8 +- .../taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java | 11 +- .../optional/junit/XMLResultAggregator.java | 6 +- .../metamata/AbstractMetamataTask.java | 2 +- .../taskdefs/optional/metamata/MAudit.java | 2 +- .../taskdefs/optional/metamata/MParse.java | 4 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTP.java | 25 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/net/MimeMail.java | 4 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/net/TelnetTask.java | 6 +- .../taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4Base.java | 2 +- .../optional/perforce/P4HandlerAdapter.java | 2 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/pvcs/Pvcs.java | 12 +- .../taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovMerge.java | 4 +- .../taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovReport.java | 6 +- .../taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Coverage.java | 6 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSS.java | 2 +- .../taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSCHECKIN.java | 8 +- .../taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSCHECKOUT.java | 8 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSGET.java | 8 +- .../taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSHISTORY.java | 8 +- .../ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSLABEL.java | 6 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/KaffeRmic.java | 4 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/SunRmic.java | 6 +- .../tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/WLRmic.java | 4 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/types/DataType.java | 25 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/types/FileSet.java | 44 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/types/FilterSet.java | 74 ++- .../tools/ant/types/FilterSetCollection.java | 20 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/types/Mapper.java | 2 +- .../todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Path.java | 160 ++++--- .../apache/tools/ant/types/PatternSet.java | 4 +- .../org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java | 93 ++-- .../ant/util/regexp/JakartaOroMatcher.java | 2 +- .../ant/util/regexp/Jdk14RegexpMatcher.java | 2 +- .../ant/util/regexp/RegexpMatcherFactory.java | 2 +- 290 files changed, 2746 insertions(+), 3974 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/DesirableFilter.java delete mode 100644 proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/DesirableFilter.java diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/AntClassLoader.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/AntClassLoader.java index d2ef10528..e7a1ef558 100644 --- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/AntClassLoader.java +++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/AntClassLoader.java @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ * the LICENSE file. */ package org.apache.tools.ant; + import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream; import java.io.File; import java.io.FileInputStream; @@ -20,7 +21,9 @@ import java.util.Hashtable; import java.util.Vector; import java.util.zip.ZipEntry; import java.util.zip.ZipFile; +import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException; import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path; +import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils; /** * Used to load classes within ant with a different claspath from that used to @@ -97,24 +100,25 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener * The project to which this class loader belongs. */ private Project project; + static { try { - getProtectionDomain = Class.class.getMethod( "getProtectionDomain", new Class[0] ); + getProtectionDomain = Class.class.getMethod( "getProtectionDomain", new Class[ 0 ] ); Class protectionDomain = Class.forName( "java.security.ProtectionDomain" ); Class[] args = new Class[]{String.class, byte[].class, Integer.TYPE, Integer.TYPE, protectionDomain}; defineClassProtectionDomain = ClassLoader.class.getDeclaredMethod( "defineClass", args ); - getContextClassLoader = Thread.class.getMethod( "getContextClassLoader", new Class[0] ); + getContextClassLoader = Thread.class.getMethod( "getContextClassLoader", new Class[ 0 ] ); args = new Class[]{ClassLoader.class}; setContextClassLoader = Thread.class.getMethod( "setContextClassLoader", args ); } catch( Exception e ) - {} + { + } } - /** * Create a classloader for the given project using the classpath given. * @@ -136,7 +140,7 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener { try { - addPathElement( ( String )pathElements[i] ); + addPathElement( (String)pathElements[ i ] ); } catch( BuildException e ) { @@ -169,7 +173,6 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener addSystemPackageRoot( "javax" ); } - /** * Create a classloader for the given project using the classpath given. * @@ -243,17 +246,18 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener * current loader value for later resetting */ public void setThreadContextLoader() + throws TaskException { if( isContextLoaderSaved ) { - throw new BuildException( "Context loader has not been reset" ); + throw new TaskException( "Context loader has not been reset" ); } if( getContextClassLoader != null && setContextClassLoader != null ) { try { savedContextLoader - = ( ClassLoader )getContextClassLoader.invoke( Thread.currentThread(), new Object[0] ); + = (ClassLoader)getContextClassLoader.invoke( Thread.currentThread(), new Object[ 0 ] ); Object[] args = new Object[]{this}; setContextClassLoader.invoke( Thread.currentThread(), args ); isContextLoaderSaved = true; @@ -261,11 +265,11 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener catch( InvocationTargetException ite ) { Throwable t = ite.getTargetException(); - throw new BuildException( t.toString() ); + throw new TaskException( t.toString() ); } catch( Exception e ) { - throw new BuildException( e.toString() ); + throw new TaskException( e.toString() ); } } } @@ -293,22 +297,22 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener if( url != null ) { log( "Resource " + name + " loaded from parent loader", - Project.MSG_DEBUG ); + Project.MSG_DEBUG ); } else { // try and load from this loader if the parent either didn't find // it or wasn't consulted. - for( Enumeration e = pathComponents.elements(); e.hasMoreElements() && url == null; ) + for( Enumeration e = pathComponents.elements(); e.hasMoreElements() && url == null; ) { - File pathComponent = ( File )e.nextElement(); + File pathComponent = (File)e.nextElement(); url = getResourceURL( pathComponent, name ); if( url != null ) { log( "Resource " + name + " loaded from ant loader", - Project.MSG_DEBUG ); + Project.MSG_DEBUG ); } } } @@ -321,7 +325,7 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener if( url != null ) { log( "Resource " + name + " loaded from parent loader", - Project.MSG_DEBUG ); + Project.MSG_DEBUG ); } } @@ -386,7 +390,7 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener if( resourceStream == null ) { log( "Couldn't load ResourceStream for " + name, - Project.MSG_DEBUG ); + Project.MSG_DEBUG ); } return resourceStream; @@ -403,7 +407,6 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener loaderPackages.addElement( packageRoot + "." ); } - /** * Add an element to the classpath to be searched * @@ -414,8 +417,8 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener throws BuildException { File pathComponent - = project != null ? project.resolveFile( pathElement ) - : new File( pathElement ); + = project != null ? FileUtils.newFileUtils().resolveFile( project.getBaseDir(), pathElement ) + : new File( pathElement ); pathComponents.addElement( pathComponent ); } @@ -435,15 +438,17 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener cleanup(); } - public void buildStarted( BuildEvent event ) { } + public void buildStarted( BuildEvent event ) + { + } public void cleanup() { pathComponents = null; project = null; - for( Enumeration e = zipFiles.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); ) + for( Enumeration e = zipFiles.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); ) { - ZipFile zipFile = ( ZipFile )e.nextElement(); + ZipFile zipFile = (ZipFile)e.nextElement(); try { zipFile.close(); @@ -472,7 +477,6 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener return findClassInComponents( name ); } - /** * Load a class through this class loader even if that class is available on * the parent classpath. This ensures that any classes which are loaded by @@ -524,12 +528,15 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener return theClass; } - public void messageLogged( BuildEvent event ) { } + public void messageLogged( BuildEvent event ) + { + } /** * Reset the current thread's context loader to its original value */ public void resetThreadContextLoader() + throws TaskException { if( isContextLoaderSaved && getContextClassLoader != null && setContextClassLoader != null ) @@ -544,22 +551,30 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener catch( InvocationTargetException ite ) { Throwable t = ite.getTargetException(); - throw new BuildException( t.toString() ); + throw new TaskException( t.toString() ); } catch( Exception e ) { - throw new BuildException( e.toString() ); + throw new TaskException( e.toString() ); } } } - public void targetFinished( BuildEvent event ) { } + public void targetFinished( BuildEvent event ) + { + } - public void targetStarted( BuildEvent event ) { } + public void targetStarted( BuildEvent event ) + { + } - public void taskFinished( BuildEvent event ) { } + public void taskFinished( BuildEvent event ) + { + } - public void taskStarted( BuildEvent event ) { } + public void taskStarted( BuildEvent event ) + { + } /** * Returns an enumeration of URLs representing all the resources with the @@ -575,7 +590,6 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener return new ResourceEnumeration( name ); } - /** * Load a class with this class loader. This method will load a class. This * class attempts to load the class firstly using the parent class loader. @@ -649,9 +663,9 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener { project.log( message, priority ); } -// else { -// System.out.println(message); -// } + // else { + // System.out.println(message); + // } } /** @@ -680,7 +694,7 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener { ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); int bytesRead = -1; - byte[] buffer = new byte[BUFFER_SIZE]; + byte[] buffer = new byte[ BUFFER_SIZE ]; while( ( bytesRead = stream.read( buffer, 0, BUFFER_SIZE ) ) != -1 ) { @@ -696,20 +710,20 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener { try { - Object domain = getProtectionDomain.invoke( Project.class, new Object[0] ); + Object domain = getProtectionDomain.invoke( Project.class, new Object[ 0 ] ); Object[] args = new Object[]{classname, classData, new Integer( 0 ), new Integer( classData.length ), domain}; - return ( Class )defineClassProtectionDomain.invoke( this, args ); + return (Class)defineClassProtectionDomain.invoke( this, args ); } catch( InvocationTargetException ite ) { Throwable t = ite.getTargetException(); if( t instanceof ClassFormatError ) { - throw ( ClassFormatError )t; + throw (ClassFormatError)t; } else if( t instanceof NoClassDefFoundError ) { - throw ( NoClassDefFoundError )t; + throw (NoClassDefFoundError)t; } else { @@ -759,7 +773,7 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener else { // is the zip file in the cache - ZipFile zipFile = ( ZipFile )zipFiles.get( file ); + ZipFile zipFile = (ZipFile)zipFiles.get( file ); if( zipFile == null ) { zipFile = new ZipFile( file ); @@ -775,7 +789,7 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener catch( Exception e ) { log( "Ignoring Exception " + e.getClass().getName() + ": " + e.getMessage() + - " reading resource " + resourceName + " from " + file, Project.MSG_VERBOSE ); + " reading resource " + resourceName + " from " + file, Project.MSG_VERBOSE ); } return null; @@ -819,7 +833,7 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener } else { - ZipFile zipFile = ( ZipFile )zipFiles.get( file ); + ZipFile zipFile = (ZipFile)zipFiles.get( file ); if( zipFile == null ) { zipFile = new ZipFile( file ); @@ -855,9 +869,9 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener // designated to use a specific loader first (this one or the parent one) boolean useParentFirst = parentFirst; - for( Enumeration e = systemPackages.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); ) + for( Enumeration e = systemPackages.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); ) { - String packageName = ( String )e.nextElement(); + String packageName = (String)e.nextElement(); if( resourceName.startsWith( packageName ) ) { useParentFirst = true; @@ -865,9 +879,9 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener } } - for( Enumeration e = loaderPackages.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); ) + for( Enumeration e = loaderPackages.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); ) { - String packageName = ( String )e.nextElement(); + String packageName = (String)e.nextElement(); if( resourceName.startsWith( packageName ) ) { useParentFirst = false; @@ -899,7 +913,6 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener } } - /** * Find a class on the given classpath. * @@ -916,9 +929,9 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener String classFilename = getClassFilename( name ); try { - for( Enumeration e = pathComponents.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); ) + for( Enumeration e = pathComponents.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); ) { - File pathComponent = ( File )e.nextElement(); + File pathComponent = (File)e.nextElement(); try { stream = getResourceStream( pathComponent, classFilename ); @@ -946,7 +959,8 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener } } catch( IOException e ) - {} + { + } } } @@ -969,7 +983,6 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener } } - /** * Get a stream to read the requested resource name from this loader. * @@ -983,9 +996,9 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener // class we want. InputStream stream = null; - for( Enumeration e = pathComponents.elements(); e.hasMoreElements() && stream == null; ) + for( Enumeration e = pathComponents.elements(); e.hasMoreElements() && stream == null; ) { - File pathComponent = ( File )e.nextElement(); + File pathComponent = (File)e.nextElement(); stream = getResourceStream( pathComponent, name ); } return stream; @@ -1073,11 +1086,11 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener try { File pathComponent - = ( File )pathComponents.elementAt( pathElementsIndex ); + = (File)pathComponents.elementAt( pathElementsIndex ); url = getResourceURL( pathComponent, this.resourceName ); pathElementsIndex++; } - catch( BuildException e ) + catch( TaskException e ) { // ignore path elements which are not valid relative to the project } diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/BuildException.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/BuildException.java index a22ef8933..74304cb93 100644 --- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/BuildException.java +++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/BuildException.java @@ -44,43 +44,6 @@ public class BuildException super( msg, cause ); } - /** - * Constructs an exception with the given message and exception as a root - * cause and a location in a file. - * - * @param msg Description of or information about the exception. - * @param cause Exception that might have cause this one. - * @param location Location in the project file where the error occured. - */ - public BuildException( String msg, Throwable cause, Location location ) - { - this( msg, cause ); - this.location = location; - } - - /** - * Constructs an exception with the given exception as a root cause. - * - * @param cause Exception that might have caused this one. - */ - public BuildException( Throwable cause ) - { - super( cause.toString(), cause ); - } - - /** - * Constructs an exception with the given descriptive message and a location - * in a file. - * - * @param msg Description of or information about the exception. - * @param location Location in the project file where the error occured. - */ - public BuildException( String msg, Location location ) - { - super( msg ); - this.location = location; - } - /** * Sets the file location where the error occured. * diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/DesirableFilter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/DesirableFilter.java deleted file mode 100644 index a53315fa2..000000000 --- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/DesirableFilter.java +++ /dev/null @@ -1,96 +0,0 @@ -/* - * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved. - * - * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License - * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in - * the LICENSE file. - */ -package org.apache.tools.ant; -import java.io.File; -import java.io.FilenameFilter; - - -/** - * Filters filenames to determine whether or not the file is desirable. - * - * @author Jason Hunter [jhunter@servlets.com] - * @author james@x180.com - */ -public class DesirableFilter implements FilenameFilter -{ - - /** - * Test the given filename to determine whether or not it's desirable. This - * helps tasks filter temp files and files used by CVS. - * - * @param dir Description of Parameter - * @param name Description of Parameter - * @return Description of the Returned Value - */ - - public boolean accept( File dir, String name ) - { - - // emacs save file - if( name.endsWith( "~" ) ) - { - return false; - } - - // emacs autosave file - if( name.startsWith( "#" ) && name.endsWith( "#" ) ) - { - return false; - } - - // openwindows text editor does this I think - if( name.startsWith( "%" ) && name.endsWith( "%" ) ) - { - return false; - } - - /* - * CVS stuff -- hopefully there won't be a case with - * an all cap file/dir named "CVS" that somebody wants - * to keep around... - */ - if( name.equals( "CVS" ) ) - { - return false; - } - - /* - * If we are going to ignore CVS might as well ignore - * this one as well... - */ - if( name.equals( ".cvsignore" ) ) - { - return false; - } - - // CVS merge autosaves. - if( name.startsWith( ".#" ) ) - { - return false; - } - - // SCCS/CSSC/TeamWare: - if( name.equals( "SCCS" ) ) - { - return false; - } - - // Visual Source Save - if( name.equals( "vssver.scc" ) ) - { - return false; - } - - // default - return true; - } -} - - - - diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/DirectoryScanner.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/DirectoryScanner.java index 7d95dd304..c16a43057 100644 --- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/DirectoryScanner.java +++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/DirectoryScanner.java @@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ * the LICENSE file. */ package org.apache.tools.ant; + import java.io.File; import java.util.StringTokenizer; import java.util.Vector; +import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException; /** * Class for scanning a directory for files/directories that match a certain @@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner "**/SCCS", "**/SCCS/**", "**/vssver.scc" - }; + }; /** * Have the Vectors holding our results been built by a slow scan? @@ -174,8 +176,9 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner /** * Constructor. */ - public DirectoryScanner() { } - + public DirectoryScanner() + { + } /** * Matches a string against a pattern. The pattern contains two special @@ -192,7 +195,6 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner return match( pattern, str, true ); } - /** * Matches a string against a pattern. The pattern contains two special * characters: '*' which means zero or more characters, '?' which means one @@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner boolean containsStar = false; for( int i = 0; i < patArr.length; i++ ) { - if( patArr[i] == '*' ) + if( patArr[ i ] == '*' ) { containsStar = true; break; @@ -233,15 +235,15 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner } for( int i = 0; i <= patIdxEnd; i++ ) { - ch = patArr[i]; + ch = patArr[ i ]; if( ch != '?' ) { - if( isCaseSensitive && ch != strArr[i] ) + if( isCaseSensitive && ch != strArr[ i ] ) { return false;// Character mismatch } if( !isCaseSensitive && Character.toUpperCase( ch ) != - Character.toUpperCase( strArr[i] ) ) + Character.toUpperCase( strArr[ i ] ) ) { return false;// Character mismatch } @@ -256,16 +258,16 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner } // Process characters before first star - while( ( ch = patArr[patIdxStart] ) != '*' && strIdxStart <= strIdxEnd ) + while( ( ch = patArr[ patIdxStart ] ) != '*' && strIdxStart <= strIdxEnd ) { if( ch != '?' ) { - if( isCaseSensitive && ch != strArr[strIdxStart] ) + if( isCaseSensitive && ch != strArr[ strIdxStart ] ) { return false;// Character mismatch } if( !isCaseSensitive && Character.toUpperCase( ch ) != - Character.toUpperCase( strArr[strIdxStart] ) ) + Character.toUpperCase( strArr[ strIdxStart ] ) ) { return false;// Character mismatch } @@ -279,7 +281,7 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner // left in the pattern. If so, we succeeded. Otherwise failure. for( int i = patIdxStart; i <= patIdxEnd; i++ ) { - if( patArr[i] != '*' ) + if( patArr[ i ] != '*' ) { return false; } @@ -288,16 +290,16 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner } // Process characters after last star - while( ( ch = patArr[patIdxEnd] ) != '*' && strIdxStart <= strIdxEnd ) + while( ( ch = patArr[ patIdxEnd ] ) != '*' && strIdxStart <= strIdxEnd ) { if( ch != '?' ) { - if( isCaseSensitive && ch != strArr[strIdxEnd] ) + if( isCaseSensitive && ch != strArr[ strIdxEnd ] ) { return false;// Character mismatch } if( !isCaseSensitive && Character.toUpperCase( ch ) != - Character.toUpperCase( strArr[strIdxEnd] ) ) + Character.toUpperCase( strArr[ strIdxEnd ] ) ) { return false;// Character mismatch } @@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner // left in the pattern. If so, we succeeded. Otherwise failure. for( int i = patIdxStart; i <= patIdxEnd; i++ ) { - if( patArr[i] != '*' ) + if( patArr[ i ] != '*' ) { return false; } @@ -326,7 +328,7 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner int patIdxTmp = -1; for( int i = patIdxStart + 1; i <= patIdxEnd; i++ ) { - if( patArr[i] == '*' ) + if( patArr[ i ] == '*' ) { patIdxTmp = i; break; @@ -348,15 +350,15 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner { for( int j = 0; j < patLength; j++ ) { - ch = patArr[patIdxStart + j + 1]; + ch = patArr[ patIdxStart + j + 1 ]; if( ch != '?' ) { - if( isCaseSensitive && ch != strArr[strIdxStart + i + j] ) + if( isCaseSensitive && ch != strArr[ strIdxStart + i + j ] ) { continue strLoop; } if( !isCaseSensitive && Character.toUpperCase( ch ) != - Character.toUpperCase( strArr[strIdxStart + i + j] ) ) + Character.toUpperCase( strArr[ strIdxStart + i + j ] ) ) { continue strLoop; } @@ -380,7 +382,7 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner // in the pattern. If so, we succeeded. Otherwise failure. for( int i = patIdxStart; i <= patIdxEnd; i++ ) { - if( patArr[i] != '*' ) + if( patArr[ i ] != '*' ) { return false; } @@ -444,12 +446,12 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner // up to first '**' while( patIdxStart <= patIdxEnd && strIdxStart <= strIdxEnd ) { - String patDir = ( String )patDirs.elementAt( patIdxStart ); + String patDir = (String)patDirs.elementAt( patIdxStart ); if( patDir.equals( "**" ) ) { break; } - if( !match( patDir, ( String )strDirs.elementAt( strIdxStart ), isCaseSensitive ) ) + if( !match( patDir, (String)strDirs.elementAt( strIdxStart ), isCaseSensitive ) ) { return false; } @@ -480,12 +482,12 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner // up to last '**' while( patIdxStart <= patIdxEnd && strIdxStart <= strIdxEnd ) { - String patDir = ( String )patDirs.elementAt( patIdxEnd ); + String patDir = (String)patDirs.elementAt( patIdxEnd ); if( patDir.equals( "**" ) ) { break; } - if( !match( patDir, ( String )strDirs.elementAt( strIdxEnd ), isCaseSensitive ) ) + if( !match( patDir, (String)strDirs.elementAt( strIdxEnd ), isCaseSensitive ) ) { return false; } @@ -532,8 +534,8 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner { for( int j = 0; j < patLength; j++ ) { - String subPat = ( String )patDirs.elementAt( patIdxStart + j + 1 ); - String subStr = ( String )strDirs.elementAt( strIdxStart + i + j ); + String subPat = (String)patDirs.elementAt( patIdxStart + j + 1 ); + String subStr = (String)strDirs.elementAt( strIdxStart + i + j ); if( !match( subPat, subStr, isCaseSensitive ) ) { continue strLoop; @@ -564,7 +566,6 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner return true; } - /** * Does the path match the start of this pattern up to the first "**".

* @@ -630,12 +631,12 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner // up to first '**' while( patIdxStart <= patIdxEnd && strIdxStart <= strIdxEnd ) { - String patDir = ( String )patDirs.elementAt( patIdxStart ); + String patDir = (String)patDirs.elementAt( patIdxStart ); if( patDir.equals( "**" ) ) { break; } - if( !match( patDir, ( String )strDirs.elementAt( strIdxStart ), isCaseSensitive ) ) + if( !match( patDir, (String)strDirs.elementAt( strIdxStart ), isCaseSensitive ) ) { return false; } @@ -661,7 +662,6 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner } } - /** * Sets the basedir for scanning. This is the directory that is scanned * recursively. All '/' and '\' characters are replaced by File.separatorChar @@ -674,7 +674,6 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner setBasedir( new File( basedir.replace( '/', File.separatorChar ).replace( '\\', File.separatorChar ) ) ); } - /** * Sets the basedir for scanning. This is the directory that is scanned * recursively. @@ -686,7 +685,6 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner this.basedir = basedir; } - /** * Sets the case sensitivity of the file system * @@ -697,7 +695,6 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner this.isCaseSensitive = isCaseSensitive; } - /** * Sets the set of exclude patterns to use. All '/' and '\' characters are * replaced by File.separatorChar. So the separator used need @@ -715,16 +712,16 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner } else { - this.excludes = new String[excludes.length]; + this.excludes = new String[ excludes.length ]; for( int i = 0; i < excludes.length; i++ ) { String pattern; - pattern = excludes[i].replace( '/', File.separatorChar ).replace( '\\', File.separatorChar ); + pattern = excludes[ i ].replace( '/', File.separatorChar ).replace( '\\', File.separatorChar ); if( pattern.endsWith( File.separator ) ) { pattern += "**"; } - this.excludes[i] = pattern; + this.excludes[ i ] = pattern; } } } @@ -746,21 +743,20 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner } else { - this.includes = new String[includes.length]; + this.includes = new String[ includes.length ]; for( int i = 0; i < includes.length; i++ ) { String pattern; - pattern = includes[i].replace( '/', File.separatorChar ).replace( '\\', File.separatorChar ); + pattern = includes[ i ].replace( '/', File.separatorChar ).replace( '\\', File.separatorChar ); if( pattern.endsWith( File.separator ) ) { pattern += "**"; } - this.includes[i] = pattern; + this.includes[ i ] = pattern; } } } - /** * Gets the basedir that is used for scanning. This is the directory that is * scanned recursively. @@ -772,7 +768,6 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner return basedir; } - /** * Get the names of the directories that matched at least one of the include * patterns, an matched also at least one of the exclude patterns. The names @@ -781,18 +776,18 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner * @return the names of the directories */ public String[] getExcludedDirectories() + throws TaskException { slowScan(); int count = dirsExcluded.size(); - String[] directories = new String[count]; + String[] directories = new String[ count ]; for( int i = 0; i < count; i++ ) { - directories[i] = ( String )dirsExcluded.elementAt( i ); + directories[ i ] = (String)dirsExcluded.elementAt( i ); } return directories; } - /** * Get the names of the files that matched at least one of the include * patterns, an matched also at least one of the exclude patterns. The names @@ -801,18 +796,18 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner * @return the names of the files */ public String[] getExcludedFiles() + throws TaskException { slowScan(); int count = filesExcluded.size(); - String[] files = new String[count]; + String[] files = new String[ count ]; for( int i = 0; i < count; i++ ) { - files[i] = ( String )filesExcluded.elementAt( i ); + files[ i ] = (String)filesExcluded.elementAt( i ); } return files; } - /** * Get the names of the directories that matched at least one of the include * patterns, an matched none of the exclude patterns. The names are relative @@ -823,15 +818,14 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner public String[] getIncludedDirectories() { int count = dirsIncluded.size(); - String[] directories = new String[count]; + String[] directories = new String[ count ]; for( int i = 0; i < count; i++ ) { - directories[i] = ( String )dirsIncluded.elementAt( i ); + directories[ i ] = (String)dirsIncluded.elementAt( i ); } return directories; } - /** * Get the names of the files that matched at least one of the include * patterns, and matched none of the exclude patterns. The names are @@ -842,15 +836,14 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner public String[] getIncludedFiles() { int count = filesIncluded.size(); - String[] files = new String[count]; + String[] files = new String[ count ]; for( int i = 0; i < count; i++ ) { - files[i] = ( String )filesIncluded.elementAt( i ); + files[ i ] = (String)filesIncluded.elementAt( i ); } return files; } - /** * Get the names of the directories that matched at none of the include * patterns. The names are relative to the basedir. @@ -858,18 +851,18 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner * @return the names of the directories */ public String[] getNotIncludedDirectories() + throws TaskException { slowScan(); int count = dirsNotIncluded.size(); - String[] directories = new String[count]; + String[] directories = new String[ count ]; for( int i = 0; i < count; i++ ) { - directories[i] = ( String )dirsNotIncluded.elementAt( i ); + directories[ i ] = (String)dirsNotIncluded.elementAt( i ); } return directories; } - /** * Get the names of the files that matched at none of the include patterns. * The names are relative to the basedir. @@ -877,13 +870,14 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner * @return the names of the files */ public String[] getNotIncludedFiles() + throws TaskException { slowScan(); int count = filesNotIncluded.size(); - String[] files = new String[count]; + String[] files = new String[ count ]; for( int i = 0; i < count; i++ ) { - files[i] = ( String )filesNotIncluded.elementAt( i ); + files[ i ] = (String)filesNotIncluded.elementAt( i ); } return files; } @@ -900,7 +894,6 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner return everythingIncluded; } - /** * Adds the array with default exclusions to the current exclusions set. */ @@ -908,25 +901,25 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner { int excludesLength = excludes == null ? 0 : excludes.length; String[] newExcludes; - newExcludes = new String[excludesLength + DEFAULTEXCLUDES.length]; + newExcludes = new String[ excludesLength + DEFAULTEXCLUDES.length ]; if( excludesLength > 0 ) { System.arraycopy( excludes, 0, newExcludes, 0, excludesLength ); } for( int i = 0; i < DEFAULTEXCLUDES.length; i++ ) { - newExcludes[i + excludesLength] = DEFAULTEXCLUDES[i].replace( '/', File.separatorChar ).replace( '\\', File.separatorChar ); + newExcludes[ i + excludesLength ] = DEFAULTEXCLUDES[ i ].replace( '/', File.separatorChar ).replace( '\\', File.separatorChar ); } excludes = newExcludes; } - /** * Scans the base directory for files that match at least one include * pattern, and don't match any exclude patterns. * */ public void scan() + throws TaskException { if( basedir == null ) { @@ -935,23 +928,23 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner if( !basedir.exists() ) { throw new IllegalStateException( "basedir " + basedir - + " does not exist" ); + + " does not exist" ); } if( !basedir.isDirectory() ) { throw new IllegalStateException( "basedir " + basedir - + " is not a directory" ); + + " is not a directory" ); } if( includes == null ) { // No includes supplied, so set it to 'matches all' - includes = new String[1]; - includes[0] = "**"; + includes = new String[ 1 ]; + includes[ 0 ] = "**"; } if( excludes == null ) { - excludes = new String[0]; + excludes = new String[ 0 ]; } filesIncluded = new Vector(); @@ -990,7 +983,7 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner { for( int i = 0; i < excludes.length; i++ ) { - if( matchPath( excludes[i], name, isCaseSensitive ) ) + if( matchPath( excludes[ i ], name, isCaseSensitive ) ) { return true; } @@ -998,7 +991,6 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner return false; } - /** * Tests whether a name matches against at least one include pattern. * @@ -1010,7 +1002,7 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner { for( int i = 0; i < includes.length; i++ ) { - if( matchPath( includes[i], name, isCaseSensitive ) ) + if( matchPath( includes[ i ], name, isCaseSensitive ) ) { return true; } @@ -1029,7 +1021,7 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner { for( int i = 0; i < includes.length; i++ ) { - if( matchPatternStart( includes[i], name, isCaseSensitive ) ) + if( matchPatternStart( includes[ i ], name, isCaseSensitive ) ) { return true; } @@ -1037,7 +1029,6 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner return false; } - /** * Scans the passed dir for files and directories. Found files and * directories are placed in their respective collections, based on the @@ -1056,6 +1047,7 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner * @see #dirsExcluded */ protected void scandir( File dir, String vpath, boolean fast ) + throws TaskException { String[] newfiles = dir.list(); @@ -1068,14 +1060,14 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner * (2) an IO error occurred (why doesn't it throw an exception * then???) */ - throw new BuildException( "IO error scanning directory " - + dir.getAbsolutePath() ); + throw new TaskException( "IO error scanning directory " + + dir.getAbsolutePath() ); } for( int i = 0; i < newfiles.length; i++ ) { - String name = vpath + newfiles[i]; - File file = new File( dir, newfiles[i] ); + String name = vpath + newfiles[ i ]; + File file = new File( dir, newfiles[ i ] ); if( file.isDirectory() ) { if( isIncluded( name ) ) @@ -1141,33 +1133,34 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner * Returns immediately if a slow scan has already been requested. */ protected void slowScan() + throws TaskException { if( haveSlowResults ) { return; } - String[] excl = new String[dirsExcluded.size()]; + String[] excl = new String[ dirsExcluded.size() ]; dirsExcluded.copyInto( excl ); - String[] notIncl = new String[dirsNotIncluded.size()]; + String[] notIncl = new String[ dirsNotIncluded.size() ]; dirsNotIncluded.copyInto( notIncl ); for( int i = 0; i < excl.length; i++ ) { - if( !couldHoldIncluded( excl[i] ) ) + if( !couldHoldIncluded( excl[ i ] ) ) { - scandir( new File( basedir, excl[i] ), - excl[i] + File.separator, false ); + scandir( new File( basedir, excl[ i ] ), + excl[ i ] + File.separator, false ); } } for( int i = 0; i < notIncl.length; i++ ) { - if( !couldHoldIncluded( notIncl[i] ) ) + if( !couldHoldIncluded( notIncl[ i ] ) ) { - scandir( new File( basedir, notIncl[i] ), - notIncl[i] + File.separator, false ); + scandir( new File( basedir, notIncl[ i ] ), + notIncl[ i ] + File.separator, false ); } } diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/FileScanner.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/FileScanner.java index a23d95e26..090f52f5d 100644 --- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/FileScanner.java +++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/FileScanner.java @@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ * the LICENSE file. */ package org.apache.tools.ant; + import java.io.File; +import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException; /** * An interface used to describe the actions required by any type of directory * scanner. - * - * @author RT */ public interface FileScanner { @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public interface FileScanner * * @return the names of the directories */ - String[] getExcludedDirectories(); + String[] getExcludedDirectories() throws TaskException; /** * Get the names of the files that matched at least one of the include @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public interface FileScanner * * @return the names of the files */ - String[] getExcludedFiles(); + String[] getExcludedFiles() throws TaskException; /** * Get the names of the directories that matched at least one of the include @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public interface FileScanner * * @return the names of the files */ - String[] getIncludedFiles(); + String[] getIncludedFiles() throws TaskException; /** * Get the names of the directories that matched at none of the include @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public interface FileScanner * * @return the names of the directories */ - String[] getNotIncludedDirectories(); + String[] getNotIncludedDirectories() throws TaskException; /** * Get the names of the files that matched at none of the include patterns. @@ -79,14 +79,15 @@ public interface FileScanner * * @return the names of the files */ - String[] getNotIncludedFiles(); + String[] getNotIncludedFiles() throws TaskException; /** * Scans the base directory for files that match at least one include * pattern, and don't match any exclude patterns. * */ - void scan(); + void scan() + throws TaskException; /** * Sets the basedir for scanning. This is the directory that is scanned diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper.java index 8b7160c9f..c904a133d 100644 --- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper.java +++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper.java @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ * the LICENSE file. */ package org.apache.tools.ant; + import java.io.File; import java.lang.reflect.Constructor; import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException; @@ -13,8 +14,10 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Method; import java.util.Enumeration; import java.util.Hashtable; import java.util.Locale; +import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException; import org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute; import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path; +import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils; /** * Helper class that collects the methods a task or nested element holds to set @@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener private Hashtable nestedTypes; private IntrospectionHelper( final Class bean ) + throws TaskException { attributeTypes = new Hashtable(); attributeSetters = new Hashtable(); @@ -78,52 +82,52 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener Method[] methods = bean.getMethods(); for( int i = 0; i < methods.length; i++ ) { - final Method m = methods[i]; + final Method m = methods[ i ]; final String name = m.getName(); Class returnType = m.getReturnType(); Class[] args = m.getParameterTypes(); // not really user settable properties on tasks if( org.apache.tools.ant.Task.class.isAssignableFrom( bean ) - && args.length == 1 && + && args.length == 1 && ( ( - "setLocation".equals( name ) && org.apache.tools.ant.Location.class.equals( args[0] ) - ) || ( - "setTaskType".equals( name ) && java.lang.String.class.equals( args[0] ) - ) - ) ) + "setLocation".equals( name ) && org.apache.tools.ant.Location.class.equals( args[ 0 ] ) + ) || ( + "setTaskType".equals( name ) && java.lang.String.class.equals( args[ 0 ] ) + ) + ) ) { continue; } // hide addTask for TaskContainers if( org.apache.tools.ant.TaskContainer.class.isAssignableFrom( bean ) - && args.length == 1 && "addTask".equals( name ) - && org.apache.tools.ant.Task.class.equals( args[0] ) ) + && args.length == 1 && "addTask".equals( name ) + && org.apache.tools.ant.Task.class.equals( args[ 0 ] ) ) { continue; } if( "addText".equals( name ) - && java.lang.Void.TYPE.equals( returnType ) - && args.length == 1 - && java.lang.String.class.equals( args[0] ) ) + && java.lang.Void.TYPE.equals( returnType ) + && args.length == 1 + && java.lang.String.class.equals( args[ 0 ] ) ) { - addText = methods[i]; + addText = methods[ i ]; } else if( name.startsWith( "set" ) - && java.lang.Void.TYPE.equals( returnType ) - && args.length == 1 - && !args[0].isArray() ) + && java.lang.Void.TYPE.equals( returnType ) + && args.length == 1 + && !args[ 0 ].isArray() ) { String propName = getPropertyName( name, "set" ); if( attributeSetters.get( propName ) != null ) { - if( java.lang.String.class.equals( args[0] ) ) + if( java.lang.String.class.equals( args[ 0 ] ) ) { /* * Ignore method m, as there is an overloaded @@ -144,109 +148,109 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener * particular order. */ } - AttributeSetter as = createAttributeSetter( m, args[0] ); + AttributeSetter as = createAttributeSetter( m, args[ 0 ] ); if( as != null ) { - attributeTypes.put( propName, args[0] ); + attributeTypes.put( propName, args[ 0 ] ); attributeSetters.put( propName, as ); } } else if( name.startsWith( "create" ) - && !returnType.isArray() - && !returnType.isPrimitive() - && args.length == 0 ) + && !returnType.isArray() + && !returnType.isPrimitive() + && args.length == 0 ) { String propName = getPropertyName( name, "create" ); nestedTypes.put( propName, returnType ); nestedCreators.put( propName, - new NestedCreator() - { + new NestedCreator() + { - public Object create( Object parent ) - throws InvocationTargetException, - IllegalAccessException - { + public Object create( Object parent ) + throws InvocationTargetException, + IllegalAccessException + { - return m.invoke( parent, new Object[]{} ); - } + return m.invoke( parent, new Object[]{} ); + } - } ); + } ); } else if( name.startsWith( "addConfigured" ) - && java.lang.Void.TYPE.equals( returnType ) - && args.length == 1 - && !java.lang.String.class.equals( args[0] ) - && !args[0].isArray() - && !args[0].isPrimitive() ) + && java.lang.Void.TYPE.equals( returnType ) + && args.length == 1 + && !java.lang.String.class.equals( args[ 0 ] ) + && !args[ 0 ].isArray() + && !args[ 0 ].isPrimitive() ) { try { final Constructor c = - args[0].getConstructor( new Class[]{} ); + args[ 0 ].getConstructor( new Class[]{} ); String propName = getPropertyName( name, "addConfigured" ); - nestedTypes.put( propName, args[0] ); + nestedTypes.put( propName, args[ 0 ] ); nestedCreators.put( propName, - new NestedCreator() - { + new NestedCreator() + { - public Object create( Object parent ) - throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException - { + public Object create( Object parent ) + throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException + { - Object o = c.newInstance( new Object[]{} ); - return o; - } + Object o = c.newInstance( new Object[]{} ); + return o; + } - } ); + } ); nestedStorers.put( propName, - new NestedStorer() - { + new NestedStorer() + { - public void store( Object parent, Object child ) - throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException - { + public void store( Object parent, Object child ) + throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException + { - m.invoke( parent, new Object[]{child} ); - } + m.invoke( parent, new Object[]{child} ); + } - } ); + } ); } catch( NoSuchMethodException nse ) { } } else if( name.startsWith( "add" ) - && java.lang.Void.TYPE.equals( returnType ) - && args.length == 1 - && !java.lang.String.class.equals( args[0] ) - && !args[0].isArray() - && !args[0].isPrimitive() ) + && java.lang.Void.TYPE.equals( returnType ) + && args.length == 1 + && !java.lang.String.class.equals( args[ 0 ] ) + && !args[ 0 ].isArray() + && !args[ 0 ].isPrimitive() ) { try { final Constructor c = - args[0].getConstructor( new Class[]{} ); + args[ 0 ].getConstructor( new Class[]{} ); String propName = getPropertyName( name, "add" ); - nestedTypes.put( propName, args[0] ); + nestedTypes.put( propName, args[ 0 ] ); nestedCreators.put( propName, - new NestedCreator() - { + new NestedCreator() + { - public Object create( Object parent ) - throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException - { + public Object create( Object parent ) + throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException + { - Object o = c.newInstance( new Object[]{} ); - m.invoke( parent, new Object[]{o} ); - return o; - } + Object o = c.newInstance( new Object[]{} ); + m.invoke( parent, new Object[]{o} ); + return o; + } - } ); + } ); } catch( NoSuchMethodException nse ) { @@ -263,7 +267,7 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener */ public static synchronized IntrospectionHelper getHelper( Class c ) { - IntrospectionHelper ih = ( IntrospectionHelper )helpers.get( c ); + IntrospectionHelper ih = (IntrospectionHelper)helpers.get( c ); if( ih == null ) { ih = new IntrospectionHelper( c ); @@ -285,13 +289,13 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener String value ) throws BuildException { - AttributeSetter as = ( AttributeSetter )attributeSetters.get( attributeName ); + AttributeSetter as = (AttributeSetter)attributeSetters.get( attributeName ); if( as == null ) { String msg = getElementName( p, element ) + - //String msg = "Class " + element.getClass().getName() + + //String msg = "Class " + element.getClass().getName() + " doesn't support the \"" + attributeName + "\" attribute."; - throw new BuildException( msg ); + throw new TaskException( msg ); } try { @@ -300,16 +304,16 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener catch( IllegalAccessException ie ) { // impossible as getMethods should only return public methods - throw new BuildException( ie ); + throw new TaskException( ie.toString(), ie ); } catch( InvocationTargetException ite ) { Throwable t = ite.getTargetException(); - if( t instanceof BuildException ) + if( t instanceof TaskException ) { - throw ( BuildException )t; + throw (TaskException)t; } - throw new BuildException( t ); + throw new TaskException( t.toString(), t ); } } @@ -318,17 +322,17 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener * * @param attributeName Description of Parameter * @return The AttributeType value - * @exception BuildException Description of Exception + * @exception TaskException Description of Exception */ public Class getAttributeType( String attributeName ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { - Class at = ( Class )attributeTypes.get( attributeName ); + Class at = (Class)attributeTypes.get( attributeName ); if( at == null ) { String msg = "Class " + bean.getName() + " doesn't support the \"" + attributeName + "\" attribute."; - throw new BuildException( msg ); + throw new TaskException( msg ); } return at; } @@ -348,17 +352,17 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener * * @param elementName Description of Parameter * @return The ElementType value - * @exception BuildException Description of Exception + * @exception TaskException Description of Exception */ public Class getElementType( String elementName ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { - Class nt = ( Class )nestedTypes.get( elementName ); + Class nt = (Class)nestedTypes.get( elementName ); if( nt == null ) { String msg = "Class " + bean.getName() + " doesn't support the nested \"" + elementName + "\" element."; - throw new BuildException( msg ); + throw new TaskException( msg ); } return nt; } @@ -381,13 +385,14 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener * @param text The feature to be added to the Text attribute */ public void addText( Project project, Object element, String text ) + throws TaskException { if( addText == null ) { String msg = getElementName( project, element ) + - //String msg = "Class " + element.getClass().getName() + + //String msg = "Class " + element.getClass().getName() + " doesn't support nested text data."; - throw new BuildException( msg ); + throw new TaskException( msg ); } try { @@ -396,16 +401,16 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener catch( IllegalAccessException ie ) { // impossible as getMethods should only return public methods - throw new BuildException( ie ); + throw new TaskException( ie.getMessage(), ie ); } catch( InvocationTargetException ite ) { Throwable t = ite.getTargetException(); - if( t instanceof BuildException ) + if( t instanceof TaskException ) { - throw ( BuildException )t; + throw (TaskException)t; } - throw new BuildException( t ); + throw new TaskException( t.getMessage(), t ); } } @@ -419,7 +424,9 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener helpers.clear(); } - public void buildStarted( BuildEvent event ) { } + public void buildStarted( BuildEvent event ) + { + } /** * Creates a named nested element. @@ -428,49 +435,51 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener * @param element Description of Parameter * @param elementName Description of Parameter * @return Description of the Returned Value - * @exception BuildException Description of Exception + * @exception TaskException Description of Exception */ public Object createElement( Project project, Object element, String elementName ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { - NestedCreator nc = ( NestedCreator )nestedCreators.get( elementName ); + NestedCreator nc = (NestedCreator)nestedCreators.get( elementName ); if( nc == null ) { String msg = getElementName( project, element ) + " doesn't support the nested \"" + elementName + "\" element."; - throw new BuildException( msg ); + throw new TaskException( msg ); } try { Object nestedElement = nc.create( element ); if( nestedElement instanceof ProjectComponent ) { - ( ( ProjectComponent )nestedElement ).setProject( project ); + ( (ProjectComponent)nestedElement ).setProject( project ); } return nestedElement; } catch( IllegalAccessException ie ) { // impossible as getMethods should only return public methods - throw new BuildException( ie ); + throw new TaskException( ie.getMessage(), ie ); } catch( InstantiationException ine ) { // impossible as getMethods should only return public methods - throw new BuildException( ine ); + throw new TaskException( ine.getMessage(), ine ); } catch( InvocationTargetException ite ) { Throwable t = ite.getTargetException(); - if( t instanceof BuildException ) + if( t instanceof TaskException ) { - throw ( BuildException )t; + throw (TaskException)t; } - throw new BuildException( t ); + throw new TaskException( t.getMessage(), t ); } } - public void messageLogged( BuildEvent event ) { } + public void messageLogged( BuildEvent event ) + { + } /** * Creates a named nested element. @@ -479,16 +488,16 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener * @param element Description of Parameter * @param child Description of Parameter * @param elementName Description of Parameter - * @exception BuildException Description of Exception + * @exception TaskException Description of Exception */ public void storeElement( Project project, Object element, Object child, String elementName ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { if( elementName == null ) { return; } - NestedStorer ns = ( NestedStorer )nestedStorers.get( elementName ); + NestedStorer ns = (NestedStorer)nestedStorers.get( elementName ); if( ns == null ) { return; @@ -500,21 +509,21 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener catch( IllegalAccessException ie ) { // impossible as getMethods should only return public methods - throw new BuildException( ie ); + throw new TaskException( ie.getMessage(), ie ); } catch( InstantiationException ine ) { // impossible as getMethods should only return public methods - throw new BuildException( ine ); + throw new TaskException( ine.getMessage(), ine ); } catch( InvocationTargetException ite ) { Throwable t = ite.getTargetException(); - if( t instanceof BuildException ) + if( t instanceof TaskException ) { - throw ( BuildException )t; + throw (TaskException)t; } - throw new BuildException( t ); + throw new TaskException( t.getMessage(), t ); } } @@ -528,13 +537,21 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener return addText != null; } - public void targetFinished( BuildEvent event ) { } + public void targetFinished( BuildEvent event ) + { + } - public void targetStarted( BuildEvent event ) { } + public void targetStarted( BuildEvent event ) + { + } - public void taskFinished( BuildEvent event ) { } + public void taskFinished( BuildEvent event ) + { + } - public void taskStarted( BuildEvent event ) { } + public void taskStarted( BuildEvent event ) + { + } protected String getElementName( Project project, Object element ) { @@ -555,8 +572,8 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener Enumeration e = elements.keys(); while( e.hasMoreElements() ) { - String elementName = ( String )e.nextElement(); - Class elementClass = ( Class )elements.get( elementName ); + String elementName = (String)e.nextElement(); + Class elementClass = (Class)elements.get( elementName ); if( element.getClass().equals( elementClass ) ) { return "The <" + elementName + "> " + typeName; @@ -590,7 +607,8 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener * @return Description of the Returned Value */ private AttributeSetter createAttributeSetter( final Method m, - final Class arg ) + final Class arg ) + throws TaskException { // simplest case - setAttribute expects String @@ -608,7 +626,7 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener // now for the primitive types, use their wrappers } else if( java.lang.Character.class.equals( arg ) - || java.lang.Character.TYPE.equals( arg ) ) + || java.lang.Character.TYPE.equals( arg ) ) { return new AttributeSetter() @@ -702,7 +720,7 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener // in Project } else if( java.lang.Boolean.class.equals( arg ) - || java.lang.Boolean.TYPE.equals( arg ) ) + || java.lang.Boolean.TYPE.equals( arg ) ) { return new AttributeSetter() @@ -711,7 +729,7 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException { m.invoke( parent, - new Boolean[]{new Boolean( Project.toBoolean( value ) )} ); + new Boolean[]{new Boolean( Project.toBoolean( value ) )} ); } }; @@ -723,7 +741,7 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener new AttributeSetter() { public void set( Project p, Object parent, String value ) - throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, BuildException + throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, TaskException { try { @@ -731,7 +749,7 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener } catch( ClassNotFoundException ce ) { - throw new BuildException( ce ); + throw new TaskException( ce.toString(), ce ); } } }; @@ -745,7 +763,9 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener public void set( Project p, Object parent, String value ) throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException { - m.invoke( parent, new File[]{p.resolveFile( value )} ); + final File file = + FileUtils.newFileUtils().resolveFile( p.getBaseDir(), value ); + m.invoke( parent, new File[]{ file } ); } }; @@ -771,17 +791,17 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener new AttributeSetter() { public void set( Project p, Object parent, String value ) - throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, BuildException + throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, TaskException { try { - org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute ea = ( org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute )arg.newInstance(); + org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute ea = (org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute)arg.newInstance(); ea.setValue( value ); m.invoke( parent, new EnumeratedAttribute[]{ea} ); } catch( InstantiationException ie ) { - throw new BuildException( ie ); + throw new TaskException( ie.getMessage(), ie ); } } }; @@ -801,20 +821,20 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener { public void set( Project p, Object parent, String value ) - throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, BuildException + throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, TaskException { try { Object attribute = c.newInstance( new String[]{value} ); if( attribute instanceof ProjectComponent ) { - ( ( ProjectComponent )attribute ).setProject( p ); + ( (ProjectComponent)attribute ).setProject( p ); } m.invoke( parent, new Object[]{attribute} ); } catch( InstantiationException ie ) { - throw new BuildException( ie ); + throw new TaskException( ie.getMessage(), ie ); } } }; @@ -831,7 +851,7 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener { void set( Project p, Object parent, String value ) throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, - BuildException; + TaskException; } private interface NestedCreator diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java index 0c605f732..3721f72dd 100644 --- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java +++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import java.io.PrintStream; import java.util.Enumeration; import java.util.Properties; import java.util.Vector; +import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException; /** * Command line entry point into Ant. This class is entered via the cannonical @@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ public class Main private File buildFile; protected Main( String[] args ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { String searchForThis = null; @@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ public class Main if( !buildFile.exists() ) { System.out.println( "Buildfile: " + buildFile + " does not exist!" ); - throw new BuildException( "Build failed" ); + throw new TaskException( "Build failed" ); } // make sure it's not a directory (this falls into the ultra @@ -298,14 +299,14 @@ public class Main if( buildFile.isDirectory() ) { System.out.println( "What? Buildfile: " + buildFile + " is a dir!" ); - throw new BuildException( "Build failed" ); + throw new TaskException( "Build failed" ); } readyToRun = true; } public static synchronized String getAntVersion() - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { if( antVersion == null ) { @@ -327,12 +328,12 @@ public class Main } catch( IOException ioe ) { - throw new BuildException( "Could not load the version information:" + throw new TaskException( "Could not load the version information:" + ioe.getMessage() ); } catch( NullPointerException npe ) { - throw new BuildException( "Could not load the version information." ); + throw new TaskException( "Could not load the version information." ); } } return antVersion; @@ -388,7 +389,7 @@ public class Main m.runBuild( coreLoader ); System.exit( 0 ); } - catch( BuildException be ) + catch( TaskException be ) { if( m.err != System.err ) { @@ -569,7 +570,7 @@ public class Main } private static void printVersion() - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { System.out.println( getAntVersion() ); } @@ -591,7 +592,7 @@ public class Main } catch( Throwable exc ) { - throw new BuildException( "Unable to instantiate listener " + className, exc ); + throw new TaskException( "Unable to instantiate listener " + className, exc ); } } } @@ -668,10 +669,10 @@ public class Main * @param suffix Suffix filename to look for in parents. * @param start Description of Parameter * @return A handle to the build file - * @exception BuildException Failed to locate a build file + * @exception TaskException Failed to locate a build file */ private File findBuildFile( String start, String suffix ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { if( msgOutputLevel >= Project.MSG_INFO ) { @@ -691,7 +692,7 @@ public class Main // complain that we can't find the build file. if( parent == null ) { - throw new BuildException( "Could not locate a build file!" ); + throw new TaskException( "Could not locate a build file!" ); } // refresh our file handle @@ -705,10 +706,10 @@ public class Main * Executes the build. * * @param coreLoader Description of Parameter - * @exception BuildException Description of Exception + * @exception TaskException Description of Exception */ private void runBuild( ClassLoader coreLoader ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { if( !readyToRun ) @@ -782,15 +783,15 @@ public class Main } catch( NoClassDefFoundError ncdfe ) { - throw new BuildException( noParserMessage, ncdfe ); + throw new TaskException( noParserMessage, ncdfe ); } catch( ClassNotFoundException cnfe ) { - throw new BuildException( noParserMessage, cnfe ); + throw new TaskException( noParserMessage, cnfe ); } catch( NullPointerException npe ) { - throw new BuildException( noParserMessage, npe ); + throw new TaskException( noParserMessage, npe ); } if( projectHelp ) diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java index c509b8795..c2d656e57 100644 --- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java +++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ * the LICENSE file. */ package org.apache.tools.ant; + import java.io.File; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStream; @@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import java.util.Hashtable; import java.util.Properties; import java.util.Stack; import java.util.Vector; +import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException; import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FilterSet; import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FilterSetCollection; import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils; @@ -30,10 +32,8 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils; * * @author duncan@x180.com */ - public class Project { - public final static int MSG_ERR = 0; public final static int MSG_WARN = 1; public final static int MSG_INFO = 2; @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class Project /** * The Ant core classloader - may be null if using system loader */ - private ClassLoader coreLoader = null; + private ClassLoader coreLoader; /** * Records the latest task on a thread @@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ public class Project private String defaultTarget; private String description; - private FileUtils fileUtils; - private String name; static @@ -113,14 +111,6 @@ public class Project } } - /** - * create a new ant project - */ - public Project() - { - fileUtils = FileUtils.newFileUtils(); - } - /** * static query of the java version * @@ -181,18 +171,18 @@ public class Project return path.toString(); } - private static BuildException makeCircularException( String end, Stack stk ) + private static TaskException makeCircularException( String end, Stack stk ) { StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer( "Circular dependency: " ); sb.append( end ); String c; do { - c = ( String )stk.pop(); + c = (String)stk.pop(); sb.append( " <- " ); sb.append( c ); - }while ( !c.equals( end ) ); - return new BuildException( new String( sb ) ); + } while( !c.equals( end ) ); + return new TaskException( new String( sb ) ); } /** @@ -200,16 +190,16 @@ public class Project * and being a directory type * * @param baseDir project base directory. - * @throws BuildException if the directory was invalid + * @throws TaskException if the directory was invalid */ public void setBaseDir( File baseDir ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { - baseDir = fileUtils.normalize( baseDir.getAbsolutePath() ); + baseDir = FileUtils.newFileUtils().normalize( baseDir.getAbsolutePath() ); if( !baseDir.exists() ) - throw new BuildException( "Basedir " + baseDir.getAbsolutePath() + " does not exist" ); + throw new TaskException( "Basedir " + baseDir.getAbsolutePath() + " does not exist" ); if( !baseDir.isDirectory() ) - throw new BuildException( "Basedir " + baseDir.getAbsolutePath() + " is not a directory" ); + throw new TaskException( "Basedir " + baseDir.getAbsolutePath() + " is not a directory" ); this.baseDir = baseDir; setPropertyInternal( "basedir", this.baseDir.getPath() ); String msg = "Project base dir set to: " + this.baseDir; @@ -220,10 +210,10 @@ public class Project * match basedir attribute in xml * * @param baseD project base directory. - * @throws BuildException if the directory was invalid + * @throws TaskException if the directory was invalid */ public void setBasedir( String baseD ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { setBaseDir( new File( baseD ) ); } @@ -233,7 +223,6 @@ public class Project this.coreLoader = coreLoader; } - /** * set the default target of the project XML attribute name. * @@ -244,18 +233,6 @@ public class Project this.defaultTarget = defaultTarget; } - /** - * set the default target of the project - * - * @param defaultTarget The new DefaultTarget value - * @see #setDefault(String) - * @deprecated, use setDefault - */ - public void setDefaultTarget( String defaultTarget ) - { - this.defaultTarget = defaultTarget; - } - /** * set the project description * @@ -266,42 +243,21 @@ public class Project this.description = description; } - /** - * Calls File.setLastModified(long time) in a Java 1.1 compatible way. - * - * @param file The new FileLastModified value - * @param time The new FileLastModified value - * @exception BuildException Description of Exception - * @deprecated - */ - public void setFileLastModified( File file, long time ) - throws BuildException - { - if( getJavaVersion() == JAVA_1_1 ) - { - log( "Cannot change the modification time of " + file - + " in JDK 1.1", Project.MSG_WARN ); - return; - } - fileUtils.setFileLastModified( file, time ); - log( "Setting modification time for " + file, MSG_VERBOSE ); - } - /** * set the ant.java.version property, also tests for unsupported JVM * versions, prints the verbose log messages * - * @throws BuildException if this Java version is not supported + * @throws TaskException if this Java version is not supported */ public void setJavaVersionProperty() - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { setPropertyInternal( "ant.java.version", javaVersion ); // sanity check if( javaVersion == JAVA_1_0 ) { - throw new BuildException( "Ant cannot work on Java 1.0" ); + throw new TaskException( "Ant cannot work on Java 1.0" ); } log( "Detected Java version: " + javaVersion + " in: " + System.getProperty( "java.home" ), MSG_VERBOSE ); @@ -337,7 +293,7 @@ public class Project return; } log( "Setting project property: " + name + " -> " + - value, MSG_DEBUG ); + value, MSG_DEBUG ); properties.put( name, value ); } @@ -360,11 +316,11 @@ public class Project if( null != properties.get( name ) ) { log( "Overriding previous definition of property " + name, - MSG_VERBOSE ); + MSG_VERBOSE ); } log( "Setting project property: " + name + " -> " + - value, MSG_DEBUG ); + value, MSG_DEBUG ); properties.put( name, value ); } @@ -395,7 +351,7 @@ public class Project public void setUserProperty( String name, String value ) { log( "Setting ro project property: " + name + " -> " + - value, MSG_DEBUG ); + value, MSG_DEBUG ); userProperties.put( name, value ); properties.put( name, value ); } @@ -414,7 +370,7 @@ public class Project { setBasedir( "." ); } - catch( BuildException ex ) + catch( TaskException ex ) { ex.printStackTrace(); } @@ -462,17 +418,6 @@ public class Project return description; } - /** - * @return The Filters value - * @deprecated - */ - public Hashtable getFilters() - { - // we need to build the hashtable dynamically - return globalFilterSet.getFilterHash(); - } - - public FilterSet getGlobalFilterSet() { return globalFilterSet; @@ -518,7 +463,7 @@ public class Project { if( name == null ) return null; - String property = ( String )properties.get( name ); + String property = (String)properties.get( name ); return property; } @@ -586,7 +531,7 @@ public class Project { if( name == null ) return null; - String property = ( String )userProperties.get( name ); + String property = (String)userProperties.get( name ); return property; } @@ -599,11 +544,11 @@ public class Project * @param targets is a Hashtable representing a "name to Target" mapping * @return a Vector of Strings with the names of the targets in sorted * order. - * @exception BuildException if there is a cyclic dependency among the + * @exception TaskException if there is a cyclic dependency among the * Targets, or if a Target does not exist. */ public final Vector topoSort( String root, Hashtable targets ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { Vector ret = new Vector(); Hashtable state = new Hashtable(); @@ -619,10 +564,10 @@ public class Project tsort( root, targets, state, visiting, ret ); log( "Build sequence for target `" + root + "' is " + ret, MSG_VERBOSE ); - for( Enumeration en = targets.keys(); en.hasMoreElements(); ) + for( Enumeration en = targets.keys(); en.hasMoreElements(); ) { - String curTarget = ( String )( en.nextElement() ); - String st = ( String )state.get( curTarget ); + String curTarget = (String)( en.nextElement() ); + String st = (String)state.get( curTarget ); if( st == null ) { tsort( curTarget, targets, state, visiting, ret ); @@ -652,7 +597,7 @@ public class Project if( null != dataClassDefinitions.get( typeName ) ) { log( "Trying to override old definition of datatype " + typeName, - MSG_WARN ); + MSG_WARN ); } String msg = " +User datatype: " + typeName + " " + typeClass.getName(); @@ -660,21 +605,6 @@ public class Project dataClassDefinitions.put( typeName, typeClass ); } - /** - * @param token The feature to be added to the Filter attribute - * @param value The feature to be added to the Filter attribute - * @deprecated - */ - public void addFilter( String token, String value ) - { - if( token == null ) - { - return; - } - - globalFilterSet.addFilter( new FilterSet.Filter( token, value ) ); - } - /** * @param target is the Target to be added or replaced in the current * Project. @@ -701,7 +631,7 @@ public class Project if( null != references.get( name ) ) { log( "Overriding previous definition of reference to " + name, - MSG_WARN ); + MSG_WARN ); } log( "Adding reference: " + name + " -> " + value, MSG_DEBUG ); references.put( name, value ); @@ -714,11 +644,12 @@ public class Project * @see Project#addOrReplaceTarget to replace existing Targets. */ public void addTarget( Target target ) + throws TaskException { String name = target.getName(); if( targets.get( name ) != null ) { - throw new BuildException( "Duplicate target: `" + name + "'" ); + throw new TaskException( "Duplicate target: `" + name + "'" ); } addOrReplaceTarget( name, target ); } @@ -728,15 +659,15 @@ public class Project * * @param target is the Target to be added to the current Project. * @param targetName is the name to use for the Target - * @exception BuildException if the Target already exists in the project. + * @exception TaskException if the Target already exists in the project. * @see Project#addOrReplaceTarget to replace existing Targets. */ public void addTarget( String targetName, Target target ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { if( targets.get( targetName ) != null ) { - throw new BuildException( "Duplicate target: `" + targetName + "'" ); + throw new TaskException( "Duplicate target: `" + targetName + "'" ); } addOrReplaceTarget( targetName, target ); } @@ -746,26 +677,26 @@ public class Project * * @param taskName name of the task * @param taskClass full task classname - * @throws BuildException and logs as Project.MSG_ERR for conditions, that + * @throws TaskException and logs as Project.MSG_ERR for conditions, that * will cause the task execution to fail. */ public void addTaskDefinition( String taskName, Class taskClass ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { - Class old = ( Class )taskClassDefinitions.get( taskName ); + Class old = (Class)taskClassDefinitions.get( taskName ); if( null != old ) { if( old.equals( taskClass ) ) { log( "Ignoring override for task " + taskName + ", it is already defined by the same class.", - MSG_VERBOSE ); + MSG_VERBOSE ); return; } else { log( "Trying to override old definition of task " + taskName, - MSG_WARN ); + MSG_WARN ); invalidateCreatedTasks( taskName ); } } @@ -780,23 +711,23 @@ public class Project * Checks a class, whether it is suitable for serving as ant task. * * @param taskClass Description of Parameter - * @throws BuildException and logs as Project.MSG_ERR for conditions, that + * @throws TaskException and logs as Project.MSG_ERR for conditions, that * will cause the task execution to fail. */ public void checkTaskClass( final Class taskClass ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { if( !Modifier.isPublic( taskClass.getModifiers() ) ) { final String message = taskClass + " is not public"; log( message, Project.MSG_ERR ); - throw new BuildException( message ); + throw new TaskException( message ); } if( Modifier.isAbstract( taskClass.getModifiers() ) ) { final String message = taskClass + " is abstract"; log( message, Project.MSG_ERR ); - throw new BuildException( message ); + throw new TaskException( message ); } try { @@ -808,169 +739,23 @@ public class Project { final String message = "No public default constructor in " + taskClass; log( message, Project.MSG_ERR ); - throw new BuildException( message ); + throw new TaskException( message ); } if( !Task.class.isAssignableFrom( taskClass ) ) TaskAdapter.checkTaskClass( taskClass, this ); } - /** - * Convienence method to copy a file from a source to a destination. No - * filtering is performed. - * - * @param sourceFile Description of Parameter - * @param destFile Description of Parameter - * @throws IOException - * @deprecated - */ - public void copyFile( String sourceFile, String destFile ) - throws IOException - { - fileUtils.copyFile( sourceFile, destFile ); - } - - /** - * Convienence method to copy a file from a source to a destination - * specifying if token filtering must be used. - * - * @param sourceFile Description of Parameter - * @param destFile Description of Parameter - * @param filtering Description of Parameter - * @throws IOException - * @deprecated - */ - public void copyFile( String sourceFile, String destFile, boolean filtering ) - throws IOException - { - fileUtils.copyFile( sourceFile, destFile, filtering ? globalFilters : null ); - } - - /** - * Convienence method to copy a file from a source to a destination - * specifying if token filtering must be used and if source files may - * overwrite newer destination files. - * - * @param sourceFile Description of Parameter - * @param destFile Description of Parameter - * @param filtering Description of Parameter - * @param overwrite Description of Parameter - * @throws IOException - * @deprecated - */ - public void copyFile( String sourceFile, String destFile, boolean filtering, - boolean overwrite ) - throws IOException - { - fileUtils.copyFile( sourceFile, destFile, filtering ? globalFilters : null, overwrite ); - } - - /** - * Convienence method to copy a file from a source to a destination - * specifying if token filtering must be used, if source files may overwrite - * newer destination files and the last modified time of destFile - * file should be made equal to the last modified time of sourceFile - * . - * - * @param sourceFile Description of Parameter - * @param destFile Description of Parameter - * @param filtering Description of Parameter - * @param overwrite Description of Parameter - * @param preserveLastModified Description of Parameter - * @throws IOException - * @deprecated - */ - public void copyFile( String sourceFile, String destFile, boolean filtering, - boolean overwrite, boolean preserveLastModified ) - throws IOException - { - fileUtils.copyFile( sourceFile, destFile, filtering ? globalFilters : null, - overwrite, preserveLastModified ); - } - - /** - * Convienence method to copy a file from a source to a destination. No - * filtering is performed. - * - * @param sourceFile Description of Parameter - * @param destFile Description of Parameter - * @throws IOException - * @deprecated - */ - public void copyFile( File sourceFile, File destFile ) - throws IOException - { - fileUtils.copyFile( sourceFile, destFile ); - } - - /** - * Convienence method to copy a file from a source to a destination - * specifying if token filtering must be used. - * - * @param sourceFile Description of Parameter - * @param destFile Description of Parameter - * @param filtering Description of Parameter - * @throws IOException - * @deprecated - */ - public void copyFile( File sourceFile, File destFile, boolean filtering ) - throws IOException - { - fileUtils.copyFile( sourceFile, destFile, filtering ? globalFilters : null ); - } - - /** - * Convienence method to copy a file from a source to a destination - * specifying if token filtering must be used and if source files may - * overwrite newer destination files. - * - * @param sourceFile Description of Parameter - * @param destFile Description of Parameter - * @param filtering Description of Parameter - * @param overwrite Description of Parameter - * @throws IOException - * @deprecated - */ - public void copyFile( File sourceFile, File destFile, boolean filtering, - boolean overwrite ) - throws IOException - { - fileUtils.copyFile( sourceFile, destFile, filtering ? globalFilters : null, overwrite ); - } - - /** - * Convienence method to copy a file from a source to a destination - * specifying if token filtering must be used, if source files may overwrite - * newer destination files and the last modified time of destFile - * file should be made equal to the last modified time of sourceFile - * . - * - * @param sourceFile Description of Parameter - * @param destFile Description of Parameter - * @param filtering Description of Parameter - * @param overwrite Description of Parameter - * @param preserveLastModified Description of Parameter - * @throws IOException - * @deprecated - */ - public void copyFile( File sourceFile, File destFile, boolean filtering, - boolean overwrite, boolean preserveLastModified ) - throws IOException - { - fileUtils.copyFile( sourceFile, destFile, filtering ? globalFilters : null, - overwrite, preserveLastModified ); - } - /** * create a new DataType instance * * @param typeName name of the datatype * @return null if the datatype name is unknown - * @throws BuildException when datatype creation goes bad + * @throws TaskException when datatype creation goes bad */ public Object createDataType( String typeName ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { - Class c = ( Class )dataClassDefinitions.get( typeName ); + Class c = (Class)dataClassDefinitions.get( typeName ); if( c == null ) return null; @@ -983,7 +768,7 @@ public class Project // Project argument. try { - ctor = c.getConstructor( new Class[0] ); + ctor = c.getConstructor( new Class[ 0 ] ); noArg = true; } catch( NoSuchMethodException nse ) @@ -995,7 +780,7 @@ public class Project Object o = null; if( noArg ) { - o = ctor.newInstance( new Object[0] ); + o = ctor.newInstance( new Object[ 0 ] ); } else { @@ -1003,7 +788,7 @@ public class Project } if( o instanceof ProjectComponent ) { - ( ( ProjectComponent )o ).setProject( this ); + ( (ProjectComponent)o ).setProject( this ); } String msg = " +DataType: " + typeName; log( msg, MSG_DEBUG ); @@ -1013,14 +798,14 @@ public class Project { Throwable t = ite.getTargetException(); String msg = "Could not create datatype of type: " - + typeName + " due to " + t; - throw new BuildException( msg, t ); + + typeName + " due to " + t; + throw new TaskException( msg, t ); } catch( Throwable t ) { String msg = "Could not create datatype of type: " - + typeName + " due to " + t; - throw new BuildException( msg, t ); + + typeName + " due to " + t; + throw new TaskException( msg, t ); } } @@ -1029,12 +814,12 @@ public class Project * * @param taskType name of the task * @return null if the task name is unknown - * @throws BuildException when task creation goes bad + * @throws TaskException when task creation goes bad */ public Task createTask( String taskType ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { - Class c = ( Class )taskClassDefinitions.get( taskType ); + Class c = (Class)taskClassDefinitions.get( taskType ); if( c == null ) return null; @@ -1044,7 +829,7 @@ public class Project Task task = null; if( o instanceof Task ) { - task = ( Task )o; + task = (Task)o; } else { @@ -1068,14 +853,14 @@ public class Project catch( Throwable t ) { String msg = "Could not create task of type: " - + taskType + " due to " + t; - throw new BuildException( msg, t ); + + taskType + " due to " + t; + throw new TaskException( msg, t ); } } public void demuxOutput( String line, boolean isError ) { - Task task = ( Task )threadTasks.get( Thread.currentThread() ); + Task task = (Task)threadTasks.get( Thread.currentThread() ); if( task == null ) { fireMessageLogged( this, line, isError ? MSG_ERR : MSG_INFO ); @@ -1097,10 +882,10 @@ public class Project * execute the targets and any targets it depends on * * @param targetName the target to execute - * @throws BuildException if the build failed + * @throws TaskException if the build failed */ public void executeTarget( String targetName ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { // sanity check ourselves, if we've been asked to build nothing @@ -1109,7 +894,7 @@ public class Project if( targetName == null ) { String msg = "No target specified"; - throw new BuildException( msg ); + throw new TaskException( msg ); } // Sort the dependency tree, and run everything from the @@ -1124,25 +909,25 @@ public class Project do { - curtarget = ( Target )sortedTargets.elementAt( curidx++ ); + curtarget = (Target)sortedTargets.elementAt( curidx++ ); curtarget.performTasks(); - }while ( !curtarget.getName().equals( targetName ) ); + } while( !curtarget.getName().equals( targetName ) ); } /** * execute the sequence of targets, and the targets they depend on * * @param targetNames Description of Parameter - * @throws BuildException if the build failed + * @throws TaskException if the build failed */ public void executeTargets( Vector targetNames ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { Throwable error = null; for( int i = 0; i < targetNames.size(); i++ ) { - executeTarget( ( String )targetNames.elementAt( i ) ); + executeTarget( (String)targetNames.elementAt( i ) ); } } @@ -1150,10 +935,10 @@ public class Project * Initialise the project. This involves setting the default task * definitions and loading the system properties. * - * @exception BuildException Description of Exception + * @exception TaskException Description of Exception */ public void init() - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { setJavaVersionProperty(); @@ -1165,7 +950,7 @@ public class Project InputStream in = this.getClass().getResourceAsStream( defs ); if( in == null ) { - throw new BuildException( "Can't load default task list" ); + throw new TaskException( "Can't load default task list" ); } props.load( in ); in.close(); @@ -1173,7 +958,7 @@ public class Project Enumeration enum = props.propertyNames(); while( enum.hasMoreElements() ) { - String key = ( String )enum.nextElement(); + String key = (String)enum.nextElement(); String value = props.getProperty( key ); try { @@ -1192,7 +977,7 @@ public class Project } catch( IOException ioe ) { - throw new BuildException( "Can't load default task list" ); + throw new TaskException( "Can't load default task list" ); } String dataDefs = "/org/apache/tools/ant/types/defaults.properties"; @@ -1203,7 +988,7 @@ public class Project InputStream in = this.getClass().getResourceAsStream( dataDefs ); if( in == null ) { - throw new BuildException( "Can't load default datatype list" ); + throw new TaskException( "Can't load default datatype list" ); } props.load( in ); in.close(); @@ -1211,7 +996,7 @@ public class Project Enumeration enum = props.propertyNames(); while( enum.hasMoreElements() ) { - String key = ( String )enum.nextElement(); + String key = (String)enum.nextElement(); String value = props.getProperty( key ); try { @@ -1230,7 +1015,7 @@ public class Project } catch( IOException ioe ) { - throw new BuildException( "Can't load default datatype list" ); + throw new TaskException( "Can't load default datatype list" ); } setSystemProperties(); @@ -1296,34 +1081,14 @@ public class Project * * @param value the string to be scanned for property references. * @return Description of the Returned Value - * @exception BuildException Description of Exception + * @exception TaskException Description of Exception */ public String replaceProperties( String value ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { return ProjectHelper.replaceProperties( this, value ); } - /** - * Return the canonical form of fileName as an absolute path.

- * - * If fileName is a relative file name, resolve it relative to rootDir.

- * - * @param fileName Description of Parameter - * @param rootDir Description of Parameter - * @return Description of the Returned Value - * @deprecated - */ - public File resolveFile( String fileName, File rootDir ) - { - return fileUtils.resolveFile( rootDir, fileName ); - } - - public File resolveFile( String fileName ) - { - return fileUtils.resolveFile( baseDir, fileName ); - } - /** * send build finished event to the listeners * @@ -1335,7 +1100,7 @@ public class Project event.setException( exception ); for( int i = 0; i < listeners.size(); i++ ) { - BuildListener listener = ( BuildListener )listeners.elementAt( i ); + BuildListener listener = (BuildListener)listeners.elementAt( i ); listener.buildFinished( event ); } } @@ -1348,7 +1113,7 @@ public class Project BuildEvent event = new BuildEvent( this ); for( int i = 0; i < listeners.size(); i++ ) { - BuildListener listener = ( BuildListener )listeners.elementAt( i ); + BuildListener listener = (BuildListener)listeners.elementAt( i ); listener.buildStarted( event ); } } @@ -1383,12 +1148,11 @@ public class Project event.setException( exception ); for( int i = 0; i < listeners.size(); i++ ) { - BuildListener listener = ( BuildListener )listeners.elementAt( i ); + BuildListener listener = (BuildListener)listeners.elementAt( i ); listener.targetFinished( event ); } } - /** * send target started event to the listeners * @@ -1399,7 +1163,7 @@ public class Project BuildEvent event = new BuildEvent( target ); for( int i = 0; i < listeners.size(); i++ ) { - BuildListener listener = ( BuildListener )listeners.elementAt( i ); + BuildListener listener = (BuildListener)listeners.elementAt( i ); listener.targetStarted( event ); } } @@ -1413,7 +1177,7 @@ public class Project event.setException( exception ); for( int i = 0; i < listeners.size(); i++ ) { - BuildListener listener = ( BuildListener )listeners.elementAt( i ); + BuildListener listener = (BuildListener)listeners.elementAt( i ); listener.taskFinished( event ); } } @@ -1425,7 +1189,7 @@ public class Project BuildEvent event = new BuildEvent( task ); for( int i = 0; i < listeners.size(); i++ ) { - BuildListener listener = ( BuildListener )listeners.elementAt( i ); + BuildListener listener = (BuildListener)listeners.elementAt( i ); listener.taskStarted( event ); } } @@ -1455,7 +1219,7 @@ public class Project // exactly the target names in "state" that are in the VISITING state.) // 1. Set the current target to the VISITING state, and push it onto // the "visiting" stack. - // 2. Throw a BuildException if any child of the current node is + // 2. Throw a TaskException if any child of the current node is // in the VISITING state (implies there is a cycle.) It uses the // "visiting" Stack to construct the cycle. // 3. If any children have not been VISITED, tsort() the child. @@ -1467,12 +1231,12 @@ public class Project private final void tsort( String root, Hashtable targets, Hashtable state, Stack visiting, Vector ret ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { state.put( root, VISITING ); visiting.push( root ); - Target target = ( Target )( targets.get( root ) ); + Target target = (Target)( targets.get( root ) ); // Make sure we exist if( target == null ) @@ -1483,19 +1247,19 @@ public class Project visiting.pop(); if( !visiting.empty() ) { - String parent = ( String )visiting.peek(); + String parent = (String)visiting.peek(); sb.append( "It is used from target `" ); sb.append( parent ); sb.append( "'." ); } - throw new BuildException( new String( sb ) ); + throw new TaskException( new String( sb ) ); } - for( Enumeration en = target.getDependencies(); en.hasMoreElements(); ) + for( Enumeration en = target.getDependencies(); en.hasMoreElements(); ) { - String cur = ( String )en.nextElement(); - String m = ( String )state.get( cur ); + String cur = (String)en.nextElement(); + String m = (String)state.get( cur ); if( m == null ) { // Not been visited @@ -1508,7 +1272,7 @@ public class Project } } - String p = ( String )visiting.pop(); + String p = (String)visiting.pop(); if( root != p ) { throw new RuntimeException( "Unexpected internal error: expected to pop " + root + " but got " + p ); @@ -1528,7 +1292,7 @@ public class Project { synchronized( createdTasks ) { - Vector v = ( Vector )createdTasks.get( type ); + Vector v = (Vector)createdTasks.get( type ); if( v == null ) { v = new Vector(); @@ -1543,7 +1307,7 @@ public class Project event.setMessage( message, priority ); for( int i = 0; i < listeners.size(); i++ ) { - BuildListener listener = ( BuildListener )listeners.elementAt( i ); + BuildListener listener = (BuildListener)listeners.elementAt( i ); listener.messageLogged( event ); } } @@ -1558,13 +1322,13 @@ public class Project { synchronized( createdTasks ) { - Vector v = ( Vector )createdTasks.get( type ); + Vector v = (Vector)createdTasks.get( type ); if( v != null ) { Enumeration enum = v.elements(); while( enum.hasMoreElements() ) { - Task t = ( Task )enum.nextElement(); + Task t = (Task)enum.nextElement(); t.markInvalid(); } v.removeAllElements(); diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectComponent.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectComponent.java index c7ddf7f96..f8fd3320a 100644 --- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectComponent.java +++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectComponent.java @@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ package org.apache.tools.ant; import org.apache.myrmidon.api.AbstractTask; +import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils; +import java.io.File; /** * Base class for components of a project, including tasks and data types. @@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ public abstract class ProjectComponent return project; } + protected File resolveFile( final String name ) + { + return FileUtils.newFileUtils().resolveFile( project.getBaseDir(), name ); + } + /** * Log a message with the default (INFO) priority. * diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java index 896a0d8f8..9e55dc561 100644 --- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java +++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ * the LICENSE file. */ package org.apache.tools.ant; + import java.io.File; import java.io.FileInputStream; import java.io.FileNotFoundException; @@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ import java.util.Vector; import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException; import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser; import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory; +import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException; +import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils; import org.xml.sax.AttributeList; import org.xml.sax.DocumentHandler; import org.xml.sax.HandlerBase; @@ -64,10 +67,10 @@ public class ProjectHelper * @param buf The feature to be added to the Text attribute * @param start The feature to be added to the Text attribute * @param end The feature to be added to the Text attribute - * @exception BuildException Description of Exception + * @exception TaskException Description of Exception */ public static void addText( Project project, Object target, char[] buf, int start, int end ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { addText( project, target, new String( buf, start, end ) ); } @@ -78,10 +81,10 @@ public class ProjectHelper * @param project The feature to be added to the Text attribute * @param target The feature to be added to the Text attribute * @param text The feature to be added to the Text attribute - * @exception BuildException Description of Exception + * @exception TaskException Description of Exception */ public static void addText( Project project, Object target, String text ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { if( text == null || text.trim().length() == 0 ) @@ -90,17 +93,17 @@ public class ProjectHelper } if( target instanceof TaskAdapter ) - target = ( ( TaskAdapter )target ).getProxy(); + target = ( (TaskAdapter)target ).getProxy(); IntrospectionHelper.getHelper( target.getClass() ).addText( project, target, text ); } public static void configure( Object target, AttributeList attrs, Project project ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { if( target instanceof TaskAdapter ) - target = ( ( TaskAdapter )target ).getProxy(); + target = ( (TaskAdapter)target ).getProxy(); IntrospectionHelper ih = IntrospectionHelper.getHelper( target.getClass() ); @@ -111,14 +114,14 @@ public class ProjectHelper { // reflect these into the target String value = replaceProperties( project, attrs.getValue( i ), - project.getProperties() ); + project.getProperties() ); try { ih.setAttribute( project, target, - attrs.getName( i ).toLowerCase( Locale.US ), value ); + attrs.getName( i ).toLowerCase( Locale.US ), value ); } - catch( BuildException be ) + catch( TaskException be ) { // id attribute must be set externally if( !attrs.getName( i ).equals( "id" ) ) @@ -134,10 +137,10 @@ public class ProjectHelper * * @param project Description of Parameter * @param buildFile Description of Parameter - * @exception BuildException Description of Exception + * @exception TaskException Description of Exception */ public static void configureProject( Project project, File buildFile ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { new ProjectHelper( project, buildFile ).parse(); } @@ -151,10 +154,10 @@ public class ProjectHelper * @param value Description of Parameter * @param fragments Description of Parameter * @param propertyRefs Description of Parameter - * @exception BuildException Description of Exception + * @exception TaskException Description of Exception */ public static void parsePropertyString( String value, Vector fragments, Vector propertyRefs ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { int prev = 0; int pos; @@ -180,8 +183,8 @@ public class ProjectHelper int endName = value.indexOf( '}', pos ); if( endName < 0 ) { - throw new BuildException( "Syntax error in property: " - + value ); + throw new TaskException( "Syntax error in property: " + + value ); } String propertyName = value.substring( pos + 2, endName ); fragments.addElement( null ); @@ -203,11 +206,11 @@ public class ProjectHelper * @param value the string to be scanned for property references. * @param project Description of Parameter * @return Description of the Returned Value - * @exception BuildException Description of Exception + * @exception TaskException Description of Exception * @since 1.5 */ public static String replaceProperties( Project project, String value ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { return replaceProperties( project, value, project.getProperties() ); } @@ -220,10 +223,10 @@ public class ProjectHelper * @param project Description of Parameter * @param keys Description of Parameter * @return Description of the Returned Value - * @exception BuildException Description of Exception + * @exception TaskException Description of Exception */ public static String replaceProperties( Project project, String value, Hashtable keys ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { if( value == null ) { @@ -239,16 +242,16 @@ public class ProjectHelper Enumeration j = propertyRefs.elements(); while( i.hasMoreElements() ) { - String fragment = ( String )i.nextElement(); + String fragment = (String)i.nextElement(); if( fragment == null ) { - String propertyName = ( String )j.nextElement(); + String propertyName = (String)j.nextElement(); if( !keys.containsKey( propertyName ) ) { project.log( "Property ${" + propertyName + "} has not been set", Project.MSG_VERBOSE ); } - fragment = ( keys.containsKey( propertyName ) ) ? ( String )keys.get( propertyName ) - : "${" + propertyName + "}"; + fragment = ( keys.containsKey( propertyName ) ) ? (String)keys.get( propertyName ) + : "${" + propertyName + "}"; } sb.append( fragment ); } @@ -265,6 +268,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper * @param tag Description of Parameter */ public static void storeChild( Project project, Object parent, Object child, String tag ) + throws TaskException { IntrospectionHelper ih = IntrospectionHelper.getHelper( parent.getClass() ); ih.storeElement( project, parent, child, tag ); @@ -302,10 +306,10 @@ public class ProjectHelper /** * Parses the project file. * - * @exception BuildException Description of Exception + * @exception TaskException Description of Exception */ private void parse() - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { FileInputStream inputStream = null; InputSource inputSource = null; @@ -329,7 +333,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper } catch( ParserConfigurationException exc ) { - throw new BuildException( "Parser has not been configured correctly", exc ); + throw new TaskException( "Parser has not been configured correctly", exc ); } catch( SAXParseException exc ) { @@ -339,7 +343,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper Throwable t = exc.getException(); if( t instanceof BuildException ) { - BuildException be = ( BuildException )t; + BuildException be = (BuildException)t; if( be.getLocation() == Location.UNKNOWN_LOCATION ) { be.setLocation( location ); @@ -347,24 +351,24 @@ public class ProjectHelper throw be; } - throw new BuildException( exc.getMessage(), t, location ); + throw new BuildException( exc.getMessage(), t ); } catch( SAXException exc ) { Throwable t = exc.getException(); - if( t instanceof BuildException ) + if( t instanceof TaskException ) { - throw ( BuildException )t; + throw (TaskException)t; } - throw new BuildException( exc.getMessage(), t ); + throw new TaskException( exc.getMessage(), t ); } catch( FileNotFoundException exc ) { - throw new BuildException( exc ); + throw new TaskException( "Error", exc ); } catch( IOException exc ) { - throw new BuildException( "Error reading project file", exc ); + throw new TaskException( "Error reading project file", exc ); } finally { @@ -434,7 +438,9 @@ public class ProjectHelper * Called when this element and all elements nested into it have been * handled. */ - protected void finished() { } + protected void finished() + { + } } /** @@ -466,21 +472,21 @@ public class ProjectHelper { addText( project, element, buf, start, end ); } - catch( BuildException exc ) + catch( TaskException exc ) { throw new SAXParseException( exc.getMessage(), locator, exc ); } } public void init( String propType, AttributeList attrs ) - throws SAXParseException + throws SAXParseException, TaskException { try { element = project.createDataType( propType ); if( element == null ) { - throw new BuildException( "Unknown data type " + propType ); + throw new TaskException( "Unknown data type " + propType ); } if( target != null ) @@ -495,7 +501,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper configureId( element, attrs ); } } - catch( BuildException exc ) + catch( TaskException exc ) { throw new SAXParseException( exc.getMessage(), locator, exc ); } @@ -530,7 +536,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper if( parent instanceof TaskAdapter ) { - this.parent = ( ( TaskAdapter )parent ).getProxy(); + this.parent = ( (TaskAdapter)parent ).getProxy(); } else { @@ -549,7 +555,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper { addText( project, child, buf, start, end ); } - catch( BuildException exc ) + catch( TaskException exc ) { throw new SAXParseException( exc.getMessage(), locator, exc ); } @@ -574,7 +580,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper { UnknownElement uc = new UnknownElement( elementName ); uc.setProject( project ); - ( ( UnknownElement )parent ).addChild( uc ); + ( (UnknownElement)parent ).addChild( uc ); child = uc; } else @@ -596,7 +602,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper ih.storeElement( project, parent, child, elementName ); } } - catch( BuildException exc ) + catch( TaskException exc ) { throw new SAXParseException( exc.getMessage(), locator, exc ); } @@ -609,7 +615,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper { // taskcontainer nested element can contain other tasks - no other // nested elements possible - new TaskHandler( this, ( TaskContainer )child, childWrapper, target ).init( name, attrs ); + new TaskHandler( this, (TaskContainer)child, childWrapper, target ).init( name, attrs ); } else { @@ -631,7 +637,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper } public void init( String tag, AttributeList attrs ) - throws SAXParseException + throws SAXParseException, TaskException { String def = null; String name = null; @@ -668,10 +674,10 @@ public class ProjectHelper if( def == null ) { throw new SAXParseException( "The default attribute of project is required", - locator ); + locator ); } - project.setDefaultTarget( def ); + project.setDefault( def ); if( name != null ) { @@ -701,7 +707,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper } else { - project.setBaseDir( project.resolveFile( baseDir, buildFileParent ) ); + project.setBaseDir( FileUtils.newFileUtils().resolveFile( buildFileParent, baseDir ) ); } } } @@ -833,7 +839,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper catch( FileNotFoundException fne ) { project.log( file.getAbsolutePath() + " could not be found", - Project.MSG_WARN ); + Project.MSG_WARN ); } } // use default if not file or file not found @@ -980,7 +986,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper { addText( project, task, buf, start, end ); } - catch( BuildException exc ) + catch( TaskException exc ) { throw new SAXParseException( exc.getMessage(), locator, exc ); } @@ -998,7 +1004,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper { task = project.createTask( tag ); } - catch( BuildException e ) + catch( TaskException e ) { // swallow here, will be thrown again in // UnknownElement.maybeConfigure if the problem persists. @@ -1041,7 +1047,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper if( task instanceof TaskContainer ) { // task can contain other tasks - no other nested elements possible - new TaskHandler( this, ( TaskContainer )task, wrapper, target ).init( name, attrs ); + new TaskHandler( this, (TaskContainer)task, wrapper, target ).init( name, attrs ); } else { diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/RuntimeConfigurable.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/RuntimeConfigurable.java index 4acd55108..e55ad54c9 100644 --- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/RuntimeConfigurable.java +++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/RuntimeConfigurable.java @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import java.util.Locale; import java.util.Vector; import org.xml.sax.AttributeList; import org.xml.sax.helpers.AttributeListImpl; +import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException; /** * Wrapper class that holds the attributes of a Task (or elements nested below @@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ public class RuntimeConfigurable * @exception BuildException Description of Exception */ public void maybeConfigure( Project p ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { String id = null; diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java index 78cb4f980..38b0cac3e 100644 --- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java +++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java @@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ * the LICENSE file. */ package org.apache.tools.ant; + import java.util.Enumeration; import java.util.StringTokenizer; import java.util.Vector; +import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException; /** * This class implements a target object with required parameters. @@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer private Project project; public void setDepends( String depS ) + throws TaskException { if( depS.length() > 0 ) { @@ -40,9 +43,9 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer //Make sure the dependency is not empty string if( token.equals( "" ) || token.equals( "," ) ) { - throw new BuildException( "Syntax Error: Depend attribute " + - "for target \"" + getName() + - "\" has an empty string for dependency." ); + throw new TaskException( "Syntax Error: Depend attribute " + + "for target \"" + getName() + + "\" has an empty string for dependency." ); } addDependency( token ); @@ -54,9 +57,9 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer token = tok.nextToken(); if( !tok.hasMoreTokens() || !token.equals( "," ) ) { - throw new BuildException( "Syntax Error: Depend attribute " + - "for target \"" + getName() + - "\" ends with a , character" ); + throw new TaskException( "Syntax Error: Depend attribute " + + "for target \"" + getName() + + "\" ends with a , character" ); } } } @@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer } } - Task[] retval = new Task[tasks.size()]; + Task[] retval = new Task[ tasks.size() ]; tasks.copyInto( retval ); return retval; } @@ -139,6 +142,10 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer execute(); project.fireTargetFinished( this, null ); } + catch( final TaskException te ) + { + project.fireTargetFinished( this, te ); + } catch( RuntimeException exc ) { project.fireTargetFinished( this, exc ); @@ -162,7 +169,7 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer } public void execute() - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { if( testIfCondition() && testUnlessCondition() ) { @@ -172,12 +179,12 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer Object o = enum.nextElement(); if( o instanceof Task ) { - Task task = ( Task )o; + Task task = (Task)o; task.perform(); } else { - RuntimeConfigurable r = ( RuntimeConfigurable )o; + RuntimeConfigurable r = (RuntimeConfigurable)o; r.maybeConfigure( project ); } } @@ -185,12 +192,12 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer else if( !testIfCondition() ) { project.log( this, "Skipped because property '" + this.ifCondition + "' not set.", - Project.MSG_VERBOSE ); + Project.MSG_VERBOSE ); } else { project.log( this, "Skipped because property '" + this.unlessCondition + "' set.", - Project.MSG_VERBOSE ); + Project.MSG_VERBOSE ); } } @@ -209,6 +216,7 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer } private boolean testIfCondition() + throws TaskException { if( "".equals( ifCondition ) ) { @@ -220,6 +228,7 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer } private boolean testUnlessCondition() + throws TaskException { if( "".equals( unlessCondition ) ) { diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java index 7a08963ea..d0c6d3c8d 100644 --- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java +++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java @@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ */ package org.apache.tools.ant; +import java.io.File; import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException; +import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils; public abstract class Task extends ProjectComponent diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/TaskAdapter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/TaskAdapter.java index 6f7ebcbf1..4cc0b1a97 100644 --- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/TaskAdapter.java +++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/TaskAdapter.java @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package org.apache.tools.ant; import java.lang.reflect.Method; import java.lang.reflect.Modifier; +import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException; /** @@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ public class TaskAdapter extends Task * @param project Description of Parameter */ public static void checkTaskClass( final Class taskClass, final Project project ) + throws TaskException { // don't have to check for interface, since then // taskClass would be abstract too. @@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ public class TaskAdapter extends Task { final String message = "No public execute() in " + taskClass; project.log( message, Project.MSG_ERR ); - throw new BuildException( message ); + throw new TaskException( message ); } } @@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ public class TaskAdapter extends Task { log( "Error setting project in " + proxy.getClass(), Project.MSG_ERR ); - throw new BuildException( ex ); + throw new BuildException( "Error", ex ); } Method executeM = null; @@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ public class TaskAdapter extends Task if( executeM == null ) { log( "No public execute() in " + proxy.getClass(), Project.MSG_ERR ); - throw new BuildException( "No public execute() in " + proxy.getClass() ); + throw new TaskException( "No public execute() in " + proxy.getClass() ); } executeM.invoke( proxy, null ); return; @@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ public class TaskAdapter extends Task catch( Exception ex ) { log( "Error in " + proxy.getClass(), Project.MSG_ERR ); - throw new BuildException( ex ); + throw new BuildException( "Error", ex ); } } diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java index efe3b6046..69f21d197 100644 --- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java +++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java @@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ * the LICENSE file. */ package org.apache.tools.ant; + import java.util.Vector; +import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException; /** * Wrapper class that holds all information necessary to create a task or data @@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task { if( realThing != null && realThing instanceof Task ) { - return ( Task )realThing; + return (Task)realThing; } return null; } @@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task public String getTaskName() { return realThing == null || !( realThing instanceof Task ) ? - super.getTaskName() : ( ( Task )realThing ).getTaskName(); + super.getTaskName() : ( (Task)realThing ).getTaskName(); } /** @@ -87,18 +89,19 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task * Called when the real task has been configured for the first time. */ public void execute() + throws TaskException { if( realThing == null ) { // plain impossible to get here, maybeConfigure should // have thrown an exception. - throw new BuildException( "Could not create task of type: " - + elementName, location ); + throw new TaskException( "Could not create task of type: " + + elementName ); } if( realThing instanceof Task ) { - ( ( Task )realThing ).perform(); + ( (Task)realThing ).perform(); } } @@ -109,14 +112,14 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task * @exception BuildException Description of Exception */ public void maybeConfigure() - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { realThing = makeObject( this, wrapper ); wrapper.setProxy( realThing ); if( realThing instanceof Task ) { - ( ( Task )realThing ).setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper( wrapper ); + ( (Task)realThing ).setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper( wrapper ); } handleChildren( realThing, wrapper ); @@ -137,19 +140,19 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task { String lSep = System.getProperty( "line.separator" ); String msg = "Could not create " + what + " of type: " + elementName - + "." + lSep - + "Ant could not find the task or a class this" + lSep - + "task relies upon." + lSep - + "Common solutions are to use taskdef to declare" + lSep - + "your task, or, if this is an optional task," + lSep - + "to put the optional.jar and all required libraries of" + lSep - + "this task in the lib directory of" + lSep - + "your ant installation (ANT_HOME)." + lSep - + "There is also the possibility that your build file " + lSep - + "is written to work with a more recent version of ant " + lSep - + "than the one you are using, in which case you have to " + lSep - + "upgrade."; - return new BuildException( msg, location ); + + "." + lSep + + "Ant could not find the task or a class this" + lSep + + "task relies upon." + lSep + + "Common solutions are to use taskdef to declare" + lSep + + "your task, or, if this is an optional task," + lSep + + "to put the optional.jar and all required libraries of" + lSep + + "this task in the lib directory of" + lSep + + "your ant installation (ANT_HOME)." + lSep + + "There is also the possibility that your build file " + lSep + + "is written to work with a more recent version of ant " + lSep + + "than the one you are using, in which case you have to " + lSep + + "upgrade."; + return new BuildException( msg ); } /** @@ -162,12 +165,12 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task */ protected void handleChildren( Object parent, RuntimeConfigurable parentWrapper ) - throws BuildException + throws TaskException { if( parent instanceof TaskAdapter ) { - parent = ( ( TaskAdapter )parent ).getProxy(); + parent = ( (TaskAdapter)parent ).getProxy(); } Class parentClass = parent.getClass(); @@ -176,13 +179,13 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task for( int i = 0; i < children.size(); i++ ) { RuntimeConfigurable childWrapper = parentWrapper.getChild( i ); - UnknownElement child = ( UnknownElement )children.elementAt( i ); + UnknownElement child = (UnknownElement)children.elementAt( i ); Object realChild = null; if( parent instanceof TaskContainer ) { realChild = makeTask( child, childWrapper, false ); - ( ( TaskContainer )parent ).addTask( ( Task )realChild ); + ( (TaskContainer)parent ).addTask( (Task)realChild ); } else { @@ -192,14 +195,14 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task childWrapper.setProxy( realChild ); if( parent instanceof TaskContainer ) { - ( ( Task )realChild ).setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper( childWrapper ); + ( (Task)realChild ).setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper( childWrapper ); } child.handleChildren( realChild, childWrapper ); if( parent instanceof TaskContainer ) { - ( ( Task )realChild ).maybeConfigure(); + ( (Task)realChild ).maybeConfigure(); } } } @@ -213,6 +216,7 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task * @return Description of the Returned Value */ protected Object makeObject( UnknownElement ue, RuntimeConfigurable w ) + throws TaskException { Object o = makeTask( ue, w, true ); if( o == null ) @@ -236,6 +240,7 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task */ protected Task makeTask( UnknownElement ue, RuntimeConfigurable w, boolean onTopLevel ) + throws TaskException { Task task = project.createTask( ue.getTag() ); if( task == null && !onTopLevel ) diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ant.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ant.java index 937f44cd2..155526136 100644 --- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ant.java +++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ant.java @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent; import org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper; import org.apache.tools.ant.Task; import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils; +import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException; /** * Call Ant in a sub-project 
@@ -178,10 +179,10 @@ public class Ant extends Task
     /**
      * Do the execution.
      *
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
+     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
      */
     public void execute()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         try
         {
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ public class Ant extends Task
                 target.equals( this.getOwningTarget().getName() ) )
             {
 
-                throw new BuildException( "ant task calling its own parent target" );
+                throw new TaskException( "ant task calling its own parent target" );
             }
 
             newProject.executeTarget( target );
@@ -283,10 +284,10 @@ public class Ant extends Task
      * project. Also copy over all references that don't override existing
      * references in the new project if inheritall has been requested.
      *
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
+     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
      */
     private void addReferences()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         Hashtable thisReferences = ( Hashtable )project.getReferences().clone();
         Hashtable newReferences = newProject.getReferences();
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ public class Ant extends Task
                 String refid = ref.getRefId();
                 if( refid == null )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "the refid attribute is required for reference elements" );
+                    throw new TaskException( "the refid attribute is required for reference elements" );
                 }
                 if( !thisReferences.containsKey( refid ) )
                 {
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ public class Ant extends Task
             {
                 String msg = "Error setting new project instance for reference with id "
                      + oldKey;
-                throw new BuildException( msg, e2, location );
+                throw new TaskException( msg, e2, location );
             }
         }
         newProject.addReference( newKey, copy );
@@ -482,10 +483,10 @@ public class Ant extends Task
      * Override the properties in the new project with the one explicitly
      * defined as nested elements here.
      *
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
+     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
      */
     private void overrideProperties()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         Enumeration e = properties.elements();
         while( e.hasMoreElements() )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/AntStructure.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/AntStructure.java
index 1b1007267..39416e5a4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/AntStructure.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/AntStructure.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class AntStructure extends Task
 
         if( output == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "output attribute is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "output attribute is required" );
         }
 
         PrintWriter out = null;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class AntStructure extends Task
         catch( IOException ioe )
         {
             throw new BuildException( "Error writing " + output.getAbsolutePath(),
-                ioe, location );
+                ioe );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Available.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Available.java
index a4396a6a0..94c6e8c5a 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Available.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Available.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Reference;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 
 /**
  * Will set the given property if the requested resource is available at
@@ -26,7 +27,9 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
  * @author Magesh Umasankar
  */
 
-public class Available extends Task implements Condition
+public class Available
+    extends Task
+    implements Condition
 {
     private String value = "true";
     private String classname;
@@ -77,22 +80,8 @@ public class Available extends Task implements Condition
         this.resource = resource;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param type The new Type value
-     * @deprecated setType(String) is deprecated and is replaced with
-     *      setType(Available.FileDir) to make Ant's Introspection mechanism do
-     *      the work and also to encapsulate operations on the type in its own
-     *      class.
-     */
-    public void setType( String type )
-    {
-        log( "DEPRECATED - The setType(String) method has been deprecated."
-             + " Use setType(Available.FileDir) instead." );
-        this.type = new FileDir();
-        this.type.setValue( type );
-    }
 
-    public void setType( FileDir type )
+   public void setType( FileDir type )
     {
         this.type = type;
     }
@@ -121,18 +110,18 @@ public class Available extends Task implements Condition
     }
 
     public boolean eval()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( classname == null && file == null && resource == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "At least one of (classname|file|resource) is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "At least one of (classname|file|resource) is required" );
         }
 
         if( type != null )
         {
             if( file == null )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "The type attribute is only valid when specifying the file attribute." );
+                throw new TaskException( "The type attribute is only valid when specifying the file attribute." );
             }
         }
 
@@ -176,24 +165,21 @@ public class Available extends Task implements Condition
     }
 
     public void execute()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( property == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "property attribute is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "property attribute is required");
         }
 
         if( eval() )
         {
             String lSep = System.getProperty( "line.separator" );
-            if( null != project.getProperty( property ) )
+            if( null == project.getProperty( property ) )
             {
-                log( "DEPRECATED -  used to overide an existing property. "
-                     + lSep
-                     + " Build writer should not reuse the same property name for "
-                     + lSep + "different values." );
+                this.project.setProperty( property, value );
             }
-            this.project.setProperty( property, value );
+            //else ignore
         }
     }
 
@@ -235,7 +221,7 @@ public class Available extends Task implements Condition
     {
         if( filepath == null )
         {
-            return checkFile( project.resolveFile( file ), file );
+            return checkFile( resolveFile( file ), file );
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/BUnzip2.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/BUnzip2.java
index 882af9655..3b2dc6fdf 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/BUnzip2.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/BUnzip2.java
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ public class BUnzip2 extends Unpack
                 int b = bis.read();
                 if( b != 'B' )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "Invalid bz2 file.", location );
+                    throw new BuildException( "Invalid bz2 file." );
                 }
                 b = bis.read();
                 if( b != 'Z' )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "Invalid bz2 file.", location );
+                    throw new BuildException( "Invalid bz2 file." );
                 }
                 zIn = new CBZip2InputStream( bis );
                 byte[] buffer = new byte[8 * 1024];
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class BUnzip2 extends Unpack
             catch( IOException ioe )
             {
                 String msg = "Problem expanding bzip2 " + ioe.getMessage();
-                throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+                throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
             }
             finally
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/BZip2.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/BZip2.java
index 9c3cdc401..be8635f3f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/BZip2.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/BZip2.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class BZip2 extends Pack
         catch( IOException ioe )
         {
             String msg = "Problem creating bzip2 " + ioe.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CVSPass.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CVSPass.java
index 356579a4a..44b7ed617 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CVSPass.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CVSPass.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 
 /**
  * CVSLogin Adds an new entry to a CVS password file
@@ -105,9 +106,9 @@ public class CVSPass extends Task
         throws BuildException
     {
         if( cvsRoot == null )
-            throw new BuildException( "cvsroot is required" );
+            throw new TaskException( "cvsroot is required" );
         if( password == null )
-            throw new BuildException( "password is required" );
+            throw new TaskException( "password is required" );
 
         log( "cvsRoot: " + cvsRoot, project.MSG_DEBUG );
         log( "password: " + password, project.MSG_DEBUG );
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ public class CVSPass extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java
index 80f570e08..3fdb80063 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ public class CallTarget extends Task
 
         if( subTarget == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Attribute target is required.",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Attribute target is required." );
         }
 
         callee.setDir( project.getBaseDir() );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Checksum.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Checksum.java
index a778428c5..e9b444d54 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Checksum.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Checksum.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MatchingTask;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition.Condition;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FileSet;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 
 /**
  * This task can be used to create checksums for files. It can also be used to
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ public class Checksum extends MatchingTask implements Condition
                      + file.getAbsolutePath()
                      + " to generate checksum for.";
                 log( message );
-                throw new BuildException( message, location );
+                throw new BuildException( message );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ public class Checksum extends MatchingTask implements Condition
         }
         catch( Exception e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -366,19 +367,19 @@ public class Checksum extends MatchingTask implements Condition
 
         if( file == null && filesets.size() == 0 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException(
+            throw new TaskException(
                 "Specify at least one source - a file or a fileset." );
         }
 
         if( file != null && file.exists() && file.isDirectory() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException(
+            throw new TaskException(
                 "Checksum cannot be generated for directories" );
         }
 
         if( property != null && fileext != null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException(
+            throw new TaskException(
                 "Property and FileExt cannot co-exist." );
         }
 
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@ public class Checksum extends MatchingTask implements Condition
         {
             if( forceOverwrite )
             {
-                throw new BuildException(
+                throw new TaskException(
                     "ForceOverwrite cannot be used when Property is specified" );
             }
 
@@ -394,7 +395,7 @@ public class Checksum extends MatchingTask implements Condition
             {
                 if( filesets.size() > 0 )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException(
+                    throw new TaskException(
                         "Multiple files cannot be used when Property is specified" );
                 }
             }
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ public class Checksum extends MatchingTask implements Condition
             {
                 if( filesets.size() > 1 )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException(
+                    throw new TaskException(
                         "Multiple files cannot be used when Property is specified" );
                 }
             }
@@ -415,13 +416,13 @@ public class Checksum extends MatchingTask implements Condition
 
         if( verifyProperty != null && forceOverwrite )
         {
-            throw new BuildException(
+            throw new TaskException(
                 "VerifyProperty and ForceOverwrite cannot co-exist." );
         }
 
         if( isCondition && forceOverwrite )
         {
-            throw new BuildException(
+            throw new TaskException(
                 "ForceOverwrite cannot be used when conditions are being used." );
         }
 
@@ -431,7 +432,7 @@ public class Checksum extends MatchingTask implements Condition
         }
         else if( fileext.trim().length() == 0 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException(
+            throw new TaskException(
                 "File extension when specified must not be an empty string" );
         }
 
@@ -444,11 +445,11 @@ public class Checksum extends MatchingTask implements Condition
             }
             catch( NoSuchAlgorithmException noalgo )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( noalgo );
+                throw new TaskException( noalgo.toString(), noalgo );
             }
             catch( NoSuchProviderException noprovider )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( noprovider );
+                throw new TaskException( noprovider.toString(), noprovider );
             }
         }
         else
@@ -459,14 +460,13 @@ public class Checksum extends MatchingTask implements Condition
             }
             catch( NoSuchAlgorithmException noalgo )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( noalgo );
+                throw new TaskException( noalgo.toString(), noalgo );
             }
         }
 
         if( messageDigest == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Unable to create Message Digest",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Unable to create Message Digest" );
         }
 
         addToIncludeFileMap( file );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Chmod.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Chmod.java
index 96f736e03..6df33d6bd 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Chmod.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Chmod.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class Chmod extends ExecuteOn
 
     public void setCommand( String e )
     {
-        throw new BuildException( taskType + " doesn\'t support the command attribute", location );
+        throw new BuildException( taskType + " doesn\'t support the command attribute" );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class Chmod extends ExecuteOn
 
     public void setExecutable( String e )
     {
-        throw new BuildException( taskType + " doesn\'t support the executable attribute", location );
+        throw new BuildException( taskType + " doesn\'t support the executable attribute" );
     }
 
     public void setFile( File src )
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class Chmod extends ExecuteOn
 
     public void setSkipEmptyFilesets( boolean skip )
     {
-        throw new BuildException( taskType + " doesn\'t support the skipemptyfileset attribute", location );
+        throw new BuildException( taskType + " doesn\'t support the skipemptyfileset attribute" );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public class Chmod extends ExecuteOn
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Execute failed: " + e, e, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Execute failed: " + e, e );
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ public class Chmod extends ExecuteOn
     {
         if( !havePerm )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Required attribute perm not set in chmod",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Required attribute perm not set in chmod" );
         }
 
         if( defaultSetDefined && defaultSet.getDir( project ) != null )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ConditionTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ConditionTask.java
index da72ebc93..db05c6075 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ConditionTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ConditionTask.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition.Condition;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition.ConditionBase;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 
 /**
  * <condition> task as a generalization of <available> and
@@ -57,15 +58,15 @@ public class ConditionTask extends ConditionBase
      * @since 1.1
      */
     public void execute()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( countConditions() > 1 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "You must not nest more than one condition into " );
+            throw new TaskException( "You must not nest more than one condition into " );
         }
         if( countConditions() < 1 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "You must nest a condition into " );
+            throw new TaskException( "You must nest a condition into " );
         }
         Condition c = ( Condition )getConditions().nextElement();
         if( c.eval() )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copy.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copy.java
index 055c978fd..ba97365c5 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copy.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copy.java
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Hashtable;
 import java.util.Vector;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.DirectoryScanner;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
@@ -120,19 +122,6 @@ public class Copy extends Task
         this.forceOverwrite = overwrite;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Give the copied files the same last modified time as the original files.
-     *
-     * @param preserve The new PreserveLastModified value
-     * @deprecated setPreserveLastModified(String) has been deprecated and
-     *      replaced with setPreserveLastModified(boolean) to consistently let
-     *      the Introspection mechanism work.
-     */
-    public void setPreserveLastModified( String preserve )
-    {
-        setPreserveLastModified( Project.toBoolean( preserve ) );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Give the copied files the same last modified time as the original files.
      *
@@ -213,8 +202,7 @@ public class Copy extends Task
     {
         if( mapperElement != null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Cannot define more than one mapper",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Cannot define more than one mapper" );
         }
         mapperElement = new Mapper( project );
         return mapperElement;
@@ -226,7 +214,7 @@ public class Copy extends Task
      * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
      */
     public void execute()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         // make sure we don't have an illegal set of options
         validateAttributes();
@@ -249,22 +237,22 @@ public class Copy extends Task
                 else
                 {
                     log( file + " omitted as " + destFile + " is up to date.",
-                        Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
+                         Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
                 }
             }
             else
             {
                 String message = "Could not find file "
-                     + file.getAbsolutePath() + " to copy.";
+                    + file.getAbsolutePath() + " to copy.";
                 log( message );
-                throw new BuildException( message );
+                throw new TaskException( message );
             }
         }
 
         // deal with the filesets
         for( int i = 0; i < filesets.size(); i++ )
         {
-            FileSet fs = ( FileSet )filesets.elementAt( i );
+            FileSet fs = (FileSet)filesets.elementAt( i );
             DirectoryScanner ds = fs.getDirectoryScanner( project );
             File fromDir = fs.getDir( project );
 
@@ -272,7 +260,7 @@ public class Copy extends Task
             String[] srcDirs = ds.getIncludedDirectories();
             boolean isEverythingIncluded = ds.isEverythingIncluded();
             if( isEverythingIncluded
-                 && !flatten && mapperElement == null )
+                && !flatten && mapperElement == null )
             {
                 completeDirMap.put( fromDir, destDir );
             }
@@ -315,12 +303,12 @@ public class Copy extends Task
             Vector v = new Vector();
             for( int i = 0; i < names.length; i++ )
             {
-                if( mapper.mapFileName( names[i] ) != null )
+                if( mapper.mapFileName( names[ i ] ) != null )
                 {
-                    v.addElement( names[i] );
+                    v.addElement( names[ i ] );
                 }
             }
-            toCopy = new String[v.size()];
+            toCopy = new String[ v.size() ];
             v.copyInto( toCopy );
         }
         else
@@ -331,8 +319,8 @@ public class Copy extends Task
 
         for( int i = 0; i < toCopy.length; i++ )
         {
-            File src = new File( fromDir, toCopy[i] );
-            File dest = new File( toDir, mapper.mapFileName( toCopy[i] )[0] );
+            File src = new File( fromDir, toCopy[ i ] );
+            File dest = new File( toDir, mapper.mapFileName( toCopy[ i ] )[ 0 ] );
             map.put( src.getAbsolutePath(), dest.getAbsolutePath() );
         }
     }
@@ -346,14 +334,14 @@ public class Copy extends Task
         if( fileCopyMap.size() > 0 )
         {
             log( "Copying " + fileCopyMap.size() +
-                " file" + ( fileCopyMap.size() == 1 ? "" : "s" ) +
-                " to " + destDir.getAbsolutePath() );
+                 " file" + ( fileCopyMap.size() == 1 ? "" : "s" ) +
+                 " to " + destDir.getAbsolutePath() );
 
             Enumeration e = fileCopyMap.keys();
             while( e.hasMoreElements() )
             {
-                String fromFile = ( String )e.nextElement();
-                String toFile = ( String )fileCopyMap.get( fromFile );
+                String fromFile = (String)e.nextElement();
+                String toFile = (String)fileCopyMap.get( fromFile );
 
                 if( fromFile.equals( toFile ) )
                 {
@@ -370,18 +358,18 @@ public class Copy extends Task
                     {
                         executionFilters.addFilterSet( project.getGlobalFilterSet() );
                     }
-                    for( Enumeration filterEnum = filterSets.elements(); filterEnum.hasMoreElements();  )
+                    for( Enumeration filterEnum = filterSets.elements(); filterEnum.hasMoreElements(); )
                     {
-                        executionFilters.addFilterSet( ( FilterSet )filterEnum.nextElement() );
+                        executionFilters.addFilterSet( (FilterSet)filterEnum.nextElement() );
                     }
                     fileUtils.copyFile( fromFile, toFile, executionFilters,
-                        forceOverwrite, preserveLastModified );
+                                        forceOverwrite, preserveLastModified );
                 }
                 catch( IOException ioe )
                 {
                     String msg = "Failed to copy " + fromFile + " to " + toFile
-                         + " due to " + ioe.getMessage();
-                    throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+                        + " due to " + ioe.getMessage();
+                    throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -392,7 +380,7 @@ public class Copy extends Task
             int count = 0;
             while( e.hasMoreElements() )
             {
-                File d = new File( ( String )e.nextElement() );
+                File d = new File( (String)e.nextElement() );
                 if( !d.exists() )
                 {
                     if( !d.mkdirs() )
@@ -409,9 +397,9 @@ public class Copy extends Task
             if( count > 0 )
             {
                 log( "Copied " + count +
-                    " empty director" +
-                    ( count == 1 ? "y" : "ies" ) +
-                    " to " + destDir.getAbsolutePath() );
+                     " empty director" +
+                     ( count == 1 ? "y" : "ies" ) +
+                     " to " + destDir.getAbsolutePath() );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -449,9 +437,9 @@ public class Copy extends Task
         }
     }
 
-//************************************************************************
-//  protected and private methods
-//************************************************************************
+    //************************************************************************
+    //  protected and private methods
+    //************************************************************************
 
     /**
      * Ensure we have a consistent and legal set of attributes, and set any
@@ -460,38 +448,38 @@ public class Copy extends Task
      * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
      */
     protected void validateAttributes()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( file == null && filesets.size() == 0 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Specify at least one source - a file or a fileset." );
+            throw new TaskException( "Specify at least one source - a file or a fileset." );
         }
 
         if( destFile != null && destDir != null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Only one of tofile and todir may be set." );
+            throw new TaskException( "Only one of tofile and todir may be set." );
         }
 
         if( destFile == null && destDir == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "One of tofile or todir must be set." );
+            throw new TaskException( "One of tofile or todir must be set." );
         }
 
         if( file != null && file.exists() && file.isDirectory() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Use a fileset to copy directories." );
+            throw new TaskException( "Use a fileset to copy directories." );
         }
 
         if( destFile != null && filesets.size() > 0 )
         {
             if( filesets.size() > 1 )
             {
-                throw new BuildException(
+                throw new TaskException(
                     "Cannot concatenate multiple files into a single file." );
             }
             else
             {
-                FileSet fs = ( FileSet )filesets.elementAt( 0 );
+                FileSet fs = (FileSet)filesets.elementAt( 0 );
                 DirectoryScanner ds = fs.getDirectoryScanner( project );
                 String[] srcFiles = ds.getIncludedFiles();
 
@@ -499,18 +487,18 @@ public class Copy extends Task
                 {
                     if( file == null )
                     {
-                        file = new File( srcFiles[0] );
+                        file = new File( srcFiles[ 0 ] );
                         filesets.removeElementAt( 0 );
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        throw new BuildException(
+                        throw new TaskException(
                             "Cannot concatenate multiple files into a single file." );
                     }
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException(
+                    throw new TaskException(
                         "Cannot perform operation from directory to file." );
                 }
             }
@@ -520,7 +508,5 @@ public class Copy extends Task
         {
             destDir = new File( destFile.getParent() );// be 1.1 friendly
         }
-
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Cvs.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Cvs.java
index 63bda456c..371f6ca9d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Cvs.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Cvs.java
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
+
 import java.io.BufferedOutputStream;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
@@ -120,7 +122,6 @@ public class Cvs extends Task
         this.cvsRsh = rsh;
     }
 
-
     public void setDate( String p )
     {
         if( p != null && p.trim().length() > 0 )
@@ -185,9 +186,8 @@ public class Cvs extends Task
         }
     }
 
-
     public void execute()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
 
         // XXX: we should use JCVS (www.ice.com/JCVS) instead of command line
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public class Cvs extends Task
         if( error == null && output == null )
         {
             streamhandler = new LogStreamHandler( this, Project.MSG_INFO,
-                Project.MSG_WARN );
+                                                  Project.MSG_WARN );
         }
         else
         {
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public class Cvs extends Task
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( e );
+                    throw new TaskException( e.toString(), e );
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ public class Cvs extends Task
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( e );
+                    throw new TaskException( e.toString(), e );
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ public class Cvs extends Task
         }
 
         Execute exe = new Execute( streamhandler,
-            null );
+                                   null );
 
         exe.setAntRun( project );
         if( dest == null )
@@ -306,11 +306,11 @@ public class Cvs extends Task
              * Throw an exception if cvs exited with error. (Iulian)
              */
             if( failOnError && retCode != 0 )
-                throw new BuildException( "cvs exited with error code " + retCode );
+                throw new TaskException( "cvs exited with error code " + retCode );
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new TaskException( e.toString(), e );
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ public class Cvs extends Task
                     outputstream.close();
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
-                {}
+                {
+                }
             }
             if( error != null )
             {
@@ -330,7 +331,8 @@ public class Cvs extends Task
                     errorstream.close();
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
-                {}
+                {
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Definer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Definer.java
index 0186ee465..6bb9cacae 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Definer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Definer.java
@@ -72,12 +72,6 @@ public abstract class Definer extends Task
         this.resource = res;
     }
 
-    public void setReverseLoader( boolean reverseLoader )
-    {
-        this.reverseLoader = reverseLoader;
-        log( "The reverseloader attribute is DEPRECATED. It will be removed", Project.MSG_WARN );
-    }
-
     public String getClassname()
     {
         return value;
@@ -120,13 +114,13 @@ public abstract class Definer extends Task
                 {
                     String msg = "You must not specify name or value "
                          + "together with file or resource.";
-                    throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+                    throw new BuildException( msg );
                 }
 
                 if( file != null && resource != null )
                 {
                     String msg = "You must not specify both, file and resource.";
-                    throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+                    throw new BuildException( msg );
                 }
 
                 Properties props = new Properties();
@@ -169,7 +163,7 @@ public abstract class Definer extends Task
             }
             catch( IOException ex )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( ex);
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", ex);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -189,13 +183,13 @@ public abstract class Definer extends Task
         {
             String msg = getTaskName() + " class " + value +
                 " cannot be found";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, cnfe, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, cnfe );
         }
         catch( NoClassDefFoundError ncdfe )
         {
             String msg = getTaskName() + " class " + value +
                 " cannot be found";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, ncdfe, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, ncdfe );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Delete.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Delete.java
index e7df0b543..f96f39b7d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Delete.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Delete.java
@@ -242,8 +242,7 @@ public class Delete extends MatchingTask
 
         if( quiet && failonerror )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "quiet and failonerror cannot both be set to true",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "quiet and failonerror cannot both be set to true" );
         }
 
         // delete the single file
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ear.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ear.java
index 955cbb6ca..3456e63e8 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ear.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ear.java
@@ -47,13 +47,6 @@ public class Ear extends Jar
         super.addFileset( fs );
     }
 
-    public void setEarfile( File earFile )
-    {
-        log( "DEPRECATED - The earfile attribute is deprecated. Use file attribute instead." );
-        setFile( earFile );
-    }
-
-
     public void addArchives( ZipFileSet fs )
     {
         // We just set the prefix for this fileset, and pass it up.
@@ -80,7 +73,7 @@ public class Ear extends Jar
         // If no webxml file is specified, it's an error.
         if( deploymentDescriptor == null && !isInUpdateMode() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "appxml attribute is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "appxml attribute is required" );
         }
 
         super.initZipOutputStream( zOut );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Echo.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Echo.java
index 1e57b259a..1dbd30558 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Echo.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Echo.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class Echo extends Task
             }
             catch( IOException ioe )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( ioe);
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", ioe);
             }
             finally
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecTask.java
index f236d8eae..d81f23827 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecTask.java
@@ -52,19 +52,6 @@ public class ExecTask extends Task
     private String outputprop;
     private String resultProperty;
 
-    /**
-     * The full commandline to execute, executable + arguments.
-     *
-     * @param cmdl The new Command value
-     */
-    public void setCommand( Commandline cmdl )
-    {
-        log( "The command attribute is deprecated. " +
-            "Please use the executable attribute and nested arg elements.",
-            Project.MSG_WARN );
-        this.cmdl = cmdl;
-    }
-
     /**
      * The working directory of the process
      *
@@ -256,7 +243,7 @@ public class ExecTask extends Task
         {
             if( failOnError )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( taskType + " returned: " + err, location );
+                throw new BuildException( taskType + " returned: " + err );
             }
             else
             {
@@ -291,7 +278,7 @@ public class ExecTask extends Task
     {
         if( cmdl.getExecutable() == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "no executable specified", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "no executable specified" );
         }
         if( dir != null && !dir.exists() )
         {
@@ -322,11 +309,11 @@ public class ExecTask extends Task
             }
             catch( FileNotFoundException fne )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Cannot write to " + out, fne, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Cannot write to " + out, fne );
             }
             catch( IOException ioe )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Cannot write to " + out, ioe, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Cannot write to " + out, ioe );
             }
         }
         else if( outputprop != null )
@@ -439,7 +426,7 @@ public class ExecTask extends Task
         {
             if( failIfExecFails )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Execute failed: " + e.toString(), e, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Execute failed: " + e.toString(), e );
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Execute.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Execute.java
index c1fdd0c72..42626602c 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Execute.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Execute.java
@@ -259,12 +259,12 @@ public class Execute
             int retval = exe.execute();
             if( retval != 0 )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( cmdline[ 0 ] + " failed with return code " + retval, task.getLocation() );
+                throw new BuildException( cmdline[ 0 ] + " failed with return code " + retval );
             }
         }
         catch( java.io.IOException exc )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Could not launch " + cmdline[ 0 ] + ": " + exc, task.getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( "Could not launch " + cmdline[ 0 ] + ": " + exc );
         }
     }
 
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ public class Execute
             {
                 throw new IOException( "Cannot locate antRun script: Property 'ant.home' not found" );
             }
-            String antRun = project.resolveFile( antHome + File.separator + _script ).toString();
+            String antRun = resolveFile( antHome + File.separator + _script ).toString();
 
             // Build the command
             File commandDir = workingDir;
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ public class Execute
             {
                 throw new IOException( "Cannot locate antRun script: Property 'ant.home' not found" );
             }
-            String antRun = project.resolveFile( antHome + File.separator + _script ).toString();
+            String antRun = resolveFile( antHome + File.separator + _script ).toString();
 
             // Build the command
             File commandDir = workingDir;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteJava.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteJava.java
index 6fc077991..1c20e5ffd 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteJava.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteJava.java
@@ -37,15 +37,6 @@ public class ExecuteJava
         this.javaCommand = javaCommand;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * All output (System.out as well as System.err) will be written to this
-     * Stream.
-     *
-     * @param out The new Output value
-     * @deprecated manage output at the task level
-     */
-    public void setOutput( PrintStream out ) { }
-
     public void setSystemProperties( CommandlineJava.SysProperties s )
     {
         sysProperties = s;
@@ -95,7 +86,7 @@ public class ExecuteJava
             Throwable t = e.getTargetException();
             if( !( t instanceof SecurityException ) )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( t );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", t );
             }
             else
             {
@@ -104,7 +95,7 @@ public class ExecuteJava
         }
         catch( Exception e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteOn.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteOn.java
index 0a8bd9d53..02598c18d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteOn.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteOn.java
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ public class ExecuteOn extends ExecTask
     {
         if( mapperElement != null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Cannot define more than one mapper",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Cannot define more than one mapper" );
         }
         mapperElement = new Mapper( project );
         return mapperElement;
@@ -134,8 +133,7 @@ public class ExecuteOn extends ExecTask
     {
         if( srcFilePos != null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( taskType + " doesn\'t support multiple srcfile elements.",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( taskType + " doesn\'t support multiple srcfile elements." );
         }
         srcFilePos = cmdl.createMarker();
         return srcFilePos;
@@ -151,8 +149,7 @@ public class ExecuteOn extends ExecTask
     {
         if( targetFilePos != null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( taskType + " doesn\'t support multiple targetfile elements.",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( taskType + " doesn\'t support multiple targetfile elements." );
         }
         targetFilePos = cmdl.createMarker();
         srcIsFirst = ( srcFilePos != null );
@@ -345,15 +342,10 @@ public class ExecuteOn extends ExecTask
 
     protected void checkConfiguration()
     {
-        if( "execon".equals( taskName ) )
-        {
-            log( "!! execon is deprecated. Use apply instead. !!" );
-        }
-
         super.checkConfiguration();
         if( filesets.size() == 0 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "no filesets specified", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "no filesets specified" );
         }
 
         if( targetFilePos != null || mapperElement != null
@@ -362,12 +354,11 @@ public class ExecuteOn extends ExecTask
 
             if( mapperElement == null )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "no mapper specified", location );
+                throw new BuildException( "no mapper specified" );
             }
             if( mapperElement == null )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "no dest attribute specified",
-                    location );
+                throw new BuildException( "no dest attribute specified" );
             }
             mapper = mapperElement.getImplementation();
         }
@@ -448,7 +439,7 @@ public class ExecuteOn extends ExecTask
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Execute failed: " + e, e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Execute failed: " + e, e );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Expand.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Expand.java
index 38ebc9404..88e1bd21d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Expand.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Expand.java
@@ -98,11 +98,6 @@ public class Expand extends MatchingTask
     public void execute()
         throws BuildException
     {
-        if( "expand".equals( taskType ) )
-        {
-            log( "!! expand is deprecated. Use unzip instead. !!" );
-        }
-
         if( source == null && filesets.size() == 0 )
         {
             throw new BuildException( "src attribute and/or filesets must be specified" );
@@ -116,7 +111,7 @@ public class Expand extends MatchingTask
 
         if( dest.exists() && !dest.isDirectory() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Dest must be a directory.", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Dest must be a directory." );
         }
 
         FileUtils fileUtils = FileUtils.newFileUtils();
@@ -126,7 +121,7 @@ public class Expand extends MatchingTask
             if( source.isDirectory() )
             {
                 throw new BuildException( "Src must not be a directory." +
-                    " Use nested filesets instead.", location );
+                    " Use nested filesets instead." );
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Filter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Filter.java
index 6970d0ab4..b51e712f6 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Filter.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Filter.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class Filter extends Task
 
         if( !isFiltersFromFile && !isSingleFilter )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "both token and value parameters, or only a filtersFile parameter is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "both token and value parameters, or only a filtersFile parameter is required" );
         }
 
         if( isSingleFilter )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java
index 2cd21df0a..18c757c2d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java
@@ -147,35 +147,6 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Specify how carriage return (CR) characters are to be handled
-     *
-     * @param attr The new Cr value
-     * @deprecated use {@link #setEol setEol} instead.
-     */
-    public void setCr( AddAsisRemove attr )
-    {
-        log( "DEPRECATED: The cr attribute has been deprecated,",
-            Project.MSG_WARN );
-        log( "Please us the eol attribute instead", Project.MSG_WARN );
-        String option = attr.getValue();
-        CrLf c = new CrLf();
-        if( option.equals( "remove" ) )
-        {
-            c.setValue( "lf" );
-        }
-        else if( option.equals( "asis" ) )
-        {
-            c.setValue( "asis" );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // must be "add"
-            c.setValue( "crlf" );
-        }
-        setEol( c );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Set the destination where the fixed files should be placed. Default is to
      * replace the original file.
@@ -306,8 +277,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
     {
         if( tlength < 2 || tlength > 80 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "tablength must be between 2 and 80",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "tablength must be between 2 and 80" );
         }
         tablength = tlength;
         StringBuffer sp = new StringBuffer();
@@ -522,7 +492,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }// end of try-catch
         }
         else
@@ -581,7 +551,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }// end of try-catch
 
         }// end of else tabs == ADD
@@ -617,7 +587,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
 
             while( lines.hasMoreElements() )
@@ -631,7 +601,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
                 }
                 catch( NoSuchElementException e )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( e );
+                    throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
                 }
 
                 String lineString = line.getLineString();
@@ -649,7 +619,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
                     }
                     catch( IOException e )
                     {
-                        throw new BuildException( e );
+                        throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
                     }// end of try-catch
 
                 }
@@ -721,7 +691,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
                             }
                             catch( IOException e )
                             {
-                                throw new BuildException( e );
+                                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
                             }
 
                             lines.setState( LOOKING );
@@ -744,7 +714,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( e );
+                    throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
                 }// end of try-catch
 
             }// end of while (lines.hasNext())
@@ -763,7 +733,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -773,7 +743,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( e );
+                    throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
                 }
             }
 
@@ -841,7 +811,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -914,7 +884,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
         }
 
@@ -1043,7 +1013,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/GUnzip.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/GUnzip.java
index a4001fba5..50088af38 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/GUnzip.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/GUnzip.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class GUnzip extends Unpack
             catch( IOException ioe )
             {
                 String msg = "Problem expanding gzip " + ioe.getMessage();
-                throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+                throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
             }
             finally
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/GZip.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/GZip.java
index df35b0daf..1469cccee 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/GZip.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/GZip.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class GZip extends Pack
         catch( IOException ioe )
         {
             String msg = "Problem creating gzip " + ioe.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
index 6c1eb4451..d05868236 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
@@ -132,29 +132,26 @@ public class Get extends Task
     {
         if( source == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "src attribute is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "src attribute is required" );
         }
 
         if( dest == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "dest attribute is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "dest attribute is required" );
         }
 
         if( dest.exists() && dest.isDirectory() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "The specified destination is a directory",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "The specified destination is a directory" );
         }
 
         if( dest.exists() && !dest.canWrite() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Can't write to " + dest.getAbsolutePath(),
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Can't write to " + dest.getAbsolutePath() );
         }
 
         try
         {
-
             log( "Getting: " + source );
 
             //set the timestamp to the file date.
@@ -249,8 +246,7 @@ public class Get extends Task
                 log( "Can't get " + source + " to " + dest );
                 if( ignoreErrors )
                     return;
-                throw new BuildException( "Can't get " + source + " to " + dest,
-                    location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Can't get " + source + " to " + dest );
             }
 
             byte[] buffer = new byte[100 * 1024];
@@ -287,7 +283,7 @@ public class Get extends Task
             log( "Error getting " + source + " to " + dest );
             if( ignoreErrors )
                 return;
-            throw new BuildException( ioe);
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ioe);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Jar.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Jar.java
index 1b2d8a976..8d5aec951 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Jar.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Jar.java
@@ -63,22 +63,11 @@ public class Jar extends Zip
         index = flag;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param jarFile The new Jarfile value
-     * @deprecated use setFile(File) instead.
-     */
-    public void setJarfile( File jarFile )
-    {
-        log( "DEPRECATED - The jarfile attribute is deprecated. Use file attribute instead." );
-        setFile( jarFile );
-    }
-
     public void setManifest( File manifestFile )
     {
         if( !manifestFile.exists() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Manifest file: " + manifestFile + " does not exist.",
-                getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( "Manifest file: " + manifestFile + " does not exist." );
         }
 
         this.manifestFile = manifestFile;
@@ -97,7 +86,7 @@ public class Jar extends Zip
         catch( ManifestException e )
         {
             log( "Manifest is invalid: " + e.getMessage(), Project.MSG_ERR );
-            throw new BuildException( "Invalid Manifest: " + manifestFile, e, getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( "Invalid Manifest: " + manifestFile, e );
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
@@ -262,7 +251,7 @@ public class Jar extends Zip
         catch( ManifestException e )
         {
             log( "Manifest is invalid: " + e.getMessage(), Project.MSG_ERR );
-            throw new BuildException( "Invalid Manifest", e, getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( "Invalid Manifest", e );
         }
     }
 
@@ -391,7 +380,7 @@ public class Jar extends Zip
         catch( ManifestException e )
         {
             log( "Manifest is invalid: " + e.getMessage(), Project.MSG_ERR );
-            throw new BuildException( "Invalid Manifest", e, getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( "Invalid Manifest", e );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Java.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Java.java
index 060a331c6..2671c6e0f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Java.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Java.java
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 import java.util.Vector;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.ExitException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline;
@@ -39,19 +39,6 @@ public class Java extends Task
     private boolean failOnError = false;
     private File out;
 
-    /**
-     * Set the command line arguments for the class.
-     *
-     * @param s The new Args value
-     */
-    public void setArgs( String s )
-    {
-        log( "The args attribute is deprecated. " +
-            "Please use nested arg elements.",
-            Project.MSG_WARN );
-        cmdl.createArgument().setLine( s );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Set the class name.
      *
@@ -149,19 +136,6 @@ public class Java extends Task
         cmdl.setVm( s );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Set the command line arguments for the JVM.
-     *
-     * @param s The new Jvmargs value
-     */
-    public void setJvmargs( String s )
-    {
-        log( "The jvmargs attribute is deprecated. " +
-            "Please use nested jvmarg elements.",
-            Project.MSG_WARN );
-        cmdl.createVmArgument().setLine( s );
-    }
-
     /**
      * -mx or -Xmx depending on VM version
      *
@@ -243,7 +217,7 @@ public class Java extends Task
         {
             if( failOnError )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Java returned: " + err, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Java returned: " + err );
             }
             else
             {
@@ -290,16 +264,9 @@ public class Java extends Task
             }
 
             log( "Running in same VM " + cmdl.getJavaCommand().toString(),
-                Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
-            try
-            {
-                run( cmdl );
-                return 0;
-            }
-            catch( ExitException ex )
-            {
-                return ex.getStatus();
-            }
+                 Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
+            run( cmdl );
+            return 0;
         }
     }
 
@@ -342,7 +309,7 @@ public class Java extends Task
         cmdj.setClassname( classname );
         for( int i = 0; i < args.size(); i++ )
         {
-            cmdj.createArgument().setValue( ( String )args.elementAt( i ) );
+            cmdj.createArgument().setValue( (String)args.elementAt( i ) );
         }
         run( cmdj );
     }
@@ -370,7 +337,7 @@ public class Java extends Task
             }
             catch( IOException io )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( io );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", io );
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -403,8 +370,8 @@ public class Java extends Task
             if( out == null )
             {
                 exe = new Execute( new LogStreamHandler( this, Project.MSG_INFO,
-                    Project.MSG_WARN ),
-                    null );
+                                                         Project.MSG_WARN ),
+                                   null );
             }
             else
             {
@@ -420,8 +387,7 @@ public class Java extends Task
             }
             else if( !dir.exists() || !dir.isDirectory() )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( dir.getAbsolutePath() + " is not a valid directory",
-                    location );
+                throw new BuildException( dir.getAbsolutePath() + " is not a valid directory");
             }
 
             exe.setWorkingDirectory( dir );
@@ -433,12 +399,12 @@ public class Java extends Task
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
         }
         catch( IOException io )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( io );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", io );
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -449,7 +415,8 @@ public class Java extends Task
                     fos.close();
                 }
                 catch( IOException io )
-                {}
+                {
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javac.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javac.java
index 7793bc4f2..9ff441be4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javac.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javac.java
@@ -6,15 +6,16 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Vector;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.Os;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.DirectoryScanner;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.compilers.CompilerAdapter;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.compilers.CompilerAdapterFactory;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.Os;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Reference;
@@ -57,9 +58,8 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.util.SourceFileScanner;
 
 public class Javac extends MatchingTask
 {
-
     private final static String FAIL_MSG
-         = "Compile failed, messages should have been provided.";
+        = "Compile failed, messages should have been provided.";
     private boolean debug = false;
     private boolean optimize = false;
     private boolean deprecation = false;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
     private Vector implementationSpecificArgs = new Vector();
 
     protected boolean failOnError = true;
-    protected File[] compileList = new File[0];
+    protected File[] compileList = new File[ 0 ];
     private Path bootclasspath;
     private Path compileClasspath;
     private String debugLevel;
@@ -238,15 +238,15 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
     public void setFork( String f )
     {
         if( f.equalsIgnoreCase( "on" )
-             || f.equalsIgnoreCase( "true" )
-             || f.equalsIgnoreCase( "yes" ) )
+            || f.equalsIgnoreCase( "true" )
+            || f.equalsIgnoreCase( "yes" ) )
         {
             fork = "true";
             forkedExecutable = getSystemJavac();
         }
         else if( f.equalsIgnoreCase( "off" )
-             || f.equalsIgnoreCase( "false" )
-             || f.equalsIgnoreCase( "no" ) )
+            || f.equalsIgnoreCase( "false" )
+            || f.equalsIgnoreCase( "no" ) )
         {
             fork = "false";
             forkedExecutable = null;
@@ -406,17 +406,17 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
     {
         Vector args = new Vector();
         for( Enumeration enum = implementationSpecificArgs.elements();
-            enum.hasMoreElements();
-             )
+             enum.hasMoreElements();
+            )
         {
             String[] curr =
-                ( ( ImplementationSpecificArgument )enum.nextElement() ).getParts();
+                ( (ImplementationSpecificArgument)enum.nextElement() ).getParts();
             for( int i = 0; i < curr.length; i++ )
             {
-                args.addElement( curr[i] );
+                args.addElement( curr[ i ] );
             }
         }
-        String[] res = new String[args.size()];
+        String[] res = new String[ args.size() ];
         args.copyInto( res );
         return res;
     }
@@ -724,17 +724,17 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
 
         if( src == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!" );
         }
         String[] list = src.list();
         if( list.length == 0 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!" );
         }
 
         if( destDir != null && !destDir.isDirectory() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "destination directory \"" + destDir + "\" does not exist or is not a directory", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "destination directory \"" + destDir + "\" does not exist or is not a directory" );
         }
 
         // scan source directories and dest directory to build up
@@ -742,10 +742,10 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
         resetFileLists();
         for( int i = 0; i < list.length; i++ )
         {
-            File srcDir = ( File )project.resolveFile( list[i] );
+            File srcDir = (File)resolveFile( list[ i ] );
             if( !srcDir.exists() )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "srcdir \"" + srcDir.getPath() + "\" does not exist!", location );
+                throw new BuildException( "srcdir \"" + srcDir.getPath() + "\" does not exist!" );
             }
 
             DirectoryScanner ds = this.getDirectoryScanner( srcDir );
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
             CompilerAdapter adapter = CompilerAdapterFactory.getCompiler(
                 compiler, this );
             log( "Compiling " + compileList.length +
-                " source file"
+                 " source file"
                  + ( compileList.length == 1 ? "" : "s" )
                  + ( destDir != null ? " to " + destDir : "" ) );
 
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
             {
                 if( failOnError )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( FAIL_MSG, location );
+                    throw new BuildException( FAIL_MSG );
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
         // PATH.
         java.io.File jExecutable =
             new java.io.File( System.getProperty( "java.home" ) +
-            "/../bin/javac" + extension );
+                              "/../bin/javac" + extension );
 
         if( jExecutable.exists() && !Os.isFamily( "netware" ) )
         {
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
      */
     protected void resetFileLists()
     {
-        compileList = new File[0];
+        compileList = new File[ 0 ];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -858,12 +858,12 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
 
         if( newFiles.length > 0 )
         {
-            File[] newCompileList = new File[compileList.length +
-                newFiles.length];
+            File[] newCompileList = new File[ compileList.length +
+                newFiles.length ];
             System.arraycopy( compileList, 0, newCompileList, 0,
-                compileList.length );
+                              compileList.length );
             System.arraycopy( newFiles, 0, newCompileList,
-                compileList.length, newFiles.length );
+                              compileList.length, newFiles.length );
             compileList = newCompileList;
         }
     }
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
                 if( isJdkCompiler( compiler ) )
                 {
                     log( "Since fork is true, ignoring build.compiler setting.",
-                        Project.MSG_WARN );
+                         Project.MSG_WARN );
                     compiler = "extJavac";
                 }
                 else
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
      * @author RT
      */
     public class ImplementationSpecificArgument
-         extends Commandline.Argument
+        extends Commandline.Argument
     {
 
         private String impl;
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
             }
             else
             {
-                return new String[0];
+                return new String[ 0 ];
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javadoc.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javadoc.java
index e95245de7..98adc71a3 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javadoc.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javadoc.java
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ public class Javadoc extends Task
             {
                 throw new BuildException( linkOfflineError );
             }
-            le.setPackagelistLoc( project.resolveFile( tok.nextToken() ) );
+            le.setPackagelistLoc( resolveFile( tok.nextToken() ) );
         }
     }
 
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ public class Javadoc extends Task
         {
             String f = tok.nextToken();
             SourceFile sf = new SourceFile();
-            sf.setFile( project.resolveFile( f ) );
+            sf.setFile( resolveFile( f ) );
             addSource( sf );
         }
     }
@@ -608,11 +608,6 @@ public class Javadoc extends Task
     public void execute()
         throws BuildException
     {
-        if( "javadoc2".equals( taskType ) )
-        {
-            log( "!! javadoc2 is deprecated. Use javadoc instead. !!" );
-        }
-
         if( sourcePath == null )
         {
             String msg = "sourcePath attribute must be set!";
@@ -689,7 +684,7 @@ public class Javadoc extends Task
             {
                 if( doclet.getName() == null )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "The doclet name must be specified.", location );
+                    throw new BuildException( "The doclet name must be specified." );
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -885,8 +880,7 @@ public class Javadoc extends Task
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Error creating temporary file",
-                    e, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error creating temporary file", e );
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -923,12 +917,12 @@ public class Javadoc extends Task
             int ret = exe.execute();
             if( ret != 0 && failOnError )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Javadoc returned " + ret, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Javadoc returned " + ret );
             }
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Javadoc failed: " + e, e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Javadoc failed: " + e, e );
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -1117,7 +1111,7 @@ public class Javadoc extends Task
 
             for( int j = 0; j < list.length; j++ )
             {
-                File source = project.resolveFile( list[j] );
+                File source = resolveFile( list[j] );
                 fs.setDir( source );
 
                 DirectoryScanner ds = fs.getDirectoryScanner( project );
@@ -1160,8 +1154,7 @@ public class Javadoc extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException ioex )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Error creating temporary file",
-                ioex, location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error creating temporary file", ioex );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/LogStreamHandler.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/LogStreamHandler.java
index b7e6c849b..abb58ef52 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/LogStreamHandler.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/LogStreamHandler.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class LogStreamHandler extends PumpStreamHandler
         catch( IOException e )
         {
             // plain impossible
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Manifest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Manifest.java
index 242b0fa5e..fa0e3f61c 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Manifest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Manifest.java
@@ -320,12 +320,12 @@ public class Manifest extends Task
             catch( ManifestException m )
             {
                 throw new BuildException( "Existing manifest " + manifestFile
-                     + " is invalid", m, location );
+                     + " is invalid", m );
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Failed to read " + manifestFile,
-                    e, location );
+                throw new
+                    BuildException( "Failed to read " + manifestFile, e );
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public class Manifest extends Task
         }
         catch( ManifestException m )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Manifest is invalid", m, location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Manifest is invalid", m );
         }
 
         PrintWriter w = null;
@@ -358,8 +358,7 @@ public class Manifest extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Failed to write " + manifestFile,
-                e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Failed to write " + manifestFile e );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MatchingTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MatchingTask.java
index a03cb9be7..375d11526 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MatchingTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MatchingTask.java
@@ -88,59 +88,6 @@ public abstract class MatchingTask extends Task
         fileset.setIncludesfile( includesfile );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * List of filenames and directory names to not include. They should be
-     * either , or " " (space) separated. The ignored files will be logged.
-     *
-     * @param ignoreString the string containing the files to ignore.
-     */
-    public void XsetIgnore( String ignoreString )
-    {
-        log( "The ignore attribute is deprecated." +
-            "Please use the excludes attribute.",
-            Project.MSG_WARN );
-        if( ignoreString != null && ignoreString.length() > 0 )
-        {
-            Vector tmpExcludes = new Vector();
-            StringTokenizer tok = new StringTokenizer( ignoreString, ", ", false );
-            while( tok.hasMoreTokens() )
-            {
-                createExclude().setName( "**/" + tok.nextToken().trim() + "/**" );
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Set this to be the items in the base directory that you want to be
-     * included. You can also specify "*" for the items (ie: items="*") and it
-     * will include all the items in the base directory.
-     *
-     * @param itemString the string containing the files to include.
-     */
-    public void XsetItems( String itemString )
-    {
-        log( "The items attribute is deprecated. " +
-            "Please use the includes attribute.",
-            Project.MSG_WARN );
-        if( itemString == null || itemString.equals( "*" )
-             || itemString.equals( "." ) )
-        {
-            createInclude().setName( "**" );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            StringTokenizer tok = new StringTokenizer( itemString, ", " );
-            while( tok.hasMoreTokens() )
-            {
-                String pattern = tok.nextToken().trim();
-                if( pattern.length() > 0 )
-                {
-                    createInclude().setName( pattern + "/**" );
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * add a name entry on the exclude list
      *
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Mkdir.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Mkdir.java
index c323430a4..f186760f1 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Mkdir.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Mkdir.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class Mkdir extends Task
     {
         if( dir == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "dir attribute is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "dir attribute is required" );
         }
 
         if( dir.isFile() )
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class Mkdir extends Task
             {
                 String msg = "Directory " + dir.getAbsolutePath() + " creation was not " +
                     "successful for an unknown reason";
-                throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+                throw new BuildException( msg );
             }
             log( "Created dir: " + dir.getAbsolutePath() );
         }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Move.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Move.java
index 75811008d..4d021bdf5 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Move.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Move.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class Move extends Copy
                     String msg = "Failed to rename dir " + fromDir
                          + " to " + toDir
                          + " due to " + ioe.getMessage();
-                    throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+                    throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public class Move extends Copy
                         String msg = "Failed to rename " + fromFile
                              + " to " + toFile
                              + " due to " + ioe.getMessage();
-                        throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+                        throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
                     }
 
                     if( !moved )
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public class Move extends Copy
                             String msg = "Failed to copy " + fromFile + " to "
                                  + toFile
                                  + " due to " + ioe.getMessage();
-                            throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+                            throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Pack.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Pack.java
index 3a9d0701d..2bd1d6ee2 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Pack.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Pack.java
@@ -64,18 +64,18 @@ public abstract class Pack extends Task
     {
         if( zipFile == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "zipfile attribute is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "zipfile attribute is required" );
         }
 
         if( source == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "src attribute is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "src attribute is required" );
         }
 
         if( source.isDirectory() )
         {
             throw new BuildException( "Src attribute must not " +
-                "represent a directory!", location );
+                "represent a directory!" );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Parallel.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Parallel.java
index 1203369ac..942d7f1cd 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Parallel.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Parallel.java
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ public class Parallel extends Task
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BuildException( firstException );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", firstException );
             }
         }
         else if( numExceptions > 1 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( exceptionMessage.toString(), firstLocation );
+            throw new BuildException( exceptionMessage.toString() );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Patch.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Patch.java
index 8c7657b12..f1edcac78 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Patch.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Patch.java
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ public class Patch extends Task
     {
         if( !file.exists() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "patchfile " + file + " doesn\'t exist",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "patchfile " + file + " doesn\'t exist" );
         }
         cmd.createArgument().setValue( "-i" );
         cmd.createArgument().setFile( file );
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ public class Patch extends Task
     {
         if( num < 0 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "strip has to be >= 0", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "strip has to be >= 0" );
         }
         cmd.createArgument().setValue( "-p" + num );
     }
@@ -128,8 +127,7 @@ public class Patch extends Task
     {
         if( !havePatchfile )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "patchfile argument is required",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "patchfile argument is required" );
         }
 
         Commandline toExecute = ( Commandline )cmd.clone();
@@ -150,7 +148,7 @@ public class Patch extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Property.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Property.java
index 15b182ecf..0c506bce8 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Property.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Property.java
@@ -99,17 +99,6 @@ public class Property extends Task
         this.resource = resource;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param userProperty The new UserProperty value
-     * @deprecated This was never a supported feature and has been deprecated
-     *      without replacement
-     */
-    public void setUserProperty( boolean userProperty )
-    {
-        log( "DEPRECATED: Ignoring request to set user property in Property task.",
-            Project.MSG_WARN );
-    }
-
     public void setValue( String value )
     {
         this.value = value;
@@ -161,16 +150,14 @@ public class Property extends Task
         {
             if( value == null && ref == null )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "You must specify value, location or refid with the name attribute",
-                    location );
+                throw new BuildException( "You must specify value, location or refid with the name attribute" );
             }
         }
         else
         {
             if( file == null && resource == null && env == null )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "You must specify file, resource or environment when not using the name attribute",
-                    location );
+                throw new BuildException( "You must specify file, resource or environment when not using the name attribute" );
             }
         }
 
@@ -291,7 +278,7 @@ public class Property extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException ex )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( ex );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ex );
         }
     }
 
@@ -334,7 +321,7 @@ public class Property extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException ex )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( ex );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ex );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Replace.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Replace.java
index 626ac8216..381d8ef91 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Replace.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Replace.java
@@ -245,23 +245,23 @@ public class Replace extends MatchingTask
         if( src == null && dir == null )
         {
             String message = "Either the file or the dir attribute " + "must be specified";
-            throw new BuildException( message, location );
+            throw new BuildException( message );
         }
         if( propertyFile != null && !propertyFile.exists() )
         {
             String message = "Property file " + propertyFile.getPath() + " does not exist.";
-            throw new BuildException( message, location );
+            throw new BuildException( message );
         }
         if( token == null && replacefilters.size() == 0 )
         {
             String message = "Either token or a nested replacefilter "
                  + "must be specified";
-            throw new BuildException( message, location );
+            throw new BuildException( message);
         }
         if( token != null && "".equals( token.getText() ) )
         {
             String message = "The token attribute must not be an empty string.";
-            throw new BuildException( message, location );
+            throw new BuildException( message );
         }
     }
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ public class Replace extends MatchingTask
     {
         if( !src.exists() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Replace: source file " + src.getPath() + " doesn't exist", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Replace: source file " + src.getPath() + " doesn't exist" );
         }
 
         File temp = fileUtils.createTempFile( "rep", ".tmp",
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ public class Replace extends MatchingTask
         catch( IOException ioe )
         {
             throw new BuildException( "IOException in " + src + " - " +
-                ioe.getClass().getName() + ":" + ioe.getMessage(), ioe, location );
+                ioe.getClass().getName() + ":" + ioe.getMessage(), ioe );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
index e37fac08e..8ce94edeb 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Reference;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileNameMapper;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.util.SourceFileScanner;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 
 /**
  * Task to compile RMI stubs and skeletons. This task can take the following
@@ -518,11 +519,11 @@ public class Rmic extends MatchingTask
     {
         if( baseDir == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "base attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "base attribute must be set!" );
         }
         if( !baseDir.exists() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "base does not exist!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "base does not exist!" );
         }
 
         if( verify )
@@ -565,7 +566,7 @@ public class Rmic extends MatchingTask
             // finally, lets execute the compiler!!
             if( !adapter.execute() )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( FAIL_MSG, location );
+                throw new BuildException( FAIL_MSG );
             }
         }
 
@@ -672,14 +673,14 @@ public class Rmic extends MatchingTask
             File newFile = new File( sourceBaseFile, sourceFileName );
             try
             {
-                project.copyFile( oldFile, newFile, filtering );
+                FileUtils.newFileUtils().copyFile( oldFile, newFile, filtering );
                 oldFile.delete();
             }
             catch( IOException ioe )
             {
                 String msg = "Failed to copy " + oldFile + " to " +
                     newFile + " due to " + ioe.getMessage();
-                throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+                throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SQLExec.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SQLExec.java
index 27acf92a0..a242c5489 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SQLExec.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SQLExec.java
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ public class SQLExec extends Task
         {
             if( transactions.size() == 0 )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Source file or fileset, transactions or sql statement must be set!", location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Source file or fileset, transactions or sql statement must be set!" );
             }
         }
         else
@@ -430,23 +430,23 @@ public class SQLExec extends Task
 
         if( driver == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Driver attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Driver attribute must be set!" );
         }
         if( userId == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "User Id attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "User Id attribute must be set!" );
         }
         if( password == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Password attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Password attribute must be set!" );
         }
         if( url == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Url attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Url attribute must be set!" );
         }
         if( srcFile != null && !srcFile.exists() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Source file does not exist!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Source file does not exist!" );
         }
         Driver driverInstance = null;
         // Load the driver using the
@@ -470,15 +470,15 @@ public class SQLExec extends Task
         }
         catch( ClassNotFoundException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Class Not Found: JDBC driver " + driver + " could not be loaded", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Class Not Found: JDBC driver " + driver + " could not be loaded" );
         }
         catch( IllegalAccessException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Illegal Access: JDBC driver " + driver + " could not be loaded", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Illegal Access: JDBC driver " + driver + " could not be loaded" );
         }
         catch( InstantiationException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Instantiation Exception: JDBC driver " + driver + " could not be loaded", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Instantiation Exception: JDBC driver " + driver + " could not be loaded" );
         }
 
         try
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ public class SQLExec extends Task
                 catch( SQLException ex )
                 {}
             }
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
         catch( SQLException e )
         {
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ public class SQLExec extends Task
                 catch( SQLException ex )
                 {}
             }
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SendEmail.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SendEmail.java
index 052ed4940..d69728485 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SendEmail.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SendEmail.java
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public class SendEmail extends Task
 
         while( t.hasMoreTokens() )
         {
-            files.addElement( project.resolveFile( t.nextToken() ) );
+            files.addElement( resolveFile( t.nextToken() ) );
         }
     }
 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ public class SendEmail extends Task
             String err = "IO error sending mail " + ioe.toString();
             if( failOnError )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( err, ioe, location );
+                throw new BuildException( err, ioe );
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Sleep.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Sleep.java
index 2c8d81c86..6c1b9b734 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Sleep.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Sleep.java
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public class Sleep extends Task
         {
             if( failOnError )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tar.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tar.java
index 2f3fe3cdc..cbcae1f7d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tar.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tar.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
@@ -34,33 +35,6 @@ import org.apache.tools.tar.TarOutputStream;
 
 public class Tar extends MatchingTask
 {
-
-    /**
-     * @deprecated Tar.WARN is deprecated and is replaced with
-     *      Tar.TarLongFileMode.WARN
-     */
-    public final static String WARN = "warn";
-    /**
-     * @deprecated Tar.FAIL is deprecated and is replaced with
-     *      Tar.TarLongFileMode.FAIL
-     */
-    public final static String FAIL = "fail";
-    /**
-     * @deprecated Tar.TRUNCATE is deprecated and is replaced with
-     *      Tar.TarLongFileMode.TRUNCATE
-     */
-    public final static String TRUNCATE = "truncate";
-    /**
-     * @deprecated Tar.GNU is deprecated and is replaced with
-     *      Tar.TarLongFileMode.GNU
-     */
-    public final static String GNU = "gnu";
-    /**
-     * @deprecated Tar.OMIT is deprecated and is replaced with
-     *      Tar.TarLongFileMode.OMIT
-     */
-    public final static String OMIT = "omit";
-
     private TarLongFileMode longFileMode = new TarLongFileMode();
 
     Vector filesets = new Vector();
@@ -84,28 +58,6 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
         this.baseDir = baseDir;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Set how to handle long files. Allowable values are truncate - paths are
-     * truncated to the maximum length fail - paths greater than the maximim
-     * cause a build exception warn - paths greater than the maximum cause a
-     * warning and GNU is used gnu - GNU extensions are used for any paths
-     * greater than the maximum. omit - paths greater than the maximum are
-     * omitted from the archive
-     *
-     * @param mode The new Longfile value
-     * @deprecated setLongFile(String) is deprecated and is replaced with
-     *      setLongFile(Tar.TarLongFileMode) to make Ant's Introspection
-     *      mechanism do the work and also to encapsulate operations on the mode
-     *      in its own class.
-     */
-    public void setLongfile( String mode )
-    {
-        log( "DEPRECATED - The setLongfile(String) method has been deprecated."
-             + " Use setLongfile(Tar.TarLongFileMode) instead." );
-        this.longFileMode = new TarLongFileMode();
-        longFileMode.setValue( mode );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Set how to handle long files. Allowable values are truncate - paths are
      * truncated to the maximum length fail - paths greater than the maximim
@@ -121,7 +73,6 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
         this.longFileMode = mode;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * This is the name/location of where to create the tar file.
      *
@@ -144,27 +95,24 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
     {
         if( tarFile == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "tarfile attribute must be set!",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "tarfile attribute must be set!" );
         }
 
         if( tarFile.exists() && tarFile.isDirectory() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "tarfile is a directory!",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "tarfile is a directory!" );
         }
 
         if( tarFile.exists() && !tarFile.canWrite() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Can not write to the specified tarfile!",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Can not write to the specified tarfile!" );
         }
 
         if( baseDir != null )
         {
             if( !baseDir.exists() )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "basedir does not exist!", location );
+                throw new BuildException( "basedir does not exist!" );
             }
 
             // add the main fileset to the list of filesets to process.
@@ -175,16 +123,15 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
 
         if( filesets.size() == 0 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "You must supply either a basdir attribute or some nested filesets.",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "You must supply either a basdir attribute or some nested filesets." );
         }
 
         // check if tr is out of date with respect to each
         // fileset
         boolean upToDate = true;
-        for( Enumeration e = filesets.elements(); e.hasMoreElements();  )
+        for( Enumeration e = filesets.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); )
         {
-            TarFileSet fs = ( TarFileSet )e.nextElement();
+            TarFileSet fs = (TarFileSet)e.nextElement();
             String[] files = fs.getFiles( project );
 
             if( !archiveIsUpToDate( files ) )
@@ -194,9 +141,9 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
 
             for( int i = 0; i < files.length; ++i )
             {
-                if( tarFile.equals( new File( fs.getDir( project ), files[i] ) ) )
+                if( tarFile.equals( new File( fs.getDir( project ), files[ i ] ) ) )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "A tar file cannot include itself", location );
+                    throw new BuildException( "A tar file cannot include itself" );
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -204,7 +151,7 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
         if( upToDate )
         {
             log( "Nothing to do: " + tarFile.getAbsolutePath() + " is up to date.",
-                Project.MSG_INFO );
+                 Project.MSG_INFO );
             return;
         }
 
@@ -231,14 +178,14 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
             }
 
             longWarningGiven = false;
-            for( Enumeration e = filesets.elements(); e.hasMoreElements();  )
+            for( Enumeration e = filesets.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); )
             {
-                TarFileSet fs = ( TarFileSet )e.nextElement();
+                TarFileSet fs = (TarFileSet)e.nextElement();
                 String[] files = fs.getFiles( project );
                 for( int i = 0; i < files.length; i++ )
                 {
-                    File f = new File( fs.getDir( project ), files[i] );
-                    String name = files[i].replace( File.separatorChar, '/' );
+                    File f = new File( fs.getDir( project ), files[ i ] );
+                    String name = files[ i ].replace( File.separatorChar, '/' );
                     tarFile( f, tOut, name, fs );
                 }
             }
@@ -246,7 +193,7 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
         catch( IOException ioe )
         {
             String msg = "Problem creating TAR: " + ioe.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -258,7 +205,8 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
                     tOut.close();
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
-                {}
+                {
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -300,7 +248,7 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
                 else if( longFileMode.isWarnMode() )
                 {
                     log( "Entry: " + vPath + " longer than " +
-                        TarConstants.NAMELEN + " characters.", Project.MSG_WARN );
+                         TarConstants.NAMELEN + " characters.", Project.MSG_WARN );
                     if( !longWarningGiven )
                     {
                         log( "Resulting tar file can only be processed successfully"
@@ -312,7 +260,7 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
                 {
                     throw new BuildException(
                         "Entry: " + vPath + " longer than " +
-                        TarConstants.NAMELEN + "characters.", location );
+                        TarConstants.NAMELEN + "characters." );
                 }
             }
 
@@ -332,13 +280,13 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
             {
                 fIn = new FileInputStream( file );
 
-                byte[] buffer = new byte[8 * 1024];
+                byte[] buffer = new byte[ 8 * 1024 ];
                 int count = 0;
                 do
                 {
                     tOut.write( buffer, 0, count );
                     count = fIn.read( buffer, 0, buffer.length );
-                }while ( count != -1 );
+                } while( count != -1 );
             }
 
             tOut.closeEntry();
@@ -359,7 +307,6 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
         private String userName = "";
         private String groupName = "";
 
-
         public TarFileSet( FileSet fileset )
         {
             super( fileset );
@@ -399,10 +346,10 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
                 DirectoryScanner ds = getDirectoryScanner( p );
                 String[] directories = ds.getIncludedDirectories();
                 String[] filesPerSe = ds.getIncludedFiles();
-                files = new String[directories.length + filesPerSe.length];
+                files = new String[ directories.length + filesPerSe.length ];
                 System.arraycopy( directories, 0, files, 0, directories.length );
                 System.arraycopy( filesPerSe, 0, files, directories.length,
-                    filesPerSe.length );
+                                  filesPerSe.length );
             }
 
             return files;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Touch.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Touch.java
index 358597118..d53db1655 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Touch.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Touch.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class Touch extends Task
             }
             catch( ParseException pe )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( pe.getMessage(), pe, location );
+                throw new BuildException( pe.getMessage(), pe );
             }
         }
 
@@ -149,8 +149,7 @@ public class Touch extends Task
                 }
                 catch( IOException ioe )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "Could not create " + file, ioe,
-                        location );
+                    throw new BuildException( "Could not create " + file, ioe );
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tstamp.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tstamp.java
index 276d964e0..5c97426a0 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tstamp.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tstamp.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class Tstamp extends Task
         }
         catch( Exception e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public class Tstamp extends Task
                         country = st.nextToken();
                         if( st.hasMoreElements() )
                         {
-                            throw new BuildException( "bad locale format", getLocation() );
+                            throw new BuildException( "bad locale format" );
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public class Tstamp extends Task
             }
             catch( NoSuchElementException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "bad locale format", e, getLocation() );
+                throw new BuildException( "bad locale format", e );
             }
         }
 
@@ -200,22 +200,6 @@ public class Tstamp extends Task
             timeZone = TimeZone.getTimeZone( id );
         }
 
-        /**
-         * @param unit The new Unit value
-         * @deprecated setUnit(String) is deprecated and is replaced with
-         *      setUnit(Tstamp.Unit) to make Ant's Introspection mechanism do
-         *      the work and also to encapsulate operations on the unit in its
-         *      own class.
-         */
-        public void setUnit( String unit )
-        {
-            log( "DEPRECATED - The setUnit(String) method has been deprecated."
-                 + " Use setUnit(Tstamp.Unit) instead." );
-            Unit u = new Unit();
-            u.setValue( unit );
-            field = u.getCalendarField();
-        }
-
         public void setUnit( Unit unit )
         {
             field = unit.getCalendarField();
@@ -225,12 +209,12 @@ public class Tstamp extends Task
         {
             if( propertyName == null )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "property attribute must be provided", location );
+                throw new BuildException( "property attribute must be provided" );
             }
 
             if( pattern == null )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "pattern attribute must be provided", location );
+                throw new BuildException( "pattern attribute must be provided" );
             }
 
             SimpleDateFormat sdf;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Unpack.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Unpack.java
index 1e641b251..98bbf8f86 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Unpack.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Unpack.java
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ public abstract class Unpack extends Task
 
     public void setDest( String dest )
     {
-        this.dest = project.resolveFile( dest );
+        this.dest = resolveFile( dest );
     }
 
     public void setSrc( String src )
     {
-        source = project.resolveFile( src );
+        source = resolveFile( src );
     }
 
     public void execute()
@@ -65,17 +65,17 @@ public abstract class Unpack extends Task
     {
         if( source == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "No Src for gunzip specified", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "No Src for gunzip specified" );
         }
 
         if( !source.exists() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Src doesn't exist", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Src doesn't exist" );
         }
 
         if( source.isDirectory() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Cannot expand a directory", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Cannot expand a directory" );
         }
 
         if( dest == null )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Untar.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Untar.java
index 99fba8759..ea7539ffe 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Untar.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Untar.java
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ public class Untar extends Expand
         }
         catch( IOException ioe )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Error while expanding " + srcF.getPath(),
-                ioe, location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error while expanding " + srcF.getPath(), ioe );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/UpToDate.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/UpToDate.java
index 968131b0a..43ae44064 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/UpToDate.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/UpToDate.java
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ public class UpToDate extends MatchingTask implements Condition
     {
         if( mapperElement != null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Cannot define more than one mapper",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Cannot define more than one mapper"  );
         }
         mapperElement = new Mapper( project );
         return mapperElement;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/War.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/War.java
index ff2bf9c48..33dc1e83b 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/War.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/War.java
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ public class War extends Jar
         emptyBehavior = "create";
     }
 
-    public void setWarfile( File warFile )
-    {
-        log( "DEPRECATED - The warfile attribute is deprecated. Use file attribute instead." );
-        setFile( warFile );
-    }
-
     public void setWebxml( File descr )
     {
         deploymentDescriptor = descr;
@@ -89,7 +83,7 @@ public class War extends Jar
         // If no webxml file is specified, it's an error.
         if( deploymentDescriptor == null && !isInUpdateMode() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "webxml attribute is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "webxml attribute is required" );
         }
 
         super.initZipOutputStream( zOut );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/XSLTProcess.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/XSLTProcess.java
index 13a17d2b2..37d5d6c41 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/XSLTProcess.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/XSLTProcess.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Vector;
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Reference;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 
-
 /**
  * A Task to process via XSLT a set of XML documents. This is useful for
  * building views of XML based documentation. arguments:
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
         this.outputtype = type;
     }
 
-
     public void setProcessor( String processor )
     {
         this.processor = processor;
@@ -222,12 +221,12 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
 
         if( xslFile == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "no stylesheet specified", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "no stylesheet specified" );
         }
 
         if( baseDir == null )
         {
-            baseDir = project.resolveFile( "." );
+            baseDir = resolveFile( "." );
         }
 
         liaison = getLiaison();
@@ -235,25 +234,12 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
         // check if liaison wants to log errors using us as logger
         if( liaison instanceof XSLTLoggerAware )
         {
-            ( ( XSLTLoggerAware )liaison ).setLogger( this );
+            ( (XSLTLoggerAware)liaison ).setLogger( this );
         }
 
         log( "Using " + liaison.getClass().toString(), Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
 
-        File stylesheet = project.resolveFile( xslFile );
-        if( !stylesheet.exists() )
-        {
-            stylesheet = fileUtils.resolveFile( baseDir, xslFile );
-            /*
-             * shouldn't throw out deprecation warnings before we know,
-             * the wrong version has been used.
-             */
-            if( stylesheet.exists() )
-            {
-                log( "DEPRECATED - the style attribute should be relative to the project\'s" );
-                log( "             basedir, not the tasks\'s basedir." );
-            }
-        }
+        File stylesheet = resolveFile( xslFile );
 
         // if we have an in file and out then process them
         if( inFile != null && outFile != null )
@@ -279,16 +265,16 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
         list = scanner.getIncludedFiles();
         for( int i = 0; i < list.length; ++i )
         {
-            process( baseDir, list[i], destDir, stylesheet );
+            process( baseDir, list[ i ], destDir, stylesheet );
         }
 
         // Process all the directoried marked for styling
         dirs = scanner.getIncludedDirectories();
         for( int j = 0; j < dirs.length; ++j )
         {
-            list = new File( baseDir, dirs[j] ).list();
+            list = new File( baseDir, dirs[ j ] ).list();
             for( int i = 0; i < list.length; ++i )
-                process( baseDir, list[i], destDir, stylesheet );
+                process( baseDir, list[ i ], destDir, stylesheet );
         }
     }
 
@@ -306,7 +292,7 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
                 }
                 catch( Exception e )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( e );
+                    throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -338,7 +324,7 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
                                 e4.printStackTrace();
                                 e3.printStackTrace();
                                 e2.printStackTrace();
-                                throw new BuildException( e1 );
+                                throw new BuildException( "Error", e1 );
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -367,16 +353,16 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
         {
             log( "Loading stylesheet " + stylesheet, Project.MSG_INFO );
             liaison.setStylesheet( stylesheet );
-            for( Enumeration e = params.elements(); e.hasMoreElements();  )
+            for( Enumeration e = params.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); )
             {
-                Param p = ( Param )e.nextElement();
+                Param p = (Param)e.nextElement();
                 liaison.addParam( p.getName(), p.getExpression() );
             }
         }
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
             log( "Failed to read stylesheet " + stylesheet, Project.MSG_INFO );
-            throw new BuildException( ex );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ex );
         }
     }
 
@@ -389,7 +375,7 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
             if( !directory.mkdirs() )
             {
                 throw new BuildException( "Unable to create directory: "
-                     + directory.getAbsolutePath() );
+                                          + directory.getAbsolutePath() );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -471,7 +457,7 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
                 outFile.delete();
             }
 
-            throw new BuildException( ex );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ex );
         }
 
     }//-- processXML
@@ -500,7 +486,7 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
             log( "Failed to process " + inFile, Project.MSG_INFO );
             if( outFile != null )
                 outFile.delete();
-            throw new BuildException( ex );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ex );
         }
     }
 
@@ -518,31 +504,17 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
         {
             final Class clazz =
                 loadClass( "org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.TraXLiaison" );
-            liaison = ( XSLTLiaison )clazz.newInstance();
-        }
-        else if( proc.equals( "xslp" ) )
-        {
-            log( "DEPRECATED - xslp processor is deprecated. Use trax or xalan instead." );
-            final Class clazz =
-                loadClass( "org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.XslpLiaison" );
-            liaison = ( XSLTLiaison )clazz.newInstance();
+            liaison = (XSLTLiaison)clazz.newInstance();
         }
         else if( proc.equals( "xalan" ) )
         {
             final Class clazz =
                 loadClass( "org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.XalanLiaison" );
-            liaison = ( XSLTLiaison )clazz.newInstance();
-        }
-        else if( proc.equals( "adaptx" ) )
-        {
-            log( "DEPRECATED - adaptx processor is deprecated. Use trax or xalan instead." );
-            final Class clazz =
-                loadClass( "org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.AdaptxLiaison" );
-            liaison = ( XSLTLiaison )clazz.newInstance();
+            liaison = (XSLTLiaison)clazz.newInstance();
         }
         else
         {
-            liaison = ( XSLTLiaison )loadClass( proc ).newInstance();
+            liaison = (XSLTLiaison)loadClass( proc ).newInstance();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java
index 802ec0476..6317eb017 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java
@@ -184,18 +184,6 @@ public class Zip extends MatchingTask
         emptyBehavior = we.getValue();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * This is the name/location of where to create the .zip file.
-     *
-     * @param zipFile The new Zipfile value
-     * @deprecated Use setFile() instead
-     */
-    public void setZipfile( File zipFile )
-    {
-        log( "DEPRECATED - The zipfile attribute is deprecated. Use file attribute instead." );
-        setFile( zipFile );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Are we updating an existing archive?
      *
@@ -383,7 +371,7 @@ public class Zip extends MatchingTask
                 }
             }
 
-            throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -439,7 +427,7 @@ public class Zip extends MatchingTask
             else if( emptyBehavior.equals( "fail" ) )
             {
                 throw new BuildException( "Cannot create " + archiveType + " archive " + zipFile +
-                    ": no files were included.", location );
+                    ": no files were included." );
             }
             else
             {
@@ -453,7 +441,7 @@ public class Zip extends MatchingTask
             {
                 if( files[i].equals( zipFile ) )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "A zip file cannot include itself", location );
+                    throw new BuildException( "A zip file cannot include itself" );
                 }
             }
 
@@ -741,7 +729,7 @@ public class Zip extends MatchingTask
         }
         catch( IOException ioe )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Could not create empty ZIP archive", ioe, location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Could not create empty ZIP archive", ioe );
         }
         return true;
     }
@@ -858,7 +846,7 @@ public class Zip extends MatchingTask
     {
         if( file.equals( zipFile ) )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "A zip file cannot include itself", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "A zip file cannot include itself" );
         }
 
         FileInputStream fIn = new FileInputStream( file );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/DefaultCompilerAdapter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/DefaultCompilerAdapter.java
index a4675b48d..8396985a1 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/DefaultCompilerAdapter.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/DefaultCompilerAdapter.java
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ public abstract class DefaultCompilerAdapter implements CompilerAdapter
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "Error creating temporary file", e, location );
+                    throw new BuildException( "Error creating temporary file", e );
                 }
                 finally
                 {
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ public abstract class DefaultCompilerAdapter implements CompilerAdapter
             catch( IOException e )
             {
                 throw new BuildException( "Error running " + args[0]
-                     + " compiler", e, location );
+                     + " compiler", e );
             }
         }
         finally
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac12.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac12.java
index 9eee2523a..c5927bacd 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac12.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac12.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class Javac12 extends DefaultCompilerAdapter
         {
             throw new BuildException( "Cannot use classic compiler, as it is not available" +
                 " A common solution is to set the environment variable" +
-                " JAVA_HOME to your jdk directory.", location );
+                " JAVA_HOME to your jdk directory." );
         }
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class Javac12 extends DefaultCompilerAdapter
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Error starting classic compiler: ", ex, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error starting classic compiler: ", ex );
             }
         }
         finally
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class Javac12 extends DefaultCompilerAdapter
             catch( IOException e )
             {
                 // plain impossible
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac13.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac13.java
index 7516d43c9..c0f5f4bc7 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac13.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac13.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class Javac13 extends DefaultCompilerAdapter
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Error starting modern compiler", ex, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error starting modern compiler", ex );
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Jikes.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Jikes.java
index a45f64c3c..e6e869e60 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Jikes.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Jikes.java
@@ -131,23 +131,6 @@ public class Jikes extends DefaultCompilerAdapter
             cmd.createArgument().setValue( "+E" );
         }
 
-        /**
-         * Jikes issues more warnings that javac, for example, when you have
-         * files in your classpath that don't exist. As this is often the case,
-         * these warning can be pretty annoying.
-         */
-        String warningsProperty = project.getProperty( "build.compiler.warnings" );
-        if( warningsProperty != null )
-        {
-            attributes.log( "!! the build.compiler.warnings property is deprecated. !!",
-                Project.MSG_WARN );
-            attributes.log( "!! Use the nowarn attribute instead. !!",
-                Project.MSG_WARN );
-            if( !Project.toBoolean( warningsProperty ) )
-            {
-                cmd.createArgument().setValue( "-nowarn" );
-            }
-        }
         if( attributes.getNowarn() )
         {
             /*
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Kjc.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Kjc.java
index 2cb2bdc48..4aa6a8c5d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Kjc.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Kjc.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class Kjc extends DefaultCompilerAdapter
         {
             throw new BuildException( "Cannot use kjc compiler, as it is not available" +
                 " A common solution is to set the environment variable" +
-                " CLASSPATH to your kjc archive (kjc.jar).", location );
+                " CLASSPATH to your kjc archive (kjc.jar)." );
         }
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class Kjc extends DefaultCompilerAdapter
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Error starting kjc compiler: ", ex, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error starting kjc compiler: ", ex );
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
index c680c8f92..e31998fb6 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
@@ -132,10 +132,3 @@ jspc=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jsp.JspC
 replaceregexp=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ReplaceRegExp
 translate=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.i18n.Translate
 
-# deprecated ant tasks (kept for back compatibility)
-javadoc2=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Javadoc
-#compileTask=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.CompileTask
-copydir=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Copydir
-copyfile=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Copyfile
-deltree=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Deltree
-rename=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Rename
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ANTLR.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ANTLR.java
index 7269bf2b2..2508be19e 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ANTLR.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ANTLR.java
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional;
+
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileReader;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.ExitException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Execute;
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecuteJava;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.LogStreamHandler;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.CommandlineJava;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Environment;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path;
 
 /**
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ public class ANTLR extends Task
                 int err = run( commandline.getCommandline() );
                 if( err == 1 )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "ANTLR returned: " + err, location );
+                    throw new BuildException( "ANTLR returned: " + err );
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -136,17 +135,7 @@ public class ANTLR extends Task
                 ExecuteJava exe = new ExecuteJava();
                 exe.setJavaCommand( commandline.getJavaCommand() );
                 exe.setClasspath( commandline.getClasspath() );
-                try
-                {
-                    exe.execute( project );
-                }
-                catch( ExitException e )
-                {
-                    if( e.getStatus() != 0 )
-                    {
-                        throw new BuildException( "ANTLR returned: " + e.getStatus(), location );
-                    }
-                }
+                exe.execute( project );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -183,7 +172,7 @@ public class ANTLR extends Task
                 int pling = u.indexOf( "!" );
                 String jarName = u.substring( 9, pling );
                 log( "Implicitly adding " + jarName + " to classpath",
-                    Project.MSG_DEBUG );
+                     Project.MSG_DEBUG );
                 createClasspath().setLocation( new File( ( new File( jarName ) ).getAbsolutePath() ) );
             }
             else if( u.startsWith( "file:" ) )
@@ -191,13 +180,13 @@ public class ANTLR extends Task
                 int tail = u.indexOf( resource );
                 String dirName = u.substring( 5, tail );
                 log( "Implicitly adding " + dirName + " to classpath",
-                    Project.MSG_DEBUG );
+                     Project.MSG_DEBUG );
                 createClasspath().setLocation( new File( ( new File( dirName ) ).getAbsolutePath() ) );
             }
             else
             {
                 log( "Don\'t know how to handle resource URL " + u,
-                    Project.MSG_DEBUG );
+                     Project.MSG_DEBUG );
             }
         }
         else
@@ -247,7 +236,7 @@ public class ANTLR extends Task
         throws BuildException
     {
         Execute exe = new Execute( new LogStreamHandler( this, Project.MSG_INFO,
-            Project.MSG_WARN ), null );
+                                                         Project.MSG_WARN ), null );
         exe.setAntRun( project );
         if( workingdir != null )
         {
@@ -260,7 +249,7 @@ public class ANTLR extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/IContract.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/IContract.java
index cc52a4708..8f60da24c 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/IContract.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/IContract.java
@@ -897,27 +897,27 @@ public class IContract extends MatchingTask
     {
         if( srcDir == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!" );
         }
         if( !srcDir.exists() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "srcdir \"" + srcDir.getPath() + "\" does not exist!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "srcdir \"" + srcDir.getPath() + "\" does not exist!");
         }
         if( instrumentDir == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "instrumentdir attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "instrumentdir attribute must be set!");
         }
         if( repositoryDir == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "repositorydir attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "repositorydir attribute must be set!" );
         }
         if( updateIcontrol == true && classDir == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "classdir attribute must be specified when updateicontrol=true!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "classdir attribute must be specified when updateicontrol=true!" );
         }
         if( updateIcontrol == true && controlFile == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "controlfile attribute must be specified when updateicontrol=true!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "controlfile attribute must be specified when updateicontrol=true!" );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Javah.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Javah.java
index 76d48b24c..cdd5faaaf 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Javah.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Javah.java
@@ -238,23 +238,23 @@ public class Javah extends Task
 
         if( ( cls == null ) && ( classes.size() == 0 ) )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "class attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "class attribute must be set!" );
         }
 
         if( ( cls != null ) && ( classes.size() > 0 ) )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "set class attribute or class element, not both.", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "set class attribute or class element, not both." );
         }
 
         if( destDir != null )
         {
             if( !destDir.isDirectory() )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "destination directory \"" + destDir + "\" does not exist or is not a directory", location );
+                throw new BuildException( "destination directory \"" + destDir + "\" does not exist or is not a directory" );
             }
             if( outputFile != null )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "destdir and outputFile are mutually exclusive", location );
+                throw new BuildException( "destdir and outputFile are mutually exclusive");
             }
         }
 
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ public class Javah extends Task
         {
             if( !old )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "stubs only available in old mode.", location );
+                throw new BuildException( "stubs only available in old mode." );
             }
             cmd.createArgument().setValue( "-stubs" );
         }
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ public class Javah extends Task
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Error starting javah: ", ex, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error starting javah: ", ex );
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ManifestFile.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ManifestFile.java
index 4ef6878db..29c3680f4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ManifestFile.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ManifestFile.java
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public class ManifestFile extends Task
     {
         if( !checkParam( manifestFile ) )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "file token must not be null.", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "file token must not be null." );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Native2Ascii.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Native2Ascii.java
index 882335c60..413aec28c 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Native2Ascii.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Native2Ascii.java
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ public class Native2Ascii extends MatchingTask
     {
         if( mapper != null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Cannot define more than one mapper",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Cannot define more than one mapper" );
         }
         mapper = new Mapper( project );
         return mapper;
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ public class Native2Ascii extends MatchingTask
         // default srcDir to basedir
         if( srcDir == null )
         {
-            srcDir = project.resolveFile( "." );
+            srcDir = resolveFile( "." );
         }
 
         // Require destDir
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/NetRexxC.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/NetRexxC.java
index 3b05253a1..a33bd080b 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/NetRexxC.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/NetRexxC.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import netrexx.lang.Rexx;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.DirectoryScanner;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MatchingTask;
 
 /**
@@ -586,7 +587,7 @@ public class NetRexxC extends MatchingTask
             System.getProperty( "path.separator" ), false );
         while( tok.hasMoreTokens() )
         {
-            File f = project.resolveFile( tok.nextToken() );
+            File f = resolveFile( tok.nextToken() );
 
             if( f.exists() )
             {
@@ -619,7 +620,7 @@ public class NetRexxC extends MatchingTask
                 String toFile = ( String )filecopyList.get( fromFile );
                 try
                 {
-                    project.copyFile( fromFile, toFile );
+                    FileUtils.newFileUtils().copyFile( fromFile, toFile );
                 }
                 catch( IOException ioe )
                 {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/PropertyFile.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/PropertyFile.java
index ab7bfd7b1..c185769d7 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/PropertyFile.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/PropertyFile.java
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public class PropertyFile extends Task
     {
         if( !checkParam( m_propertyfile ) )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "file token must not be null.", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "file token must not be null." );
         }
     }
 
@@ -293,16 +293,16 @@ public class PropertyFile extends Task
         catch( InvocationTargetException ite )
         {
             Throwable t = ite.getTargetException();
-            throw new BuildException( t );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", t );
         }
         catch( IllegalAccessException iae )
         {
             // impossible
-            throw new BuildException( iae );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", iae );
         }
         catch( IOException ioe )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( ioe );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ioe );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Rpm.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Rpm.java
index 3811e701b..a681c349f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Rpm.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Rpm.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class Rpm extends Task
     {
         if( ( sf == null ) || ( sf.trim().equals( "" ) ) )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "You must specify a spec file", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "You must specify a spec file" );
         }
         this.specFile = sf;
     }
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public class Rpm extends Task
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( e );
+                    throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public class Rpm extends Task
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( e );
+                    throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public class Rpm extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Script.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Script.java
index 43a545ec1..294ea0ba8 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Script.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Script.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class Script extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
 
         script += new String( data );
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class Script extends Task
                     t = te;
                 }
             }
-            throw new BuildException( t );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", t );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMCheck.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMCheck.java
index 974e06ce5..3105ead43 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMCheck.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMCheck.java
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public class CCMCheck extends Continuus
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMCreateTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMCreateTask.java
index f4ed8a11a..35f9391e7 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMCreateTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMCreateTask.java
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ public class CCMCreateTask extends Continuus implements ExecuteStreamHandler
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         //create task ok, set this task as the default one
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ public class CCMCreateTask extends Continuus implements ExecuteStreamHandler
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine2.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg);
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMReconfigure.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMReconfigure.java
index d079f2ae7..388599fba 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMReconfigure.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMReconfigure.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class CCMReconfigure extends Continuus
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/Continuus.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/Continuus.java
index efc30650d..ad7cdb5b5 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/Continuus.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/Continuus.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public abstract class Continuus extends Task
         }
         catch( java.io.IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCCheckin.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCCheckin.java
index e4104295a..891d53a45 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCCheckin.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCCheckin.java
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ public class CCCheckin extends ClearCase
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCCheckout.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCCheckout.java
index 7c649bc5b..123c1d040 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCCheckout.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCCheckout.java
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ public class CCCheckout extends ClearCase
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCUnCheckout.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCUnCheckout.java
index 02a442f2c..96b994bc4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCUnCheckout.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCUnCheckout.java
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class CCUnCheckout extends ClearCase
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCUpdate.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCUpdate.java
index 2d88f71c4..9d9e5f1de 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCUpdate.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCUpdate.java
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ public class CCUpdate extends ClearCase
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/ClearCase.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/ClearCase.java
index 917152f39..9f003d69f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/ClearCase.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/ClearCase.java
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public abstract class ClearCase extends Task
         }
         catch( java.io.IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/depend/Depend.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/depend/Depend.java
index 62ec1812e..01196c9b7 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/depend/Depend.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/depend/Depend.java
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public class Depend extends MatchingTask
             String[] srcPathList = srcPath.list();
             if( srcPathList.length == 0 )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!", location );
+                throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!" );
             }
 
             if( destPath == null )
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ public class Depend extends MatchingTask
             outOfDateClasses = new Hashtable();
             for( int i = 0; i < srcPathList.length; i++ )
             {
-                File srcDir = ( File )project.resolveFile( srcPathList[i] );
+                File srcDir = ( File )resolveFile( srcPathList[i] );
                 if( srcDir.exists() )
                 {
                     DirectoryScanner ds = this.getDirectoryScanner( srcDir );
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ public class Depend extends MatchingTask
         }
         catch( Exception e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/CSharp.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/CSharp.java
index 371264a4a..fabadd12b 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/CSharp.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/CSharp.java
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ public class CSharp
         throws BuildException
     {
         if( _srcDir == null )
-            _srcDir = project.resolveFile( "." );
+            _srcDir = resolveFile( "." );
 
         NetCommand command = new NetCommand( this, "CSC", csc_exe_name );
         command.setFailOnError( getFailFailOnError() );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/Ilasm.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/Ilasm.java
index b1440d32f..c5e94ca64 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/Ilasm.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/Ilasm.java
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ public class Ilasm
         throws BuildException
     {
         if( _srcDir == null )
-            _srcDir = project.resolveFile( "." );
+            _srcDir = resolveFile( "." );
 
         //get dependencies list.
         DirectoryScanner scanner = super.getDirectoryScanner( _srcDir );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/NetCommand.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/NetCommand.java
index 4f28dffe7..74ed0e33e 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/NetCommand.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/NetCommand.java
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public class NetCommand
             {
                 if( _failOnError )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( _title + " returned: " + err, _owner.getLocation() );
+                    throw new BuildException( _title + " returned: " + err );
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public class NetCommand
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( _title + " failed: " + e, e, _owner.getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( _title + " failed: " + e, e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/BorlandDeploymentTool.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/BorlandDeploymentTool.java
index ff7a72719..5f37ba9c4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/BorlandDeploymentTool.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/BorlandDeploymentTool.java
@@ -396,13 +396,13 @@ public class BorlandDeploymentTool extends GenericDeploymentTool implements Exec
             if( result != 0 )
             {
                 String msg = "Failed executing java2iiop (ret code is " + result + ")";
-                throw new BuildException( msg, getTask().getLocation() );
+                throw new BuildException( msg );
             }
         }
         catch( java.io.IOException e )
         {
             log( "java2iiop exception :" + e.getMessage(), Project.MSG_ERR );
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/GenericDeploymentTool.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/GenericDeploymentTool.java
index 29a49f9aa..6343dbbb2 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/GenericDeploymentTool.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/GenericDeploymentTool.java
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ public class GenericDeploymentTool implements EJBDeploymentTool
         {
             String msg = "A valid destination directory must be specified "
                  + "using the \"destdir\" attribute.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
@@ -859,8 +859,7 @@ public class GenericDeploymentTool implements EJBDeploymentTool
                     in = new FileInputStream( config.manifest );
                     if( in == null )
                     {
-                        throw new BuildException( "Could not find manifest file: " + config.manifest,
-                            getLocation() );
+                        throw new BuildException( "Could not find manifest file: " + config.manifest );
                     }
                 }
                 else
@@ -869,8 +868,7 @@ public class GenericDeploymentTool implements EJBDeploymentTool
                     in = this.getClass().getResourceAsStream( defaultManifest );
                     if( in == null )
                     {
-                        throw new BuildException( "Could not find default manifest: " + defaultManifest,
-                            getLocation() );
+                        throw new BuildException( "Could not find default manifest: " + defaultManifest );
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -878,7 +876,7 @@ public class GenericDeploymentTool implements EJBDeploymentTool
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Unable to read manifest", e, getLocation() );
+                throw new BuildException( "Unable to read manifest", e );
             }
             finally
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/IPlanetDeploymentTool.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/IPlanetDeploymentTool.java
index 0dfdd0041..8c647dc47 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/IPlanetDeploymentTool.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/IPlanetDeploymentTool.java
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public class IPlanetDeploymentTool extends GenericDeploymentTool
                  + " descriptor should be prepended with the JAR "
                  + "name or it should be specified using the "
                  + "attribute \"basejarname\" in the \"ejbjar\" task.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         File iasDescriptor = new File( getConfig().descriptorDir,
@@ -227,14 +227,14 @@ public class IPlanetDeploymentTool extends GenericDeploymentTool
         {
             String msg = "The iAS-specific EJB descriptor ("
                  + iasDescriptor + ") was not found.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         if( ( iashome != null ) && ( !iashome.isDirectory() ) )
         {
             String msg = "If \"iashome\" is specified, it must be a valid "
                  + "directory (it was set to " + iashome + ").";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ public class IPlanetDeploymentTool extends GenericDeploymentTool
         catch( IPlanetEjbc.EjbcException e )
         {
             throw new BuildException( "An error has occurred while trying to "
-                 + "execute the iAS ejbc utility", e, getLocation() );
+                 + "execute the iAS ejbc utility", e );
         }
 
         displayName = ejbc.getDisplayName();
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public class IPlanetDeploymentTool extends GenericDeploymentTool
                 if( !cmpFile.exists() )
                 {
                     throw new BuildException( "The CMP descriptor file ("
-                         + cmpFile + ") could not be found.", getLocation() );
+                         + cmpFile + ") could not be found." );
                 }
                 files.put( cmpDescriptors[i], cmpFile );
             }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/IPlanetEjbcTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/IPlanetEjbcTask.java
index ce5f22396..bc6ba5c99 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/IPlanetEjbcTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/IPlanetEjbcTask.java
@@ -229,12 +229,12 @@ public class IPlanetEjbcTask extends Task
         catch( SAXException e )
         {
             String msg = "Unable to create a SAXParser: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, e );
         }
         catch( ParserConfigurationException e )
         {
             String msg = "Unable to create a SAXParser: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, e );
         }
 
         return saxParser;
@@ -253,46 +253,46 @@ public class IPlanetEjbcTask extends Task
         {
             String msg = "The standard EJB descriptor must be specified using "
                  + "the \"ejbdescriptor\" attribute.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
         if( ( !ejbdescriptor.exists() ) || ( !ejbdescriptor.isFile() ) )
         {
             String msg = "The standard EJB descriptor (" + ejbdescriptor
                  + ") was not found or isn't a file.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         if( iasdescriptor == null )
         {
             String msg = "The iAS-speific XML descriptor must be specified using"
                  + " the \"iasdescriptor\" attribute.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
         if( ( !iasdescriptor.exists() ) || ( !iasdescriptor.isFile() ) )
         {
             String msg = "The iAS-specific XML descriptor (" + iasdescriptor
                  + ") was not found or isn't a file.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         if( dest == null )
         {
             String msg = "The destination directory must be specified using "
                  + "the \"dest\" attribute.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
         if( ( !dest.exists() ) || ( !dest.isDirectory() ) )
         {
             String msg = "The destination directory (" + dest + ") was not "
                  + "found or isn't a directory.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         if( ( iashome != null ) && ( !iashome.isDirectory() ) )
         {
             String msg = "If \"iashome\" is specified, it must be a valid "
                  + "directory (it was set to " + iashome + ").";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
@@ -327,19 +327,19 @@ public class IPlanetEjbcTask extends Task
         {
             String msg = "An IOException occurred while trying to read the XML "
                  + "descriptor file: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, e );
         }
         catch( SAXException e )
         {
             String msg = "A SAXException occurred while trying to read the XML "
                  + "descriptor file: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, e );
         }
         catch( IPlanetEjbc.EjbcException e )
         {
             String msg = "An exception occurred while trying to run the ejbc "
                  + "utility: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, e );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WLRun.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WLRun.java
index e4d43714a..227763d2d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WLRun.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WLRun.java
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ public class WLRun extends Task
         if( !propertiesFile.exists() )
         {
             // OK, properties file may be absolute
-            propertiesFile = project.resolveFile( weblogicPropertiesFile );
+            propertiesFile = resolveFile( weblogicPropertiesFile );
             if( !propertiesFile.exists() )
             {
                 throw new BuildException( "Properties file " + weblogicPropertiesFile +
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ public class WLRun extends Task
         // absolute path.  Use the project to resolve it.
         if( this.securityPolicy != null && !securityPolicyFile.exists() )
         {
-            securityPolicyFile = project.resolveFile( securityPolicy );
+            securityPolicyFile = resolveFile( securityPolicy );
         }
         // If we still can't find it, complain
         if( !securityPolicyFile.exists() )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/i18n/Translate.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/i18n/Translate.java
index ddd1d9e6e..a84e8a330 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/i18n/Translate.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/i18n/Translate.java
@@ -6,12 +6,24 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.i18n;
-import java.io.*;
-import java.util.*;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.*;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.BufferedWriter;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
+import java.util.Hashtable;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Vector;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.DirectoryScanner;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MatchingTask;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.types.*;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.util.*;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FileSet;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 
 /**
  * Translates text embedded in files using Resource Bundle files.
@@ -35,7 +47,7 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
     /**
      * Last Modified Timestamp of resource bundle file being used.
      */
-    private long[] bundleLastModified = new long[7];
+    private long[] bundleLastModified = new long[ 7 ];
     /**
      * Has at least one file from the bundle been loaded?
      */
@@ -229,34 +241,29 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
     {
         if( bundle == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "The bundle attribute must be set.",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "The bundle attribute must be set." );
         }
 
         if( startToken == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "The starttoken attribute must be set.",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "The starttoken attribute must be set." );
         }
 
         if( startToken.length() != 1 )
         {
             throw new BuildException(
-                "The starttoken attribute must be a single character.",
-                location );
+                "The starttoken attribute must be a single character." );
         }
 
         if( endToken == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "The endtoken attribute must be set.",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "The endtoken attribute must be set." );
         }
 
         if( endToken.length() != 1 )
         {
             throw new BuildException(
-                "The endtoken attribute must be a single character.",
-                location );
+                "The endtoken attribute must be a single character." );
         }
 
         if( bundleLanguage == null )
@@ -280,8 +287,7 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
 
         if( toDir == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "The todir attribute must be set.",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "The todir attribute must be set." );
         }
 
         if( !toDir.exists() )
@@ -391,7 +397,7 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
         }
         catch( IOException ioe )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( ioe.getMessage(), location );
+            throw new BuildException( ioe.getMessage() );
         }
     }
 
@@ -415,8 +421,8 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
         throws BuildException
     {
         Locale locale = new Locale( bundleLanguage,
-            bundleCountry,
-            bundleVariant );
+                                    bundleCountry,
+                                    bundleVariant );
         String language = locale.getLanguage().length() > 0 ?
             "_" + locale.getLanguage() :
             "";
@@ -481,7 +487,7 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
         {
             ins = new FileInputStream( bundleFile );
             loaded = true;
-            bundleLastModified[i] = new File( bundleFile ).lastModified();
+            bundleLastModified[ i ] = new File( bundleFile ).lastModified();
             log( "Using " + bundleFile, Project.MSG_DEBUG );
             loadResourceMap( ins );
         }
@@ -493,7 +499,7 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
             //find a single resrouce file, throw exception
             if( !loaded && checkLoaded )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( ioe.getMessage(), location );
+                throw new BuildException( ioe.getMessage() );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -515,14 +521,14 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
     {
         for( int i = 0; i < filesets.size(); i++ )
         {
-            FileSet fs = ( FileSet )filesets.elementAt( i );
+            FileSet fs = (FileSet)filesets.elementAt( i );
             DirectoryScanner ds = fs.getDirectoryScanner( project );
             String[] srcFiles = ds.getIncludedFiles();
             for( int j = 0; j < srcFiles.length; j++ )
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    File dest = fileUtils.resolveFile( toDir, srcFiles[j] );
+                    File dest = fileUtils.resolveFile( toDir, srcFiles[ j ] );
                     //Make sure parent dirs exist, else, create them.
                     try
                     {
@@ -536,31 +542,31 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
                     {
                         log( "Exception occured while trying to check/create "
                              + " parent directory.  " + e.getMessage(),
-                            Project.MSG_DEBUG );
+                             Project.MSG_DEBUG );
                     }
                     destLastModified = dest.lastModified();
-                    srcLastModified = new File( srcFiles[i] ).lastModified();
+                    srcLastModified = new File( srcFiles[ i ] ).lastModified();
                     //Check to see if dest file has to be recreated
                     if( forceOverwrite
-                         || destLastModified < srcLastModified
-                         || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[0]
-                         || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[1]
-                         || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[2]
-                         || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[3]
-                         || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[4]
-                         || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[5]
-                         || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[6] )
+                        || destLastModified < srcLastModified
+                        || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[ 0 ]
+                        || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[ 1 ]
+                        || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[ 2 ]
+                        || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[ 3 ]
+                        || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[ 4 ]
+                        || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[ 5 ]
+                        || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[ 6 ] )
                     {
-                        log( "Processing " + srcFiles[j],
-                            Project.MSG_DEBUG );
+                        log( "Processing " + srcFiles[ j ],
+                             Project.MSG_DEBUG );
                         FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream( dest );
                         BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(
                             new OutputStreamWriter( fos,
-                            destEncoding ) );
-                        FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream( srcFiles[j] );
+                                                    destEncoding ) );
+                        FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream( srcFiles[ j ] );
                         BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(
                             new InputStreamReader( fis,
-                            srcEncoding ) );
+                                                   srcEncoding ) );
                         String line;
                         while( ( line = in.readLine() ) != null )
                         {
@@ -582,7 +588,7 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
                                     break;
                                 }
                                 String matches = line.substring( startIndex + 1,
-                                    endIndex );
+                                                                 endIndex );
                                 //If there is a white space or = or :, then
                                 //it isn't to be treated as a valid key.
                                 for( int k = 0; k < matches.length(); k++ )
@@ -597,19 +603,19 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
                                     }
                                 }
                                 String replace = null;
-                                replace = ( String )resourceMap.get( matches );
+                                replace = (String)resourceMap.get( matches );
                                 //If the key hasn't been loaded into resourceMap,
                                 //use the key itself as the value also.
                                 if( replace == null )
                                 {
                                     log( "Warning: The key: " + matches
                                          + " hasn't been defined.",
-                                        Project.MSG_DEBUG );
+                                         Project.MSG_DEBUG );
                                     replace = matches;
                                 }
                                 line = line.substring( 0, startIndex )
-                                     + replace
-                                     + line.substring( endIndex + 1 );
+                                    + replace
+                                    + line.substring( endIndex + 1 );
                                 endIndex = startIndex + replace.length() + 1;
                                 if( endIndex + 1 >= line.length() )
                                 {
@@ -630,14 +636,14 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        log( "Skipping " + srcFiles[j] +
-                            " as destination file is up to date",
-                            Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
+                        log( "Skipping " + srcFiles[ j ] +
+                             " as destination file is up to date",
+                             Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
                     }
                 }
                 catch( IOException ioe )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( ioe.getMessage(), location );
+                    throw new BuildException( ioe.getMessage() );
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJLocalUtil.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJLocalUtil.java
index 247c2427a..729090720 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJLocalUtil.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJLocalUtil.java
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ abstract class VAJLocalUtil implements VAJUtil
             }
             catch( Exception e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
             if( files.size() > 0 )
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJRemoteUtil.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJRemoteUtil.java
index c14253574..119ce308f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJRemoteUtil.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJRemoteUtil.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class VAJRemoteUtil implements VAJUtil
         }
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( ex );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ex );
         }
     }
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class VAJRemoteUtil implements VAJUtil
         }
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( ex );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ex );
         }
 
     }
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class VAJRemoteUtil implements VAJUtil
         }
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( ex );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ex );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jdepend/JDependTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jdepend/JDependTask.java
index c8e6da765..2efdae7e3 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jdepend/JDependTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jdepend/JDependTask.java
@@ -280,8 +280,7 @@ public class JDependTask extends Task
         if( errorOccurred )
         {
             if( getHaltonerror() )
-                throw new BuildException( "JDepend failed",
-                    location );
+                throw new BuildException( "JDepend failed" );
             else
                 log( "JDepend FAILED", Project.MSG_ERR );
         }
@@ -352,7 +351,7 @@ public class JDependTask extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Process fork failed.", e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Process fork failed.", e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jlink/JlinkTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jlink/JlinkTask.java
index 94d642f0c..a053c2111 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jlink/JlinkTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jlink/JlinkTask.java
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class JlinkTask extends MatchingTask
         }
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( ex);
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ex);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/JspC.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/JspC.java
index 2d91db4ca..ae6938f5a 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/JspC.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/JspC.java
@@ -323,22 +323,19 @@ public class JspC extends MatchingTask
         // first off, make sure that we've got a srcdir
         if( src == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!" );
         }
         String[] list = src.list();
         if( list.length == 0 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!" );
         }
 
         if( destDir != null && !destDir.isDirectory() )
         {
             throw new
                 BuildException( "destination directory \"" + destDir +
-                "\" does not exist or is not a directory",
-                location );
+                "\" does not exist or is not a directory" );
         }
 
         // calculate where the files will end up:
@@ -358,11 +355,11 @@ public class JspC extends MatchingTask
         int filecount = 0;
         for( int i = 0; i < list.length; i++ )
         {
-            File srcDir = ( File )project.resolveFile( list[i] );
+            File srcDir = ( File )resolveFile( list[i] );
             if( !srcDir.exists() )
             {
                 throw new BuildException( "srcdir \"" + srcDir.getPath() +
-                    "\" does not exist!", location );
+                    "\" does not exist!" );
             }
 
             DirectoryScanner ds = this.getDirectoryScanner( srcDir );
@@ -399,7 +396,7 @@ public class JspC extends MatchingTask
             {
                 if( failOnError )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( FAIL_MSG, location );
+                    throw new BuildException( FAIL_MSG );
                 }
                 else
                 {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/WLJspc.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/WLJspc.java
index 20d7a9176..0c8e43a4b 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/WLJspc.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/WLJspc.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class WLJspc extends MatchingTask
 
         if( destinationPackage == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "package attribute must be present.", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "package attribute must be present." );
         }
 
         String systemClassPath = System.getProperty( "java.class.path" );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/compilers/JasperC.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/compilers/JasperC.java
index 4f0985bbf..bd169b9f6 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/compilers/JasperC.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/compilers/JasperC.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class JasperC extends DefaultCompilerAdapter
             else
             {
                 throw new BuildException( "Error running jsp compiler: ",
-                    ex, getJspc().getLocation() );
+                    ex );
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/AggregateTransformer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/AggregateTransformer.java
index 0d1e7e9d7..123c51854 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/AggregateTransformer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/AggregateTransformer.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute;
 import org.w3c.dom.Document;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
@@ -216,11 +217,12 @@ public class AggregateTransformer
         // set the destination directory relative from the project if needed.
         if( toDir == null )
         {
-            toDir = task.getProject().resolveFile( "." );
+            toDir = FileUtils.newFileUtils().resolveFile( task.getProject().getBaseDir(), "." );
         }
         else if( !toDir.isAbsolute() )
         {
-            toDir = task.getProject().resolveFile( toDir.getPath() );
+            toDir = FileUtils.newFileUtils().
+                resolveFile( task.getProject().getBaseDir(), toDir.getPath() );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/FormatterElement.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/FormatterElement.java
index b7db0aa61..5bc2dc3a9 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/FormatterElement.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/FormatterElement.java
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public class FormatterElement
         }
         catch( ClassNotFoundException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
 
         Object o = null;
@@ -195,11 +195,11 @@ public class FormatterElement
         }
         catch( InstantiationException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
         catch( IllegalAccessException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
 
         if( !( o instanceof JUnitResultFormatter ) )
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public class FormatterElement
             }
             catch( java.io.IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
         }
         r.setOutput( out );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
index b53a45da3..42e0488e5 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
             String filename = test.getOutfile() + fe.getExtension();
             File destFile = new File( test.getTodir(), filename );
             String absFilename = destFile.getAbsolutePath();
-            return project.resolveFile( absFilename );
+            return resolveFile( absFilename );
         }
         return null;
     }
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
         //@todo should be moved to the test class instead.
         if( test.getTodir() == null )
         {
-            test.setTodir( project.resolveFile( "." ) );
+            test.setTodir( resolveFile( "." ) );
         }
 
         if( test.getOutfile() == null )
@@ -561,8 +561,7 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
                  || failureOccurredHere && test.getHaltonfailure() )
             {
                 throw new BuildException( "Test " + test.getName() + " failed"
-                     + ( wasKilled ? " (timeout)" : "" ),
-                    location );
+                     + ( wasKilled ? " (timeout)" : "" )  );
             }
             else
             {
@@ -672,7 +671,7 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
         }
         catch( java.io.IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Error creating temporary properties file.", e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error creating temporary properties file.", e );
         }
 
         Execute execute = new Execute( new LogStreamHandler( this, Project.MSG_INFO, Project.MSG_WARN ), watchdog );
@@ -691,7 +690,7 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Process fork failed.", e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Process fork failed.", e );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/XMLResultAggregator.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/XMLResultAggregator.java
index cc72e239f..bdbf5233f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/XMLResultAggregator.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/XMLResultAggregator.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FileSet;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.util.DOMElementWriter;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.util.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 import org.w3c.dom.Document;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ public class XMLResultAggregator extends Task implements XMLConstants
         }
         if( toDir == null )
         {
-            toDir = project.resolveFile( DEFAULT_DIR );
+            toDir = FileUtils.newFileUtils().resolveFile( project.getBaseDir(), DEFAULT_DIR );
         }
         return new File( toDir, toFile );
     }
@@ -211,7 +212,8 @@ public class XMLResultAggregator extends Task implements XMLConstants
                 if( pathname.endsWith( ".xml" ) )
                 {
                     File file = new File( ds.getBasedir(), pathname );
-                    file = project.resolveFile( file.getPath() );
+                    file = FileUtils.newFileUtils().
+                        resolveFile( project.getBaseDir(), file.getPath() );
                     v.addElement( file );
                 }
             }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/AbstractMetamataTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/AbstractMetamataTask.java
index 500cddfd7..31b5ff0c9 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/AbstractMetamataTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/AbstractMetamataTask.java
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMetamataTask extends Task
         {
             throw new BuildException( "'metamatahome' must point to Metamata home directory." );
         }
-        metamataHome = project.resolveFile( metamataHome.getPath() );
+        metamataHome = resolveFile( metamataHome.getPath() );
         File jar = getMetamataJar( metamataHome );
         if( !jar.exists() )
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/MAudit.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/MAudit.java
index 80c5415bb..900bdc243 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/MAudit.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/MAudit.java
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ public class MAudit extends AbstractMetamataTask
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
         }
         return handler;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/MParse.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/MParse.java
index efbc76c0a..1e25b6b93 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/MParse.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/MParse.java
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ public class MParse extends Task
         {
             throw new BuildException( "'metamatahome' must point to Metamata home directory." );
         }
-        metahome = project.resolveFile( metahome.getPath() );
+        metahome = resolveFile( metahome.getPath() );
 
         // check that the needed jar exists.
         File[] jars = getMetamataLibs();
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ public class MParse extends Task
         {
             throw new BuildException( "Invalid target: " + target );
         }
-        target = project.resolveFile( target.getPath() );
+        target = resolveFile( target.getPath() );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTP.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTP.java
index 5d6ba1f1c..8865b344b 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTP.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTP.java
@@ -95,27 +95,6 @@ public class FTP
     private String server;
     private String userid;
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the FTP action to be taken. Currently accepts "put", "get", "del",
-     * "mkdir" and "list".
-     *
-     * @param action The new Action value
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
-     * @deprecated setAction(String) is deprecated and is replaced with
-     *      setAction(FTP.Action) to make Ant's Introspection mechanism do the
-     *      work and also to encapsulate operations on the type in its own
-     *      class.
-     */
-    public void setAction( String action )
-        throws BuildException
-    {
-        log( "DEPRECATED - The setAction(String) method has been deprecated."
-             + " Use setAction(FTP.Action) instead." );
-        Action a = new Action();
-        a.setValue( action );
-        this.action = a.getAction();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sets the FTP action to be taken. Currently accepts "put", "get", "del",
      * "mkdir" and "list".
@@ -419,7 +398,7 @@ public class FTP
         OutputStream outstream = null;
         try
         {
-            File file = project.resolveFile( new File( dir, filename ).getPath() );
+            File file = resolveFile( new File( dir, filename ).getPath() );
 
             if( newerOnly && isUpToDate( ftp, file, resolveFile( filename ) ) )
                 return;
@@ -747,7 +726,7 @@ public class FTP
         InputStream instream = null;
         try
         {
-            File file = project.resolveFile( new File( dir, filename ).getPath() );
+            File file = resolveFile( new File( dir, filename ).getPath() );
 
             if( newerOnly && isUpToDate( ftp, file, resolveFile( filename ) ) )
                 return;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/MimeMail.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/MimeMail.java
index 1a498c6df..ec6043e87 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/MimeMail.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/MimeMail.java
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public class MimeMail extends Task
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
         }
 
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ public class MimeMail extends Task
         {
             if( failOnError )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/TelnetTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/TelnetTask.java
index f2d1e7c46..8fa57bed6 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/TelnetTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/TelnetTask.java
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public class TelnetTask extends Task
             }
             catch( Exception e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
         }
 
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ public class TelnetTask extends Task
                             Thread.sleep( 250 );
                         }
                         if( is.available() == 0 )
-                            throw new BuildException( "Response Timed-Out", getLocation() );
+                            throw new BuildException( "Response Timed-Out" );
                         sb.append( ( char )is.read() );
                     }
                 }
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ public class TelnetTask extends Task
             }
             catch( Exception e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4Base.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4Base.java
index dd93d117c..f23e4f6b4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4Base.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4Base.java
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public abstract class P4Base extends org.apache.tools.ant.Task
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
             finally
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4HandlerAdapter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4HandlerAdapter.java
index 552817a5b..d077d85ae 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4HandlerAdapter.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4HandlerAdapter.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public abstract class P4HandlerAdapter implements P4Handler
         }
         catch( Exception e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/pvcs/Pvcs.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/pvcs/Pvcs.java
index 64ad0ad85..0068b772b 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/pvcs/Pvcs.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/pvcs/Pvcs.java
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ public class Pvcs extends org.apache.tools.ant.Task
             if( result != 0 && !ignorerc )
             {
                 String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-                throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+                throw new BuildException( msg );
             }
 
             if( !tmp.exists() )
@@ -412,24 +412,24 @@ public class Pvcs extends org.apache.tools.ant.Task
             if( result != 0 && !ignorerc )
             {
                 String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString() + ". Return code was " + result;
-                throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+                throw new BuildException( msg );
             }
 
         }
         catch( FileNotFoundException e )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString() + ". Exception: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString() + ". Exception: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
         catch( ParseException e )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString() + ". Exception: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ public class Pvcs extends org.apache.tools.ant.Task
         catch( java.io.IOException e )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + cmd.toString() + ". Exception: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovMerge.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovMerge.java
index 23abe6fe7..6711b46bf 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovMerge.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovMerge.java
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class CovMerge extends Task
             {
                 String pathname = f[j];
                 File file = new File( ds.getBasedir(), pathname );
-                file = project.resolveFile( file.getPath() );
+                file = resolveFile( file.getPath() );
                 v.addElement( file );
             }
         }
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public class CovMerge extends Task
                 pw.println( snapshots[i].getAbsolutePath() );
             }
             // last file is the output snapshot
-            pw.println( project.resolveFile( tofile.getPath() ) );
+            pw.println( resolveFile( tofile.getPath() ) );
             pw.flush();
         }
         catch( IOException e )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovReport.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovReport.java
index 287b559d2..01a62e3b4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovReport.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovReport.java
@@ -285,13 +285,13 @@ public class CovReport extends Task
         {
             v.addElement( "-filters=" + filters );
         }
-        v.addElement( "-output=" + project.resolveFile( tofile.getPath() ) );
-        v.addElement( "-snapshot=" + project.resolveFile( snapshot.getPath() ) );
+        v.addElement( "-output=" + resolveFile( tofile.getPath() ) );
+        v.addElement( "-snapshot=" + resolveFile( snapshot.getPath() ) );
         // as a default -sourcepath use . in JProbe, so use project .
         if( sourcePath == null )
         {
             sourcePath = new Path( project );
-            sourcePath.createPath().setLocation( project.resolveFile( "." ) );
+            sourcePath.createPath().setLocation( resolveFile( "." ) );
         }
         v.addElement( "-sourcepath=" + sourcePath );
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Coverage.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Coverage.java
index 3dc028c44..5b0039698 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Coverage.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Coverage.java
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public class Coverage extends Task
         }
         if( javaExe != null )
         {
-            params.addElement( "-jp_java_exe=" + project.resolveFile( javaExe.getPath() ) );
+            params.addElement( "-jp_java_exe=" + resolveFile( javaExe.getPath() ) );
         }
         params.addElement( "-jp_working_dir=" + workingDir.getPath() );
         params.addElement( "-jp_snapshot_dir=" + snapshotDir.getPath() );
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ public class Coverage extends Task
         {
             snapshotDir = new File( "." );
         }
-        snapshotDir = project.resolveFile( snapshotDir.getPath() );
+        snapshotDir = resolveFile( snapshotDir.getPath() );
         if( !snapshotDir.isDirectory() || !snapshotDir.exists() )
         {
             throw new BuildException( "Snapshot directory does not exists :" + snapshotDir );
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ public class Coverage extends Task
         {
             workingDir = new File( "." );
         }
-        workingDir = project.resolveFile( workingDir.getPath() );
+        workingDir = resolveFile( workingDir.getPath() );
 
         // check for info, do your best to select the java executable.
         // JProbe 3.0 fails if there is no javaexe option. So
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSS.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSS.java
index 2bd290da5..63a63e54a 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSS.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSS.java
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public abstract class MSVSS extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSCHECKIN.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSCHECKIN.java
index 8e936b6d4..c69dc33b1 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSCHECKIN.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSCHECKIN.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class MSVSSCHECKIN extends MSVSS
         else
         {
             // make sure m_LocalDir exists, create it if it doesn't
-            File dir = project.resolveFile( m_LocalPath );
+            File dir = resolveFile( m_LocalPath );
             if( !dir.exists() )
             {
                 boolean done = dir.mkdirs();
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class MSVSSCHECKIN extends MSVSS
                 {
                     String msg = "Directory " + m_LocalPath + " creation was not " +
                         "succesful for an unknown reason";
-                    throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+                    throw new BuildException( msg );
                 }
                 project.log( "Created dir: " + dir.getAbsolutePath() );
             }
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public class MSVSSCHECKIN extends MSVSS
         if( getVsspath() == null )
         {
             String msg = "vsspath attribute must be set!";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         // now look for illegal combinations of things ...
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ public class MSVSSCHECKIN extends MSVSS
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSCHECKOUT.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSCHECKOUT.java
index 356bf1565..e3f0124ee 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSCHECKOUT.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSCHECKOUT.java
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public class MSVSSCHECKOUT extends MSVSS
         else
         {
             // make sure m_LocalDir exists, create it if it doesn't
-            File dir = project.resolveFile( m_LocalPath );
+            File dir = resolveFile( m_LocalPath );
             if( !dir.exists() )
             {
                 boolean done = dir.mkdirs();
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class MSVSSCHECKOUT extends MSVSS
                 {
                     String msg = "Directory " + m_LocalPath + " creation was not " +
                         "succesful for an unknown reason";
-                    throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+                    throw new BuildException( msg );
                 }
                 project.log( "Created dir: " + dir.getAbsolutePath() );
             }
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public class MSVSSCHECKOUT extends MSVSS
         if( getVsspath() == null )
         {
             String msg = "vsspath attribute must be set!";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         // now look for illegal combinations of things ...
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public class MSVSSCHECKOUT extends MSVSS
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSGET.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSGET.java
index 17bcc222c..8ec462510 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSGET.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSGET.java
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ public class MSVSSGET extends MSVSS
         else
         {
             // make sure m_LocalDir exists, create it if it doesn't
-            File dir = project.resolveFile( m_LocalPath );
+            File dir = resolveFile( m_LocalPath );
             if( !dir.exists() )
             {
                 boolean done = dir.mkdirs();
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ public class MSVSSGET extends MSVSS
                 {
                     String msg = "Directory " + m_LocalPath + " creation was not " +
                         "successful for an unknown reason";
-                    throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+                    throw new BuildException( msg );
                 }
                 project.log( "Created dir: " + dir.getAbsolutePath() );
             }
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ public class MSVSSGET extends MSVSS
         if( getVsspath() == null )
         {
             String msg = "vsspath attribute must be set!";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         // now look for illegal combinations of things ...
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ public class MSVSSGET extends MSVSS
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSHISTORY.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSHISTORY.java
index 583e2249a..58b2d1e4f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSHISTORY.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSHISTORY.java
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public class MSVSSHISTORY extends MSVSS
         if( getVsspath() == null )
         {
             String msg = "vsspath attribute must be set!";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         // now look for illegal combinations of things ...
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ public class MSVSSHISTORY extends MSVSS
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
     }
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ public class MSVSSHISTORY extends MSVSS
             catch( ParseException ex )
             {
                 String msg = "Error parsing date: " + m_ToDate;
-                throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+                throw new BuildException( msg );
             }
             cmd.createArgument().setValue( FLAG_VERSION_DATE + m_ToDate + VALUE_FROMDATE + startDate );
         }
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ public class MSVSSHISTORY extends MSVSS
             catch( ParseException ex )
             {
                 String msg = "Error parsing date: " + m_FromDate;
-                throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+                throw new BuildException( msg );
             }
             cmd.createArgument().setValue( FLAG_VERSION_DATE + endDate + VALUE_FROMDATE + m_FromDate );
         }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSLABEL.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSLABEL.java
index d113a2f03..d9ac730f8 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSLABEL.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSLABEL.java
@@ -328,12 +328,12 @@ public class MSVSSLABEL extends MSVSS
         if( getVsspath() == null )
         {
             String msg = "vsspath attribute must be set!";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
         if( getLabel() == null )
         {
             String msg = "label attribute must be set!";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         // now look for illegal combinations of things ...
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ public class MSVSSLABEL extends MSVSS
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
     }
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 a7a76813e..c835faf9f 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
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class KaffeRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
         {
             throw new BuildException( "Cannot use Kaffe rmic, as it is not available" +
                 " A common solution is to set the environment variable" +
-                " JAVA_HOME or CLASSPATH.", getRmic().getLocation() );
+                " JAVA_HOME or CLASSPATH." );
         }
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class KaffeRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Error starting Kaffe rmic: ", ex, getRmic().getLocation() );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error starting Kaffe rmic: ", ex );
             }
         }
     }
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 6b375df25..c21c07c09 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
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class SunRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
         {
             throw new BuildException( "Cannot use SUN rmic, as it is not available" +
                 " A common solution is to set the environment variable" +
-                " JAVA_HOME or CLASSPATH.", getRmic().getLocation() );
+                " JAVA_HOME or CLASSPATH." );
         }
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class SunRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Error starting SUN rmic: ", ex, getRmic().getLocation() );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error starting SUN rmic: ", ex );
             }
         }
         finally
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class SunRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
         }
     }
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 67fc6fcf4..fae6392a0 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
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class WLRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
         {
             throw new BuildException( "Cannot use WebLogic rmic, as it is not available" +
                 " A common solution is to set the environment variable" +
-                " CLASSPATH.", getRmic().getLocation() );
+                " CLASSPATH." );
         }
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class WLRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Error starting WebLogic rmic: ", ex, getRmic().getLocation() );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error starting WebLogic rmic: ", ex );
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DataType.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DataType.java
index 6bc7085f0..7ac037887 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DataType.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DataType.java
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.types;
+
 import java.util.Stack;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent;
@@ -22,16 +24,19 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent;
  *
  * @author Stefan Bodewig
  */
-public abstract class DataType extends ProjectComponent
+public abstract class DataType
+    extends ProjectComponent
 {
     /**
      * The descriptin the user has set.
      */
-    protected String description = null;
+    protected String description;
+
     /**
      * Value to the refid attribute.
      */
-    protected Reference ref = null;
+    protected Reference ref;
+
     /**
      * Are we sure we don't hold circular references? 

      *
@@ -62,6 +67,7 @@ public abstract class DataType extends ProjectComponent
      * @param ref The new Refid value
      */
     public void setRefid( Reference ref )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         this.ref = ref;
         checked = false;
@@ -87,6 +93,12 @@ public abstract class DataType extends ProjectComponent
         return ref != null;
     }
 
+    public void execute()
+        throws TaskException
+    {
+        //HACK: NOOP execute - should be deleted in the future!
+    }
+
     /**
      * Performs the check for circular references and returns the referenced
      * object.
@@ -96,6 +108,7 @@ public abstract class DataType extends ProjectComponent
      * @return The CheckedRef value
      */
     protected Object getCheckedRef( Class requiredClass, String dataTypeName )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( !checked )
         {
@@ -108,7 +121,7 @@ public abstract class DataType extends ProjectComponent
         if( !( requiredClass.isAssignableFrom( o.getClass() ) ) )
         {
             String msg = ref.getRefId() + " doesn\'t denote a " + dataTypeName;
-            throw new BuildException( msg );
+            throw new TaskException( msg );
         }
         else
         {
@@ -165,7 +178,7 @@ public abstract class DataType extends ProjectComponent
             else
             {
                 stk.push( o );
-                ( ( DataType )o ).dieOnCircularReference( stk, p );
+                ( (DataType)o ).dieOnCircularReference( stk, p );
                 stk.pop();
             }
         }
@@ -192,6 +205,6 @@ public abstract class DataType extends ProjectComponent
     protected BuildException tooManyAttributes()
     {
         return new BuildException( "You must not specify more than one attribute" +
-            " when using refid" );
+                                   " when using refid" );
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FileSet.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FileSet.java
index 5961775ab..3662f329e 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FileSet.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FileSet.java
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.types;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Stack;
 import java.util.Vector;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.DirectoryScanner;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.FileScanner;
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      *      should be used, "false"|"off"|"no" when they shouldn't be used.
      */
     public void setDefaultexcludes( boolean useDefaultExcludes )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param excludes the string containing the exclude patterns
      */
     public void setExcludes( String excludes )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param includes the string containing the include patterns
      */
     public void setIncludes( String includes )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -155,7 +160,6 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
         defaultPatterns.setIncludesfile( incl );
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Makes this instance in effect a reference to another PatternSet instance.
      * 

@@ -167,7 +171,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
      */
     public void setRefid( Reference r )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( dir != null || defaultPatterns.hasPatterns() )
         {
@@ -192,11 +196,11 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
         for( int i = 0; i < additionalPatterns.size(); i++ )
         {
             Object o = additionalPatterns.elementAt( i );
-            defaultPatterns.append( ( PatternSet )o, p );
+            defaultPatterns.append( (PatternSet)o, p );
         }
 
         p.log( "FileSet: Setup file scanner in dir " + dir +
-            " with " + defaultPatterns, p.MSG_DEBUG );
+               " with " + defaultPatterns, p.MSG_DEBUG );
 
         ds.setIncludes( defaultPatterns.getIncludePatterns( p ) );
         ds.setExcludes( defaultPatterns.getExcludePatterns( p ) );
@@ -206,6 +210,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
     }
 
     public File getDir( Project p )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -221,6 +226,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return The DirectoryScanner value
      */
     public DirectoryScanner getDirectoryScanner( Project p )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -229,16 +235,16 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
 
         if( dir == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "No directory specified for fileset." );
+            throw new TaskException( "No directory specified for fileset." );
         }
 
         if( !dir.exists() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( dir.getAbsolutePath() + " not found." );
+            throw new TaskException( dir.getAbsolutePath() + " not found." );
         }
         if( !dir.isDirectory() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( dir.getAbsolutePath() + " is not a directory." );
+            throw new TaskException( dir.getAbsolutePath() + " is not a directory." );
         }
 
         DirectoryScanner ds = new DirectoryScanner();
@@ -255,13 +261,19 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      */
     public Object clone()
     {
-        if( isReference() )
+        try
         {
-            return new FileSet( getRef( getProject() ) );
+            if( isReference() )
+            {
+                return new FileSet( getRef( getProject() ) );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return new FileSet( this );
+            }
         }
-        else
+        catch( TaskException e )
         {
-            return new FileSet( this );
         }
     }
 
@@ -271,6 +283,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
     public PatternSet.NameEntry createExclude()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -285,6 +298,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
     public PatternSet.NameEntry createExcludesFile()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -299,6 +313,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
     public PatternSet.NameEntry createInclude()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -313,6 +328,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
     public PatternSet.NameEntry createIncludesFile()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -322,6 +338,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
     }
 
     public PatternSet createPatternSet()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -340,6 +357,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return The Ref value
      */
     protected FileSet getRef( Project p )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( !checked )
         {
@@ -352,11 +370,11 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
         if( !( o instanceof FileSet ) )
         {
             String msg = ref.getRefId() + " doesn\'t denote a fileset";
-            throw new BuildException( msg );
+            throw new TaskException( msg );
         }
         else
         {
-            return ( FileSet )o;
+            return (FileSet)o;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FilterSet.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FilterSet.java
index 927114f4a..5e4a6bb48 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FilterSet.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FilterSet.java
@@ -6,17 +6,18 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.types;// java io classes
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
-import java.io.IOException;// java util classes
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Hashtable;
 import java.util.Properties;
-import java.util.Vector;// ant classes
+import java.util.Vector;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 
-
 /**
  * A set of filters to be applied to something. A filter set may have begintoken
  * and endtokens defined.
@@ -45,7 +46,9 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      */
     private Vector filters = new Vector();
 
-    public FilterSet() { }
+    public FilterSet()
+    {
+    }
 
     /**
      * Create a Filterset from another filterset
@@ -53,9 +56,10 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param filterset the filterset upon which this filterset will be based.
      */
     protected FilterSet( FilterSet filterset )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         super();
-        this.filters = ( Vector )filterset.getFilters().clone();
+        this.filters = (Vector)filterset.getFilters().clone();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param startOfToken The new Begintoken value
      */
     public void setBeginToken( String startOfToken )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -71,18 +76,18 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
         }
         if( startOfToken == null || "".equals( startOfToken ) )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "beginToken must not be empty" );
+            throw new TaskException( "beginToken must not be empty" );
         }
         this.startOfToken = startOfToken;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * The string used to id the end of a token.
      *
      * @param endOfToken The new Endtoken value
      */
     public void setEndToken( String endOfToken )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -90,7 +95,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
         }
         if( endOfToken == null || "".equals( endOfToken ) )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "endToken must not be empty" );
+            throw new TaskException( "endToken must not be empty" );
         }
         this.endOfToken = endOfToken;
     }
@@ -113,6 +118,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
     }
 
     public String getBeginToken()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -122,6 +128,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
     }
 
     public String getEndToken()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -136,12 +143,13 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return The hash of the tokens and values for quick lookup.
      */
     public Hashtable getFilterHash()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         int filterSize = getFilters().size();
         Hashtable filterHash = new Hashtable( filterSize );
-        for( Enumeration e = getFilters().elements(); e.hasMoreElements();  )
+        for( Enumeration e = getFilters().elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); )
         {
-            Filter filter = ( Filter )e.nextElement();
+            Filter filter = (Filter)e.nextElement();
             filterHash.put( filter.getToken(), filter.getValue() );
         }
         return filterHash;
@@ -153,6 +161,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param filter The feature to be added to the Filter attribute
      */
     public void addFilter( Filter filter )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -168,6 +177,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param value The value for the new filter.
      */
     public void addFilter( String token, String value )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -182,27 +192,34 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param filterSet the filterset to be added to this filterset
      */
     public void addFilterSet( FilterSet filterSet )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
             throw noChildrenAllowed();
         }
-        for( Enumeration e = filterSet.getFilters().elements(); e.hasMoreElements();  )
+        for( Enumeration e = filterSet.getFilters().elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); )
         {
-            filters.addElement( ( Filter )e.nextElement() );
+            filters.addElement( (Filter)e.nextElement() );
         }
     }
 
     public Object clone()
-        throws BuildException
     {
-        if( isReference() )
+        try
         {
-            return new FilterSet( getRef() );
+            if( isReference() )
+            {
+                return new FilterSet( getRef() );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return new FilterSet( this );
+            }
         }
-        else
+        catch( final TaskException te )
         {
-            return new FilterSet( this );
+            throw new RuntimeException( te.toString() );
         }
     }
 
@@ -212,6 +229,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return The filter that was created.
      */
     public FiltersFile createFiltersfile()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -226,11 +244,11 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return Return true if there are filter in this set otherwise false.
      */
     public boolean hasFilters()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         return getFilters().size() > 0;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Read the filters from the given file.
      *
@@ -260,7 +278,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
                 Vector filters = getFilters();
                 while( enum.hasMoreElements() )
                 {
-                    String strPropName = ( String )enum.nextElement();
+                    String strPropName = (String)enum.nextElement();
                     String strValue = props.getProperty( strPropName );
                     filters.addElement( new Filter( strPropName, strValue ) );
                 }
@@ -297,6 +315,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return The string with the tokens replaced.
      */
     public String replaceTokens( String line )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         String beginToken = getBeginToken();
         String endToken = getEndToken();
@@ -323,7 +342,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
                     b.append( line.substring( i, index ) );
                     if( tokens.containsKey( token ) )
                     {
-                        value = ( String )tokens.get( token );
+                        value = (String)tokens.get( token );
                         log( "Replacing: " + beginToken + token + endToken + " -> " + value, Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
                         b.append( value );
                         i = index + beginToken.length() + token.length() + endToken.length();
@@ -334,7 +353,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
                         b.append( beginToken );
                         i = index + beginToken.length();
                     }
-                }while ( ( index = line.indexOf( beginToken, i ) ) > -1 );
+                } while( ( index = line.indexOf( beginToken, i ) ) > -1 );
 
                 b.append( line.substring( i ) );
                 return b.toString();
@@ -351,6 +370,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
     }
 
     protected Vector getFilters()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -360,8 +380,9 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
     }
 
     protected FilterSet getRef()
+        throws TaskException
     {
-        return ( FilterSet )getCheckedRef( FilterSet.class, "filterset" );
+        return (FilterSet)getCheckedRef( FilterSet.class, "filterset" );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -397,7 +418,9 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
         /**
          * No argument conmstructor
          */
-        public Filter() { }
+        public Filter()
+        {
+        }
 
         /**
          * Sets the Token attribute of the Filter object
@@ -452,7 +475,9 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
         /**
          * Constructor for the Filter object
          */
-        public FiltersFile() { }
+        public FiltersFile()
+        {
+        }
 
         /**
          * Sets the file from which filters will be read.
@@ -460,6 +485,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
          * @param file the file from which filters will be read.
          */
         public void setFile( File file )
+            throws TaskException
         {
             readFiltersFromFile( file );
         }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FilterSetCollection.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FilterSetCollection.java
index 9bc5162a9..a83bff596 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FilterSetCollection.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FilterSetCollection.java
@@ -6,14 +6,15 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.types;// java io classes
+
 // java util classes
+
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Vector;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 
 // ant classes
 
-
-
 /**
  * A FilterSetCollection is a collection of filtersets each of which may have a
  * different start/end token settings.
@@ -25,14 +26,15 @@ public class FilterSetCollection
 
     private Vector filterSets = new Vector();
 
-    public FilterSetCollection() { }
+    public FilterSetCollection()
+    {
+    }
 
     public FilterSetCollection( FilterSet filterSet )
     {
         addFilterSet( filterSet );
     }
 
-
     public void addFilterSet( FilterSet filterSet )
     {
         filterSets.addElement( filterSet );
@@ -44,10 +46,11 @@ public class FilterSetCollection
      * @return Return true if there are filter in this set otherwise false.
      */
     public boolean hasFilters()
+        throws TaskException
     {
-        for( Enumeration e = filterSets.elements(); e.hasMoreElements();  )
+        for( Enumeration e = filterSets.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); )
         {
-            FilterSet filterSet = ( FilterSet )e.nextElement();
+            FilterSet filterSet = (FilterSet)e.nextElement();
             if( filterSet.hasFilters() )
             {
                 return true;
@@ -64,11 +67,12 @@ public class FilterSetCollection
      * @return The string with the tokens replaced.
      */
     public String replaceTokens( String line )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         String replacedLine = line;
-        for( Enumeration e = filterSets.elements(); e.hasMoreElements();  )
+        for( Enumeration e = filterSets.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); )
         {
-            FilterSet filterSet = ( FilterSet )e.nextElement();
+            FilterSet filterSet = (FilterSet)e.nextElement();
             replacedLine = filterSet.replaceTokens( replacedLine );
         }
         return replacedLine;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Mapper.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Mapper.java
index b0df6dc91..33e628dfe 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Mapper.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Mapper.java
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public class Mapper extends DataType implements Cloneable
         }
         catch( Throwable t )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( t );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", t );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Path.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Path.java
index 729dd96ae..94dbee1ac 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Path.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Path.java
@@ -6,16 +6,18 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.types;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Stack;
 import java.util.Vector;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.DirectoryScanner;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.PathTokenizer;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
-
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 
 /**
  * This object represents a path as used by CLASSPATH or PATH environment
@@ -49,14 +51,26 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
  * @author Stefan Bodewig
  */
 
-public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
+public class Path
+    extends DataType
+    implements Cloneable
 {
-
-    public static Path systemClasspath =
-        new Path( null, System.getProperty( "java.class.path" ) );
+    public final static Path systemClasspath = createSystemClasspath();
 
     private Vector elements;
 
+    private static Path createSystemClasspath()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return new Path( null, System.getProperty( "java.class.path" ) );
+        }
+        catch( final TaskException te )
+        {
+            throw new Error( te.toString() );
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Invoked by IntrospectionHelper for setXXX(Path p) attribute
      * setters.
@@ -65,6 +79,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param path Description of Parameter
      */
     public Path( Project p, String path )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         this( p );
         createPathElement().setPath( path );
@@ -108,7 +123,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
     {
         final Vector result = new Vector();
         if( source == null )
-            return new String[0];
+            return new String[ 0 ];
 
         PathTokenizer tok = new PathTokenizer( source );
         StringBuffer element = new StringBuffer();
@@ -120,10 +135,10 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
             {
                 element.append( resolveFile( project, pathElement ) );
             }
-            catch( BuildException e )
+            catch( TaskException e )
             {
                 project.log( "Dropping path element " + pathElement + " as it is not valid relative to the project",
-                    Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
+                             Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
             }
             for( int i = 0; i < element.length(); i++ )
             {
@@ -131,7 +146,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
             }
             result.addElement( element.toString() );
         }
-        String[] res = new String[result.size()];
+        String[] res = new String[ result.size() ];
         result.copyInto( res );
         return res;
     }
@@ -181,7 +196,8 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
     {
         if( project != null )
         {
-            File f = project.resolveFile( relativeName );
+            File f = FileUtils.newFileUtils().
+                resolveFile( project.getBaseDir(), relativeName );
             return f.getAbsolutePath();
         }
         return relativeName;
@@ -204,7 +220,6 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
         createPathElement().setLocation( location );
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Parses a path definition and creates single PathElements.
      *
@@ -231,7 +246,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
      */
     public void setRefid( Reference r )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( !elements.isEmpty() )
         {
@@ -248,6 +263,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param source - source path whose components are examined for existence
      */
     public void addExisting( Path source )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         String[] list = source.list();
         for( int i = 0; i < list.length; i++ )
@@ -255,11 +271,11 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
             File f = null;
             if( getProject() != null )
             {
-                f = getProject().resolveFile( list[i] );
+                f = resolveFile( list[ i ] );
             }
             else
             {
-                f = new File( list[i] );
+                f = new File( list[ i ] );
             }
 
             if( f.exists() )
@@ -277,6 +293,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param extdirs The feature to be added to the Extdirs attribute
      */
     public void addExtdirs( Path extdirs )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( extdirs == null )
         {
@@ -294,7 +311,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
         String[] dirs = extdirs.list();
         for( int i = 0; i < dirs.length; i++ )
         {
-            File dir = getProject().resolveFile( dirs[i] );
+            File dir = resolveFile( dirs[ i ] );
             if( dir.exists() && dir.isDirectory() )
             {
                 FileSet fs = new FileSet();
@@ -312,7 +329,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
      */
     public void addFileset( FileSet fs )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -326,6 +343,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * Add the Java Runtime classes to this Path instance.
      */
     public void addJavaRuntime()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( System.getProperty( "java.vendor" ).toLowerCase( Locale.US ).indexOf( "microsoft" ) >= 0 )
         {
@@ -339,8 +357,8 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
         {
             FileSet kaffeJarFiles = new FileSet();
             kaffeJarFiles.setDir( new File( System.getProperty( "java.home" )
-                 + File.separator + "share"
-                 + File.separator + "kaffe" ) );
+                                            + File.separator + "share"
+                                            + File.separator + "kaffe" ) );
 
             kaffeJarFiles.setIncludes( "*.jar" );
             addFileset( kaffeJarFiles );
@@ -348,37 +366,37 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
         else if( Project.getJavaVersion() == Project.JAVA_1_1 )
         {
             addExisting( new Path( null,
-                System.getProperty( "java.home" )
-                 + File.separator + "lib"
-                 + File.separator
-                 + "classes.zip" ) );
+                                   System.getProperty( "java.home" )
+                                   + File.separator + "lib"
+                                   + File.separator
+                                   + "classes.zip" ) );
         }
         else
         {
             // JDK > 1.1 seems to set java.home to the JRE directory.
             addExisting( new Path( null,
-                System.getProperty( "java.home" )
-                 + File.separator + "lib"
-                 + File.separator + "rt.jar" ) );
+                                   System.getProperty( "java.home" )
+                                   + File.separator + "lib"
+                                   + File.separator + "rt.jar" ) );
             // Just keep the old version as well and let addExisting
             // sort it out.
             addExisting( new Path( null,
-                System.getProperty( "java.home" )
-                 + File.separator + "jre"
-                 + File.separator + "lib"
-                 + File.separator + "rt.jar" ) );
+                                   System.getProperty( "java.home" )
+                                   + File.separator + "jre"
+                                   + File.separator + "lib"
+                                   + File.separator + "rt.jar" ) );
 
             // Added for MacOS X
             addExisting( new Path( null,
-                System.getProperty( "java.home" )
-                 + File.separator + ".."
-                 + File.separator + "Classes"
-                 + File.separator + "classes.jar" ) );
+                                   System.getProperty( "java.home" )
+                                   + File.separator + ".."
+                                   + File.separator + "Classes"
+                                   + File.separator + "classes.jar" ) );
             addExisting( new Path( null,
-                System.getProperty( "java.home" )
-                 + File.separator + ".."
-                 + File.separator + "Classes"
-                 + File.separator + "ui.jar" ) );
+                                   System.getProperty( "java.home" )
+                                   + File.separator + ".."
+                                   + File.separator + "Classes"
+                                   + File.separator + "ui.jar" ) );
         }
     }
 
@@ -388,15 +406,16 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param other Description of Parameter
      */
     public void append( Path other )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( other == null )
             return;
         String[] l = other.list();
         for( int i = 0; i < l.length; i++ )
         {
-            if( elements.indexOf( l[i] ) == -1 )
+            if( elements.indexOf( l[ i ] ) == -1 )
             {
-                elements.addElement( l[i] );
+                elements.addElement( l[ i ] );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -433,8 +452,8 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
     public Path concatSystemClasspath( String defValue )
+        throws TaskException
     {
-
         Path result = new Path( getProject() );
 
         String order = defValue;
@@ -472,7 +491,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
             if( !order.equals( "last" ) )
             {
                 log( "invalid value for build.sysclasspath: " + order,
-                    Project.MSG_WARN );
+                     Project.MSG_WARN );
             }
 
             result.addExisting( this );
@@ -525,6 +544,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return list of path elements.
      */
     public String[] list()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( !checked )
         {
@@ -540,36 +560,36 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
             Object o = elements.elementAt( i );
             if( o instanceof Reference )
             {
-                Reference r = ( Reference )o;
+                Reference r = (Reference)o;
                 o = r.getReferencedObject( getProject() );
                 // we only support references to paths right now
                 if( !( o instanceof Path ) )
                 {
                     String msg = r.getRefId() + " doesn\'t denote a path";
-                    throw new BuildException( msg );
+                    throw new TaskException( msg );
                 }
             }
 
             if( o instanceof String )
             {
                 // obtained via append
-                addUnlessPresent( result, ( String )o );
+                addUnlessPresent( result, (String)o );
             }
             else if( o instanceof PathElement )
             {
-                String[] parts = ( ( PathElement )o ).getParts();
+                String[] parts = ( (PathElement)o ).getParts();
                 if( parts == null )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "You must either set location or path on " );
+                    throw new TaskException( "You must either set location or path on " );
                 }
                 for( int j = 0; j < parts.length; j++ )
                 {
-                    addUnlessPresent( result, parts[j] );
+                    addUnlessPresent( result, parts[ j ] );
                 }
             }
             else if( o instanceof Path )
             {
-                Path p = ( Path )o;
+                Path p = (Path)o;
                 if( p.getProject() == null )
                 {
                     p.setProject( getProject() );
@@ -577,24 +597,24 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
                 String[] parts = p.list();
                 for( int j = 0; j < parts.length; j++ )
                 {
-                    addUnlessPresent( result, parts[j] );
+                    addUnlessPresent( result, parts[ j ] );
                 }
             }
             else if( o instanceof FileSet )
             {
-                FileSet fs = ( FileSet )o;
+                FileSet fs = (FileSet)o;
                 DirectoryScanner ds = fs.getDirectoryScanner( getProject() );
                 String[] s = ds.getIncludedFiles();
                 File dir = fs.getDir( getProject() );
                 for( int j = 0; j < s.length; j++ )
                 {
-                    File f = new File( dir, s[j] );
+                    File f = new File( dir, s[ j ] );
                     String absolutePath = f.getAbsolutePath();
                     addUnlessPresent( result, translateFile( absolutePath ) );
                 }
             }
         }
-        String[] res = new String[result.size()];
+        String[] res = new String[ result.size() ];
         result.copyInto( res );
         return res;
     }
@@ -605,11 +625,11 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
     public int size()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         return list().length;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Returns a textual representation of the path, which can be used as
      * CLASSPATH or PATH environment variable definition.
@@ -618,21 +638,28 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      */
     public String toString()
     {
-        final String[] list = list();
+        try
+        {
+            final String[] list = list();
 
-        // empty path return empty string
-        if( list.length == 0 )
-            return "";
+            // empty path return empty string
+            if( list.length == 0 )
+                return "";
+
+            // path containing one or more elements
+            final StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer( list[ 0 ].toString() );
+            for( int i = 1; i < list.length; i++ )
+            {
+                result.append( File.pathSeparatorChar );
+                result.append( list[ i ] );
+            }
 
-        // path containing one or more elements
-        final StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer( list[0].toString() );
-        for( int i = 1; i < list.length; i++ )
+            return result.toString();
+        }
+        catch( final TaskException te )
         {
-            result.append( File.pathSeparatorChar );
-            result.append( list[i] );
+            throw new Error( te.toString() );
         }
-
-        return result.toString();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -658,7 +685,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
             Object o = enum.nextElement();
             if( o instanceof Reference )
             {
-                o = ( ( Reference )o ).getReferencedObject( p );
+                o = ( (Reference)o ).getReferencedObject( p );
             }
 
             if( o instanceof DataType )
@@ -670,7 +697,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
                 else
                 {
                     stk.push( o );
-                    ( ( DataType )o ).dieOnCircularReference( stk, p );
+                    ( (DataType)o ).dieOnCircularReference( stk, p );
                     stk.pop();
                 }
             }
@@ -678,7 +705,6 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
         checked = true;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Helper class, holds the nested <pathelement> values.
      *
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/PatternSet.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/PatternSet.java
index b4200922f..015c78890 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/PatternSet.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/PatternSet.java
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ public class PatternSet extends DataType
                 String fileName = ne.evalName( p );
                 if( fileName != null )
                 {
-                    File inclFile = p.resolveFile( fileName );
+                    File inclFile = resolveFile( fileName );
                     if( !inclFile.exists() )
                         throw new BuildException( "Includesfile "
                              + inclFile.getAbsolutePath()
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ public class PatternSet extends DataType
                 String fileName = ne.evalName( p );
                 if( fileName != null )
                 {
-                    File exclFile = p.resolveFile( fileName );
+                    File exclFile = resolveFile( fileName );
                     if( !exclFile.exists() )
                         throw new BuildException( "Excludesfile "
                              + exclFile.getAbsolutePath()
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
index a27ab6f63..75d33d52a 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.util;
+
 import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.BufferedWriter;
@@ -16,13 +17,12 @@ import java.io.FileReader;
 import java.io.FileWriter;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.text.DecimalFormat;
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.Stack;
 import java.util.StringTokenizer;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FilterSetCollection;
 
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ public class FileUtils
     /**
      * Empty constructor.
      */
-    protected FileUtils() { }
+    protected FileUtils()
+    {
+    }
 
     /**
      * Factory method.
@@ -66,20 +68,20 @@ public class FileUtils
      * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
      */
     public void setFileLastModified( File file, long time )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( Project.getJavaVersion() == Project.JAVA_1_1 )
         {
             return;
         }
-        Long[] times = new Long[1];
+        Long[] times = new Long[ 1 ];
         if( time < 0 )
         {
-            times[0] = new Long( System.currentTimeMillis() );
+            times[ 0 ] = new Long( System.currentTimeMillis() );
         }
         else
         {
-            times[0] = new Long( time );
+            times[ 0 ] = new Long( time );
         }
 
         try
@@ -89,13 +91,13 @@ public class FileUtils
         catch( java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException ite )
         {
             Throwable nested = ite.getTargetException();
-            throw new BuildException( "Exception setting the modification time "
-                 + "of " + file, nested );
+            throw new TaskException( "Exception setting the modification time "
+                                     + "of " + file, nested );
         }
         catch( Throwable other )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Exception setting the modification time "
-                 + "of " + file, other );
+            throw new TaskException( "Exception setting the modification time "
+                                     + "of " + file, other );
         }
     }
 
@@ -179,7 +181,8 @@ public class FileUtils
                     in1.close();
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
-                {}
+                {
+                }
             }
             if( in2 != null )
             {
@@ -188,7 +191,8 @@ public class FileUtils
                     in2.close();
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
-                {}
+                {
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -202,7 +206,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      * @throws IOException
      */
     public void copyFile( String sourceFile, String destFile )
-        throws IOException
+        throws IOException, TaskException
     {
         copyFile( new File( sourceFile ), new File( destFile ), null, false, false );
     }
@@ -217,7 +221,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      * @throws IOException
      */
     public void copyFile( String sourceFile, String destFile, FilterSetCollection filters )
-        throws IOException
+        throws IOException, TaskException
     {
         copyFile( new File( sourceFile ), new File( destFile ), filters, false, false );
     }
@@ -235,10 +239,10 @@ public class FileUtils
      */
     public void copyFile( String sourceFile, String destFile, FilterSetCollection filters,
                           boolean overwrite )
-        throws IOException
+        throws IOException, TaskException
     {
         copyFile( new File( sourceFile ), new File( destFile ), filters,
-            overwrite, false );
+                  overwrite, false );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -257,10 +261,10 @@ public class FileUtils
      */
     public void copyFile( String sourceFile, String destFile, FilterSetCollection filters,
                           boolean overwrite, boolean preserveLastModified )
-        throws IOException
+        throws IOException, TaskException
     {
         copyFile( new File( sourceFile ), new File( destFile ), filters,
-            overwrite, preserveLastModified );
+                  overwrite, preserveLastModified );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -272,7 +276,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      * @throws IOException
      */
     public void copyFile( File sourceFile, File destFile )
-        throws IOException
+        throws IOException, TaskException
     {
         copyFile( sourceFile, destFile, null, false, false );
     }
@@ -287,7 +291,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      * @throws IOException
      */
     public void copyFile( File sourceFile, File destFile, FilterSetCollection filters )
-        throws IOException
+        throws IOException, TaskException
     {
         copyFile( sourceFile, destFile, filters, false, false );
     }
@@ -305,7 +309,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      */
     public void copyFile( File sourceFile, File destFile, FilterSetCollection filters,
                           boolean overwrite )
-        throws IOException
+        throws IOException, TaskException
     {
         copyFile( sourceFile, destFile, filters, overwrite, false );
     }
@@ -326,7 +330,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      */
     public void copyFile( File sourceFile, File destFile, FilterSetCollection filters,
                           boolean overwrite, boolean preserveLastModified )
-        throws IOException
+        throws IOException, TaskException
     {
 
         if( overwrite || !destFile.exists() ||
@@ -377,13 +381,13 @@ public class FileUtils
                 FileInputStream in = new FileInputStream( sourceFile );
                 FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream( destFile );
 
-                byte[] buffer = new byte[8 * 1024];
+                byte[] buffer = new byte[ 8 * 1024 ];
                 int count = 0;
                 do
                 {
                     out.write( buffer, 0, count );
                     count = in.read( buffer, 0, buffer.length );
-                }while ( count != -1 );
+                } while( count != -1 );
 
                 in.close();
                 out.close();
@@ -429,9 +433,9 @@ public class FileUtils
             do
             {
                 result = new File( parent,
-                    prefix + fmt.format( rand.nextInt() )
-                     + suffix );
-            }while ( result.exists() );
+                                   prefix + fmt.format( rand.nextInt() )
+                                   + suffix );
+            } while( result.exists() );
         }
         return result;
     }
@@ -454,6 +458,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      * @throws java.lang.NullPointerException if the file path is equal to null.
      */
     public File normalize( String path )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         String orig = path;
 
@@ -465,10 +470,10 @@ public class FileUtils
             !( path.length() >= 2 &&
             Character.isLetter( path.charAt( 0 ) ) &&
             path.charAt( 1 ) == ':' )
-             )
+        )
         {
             String msg = path + " is not an absolute path";
-            throw new BuildException( msg );
+            throw new TaskException( msg );
         }
 
         boolean dosWithDrive = false;
@@ -483,15 +488,15 @@ public class FileUtils
 
             char[] ca = path.replace( '/', '\\' ).toCharArray();
             StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
-            sb.append( Character.toUpperCase( ca[0] ) ).append( ':' );
+            sb.append( Character.toUpperCase( ca[ 0 ] ) ).append( ':' );
 
             for( int i = 2; i < ca.length; i++ )
             {
-                if( ( ca[i] != '\\' ) ||
-                    ( ca[i] == '\\' && ca[i - 1] != '\\' )
-                     )
+                if( ( ca[ i ] != '\\' ) ||
+                    ( ca[ i ] == '\\' && ca[ i - 1 ] != '\\' )
+                )
                 {
-                    sb.append( ca[i] );
+                    sb.append( ca[ i ] );
                 }
             }
 
@@ -542,7 +547,7 @@ public class FileUtils
             {
                 if( s.size() < 2 )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "Cannot resolve path " + orig );
+                    throw new TaskException( "Cannot resolve path " + orig );
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -589,6 +594,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      *      current platform.
      */
     public File resolveFile( File file, String filename )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         filename = filename.replace( '/', File.separatorChar )
             .replace( '\\', File.separatorChar );
@@ -598,7 +604,7 @@ public class FileUtils
             ( filename.length() >= 2 &&
             Character.isLetter( filename.charAt( 0 ) ) &&
             filename.charAt( 1 ) == ':' )
-             )
+        )
         {
             return normalize( filename );
         }
@@ -619,9 +625,9 @@ public class FileUtils
                 if( helpFile == null )
                 {
                     String msg = "The file or path you specified ("
-                         + filename + ") is invalid relative to "
-                         + file.getPath();
-                    throw new BuildException( msg );
+                        + filename + ") is invalid relative to "
+                        + file.getPath();
+                    throw new TaskException( msg );
                 }
             }
             else if( part.equals( "." ) )
@@ -643,6 +649,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      * @return The SetLastModified value
      */
     protected final Method getSetLastModified()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( Project.getJavaVersion() == Project.JAVA_1_1 )
         {
@@ -658,12 +665,12 @@ public class FileUtils
                     {
                         setLastModified =
                             java.io.File.class.getMethod( "setLastModified",
-                            new Class[]{Long.TYPE} );
+                                                          new Class[]{Long.TYPE} );
                     }
                     catch( NoSuchMethodException nse )
                     {
-                        throw new BuildException( "File.setlastModified not in JDK > 1.1?",
-                            nse );
+                        throw new TaskException( "File.setlastModified not in JDK > 1.1?",
+                                                 nse );
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/JakartaOroMatcher.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/JakartaOroMatcher.java
index 1421fb167..1c6d57994 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/JakartaOroMatcher.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/JakartaOroMatcher.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class JakartaOroMatcher implements RegexpMatcher
         }
         catch( Exception e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/Jdk14RegexpMatcher.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/Jdk14RegexpMatcher.java
index 7c486420e..a58796880 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/Jdk14RegexpMatcher.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/Jdk14RegexpMatcher.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class Jdk14RegexpMatcher implements RegexpMatcher
         }
         catch( Exception e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/RegexpMatcherFactory.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/RegexpMatcherFactory.java
index ae7b5331a..5620b9b70 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/RegexpMatcherFactory.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/RegexpMatcherFactory.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class RegexpMatcherFactory
         }
         catch( Throwable t )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( t );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", t );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/AntClassLoader.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/AntClassLoader.java
index d2ef10528..e7a1ef558 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/AntClassLoader.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/AntClassLoader.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant;
+
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
@@ -20,7 +21,9 @@ import java.util.Hashtable;
 import java.util.Vector;
 import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
 import java.util.zip.ZipFile;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 
 /**
  * Used to load classes within ant with a different claspath from that used to
@@ -97,24 +100,25 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
      * The project to which this class loader belongs.
      */
     private Project project;
+
     static
     {
         try
         {
-            getProtectionDomain = Class.class.getMethod( "getProtectionDomain", new Class[0] );
+            getProtectionDomain = Class.class.getMethod( "getProtectionDomain", new Class[ 0 ] );
             Class protectionDomain = Class.forName( "java.security.ProtectionDomain" );
             Class[] args = new Class[]{String.class, byte[].class, Integer.TYPE, Integer.TYPE, protectionDomain};
             defineClassProtectionDomain = ClassLoader.class.getDeclaredMethod( "defineClass", args );
 
-            getContextClassLoader = Thread.class.getMethod( "getContextClassLoader", new Class[0] );
+            getContextClassLoader = Thread.class.getMethod( "getContextClassLoader", new Class[ 0 ] );
             args = new Class[]{ClassLoader.class};
             setContextClassLoader = Thread.class.getMethod( "setContextClassLoader", args );
         }
         catch( Exception e )
-        {}
+        {
+        }
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Create a classloader for the given project using the classpath given.
      *
@@ -136,7 +140,7 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    addPathElement( ( String )pathElements[i] );
+                    addPathElement( (String)pathElements[ i ] );
                 }
                 catch( BuildException e )
                 {
@@ -169,7 +173,6 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
         addSystemPackageRoot( "javax" );
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Create a classloader for the given project using the classpath given.
      *
@@ -243,17 +246,18 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
      * current loader value for later resetting
      */
     public void setThreadContextLoader()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isContextLoaderSaved )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Context loader has not been reset" );
+            throw new TaskException( "Context loader has not been reset" );
         }
         if( getContextClassLoader != null && setContextClassLoader != null )
         {
             try
             {
                 savedContextLoader
-                     = ( ClassLoader )getContextClassLoader.invoke( Thread.currentThread(), new Object[0] );
+                    = (ClassLoader)getContextClassLoader.invoke( Thread.currentThread(), new Object[ 0 ] );
                 Object[] args = new Object[]{this};
                 setContextClassLoader.invoke( Thread.currentThread(), args );
                 isContextLoaderSaved = true;
@@ -261,11 +265,11 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
             catch( InvocationTargetException ite )
             {
                 Throwable t = ite.getTargetException();
-                throw new BuildException( t.toString() );
+                throw new TaskException( t.toString() );
             }
             catch( Exception e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e.toString() );
+                throw new TaskException( e.toString() );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -293,22 +297,22 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
         if( url != null )
         {
             log( "Resource " + name + " loaded from parent loader",
-                Project.MSG_DEBUG );
+                 Project.MSG_DEBUG );
 
         }
         else
         {
             // try and load from this loader if the parent either didn't find
             // it or wasn't consulted.
-            for( Enumeration e = pathComponents.elements(); e.hasMoreElements() && url == null;  )
+            for( Enumeration e = pathComponents.elements(); e.hasMoreElements() && url == null; )
             {
-                File pathComponent = ( File )e.nextElement();
+                File pathComponent = (File)e.nextElement();
                 url = getResourceURL( pathComponent, name );
                 if( url != null )
                 {
                     log( "Resource " + name
                          + " loaded from ant loader",
-                        Project.MSG_DEBUG );
+                         Project.MSG_DEBUG );
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -321,7 +325,7 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
             if( url != null )
             {
                 log( "Resource " + name + " loaded from parent loader",
-                    Project.MSG_DEBUG );
+                     Project.MSG_DEBUG );
             }
         }
 
@@ -386,7 +390,7 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
         if( resourceStream == null )
         {
             log( "Couldn't load ResourceStream for " + name,
-                Project.MSG_DEBUG );
+                 Project.MSG_DEBUG );
         }
 
         return resourceStream;
@@ -403,7 +407,6 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
         loaderPackages.addElement( packageRoot + "." );
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Add an element to the classpath to be searched
      *
@@ -414,8 +417,8 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
         throws BuildException
     {
         File pathComponent
-             = project != null ? project.resolveFile( pathElement )
-             : new File( pathElement );
+            = project != null ? FileUtils.newFileUtils().resolveFile( project.getBaseDir(), pathElement )
+            : new File( pathElement );
         pathComponents.addElement( pathComponent );
     }
 
@@ -435,15 +438,17 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
         cleanup();
     }
 
-    public void buildStarted( BuildEvent event ) { }
+    public void buildStarted( BuildEvent event )
+    {
+    }
 
     public void cleanup()
     {
         pathComponents = null;
         project = null;
-        for( Enumeration e = zipFiles.elements(); e.hasMoreElements();  )
+        for( Enumeration e = zipFiles.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); )
         {
-            ZipFile zipFile = ( ZipFile )e.nextElement();
+            ZipFile zipFile = (ZipFile)e.nextElement();
             try
             {
                 zipFile.close();
@@ -472,7 +477,6 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
         return findClassInComponents( name );
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Load a class through this class loader even if that class is available on
      * the parent classpath. This ensures that any classes which are loaded by
@@ -524,12 +528,15 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
         return theClass;
     }
 
-    public void messageLogged( BuildEvent event ) { }
+    public void messageLogged( BuildEvent event )
+    {
+    }
 
     /**
      * Reset the current thread's context loader to its original value
      */
     public void resetThreadContextLoader()
+    throws TaskException
     {
         if( isContextLoaderSaved &&
             getContextClassLoader != null && setContextClassLoader != null )
@@ -544,22 +551,30 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
             catch( InvocationTargetException ite )
             {
                 Throwable t = ite.getTargetException();
-                throw new BuildException( t.toString() );
+                throw new TaskException( t.toString() );
             }
             catch( Exception e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e.toString() );
+                throw new TaskException( e.toString() );
             }
         }
     }
 
-    public void targetFinished( BuildEvent event ) { }
+    public void targetFinished( BuildEvent event )
+    {
+    }
 
-    public void targetStarted( BuildEvent event ) { }
+    public void targetStarted( BuildEvent event )
+    {
+    }
 
-    public void taskFinished( BuildEvent event ) { }
+    public void taskFinished( BuildEvent event )
+    {
+    }
 
-    public void taskStarted( BuildEvent event ) { }
+    public void taskStarted( BuildEvent event )
+    {
+    }
 
     /**
      * Returns an enumeration of URLs representing all the resources with the
@@ -575,7 +590,6 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
         return new ResourceEnumeration( name );
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Load a class with this class loader. This method will load a class. This
      * class attempts to load the class firstly using the parent class loader.
@@ -649,9 +663,9 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
         {
             project.log( message, priority );
         }
-//         else {
-//             System.out.println(message);
-//         }
+        //         else {
+        //             System.out.println(message);
+        //         }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -680,7 +694,7 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
     {
         ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
         int bytesRead = -1;
-        byte[] buffer = new byte[BUFFER_SIZE];
+        byte[] buffer = new byte[ BUFFER_SIZE ];
 
         while( ( bytesRead = stream.read( buffer, 0, BUFFER_SIZE ) ) != -1 )
         {
@@ -696,20 +710,20 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
         {
             try
             {
-                Object domain = getProtectionDomain.invoke( Project.class, new Object[0] );
+                Object domain = getProtectionDomain.invoke( Project.class, new Object[ 0 ] );
                 Object[] args = new Object[]{classname, classData, new Integer( 0 ), new Integer( classData.length ), domain};
-                return ( Class )defineClassProtectionDomain.invoke( this, args );
+                return (Class)defineClassProtectionDomain.invoke( this, args );
             }
             catch( InvocationTargetException ite )
             {
                 Throwable t = ite.getTargetException();
                 if( t instanceof ClassFormatError )
                 {
-                    throw ( ClassFormatError )t;
+                    throw (ClassFormatError)t;
                 }
                 else if( t instanceof NoClassDefFoundError )
                 {
-                    throw ( NoClassDefFoundError )t;
+                    throw (NoClassDefFoundError)t;
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -759,7 +773,7 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
             else
             {
                 // is the zip file in the cache
-                ZipFile zipFile = ( ZipFile )zipFiles.get( file );
+                ZipFile zipFile = (ZipFile)zipFiles.get( file );
                 if( zipFile == null )
                 {
                     zipFile = new ZipFile( file );
@@ -775,7 +789,7 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
         catch( Exception e )
         {
             log( "Ignoring Exception " + e.getClass().getName() + ": " + e.getMessage() +
-                " reading resource " + resourceName + " from " + file, Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
+                 " reading resource " + resourceName + " from " + file, Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
         }
 
         return null;
@@ -819,7 +833,7 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
             }
             else
             {
-                ZipFile zipFile = ( ZipFile )zipFiles.get( file );
+                ZipFile zipFile = (ZipFile)zipFiles.get( file );
                 if( zipFile == null )
                 {
                     zipFile = new ZipFile( file );
@@ -855,9 +869,9 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
         // designated to use a specific loader first (this one or the parent one)
         boolean useParentFirst = parentFirst;
 
-        for( Enumeration e = systemPackages.elements(); e.hasMoreElements();  )
+        for( Enumeration e = systemPackages.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); )
         {
-            String packageName = ( String )e.nextElement();
+            String packageName = (String)e.nextElement();
             if( resourceName.startsWith( packageName ) )
             {
                 useParentFirst = true;
@@ -865,9 +879,9 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
             }
         }
 
-        for( Enumeration e = loaderPackages.elements(); e.hasMoreElements();  )
+        for( Enumeration e = loaderPackages.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); )
         {
-            String packageName = ( String )e.nextElement();
+            String packageName = (String)e.nextElement();
             if( resourceName.startsWith( packageName ) )
             {
                 useParentFirst = false;
@@ -899,7 +913,6 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
         }
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Find a class on the given classpath.
      *
@@ -916,9 +929,9 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
         String classFilename = getClassFilename( name );
         try
         {
-            for( Enumeration e = pathComponents.elements(); e.hasMoreElements();  )
+            for( Enumeration e = pathComponents.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); )
             {
-                File pathComponent = ( File )e.nextElement();
+                File pathComponent = (File)e.nextElement();
                 try
                 {
                     stream = getResourceStream( pathComponent, classFilename );
@@ -946,7 +959,8 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
                 }
             }
             catch( IOException e )
-            {}
+            {
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -969,7 +983,6 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
         }
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Get a stream to read the requested resource name from this loader.
      *
@@ -983,9 +996,9 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
         // class we want.
         InputStream stream = null;
 
-        for( Enumeration e = pathComponents.elements(); e.hasMoreElements() && stream == null;  )
+        for( Enumeration e = pathComponents.elements(); e.hasMoreElements() && stream == null; )
         {
-            File pathComponent = ( File )e.nextElement();
+            File pathComponent = (File)e.nextElement();
             stream = getResourceStream( pathComponent, name );
         }
         return stream;
@@ -1073,11 +1086,11 @@ public class AntClassLoader extends ClassLoader implements BuildListener
                 try
                 {
                     File pathComponent
-                         = ( File )pathComponents.elementAt( pathElementsIndex );
+                        = (File)pathComponents.elementAt( pathElementsIndex );
                     url = getResourceURL( pathComponent, this.resourceName );
                     pathElementsIndex++;
                 }
-                catch( BuildException e )
+                catch( TaskException e )
                 {
                     // ignore path elements which are not valid relative to the project
                 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/BuildException.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/BuildException.java
index a22ef8933..74304cb93 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/BuildException.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/BuildException.java
@@ -44,43 +44,6 @@ public class BuildException
         super( msg, cause );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Constructs an exception with the given message and exception as a root
-     * cause and a location in a file.
-     *
-     * @param msg Description of or information about the exception.
-     * @param cause Exception that might have cause this one.
-     * @param location Location in the project file where the error occured.
-     */
-    public BuildException( String msg, Throwable cause, Location location )
-    {
-        this( msg, cause );
-        this.location = location;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Constructs an exception with the given exception as a root cause.
-     *
-     * @param cause Exception that might have caused this one.
-     */
-    public BuildException( Throwable cause )
-    {
-        super( cause.toString(), cause );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Constructs an exception with the given descriptive message and a location
-     * in a file.
-     *
-     * @param msg Description of or information about the exception.
-     * @param location Location in the project file where the error occured.
-     */
-    public BuildException( String msg, Location location )
-    {
-        super( msg );
-        this.location = location;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sets the file location where the error occured.
      *
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/DesirableFilter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/DesirableFilter.java
deleted file mode 100644
index a53315fa2..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/DesirableFilter.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
- * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
- * the LICENSE file.
- */
-package org.apache.tools.ant;
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.FilenameFilter;
-
-
-/**
- * Filters filenames to determine whether or not the file is desirable.
- *
- * @author Jason Hunter [jhunter@servlets.com]
- * @author james@x180.com
- */
-public class DesirableFilter implements FilenameFilter
-{
-
-    /**
-     * Test the given filename to determine whether or not it's desirable. This
-     * helps tasks filter temp files and files used by CVS.
-     *
-     * @param dir Description of Parameter
-     * @param name Description of Parameter
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
-     */
-
-    public boolean accept( File dir, String name )
-    {
-
-        // emacs save file
-        if( name.endsWith( "~" ) )
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        // emacs autosave file
-        if( name.startsWith( "#" ) && name.endsWith( "#" ) )
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        // openwindows text editor does this I think
-        if( name.startsWith( "%" ) && name.endsWith( "%" ) )
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * CVS stuff -- hopefully there won't be a case with
-         * an all cap file/dir named "CVS" that somebody wants
-         * to keep around...
-         */
-        if( name.equals( "CVS" ) )
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * If we are going to ignore CVS might as well ignore
-         * this one as well...
-         */
-        if( name.equals( ".cvsignore" ) )
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        // CVS merge autosaves.
-        if( name.startsWith( ".#" ) )
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        // SCCS/CSSC/TeamWare:
-        if( name.equals( "SCCS" ) )
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        // Visual Source Save
-        if( name.equals( "vssver.scc" ) )
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        // default
-        return true;
-    }
-}
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/DirectoryScanner.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/DirectoryScanner.java
index 7d95dd304..c16a43057 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/DirectoryScanner.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/DirectoryScanner.java
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.StringTokenizer;
 import java.util.Vector;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 
 /**
  * Class for scanning a directory for files/directories that match a certain
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         "**/SCCS",
         "**/SCCS/**",
         "**/vssver.scc"
-        };
+    };
 
     /**
      * Have the Vectors holding our results been built by a slow scan?
@@ -174,8 +176,9 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
     /**
      * Constructor.
      */
-    public DirectoryScanner() { }
-
+    public DirectoryScanner()
+    {
+    }
 
     /**
      * Matches a string against a pattern. The pattern contains two special
@@ -192,7 +195,6 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         return match( pattern, str, true );
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Matches a string against a pattern. The pattern contains two special
      * characters: '*' which means zero or more characters, '?' which means one
@@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         boolean containsStar = false;
         for( int i = 0; i < patArr.length; i++ )
         {
-            if( patArr[i] == '*' )
+            if( patArr[ i ] == '*' )
             {
                 containsStar = true;
                 break;
@@ -233,15 +235,15 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
             }
             for( int i = 0; i <= patIdxEnd; i++ )
             {
-                ch = patArr[i];
+                ch = patArr[ i ];
                 if( ch != '?' )
                 {
-                    if( isCaseSensitive && ch != strArr[i] )
+                    if( isCaseSensitive && ch != strArr[ i ] )
                     {
                         return false;// Character mismatch
                     }
                     if( !isCaseSensitive && Character.toUpperCase( ch ) !=
-                        Character.toUpperCase( strArr[i] ) )
+                        Character.toUpperCase( strArr[ i ] ) )
                     {
                         return false;// Character mismatch
                     }
@@ -256,16 +258,16 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         }
 
         // Process characters before first star
-        while( ( ch = patArr[patIdxStart] ) != '*' && strIdxStart <= strIdxEnd )
+        while( ( ch = patArr[ patIdxStart ] ) != '*' && strIdxStart <= strIdxEnd )
         {
             if( ch != '?' )
             {
-                if( isCaseSensitive && ch != strArr[strIdxStart] )
+                if( isCaseSensitive && ch != strArr[ strIdxStart ] )
                 {
                     return false;// Character mismatch
                 }
                 if( !isCaseSensitive && Character.toUpperCase( ch ) !=
-                    Character.toUpperCase( strArr[strIdxStart] ) )
+                    Character.toUpperCase( strArr[ strIdxStart ] ) )
                 {
                     return false;// Character mismatch
                 }
@@ -279,7 +281,7 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
             // left in the pattern. If so, we succeeded. Otherwise failure.
             for( int i = patIdxStart; i <= patIdxEnd; i++ )
             {
-                if( patArr[i] != '*' )
+                if( patArr[ i ] != '*' )
                 {
                     return false;
                 }
@@ -288,16 +290,16 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         }
 
         // Process characters after last star
-        while( ( ch = patArr[patIdxEnd] ) != '*' && strIdxStart <= strIdxEnd )
+        while( ( ch = patArr[ patIdxEnd ] ) != '*' && strIdxStart <= strIdxEnd )
         {
             if( ch != '?' )
             {
-                if( isCaseSensitive && ch != strArr[strIdxEnd] )
+                if( isCaseSensitive && ch != strArr[ strIdxEnd ] )
                 {
                     return false;// Character mismatch
                 }
                 if( !isCaseSensitive && Character.toUpperCase( ch ) !=
-                    Character.toUpperCase( strArr[strIdxEnd] ) )
+                    Character.toUpperCase( strArr[ strIdxEnd ] ) )
                 {
                     return false;// Character mismatch
                 }
@@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
             // left in the pattern. If so, we succeeded. Otherwise failure.
             for( int i = patIdxStart; i <= patIdxEnd; i++ )
             {
-                if( patArr[i] != '*' )
+                if( patArr[ i ] != '*' )
                 {
                     return false;
                 }
@@ -326,7 +328,7 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
             int patIdxTmp = -1;
             for( int i = patIdxStart + 1; i <= patIdxEnd; i++ )
             {
-                if( patArr[i] == '*' )
+                if( patArr[ i ] == '*' )
                 {
                     patIdxTmp = i;
                     break;
@@ -348,15 +350,15 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
             {
                 for( int j = 0; j < patLength; j++ )
                 {
-                    ch = patArr[patIdxStart + j + 1];
+                    ch = patArr[ patIdxStart + j + 1 ];
                     if( ch != '?' )
                     {
-                        if( isCaseSensitive && ch != strArr[strIdxStart + i + j] )
+                        if( isCaseSensitive && ch != strArr[ strIdxStart + i + j ] )
                         {
                             continue strLoop;
                         }
                         if( !isCaseSensitive && Character.toUpperCase( ch ) !=
-                            Character.toUpperCase( strArr[strIdxStart + i + j] ) )
+                            Character.toUpperCase( strArr[ strIdxStart + i + j ] ) )
                         {
                             continue strLoop;
                         }
@@ -380,7 +382,7 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         // in the pattern. If so, we succeeded. Otherwise failure.
         for( int i = patIdxStart; i <= patIdxEnd; i++ )
         {
-            if( patArr[i] != '*' )
+            if( patArr[ i ] != '*' )
             {
                 return false;
             }
@@ -444,12 +446,12 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         // up to first '**'
         while( patIdxStart <= patIdxEnd && strIdxStart <= strIdxEnd )
         {
-            String patDir = ( String )patDirs.elementAt( patIdxStart );
+            String patDir = (String)patDirs.elementAt( patIdxStart );
             if( patDir.equals( "**" ) )
             {
                 break;
             }
-            if( !match( patDir, ( String )strDirs.elementAt( strIdxStart ), isCaseSensitive ) )
+            if( !match( patDir, (String)strDirs.elementAt( strIdxStart ), isCaseSensitive ) )
             {
                 return false;
             }
@@ -480,12 +482,12 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         // up to last '**'
         while( patIdxStart <= patIdxEnd && strIdxStart <= strIdxEnd )
         {
-            String patDir = ( String )patDirs.elementAt( patIdxEnd );
+            String patDir = (String)patDirs.elementAt( patIdxEnd );
             if( patDir.equals( "**" ) )
             {
                 break;
             }
-            if( !match( patDir, ( String )strDirs.elementAt( strIdxEnd ), isCaseSensitive ) )
+            if( !match( patDir, (String)strDirs.elementAt( strIdxEnd ), isCaseSensitive ) )
             {
                 return false;
             }
@@ -532,8 +534,8 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
             {
                 for( int j = 0; j < patLength; j++ )
                 {
-                    String subPat = ( String )patDirs.elementAt( patIdxStart + j + 1 );
-                    String subStr = ( String )strDirs.elementAt( strIdxStart + i + j );
+                    String subPat = (String)patDirs.elementAt( patIdxStart + j + 1 );
+                    String subStr = (String)strDirs.elementAt( strIdxStart + i + j );
                     if( !match( subPat, subStr, isCaseSensitive ) )
                     {
                         continue strLoop;
@@ -564,7 +566,6 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         return true;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Does the path match the start of this pattern up to the first "**". 

      *
@@ -630,12 +631,12 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         // up to first '**'
         while( patIdxStart <= patIdxEnd && strIdxStart <= strIdxEnd )
         {
-            String patDir = ( String )patDirs.elementAt( patIdxStart );
+            String patDir = (String)patDirs.elementAt( patIdxStart );
             if( patDir.equals( "**" ) )
             {
                 break;
             }
-            if( !match( patDir, ( String )strDirs.elementAt( strIdxStart ), isCaseSensitive ) )
+            if( !match( patDir, (String)strDirs.elementAt( strIdxStart ), isCaseSensitive ) )
             {
                 return false;
             }
@@ -661,7 +662,6 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         }
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Sets the basedir for scanning. This is the directory that is scanned
      * recursively. All '/' and '\' characters are replaced by File.separatorChar
@@ -674,7 +674,6 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         setBasedir( new File( basedir.replace( '/', File.separatorChar ).replace( '\\', File.separatorChar ) ) );
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Sets the basedir for scanning. This is the directory that is scanned
      * recursively.
@@ -686,7 +685,6 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         this.basedir = basedir;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Sets the case sensitivity of the file system
      *
@@ -697,7 +695,6 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         this.isCaseSensitive = isCaseSensitive;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Sets the set of exclude patterns to use. All '/' and '\' characters are
      * replaced by File.separatorChar. So the separator used need
@@ -715,16 +712,16 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         }
         else
         {
-            this.excludes = new String[excludes.length];
+            this.excludes = new String[ excludes.length ];
             for( int i = 0; i < excludes.length; i++ )
             {
                 String pattern;
-                pattern = excludes[i].replace( '/', File.separatorChar ).replace( '\\', File.separatorChar );
+                pattern = excludes[ i ].replace( '/', File.separatorChar ).replace( '\\', File.separatorChar );
                 if( pattern.endsWith( File.separator ) )
                 {
                     pattern += "**";
                 }
-                this.excludes[i] = pattern;
+                this.excludes[ i ] = pattern;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -746,21 +743,20 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         }
         else
         {
-            this.includes = new String[includes.length];
+            this.includes = new String[ includes.length ];
             for( int i = 0; i < includes.length; i++ )
             {
                 String pattern;
-                pattern = includes[i].replace( '/', File.separatorChar ).replace( '\\', File.separatorChar );
+                pattern = includes[ i ].replace( '/', File.separatorChar ).replace( '\\', File.separatorChar );
                 if( pattern.endsWith( File.separator ) )
                 {
                     pattern += "**";
                 }
-                this.includes[i] = pattern;
+                this.includes[ i ] = pattern;
             }
         }
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Gets the basedir that is used for scanning. This is the directory that is
      * scanned recursively.
@@ -772,7 +768,6 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         return basedir;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Get the names of the directories that matched at least one of the include
      * patterns, an matched also at least one of the exclude patterns. The names
@@ -781,18 +776,18 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
      * @return the names of the directories
      */
     public String[] getExcludedDirectories()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         slowScan();
         int count = dirsExcluded.size();
-        String[] directories = new String[count];
+        String[] directories = new String[ count ];
         for( int i = 0; i < count; i++ )
         {
-            directories[i] = ( String )dirsExcluded.elementAt( i );
+            directories[ i ] = (String)dirsExcluded.elementAt( i );
         }
         return directories;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Get the names of the files that matched at least one of the include
      * patterns, an matched also at least one of the exclude patterns. The names
@@ -801,18 +796,18 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
      * @return the names of the files
      */
     public String[] getExcludedFiles()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         slowScan();
         int count = filesExcluded.size();
-        String[] files = new String[count];
+        String[] files = new String[ count ];
         for( int i = 0; i < count; i++ )
         {
-            files[i] = ( String )filesExcluded.elementAt( i );
+            files[ i ] = (String)filesExcluded.elementAt( i );
         }
         return files;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Get the names of the directories that matched at least one of the include
      * patterns, an matched none of the exclude patterns. The names are relative
@@ -823,15 +818,14 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
     public String[] getIncludedDirectories()
     {
         int count = dirsIncluded.size();
-        String[] directories = new String[count];
+        String[] directories = new String[ count ];
         for( int i = 0; i < count; i++ )
         {
-            directories[i] = ( String )dirsIncluded.elementAt( i );
+            directories[ i ] = (String)dirsIncluded.elementAt( i );
         }
         return directories;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Get the names of the files that matched at least one of the include
      * patterns, and matched none of the exclude patterns. The names are
@@ -842,15 +836,14 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
     public String[] getIncludedFiles()
     {
         int count = filesIncluded.size();
-        String[] files = new String[count];
+        String[] files = new String[ count ];
         for( int i = 0; i < count; i++ )
         {
-            files[i] = ( String )filesIncluded.elementAt( i );
+            files[ i ] = (String)filesIncluded.elementAt( i );
         }
         return files;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Get the names of the directories that matched at none of the include
      * patterns. The names are relative to the basedir.
@@ -858,18 +851,18 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
      * @return the names of the directories
      */
     public String[] getNotIncludedDirectories()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         slowScan();
         int count = dirsNotIncluded.size();
-        String[] directories = new String[count];
+        String[] directories = new String[ count ];
         for( int i = 0; i < count; i++ )
         {
-            directories[i] = ( String )dirsNotIncluded.elementAt( i );
+            directories[ i ] = (String)dirsNotIncluded.elementAt( i );
         }
         return directories;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Get the names of the files that matched at none of the include patterns.
      * The names are relative to the basedir.
@@ -877,13 +870,14 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
      * @return the names of the files
      */
     public String[] getNotIncludedFiles()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         slowScan();
         int count = filesNotIncluded.size();
-        String[] files = new String[count];
+        String[] files = new String[ count ];
         for( int i = 0; i < count; i++ )
         {
-            files[i] = ( String )filesNotIncluded.elementAt( i );
+            files[ i ] = (String)filesNotIncluded.elementAt( i );
         }
         return files;
     }
@@ -900,7 +894,6 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         return everythingIncluded;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Adds the array with default exclusions to the current exclusions set.
      */
@@ -908,25 +901,25 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
     {
         int excludesLength = excludes == null ? 0 : excludes.length;
         String[] newExcludes;
-        newExcludes = new String[excludesLength + DEFAULTEXCLUDES.length];
+        newExcludes = new String[ excludesLength + DEFAULTEXCLUDES.length ];
         if( excludesLength > 0 )
         {
             System.arraycopy( excludes, 0, newExcludes, 0, excludesLength );
         }
         for( int i = 0; i < DEFAULTEXCLUDES.length; i++ )
         {
-            newExcludes[i + excludesLength] = DEFAULTEXCLUDES[i].replace( '/', File.separatorChar ).replace( '\\', File.separatorChar );
+            newExcludes[ i + excludesLength ] = DEFAULTEXCLUDES[ i ].replace( '/', File.separatorChar ).replace( '\\', File.separatorChar );
         }
         excludes = newExcludes;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Scans the base directory for files that match at least one include
      * pattern, and don't match any exclude patterns.
      *
      */
     public void scan()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( basedir == null )
         {
@@ -935,23 +928,23 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         if( !basedir.exists() )
         {
             throw new IllegalStateException( "basedir " + basedir
-                 + " does not exist" );
+                                             + " does not exist" );
         }
         if( !basedir.isDirectory() )
         {
             throw new IllegalStateException( "basedir " + basedir
-                 + " is not a directory" );
+                                             + " is not a directory" );
         }
 
         if( includes == null )
         {
             // No includes supplied, so set it to 'matches all'
-            includes = new String[1];
-            includes[0] = "**";
+            includes = new String[ 1 ];
+            includes[ 0 ] = "**";
         }
         if( excludes == null )
         {
-            excludes = new String[0];
+            excludes = new String[ 0 ];
         }
 
         filesIncluded = new Vector();
@@ -990,7 +983,7 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
     {
         for( int i = 0; i < excludes.length; i++ )
         {
-            if( matchPath( excludes[i], name, isCaseSensitive ) )
+            if( matchPath( excludes[ i ], name, isCaseSensitive ) )
             {
                 return true;
             }
@@ -998,7 +991,6 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         return false;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Tests whether a name matches against at least one include pattern.
      *
@@ -1010,7 +1002,7 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
     {
         for( int i = 0; i < includes.length; i++ )
         {
-            if( matchPath( includes[i], name, isCaseSensitive ) )
+            if( matchPath( includes[ i ], name, isCaseSensitive ) )
             {
                 return true;
             }
@@ -1029,7 +1021,7 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
     {
         for( int i = 0; i < includes.length; i++ )
         {
-            if( matchPatternStart( includes[i], name, isCaseSensitive ) )
+            if( matchPatternStart( includes[ i ], name, isCaseSensitive ) )
             {
                 return true;
             }
@@ -1037,7 +1029,6 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
         return false;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Scans the passed dir for files and directories. Found files and
      * directories are placed in their respective collections, based on the
@@ -1056,6 +1047,7 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
      * @see #dirsExcluded
      */
     protected void scandir( File dir, String vpath, boolean fast )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         String[] newfiles = dir.list();
 
@@ -1068,14 +1060,14 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
              * (2) an IO error occurred (why doesn't it throw an exception
              * then???)
              */
-            throw new BuildException( "IO error scanning directory "
-                 + dir.getAbsolutePath() );
+            throw new TaskException( "IO error scanning directory "
+                                     + dir.getAbsolutePath() );
         }
 
         for( int i = 0; i < newfiles.length; i++ )
         {
-            String name = vpath + newfiles[i];
-            File file = new File( dir, newfiles[i] );
+            String name = vpath + newfiles[ i ];
+            File file = new File( dir, newfiles[ i ] );
             if( file.isDirectory() )
             {
                 if( isIncluded( name ) )
@@ -1141,33 +1133,34 @@ public class DirectoryScanner implements FileScanner
      * Returns immediately if a slow scan has already been requested.
      */
     protected void slowScan()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( haveSlowResults )
         {
             return;
         }
 
-        String[] excl = new String[dirsExcluded.size()];
+        String[] excl = new String[ dirsExcluded.size() ];
         dirsExcluded.copyInto( excl );
 
-        String[] notIncl = new String[dirsNotIncluded.size()];
+        String[] notIncl = new String[ dirsNotIncluded.size() ];
         dirsNotIncluded.copyInto( notIncl );
 
         for( int i = 0; i < excl.length; i++ )
         {
-            if( !couldHoldIncluded( excl[i] ) )
+            if( !couldHoldIncluded( excl[ i ] ) )
             {
-                scandir( new File( basedir, excl[i] ),
-                    excl[i] + File.separator, false );
+                scandir( new File( basedir, excl[ i ] ),
+                         excl[ i ] + File.separator, false );
             }
         }
 
         for( int i = 0; i < notIncl.length; i++ )
         {
-            if( !couldHoldIncluded( notIncl[i] ) )
+            if( !couldHoldIncluded( notIncl[ i ] ) )
             {
-                scandir( new File( basedir, notIncl[i] ),
-                    notIncl[i] + File.separator, false );
+                scandir( new File( basedir, notIncl[ i ] ),
+                         notIncl[ i ] + File.separator, false );
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/FileScanner.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/FileScanner.java
index a23d95e26..090f52f5d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/FileScanner.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/FileScanner.java
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant;
+
 import java.io.File;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 
 /**
  * An interface used to describe the actions required by any type of directory
  * scanner.
- *
- * @author RT
  */
 public interface FileScanner
 {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public interface FileScanner
      *
      * @return the names of the directories
      */
-    String[] getExcludedDirectories();
+    String[] getExcludedDirectories() throws TaskException;
 
     /**
      * Get the names of the files that matched at least one of the include
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public interface FileScanner
      *
      * @return the names of the files
      */
-    String[] getExcludedFiles();
+    String[] getExcludedFiles() throws TaskException;
 
     /**
      * Get the names of the directories that matched at least one of the include
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public interface FileScanner
      *
      * @return the names of the files
      */
-    String[] getIncludedFiles();
+    String[] getIncludedFiles() throws TaskException;
 
     /**
      * Get the names of the directories that matched at none of the include
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public interface FileScanner
      *
      * @return the names of the directories
      */
-    String[] getNotIncludedDirectories();
+    String[] getNotIncludedDirectories() throws TaskException;
 
     /**
      * Get the names of the files that matched at none of the include patterns.
@@ -79,14 +79,15 @@ public interface FileScanner
      *
      * @return the names of the files
      */
-    String[] getNotIncludedFiles();
+    String[] getNotIncludedFiles() throws TaskException;
 
     /**
      * Scans the base directory for files that match at least one include
      * pattern, and don't match any exclude patterns.
      *
      */
-    void scan();
+    void scan()
+        throws TaskException;
 
     /**
      * Sets the basedir for scanning. This is the directory that is scanned
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper.java
index 8b7160c9f..c904a133d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
@@ -13,8 +14,10 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Hashtable;
 import java.util.Locale;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 
 /**
  * Helper class that collects the methods a task or nested element holds to set
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
     private Hashtable nestedTypes;
 
     private IntrospectionHelper( final Class bean )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         attributeTypes = new Hashtable();
         attributeSetters = new Hashtable();
@@ -78,52 +82,52 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
         Method[] methods = bean.getMethods();
         for( int i = 0; i < methods.length; i++ )
         {
-            final Method m = methods[i];
+            final Method m = methods[ i ];
             final String name = m.getName();
             Class returnType = m.getReturnType();
             Class[] args = m.getParameterTypes();
 
             // not really user settable properties on tasks
             if( org.apache.tools.ant.Task.class.isAssignableFrom( bean )
-                 && args.length == 1 &&
+                && args.length == 1 &&
                 (
                 (
-                "setLocation".equals( name ) && org.apache.tools.ant.Location.class.equals( args[0] )
-                 ) || (
-                "setTaskType".equals( name ) && java.lang.String.class.equals( args[0] )
-                 )
-                 ) )
+                "setLocation".equals( name ) && org.apache.tools.ant.Location.class.equals( args[ 0 ] )
+                ) || (
+                "setTaskType".equals( name ) && java.lang.String.class.equals( args[ 0 ] )
+                )
+                ) )
             {
                 continue;
             }
 
             // hide addTask for TaskContainers
             if( org.apache.tools.ant.TaskContainer.class.isAssignableFrom( bean )
-                 && args.length == 1 && "addTask".equals( name )
-                 && org.apache.tools.ant.Task.class.equals( args[0] ) )
+                && args.length == 1 && "addTask".equals( name )
+                && org.apache.tools.ant.Task.class.equals( args[ 0 ] ) )
             {
                 continue;
             }
 
             if( "addText".equals( name )
-                 && java.lang.Void.TYPE.equals( returnType )
-                 && args.length == 1
-                 && java.lang.String.class.equals( args[0] ) )
+                && java.lang.Void.TYPE.equals( returnType )
+                && args.length == 1
+                && java.lang.String.class.equals( args[ 0 ] ) )
             {
 
-                addText = methods[i];
+                addText = methods[ i ];
 
             }
             else if( name.startsWith( "set" )
-                 && java.lang.Void.TYPE.equals( returnType )
-                 && args.length == 1
-                 && !args[0].isArray() )
+                && java.lang.Void.TYPE.equals( returnType )
+                && args.length == 1
+                && !args[ 0 ].isArray() )
             {
 
                 String propName = getPropertyName( name, "set" );
                 if( attributeSetters.get( propName ) != null )
                 {
-                    if( java.lang.String.class.equals( args[0] ) )
+                    if( java.lang.String.class.equals( args[ 0 ] ) )
                     {
                         /*
                          * Ignore method m, as there is an overloaded
@@ -144,109 +148,109 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
                      * particular order.
                      */
                 }
-                AttributeSetter as = createAttributeSetter( m, args[0] );
+                AttributeSetter as = createAttributeSetter( m, args[ 0 ] );
                 if( as != null )
                 {
-                    attributeTypes.put( propName, args[0] );
+                    attributeTypes.put( propName, args[ 0 ] );
                     attributeSetters.put( propName, as );
                 }
 
             }
             else if( name.startsWith( "create" )
-                 && !returnType.isArray()
-                 && !returnType.isPrimitive()
-                 && args.length == 0 )
+                && !returnType.isArray()
+                && !returnType.isPrimitive()
+                && args.length == 0 )
             {
 
                 String propName = getPropertyName( name, "create" );
                 nestedTypes.put( propName, returnType );
                 nestedCreators.put( propName,
-                    new NestedCreator()
-                    {
+                                    new NestedCreator()
+                                    {
 
-                        public Object create( Object parent )
-                            throws InvocationTargetException,
-                            IllegalAccessException
-                        {
+                                        public Object create( Object parent )
+                                            throws InvocationTargetException,
+                                            IllegalAccessException
+                                        {
 
-                            return m.invoke( parent, new Object[]{} );
-                        }
+                                            return m.invoke( parent, new Object[]{} );
+                                        }
 
-                    } );
+                                    } );
 
             }
             else if( name.startsWith( "addConfigured" )
-                 && java.lang.Void.TYPE.equals( returnType )
-                 && args.length == 1
-                 && !java.lang.String.class.equals( args[0] )
-                 && !args[0].isArray()
-                 && !args[0].isPrimitive() )
+                && java.lang.Void.TYPE.equals( returnType )
+                && args.length == 1
+                && !java.lang.String.class.equals( args[ 0 ] )
+                && !args[ 0 ].isArray()
+                && !args[ 0 ].isPrimitive() )
             {
 
                 try
                 {
                     final Constructor c =
-                        args[0].getConstructor( new Class[]{} );
+                        args[ 0 ].getConstructor( new Class[]{} );
                     String propName = getPropertyName( name, "addConfigured" );
-                    nestedTypes.put( propName, args[0] );
+                    nestedTypes.put( propName, args[ 0 ] );
                     nestedCreators.put( propName,
-                        new NestedCreator()
-                        {
+                                        new NestedCreator()
+                                        {
 
-                            public Object create( Object parent )
-                                throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException
-                            {
+                                            public Object create( Object parent )
+                                                throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException
+                                            {
 
-                                Object o = c.newInstance( new Object[]{} );
-                                return o;
-                            }
+                                                Object o = c.newInstance( new Object[]{} );
+                                                return o;
+                                            }
 
-                        } );
+                                        } );
                     nestedStorers.put( propName,
-                        new NestedStorer()
-                        {
+                                       new NestedStorer()
+                                       {
 
-                            public void store( Object parent, Object child )
-                                throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException
-                            {
+                                           public void store( Object parent, Object child )
+                                               throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException
+                                           {
 
-                                m.invoke( parent, new Object[]{child} );
-                            }
+                                               m.invoke( parent, new Object[]{child} );
+                                           }
 
-                        } );
+                                       } );
                 }
                 catch( NoSuchMethodException nse )
                 {
                 }
             }
             else if( name.startsWith( "add" )
-                 && java.lang.Void.TYPE.equals( returnType )
-                 && args.length == 1
-                 && !java.lang.String.class.equals( args[0] )
-                 && !args[0].isArray()
-                 && !args[0].isPrimitive() )
+                && java.lang.Void.TYPE.equals( returnType )
+                && args.length == 1
+                && !java.lang.String.class.equals( args[ 0 ] )
+                && !args[ 0 ].isArray()
+                && !args[ 0 ].isPrimitive() )
             {
 
                 try
                 {
                     final Constructor c =
-                        args[0].getConstructor( new Class[]{} );
+                        args[ 0 ].getConstructor( new Class[]{} );
                     String propName = getPropertyName( name, "add" );
-                    nestedTypes.put( propName, args[0] );
+                    nestedTypes.put( propName, args[ 0 ] );
                     nestedCreators.put( propName,
-                        new NestedCreator()
-                        {
+                                        new NestedCreator()
+                                        {
 
-                            public Object create( Object parent )
-                                throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException
-                            {
+                                            public Object create( Object parent )
+                                                throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException
+                                            {
 
-                                Object o = c.newInstance( new Object[]{} );
-                                m.invoke( parent, new Object[]{o} );
-                                return o;
-                            }
+                                                Object o = c.newInstance( new Object[]{} );
+                                                m.invoke( parent, new Object[]{o} );
+                                                return o;
+                                            }
 
-                        } );
+                                        } );
                 }
                 catch( NoSuchMethodException nse )
                 {
@@ -263,7 +267,7 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
      */
     public static synchronized IntrospectionHelper getHelper( Class c )
     {
-        IntrospectionHelper ih = ( IntrospectionHelper )helpers.get( c );
+        IntrospectionHelper ih = (IntrospectionHelper)helpers.get( c );
         if( ih == null )
         {
             ih = new IntrospectionHelper( c );
@@ -285,13 +289,13 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
                               String value )
         throws BuildException
     {
-        AttributeSetter as = ( AttributeSetter )attributeSetters.get( attributeName );
+        AttributeSetter as = (AttributeSetter)attributeSetters.get( attributeName );
         if( as == null )
         {
             String msg = getElementName( p, element ) +
-            //String msg = "Class " + element.getClass().getName() +
+                //String msg = "Class " + element.getClass().getName() +
                 " doesn't support the \"" + attributeName + "\" attribute.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg );
+            throw new TaskException( msg );
         }
         try
         {
@@ -300,16 +304,16 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
         catch( IllegalAccessException ie )
         {
             // impossible as getMethods should only return public methods
-            throw new BuildException( ie );
+            throw new TaskException( ie.toString(), ie );
         }
         catch( InvocationTargetException ite )
         {
             Throwable t = ite.getTargetException();
-            if( t instanceof BuildException )
+            if( t instanceof TaskException )
             {
-                throw ( BuildException )t;
+                throw (TaskException)t;
             }
-            throw new BuildException( t );
+            throw new TaskException( t.toString(), t );
         }
     }
 
@@ -318,17 +322,17 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
      *
      * @param attributeName Description of Parameter
      * @return The AttributeType value
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
+     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
      */
     public Class getAttributeType( String attributeName )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
-        Class at = ( Class )attributeTypes.get( attributeName );
+        Class at = (Class)attributeTypes.get( attributeName );
         if( at == null )
         {
             String msg = "Class " + bean.getName() +
                 " doesn't support the \"" + attributeName + "\" attribute.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg );
+            throw new TaskException( msg );
         }
         return at;
     }
@@ -348,17 +352,17 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
      *
      * @param elementName Description of Parameter
      * @return The ElementType value
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
+     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
      */
     public Class getElementType( String elementName )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
-        Class nt = ( Class )nestedTypes.get( elementName );
+        Class nt = (Class)nestedTypes.get( elementName );
         if( nt == null )
         {
             String msg = "Class " + bean.getName() +
                 " doesn't support the nested \"" + elementName + "\" element.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg );
+            throw new TaskException( msg );
         }
         return nt;
     }
@@ -381,13 +385,14 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
      * @param text The feature to be added to the Text attribute
      */
     public void addText( Project project, Object element, String text )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( addText == null )
         {
             String msg = getElementName( project, element ) +
-            //String msg = "Class " + element.getClass().getName() +
+                //String msg = "Class " + element.getClass().getName() +
                 " doesn't support nested text data.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg );
+            throw new TaskException( msg );
         }
         try
         {
@@ -396,16 +401,16 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
         catch( IllegalAccessException ie )
         {
             // impossible as getMethods should only return public methods
-            throw new BuildException( ie );
+            throw new TaskException( ie.getMessage(), ie );
         }
         catch( InvocationTargetException ite )
         {
             Throwable t = ite.getTargetException();
-            if( t instanceof BuildException )
+            if( t instanceof TaskException )
             {
-                throw ( BuildException )t;
+                throw (TaskException)t;
             }
-            throw new BuildException( t );
+            throw new TaskException( t.getMessage(), t );
         }
     }
 
@@ -419,7 +424,9 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
         helpers.clear();
     }
 
-    public void buildStarted( BuildEvent event ) { }
+    public void buildStarted( BuildEvent event )
+    {
+    }
 
     /**
      * Creates a named nested element.
@@ -428,49 +435,51 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
      * @param element Description of Parameter
      * @param elementName Description of Parameter
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
+     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
      */
     public Object createElement( Project project, Object element, String elementName )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
-        NestedCreator nc = ( NestedCreator )nestedCreators.get( elementName );
+        NestedCreator nc = (NestedCreator)nestedCreators.get( elementName );
         if( nc == null )
         {
             String msg = getElementName( project, element ) +
                 " doesn't support the nested \"" + elementName + "\" element.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg );
+            throw new TaskException( msg );
         }
         try
         {
             Object nestedElement = nc.create( element );
             if( nestedElement instanceof ProjectComponent )
             {
-                ( ( ProjectComponent )nestedElement ).setProject( project );
+                ( (ProjectComponent)nestedElement ).setProject( project );
             }
             return nestedElement;
         }
         catch( IllegalAccessException ie )
         {
             // impossible as getMethods should only return public methods
-            throw new BuildException( ie );
+            throw new TaskException( ie.getMessage(), ie );
         }
         catch( InstantiationException ine )
         {
             // impossible as getMethods should only return public methods
-            throw new BuildException( ine );
+            throw new TaskException( ine.getMessage(), ine );
         }
         catch( InvocationTargetException ite )
         {
             Throwable t = ite.getTargetException();
-            if( t instanceof BuildException )
+            if( t instanceof TaskException )
             {
-                throw ( BuildException )t;
+                throw (TaskException)t;
             }
-            throw new BuildException( t );
+            throw new TaskException( t.getMessage(), t );
         }
     }
 
-    public void messageLogged( BuildEvent event ) { }
+    public void messageLogged( BuildEvent event )
+    {
+    }
 
     /**
      * Creates a named nested element.
@@ -479,16 +488,16 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
      * @param element Description of Parameter
      * @param child Description of Parameter
      * @param elementName Description of Parameter
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
+     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
      */
     public void storeElement( Project project, Object element, Object child, String elementName )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( elementName == null )
         {
             return;
         }
-        NestedStorer ns = ( NestedStorer )nestedStorers.get( elementName );
+        NestedStorer ns = (NestedStorer)nestedStorers.get( elementName );
         if( ns == null )
         {
             return;
@@ -500,21 +509,21 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
         catch( IllegalAccessException ie )
         {
             // impossible as getMethods should only return public methods
-            throw new BuildException( ie );
+            throw new TaskException( ie.getMessage(), ie );
         }
         catch( InstantiationException ine )
         {
             // impossible as getMethods should only return public methods
-            throw new BuildException( ine );
+            throw new TaskException( ine.getMessage(), ine );
         }
         catch( InvocationTargetException ite )
         {
             Throwable t = ite.getTargetException();
-            if( t instanceof BuildException )
+            if( t instanceof TaskException )
             {
-                throw ( BuildException )t;
+                throw (TaskException)t;
             }
-            throw new BuildException( t );
+            throw new TaskException( t.getMessage(), t );
         }
     }
 
@@ -528,13 +537,21 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
         return addText != null;
     }
 
-    public void targetFinished( BuildEvent event ) { }
+    public void targetFinished( BuildEvent event )
+    {
+    }
 
-    public void targetStarted( BuildEvent event ) { }
+    public void targetStarted( BuildEvent event )
+    {
+    }
 
-    public void taskFinished( BuildEvent event ) { }
+    public void taskFinished( BuildEvent event )
+    {
+    }
 
-    public void taskStarted( BuildEvent event ) { }
+    public void taskStarted( BuildEvent event )
+    {
+    }
 
     protected String getElementName( Project project, Object element )
     {
@@ -555,8 +572,8 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
             Enumeration e = elements.keys();
             while( e.hasMoreElements() )
             {
-                String elementName = ( String )e.nextElement();
-                Class elementClass = ( Class )elements.get( elementName );
+                String elementName = (String)e.nextElement();
+                Class elementClass = (Class)elements.get( elementName );
                 if( element.getClass().equals( elementClass ) )
                 {
                     return "The <" + elementName + "> " + typeName;
@@ -590,7 +607,8 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
     private AttributeSetter createAttributeSetter( final Method m,
-                                                         final Class arg )
+                                                   final Class arg )
+        throws TaskException
     {
 
         // simplest case - setAttribute expects String
@@ -608,7 +626,7 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
             // now for the primitive types, use their wrappers
         }
         else if( java.lang.Character.class.equals( arg )
-             || java.lang.Character.TYPE.equals( arg ) )
+            || java.lang.Character.TYPE.equals( arg ) )
         {
             return
                 new AttributeSetter()
@@ -702,7 +720,7 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
             // in Project
         }
         else if( java.lang.Boolean.class.equals( arg )
-             || java.lang.Boolean.TYPE.equals( arg ) )
+            || java.lang.Boolean.TYPE.equals( arg ) )
         {
             return
                 new AttributeSetter()
@@ -711,7 +729,7 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
                         throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException
                     {
                         m.invoke( parent,
-                            new Boolean[]{new Boolean( Project.toBoolean( value ) )} );
+                                  new Boolean[]{new Boolean( Project.toBoolean( value ) )} );
                     }
 
                 };
@@ -723,7 +741,7 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
                 new AttributeSetter()
                 {
                     public void set( Project p, Object parent, String value )
-                        throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, BuildException
+                        throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, TaskException
                     {
                         try
                         {
@@ -731,7 +749,7 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
                         }
                         catch( ClassNotFoundException ce )
                         {
-                            throw new BuildException( ce );
+                            throw new TaskException( ce.toString(), ce );
                         }
                     }
                 };
@@ -745,7 +763,9 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
                     public void set( Project p, Object parent, String value )
                         throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException
                     {
-                        m.invoke( parent, new File[]{p.resolveFile( value )} );
+                        final File file =
+                            FileUtils.newFileUtils().resolveFile( p.getBaseDir(), value );
+                        m.invoke( parent, new File[]{ file } );
                     }
 
                 };
@@ -771,17 +791,17 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
                 new AttributeSetter()
                 {
                     public void set( Project p, Object parent, String value )
-                        throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, BuildException
+                        throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, TaskException
                     {
                         try
                         {
-                            org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute ea = ( org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute )arg.newInstance();
+                            org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute ea = (org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute)arg.newInstance();
                             ea.setValue( value );
                             m.invoke( parent, new EnumeratedAttribute[]{ea} );
                         }
                         catch( InstantiationException ie )
                         {
-                            throw new BuildException( ie );
+                            throw new TaskException( ie.getMessage(), ie );
                         }
                     }
                 };
@@ -801,20 +821,20 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
                     {
                         public void set( Project p, Object parent,
                                          String value )
-                            throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, BuildException
+                            throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, TaskException
                         {
                             try
                             {
                                 Object attribute = c.newInstance( new String[]{value} );
                                 if( attribute instanceof ProjectComponent )
                                 {
-                                    ( ( ProjectComponent )attribute ).setProject( p );
+                                    ( (ProjectComponent)attribute ).setProject( p );
                                 }
                                 m.invoke( parent, new Object[]{attribute} );
                             }
                             catch( InstantiationException ie )
                             {
-                                throw new BuildException( ie );
+                                throw new TaskException( ie.getMessage(), ie );
                             }
                         }
                     };
@@ -831,7 +851,7 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener
     {
         void set( Project p, Object parent, String value )
             throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException,
-            BuildException;
+            TaskException;
     }
 
     private interface NestedCreator
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java
index 0c605f732..3721f72dd 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import java.io.PrintStream;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.Vector;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 
 /**
  * Command line entry point into Ant. This class is entered via the cannonical
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ public class Main
     private File buildFile;
 
     protected Main( String[] args )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
 
         String searchForThis = null;
@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ public class Main
         if( !buildFile.exists() )
         {
             System.out.println( "Buildfile: " + buildFile + " does not exist!" );
-            throw new BuildException( "Build failed" );
+            throw new TaskException( "Build failed" );
         }
 
         // make sure it's not a directory (this falls into the ultra
@@ -298,14 +299,14 @@ public class Main
         if( buildFile.isDirectory() )
         {
             System.out.println( "What? Buildfile: " + buildFile + " is a dir!" );
-            throw new BuildException( "Build failed" );
+            throw new TaskException( "Build failed" );
         }
 
         readyToRun = true;
     }
 
     public static synchronized String getAntVersion()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( antVersion == null )
         {
@@ -327,12 +328,12 @@ public class Main
             }
             catch( IOException ioe )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Could not load the version information:"
+                throw new TaskException( "Could not load the version information:"
                      + ioe.getMessage() );
             }
             catch( NullPointerException npe )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Could not load the version information." );
+                throw new TaskException( "Could not load the version information." );
             }
         }
         return antVersion;
@@ -388,7 +389,7 @@ public class Main
             m.runBuild( coreLoader );
             System.exit( 0 );
         }
-        catch( BuildException be )
+        catch( TaskException be )
         {
             if( m.err != System.err )
             {
@@ -569,7 +570,7 @@ public class Main
     }
 
     private static void printVersion()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         System.out.println( getAntVersion() );
     }
@@ -591,7 +592,7 @@ public class Main
             }
             catch( Throwable exc )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Unable to instantiate listener " + className, exc );
+                throw new TaskException( "Unable to instantiate listener " + className, exc );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -668,10 +669,10 @@ public class Main
      * @param suffix Suffix filename to look for in parents.
      * @param start Description of Parameter
      * @return A handle to the build file
-     * @exception BuildException Failed to locate a build file
+     * @exception TaskException Failed to locate a build file
      */
     private File findBuildFile( String start, String suffix )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( msgOutputLevel >= Project.MSG_INFO )
         {
@@ -691,7 +692,7 @@ public class Main
             // complain that we can't find the build file.
             if( parent == null )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Could not locate a build file!" );
+                throw new TaskException( "Could not locate a build file!" );
             }
 
             // refresh our file handle
@@ -705,10 +706,10 @@ public class Main
      * Executes the build.
      *
      * @param coreLoader Description of Parameter
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
+     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
      */
     private void runBuild( ClassLoader coreLoader )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
 
         if( !readyToRun )
@@ -782,15 +783,15 @@ public class Main
                 }
                 catch( NoClassDefFoundError ncdfe )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( noParserMessage, ncdfe );
+                    throw new TaskException( noParserMessage, ncdfe );
                 }
                 catch( ClassNotFoundException cnfe )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( noParserMessage, cnfe );
+                    throw new TaskException( noParserMessage, cnfe );
                 }
                 catch( NullPointerException npe )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( noParserMessage, npe );
+                    throw new TaskException( noParserMessage, npe );
                 }
 
                 if( projectHelp )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
index c509b8795..c2d656e57 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import java.util.Hashtable;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.Stack;
 import java.util.Vector;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FilterSet;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FilterSetCollection;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
@@ -30,10 +32,8 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
  *
  * @author duncan@x180.com
  */
-
 public class Project
 {
-
     public final static int MSG_ERR = 0;
     public final static int MSG_WARN = 1;
     public final static int MSG_INFO = 2;
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class Project
     /**
      * The Ant core classloader - may be null if using system loader
      */
-    private ClassLoader coreLoader = null;
+    private ClassLoader coreLoader;
 
     /**
      * Records the latest task on a thread
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ public class Project
     private String defaultTarget;
     private String description;
 
-    private FileUtils fileUtils;
-
     private String name;
 
     static
@@ -113,14 +111,6 @@ public class Project
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * create a new ant project
-     */
-    public Project()
-    {
-        fileUtils = FileUtils.newFileUtils();
-    }
-
     /**
      * static query of the java version
      *
@@ -181,18 +171,18 @@ public class Project
         return path.toString();
     }
 
-    private static BuildException makeCircularException( String end, Stack stk )
+    private static TaskException makeCircularException( String end, Stack stk )
     {
         StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer( "Circular dependency: " );
         sb.append( end );
         String c;
         do
         {
-            c = ( String )stk.pop();
+            c = (String)stk.pop();
             sb.append( " <- " );
             sb.append( c );
-        }while ( !c.equals( end ) );
-        return new BuildException( new String( sb ) );
+        } while( !c.equals( end ) );
+        return new TaskException( new String( sb ) );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -200,16 +190,16 @@ public class Project
      * and being a directory type
      *
      * @param baseDir project base directory.
-     * @throws BuildException if the directory was invalid
+     * @throws TaskException if the directory was invalid
      */
     public void setBaseDir( File baseDir )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
-        baseDir = fileUtils.normalize( baseDir.getAbsolutePath() );
+        baseDir = FileUtils.newFileUtils().normalize( baseDir.getAbsolutePath() );
         if( !baseDir.exists() )
-            throw new BuildException( "Basedir " + baseDir.getAbsolutePath() + " does not exist" );
+            throw new TaskException( "Basedir " + baseDir.getAbsolutePath() + " does not exist" );
         if( !baseDir.isDirectory() )
-            throw new BuildException( "Basedir " + baseDir.getAbsolutePath() + " is not a directory" );
+            throw new TaskException( "Basedir " + baseDir.getAbsolutePath() + " is not a directory" );
         this.baseDir = baseDir;
         setPropertyInternal( "basedir", this.baseDir.getPath() );
         String msg = "Project base dir set to: " + this.baseDir;
@@ -220,10 +210,10 @@ public class Project
      * match basedir attribute in xml
      *
      * @param baseD project base directory.
-     * @throws BuildException if the directory was invalid
+     * @throws TaskException if the directory was invalid
      */
     public void setBasedir( String baseD )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         setBaseDir( new File( baseD ) );
     }
@@ -233,7 +223,6 @@ public class Project
         this.coreLoader = coreLoader;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * set the default target of the project XML attribute name.
      *
@@ -244,18 +233,6 @@ public class Project
         this.defaultTarget = defaultTarget;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * set the default target of the project
-     *
-     * @param defaultTarget The new DefaultTarget value
-     * @see #setDefault(String)
-     * @deprecated, use setDefault
-     */
-    public void setDefaultTarget( String defaultTarget )
-    {
-        this.defaultTarget = defaultTarget;
-    }
-
     /**
      * set the project description
      *
@@ -266,42 +243,21 @@ public class Project
         this.description = description;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Calls File.setLastModified(long time) in a Java 1.1 compatible way.
-     *
-     * @param file The new FileLastModified value
-     * @param time The new FileLastModified value
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
-     * @deprecated
-     */
-    public void setFileLastModified( File file, long time )
-        throws BuildException
-    {
-        if( getJavaVersion() == JAVA_1_1 )
-        {
-            log( "Cannot change the modification time of " + file
-                 + " in JDK 1.1", Project.MSG_WARN );
-            return;
-        }
-        fileUtils.setFileLastModified( file, time );
-        log( "Setting modification time for " + file, MSG_VERBOSE );
-    }
-
     /**
      * set the ant.java.version property, also tests for unsupported JVM
      * versions, prints the verbose log messages
      *
-     * @throws BuildException if this Java version is not supported
+     * @throws TaskException if this Java version is not supported
      */
     public void setJavaVersionProperty()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         setPropertyInternal( "ant.java.version", javaVersion );
 
         // sanity check
         if( javaVersion == JAVA_1_0 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Ant cannot work on Java 1.0" );
+            throw new TaskException( "Ant cannot work on Java 1.0" );
         }
 
         log( "Detected Java version: " + javaVersion + " in: " + System.getProperty( "java.home" ), MSG_VERBOSE );
@@ -337,7 +293,7 @@ public class Project
             return;
         }
         log( "Setting project property: " + name + " -> " +
-            value, MSG_DEBUG );
+             value, MSG_DEBUG );
         properties.put( name, value );
     }
 
@@ -360,11 +316,11 @@ public class Project
         if( null != properties.get( name ) )
         {
             log( "Overriding previous definition of property " + name,
-                MSG_VERBOSE );
+                 MSG_VERBOSE );
         }
 
         log( "Setting project property: " + name + " -> " +
-            value, MSG_DEBUG );
+             value, MSG_DEBUG );
         properties.put( name, value );
     }
 
@@ -395,7 +351,7 @@ public class Project
     public void setUserProperty( String name, String value )
     {
         log( "Setting ro project property: " + name + " -> " +
-            value, MSG_DEBUG );
+             value, MSG_DEBUG );
         userProperties.put( name, value );
         properties.put( name, value );
     }
@@ -414,7 +370,7 @@ public class Project
             {
                 setBasedir( "." );
             }
-            catch( BuildException ex )
+            catch( TaskException ex )
             {
                 ex.printStackTrace();
             }
@@ -462,17 +418,6 @@ public class Project
         return description;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @return The Filters value
-     * @deprecated
-     */
-    public Hashtable getFilters()
-    {
-        // we need to build the hashtable dynamically
-        return globalFilterSet.getFilterHash();
-    }
-
-
     public FilterSet getGlobalFilterSet()
     {
         return globalFilterSet;
@@ -518,7 +463,7 @@ public class Project
     {
         if( name == null )
             return null;
-        String property = ( String )properties.get( name );
+        String property = (String)properties.get( name );
         return property;
     }
 
@@ -586,7 +531,7 @@ public class Project
     {
         if( name == null )
             return null;
-        String property = ( String )userProperties.get( name );
+        String property = (String)userProperties.get( name );
         return property;
     }
 
@@ -599,11 +544,11 @@ public class Project
      * @param targets is a Hashtable representing a "name to Target" mapping
      * @return a Vector of Strings with the names of the targets in sorted
      *      order.
-     * @exception BuildException if there is a cyclic dependency among the
+     * @exception TaskException if there is a cyclic dependency among the
      *      Targets, or if a Target does not exist.
      */
     public final Vector topoSort( String root, Hashtable targets )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         Vector ret = new Vector();
         Hashtable state = new Hashtable();
@@ -619,10 +564,10 @@ public class Project
 
         tsort( root, targets, state, visiting, ret );
         log( "Build sequence for target `" + root + "' is " + ret, MSG_VERBOSE );
-        for( Enumeration en = targets.keys(); en.hasMoreElements();  )
+        for( Enumeration en = targets.keys(); en.hasMoreElements(); )
         {
-            String curTarget = ( String )( en.nextElement() );
-            String st = ( String )state.get( curTarget );
+            String curTarget = (String)( en.nextElement() );
+            String st = (String)state.get( curTarget );
             if( st == null )
             {
                 tsort( curTarget, targets, state, visiting, ret );
@@ -652,7 +597,7 @@ public class Project
         if( null != dataClassDefinitions.get( typeName ) )
         {
             log( "Trying to override old definition of datatype " + typeName,
-                MSG_WARN );
+                 MSG_WARN );
         }
 
         String msg = " +User datatype: " + typeName + "     " + typeClass.getName();
@@ -660,21 +605,6 @@ public class Project
         dataClassDefinitions.put( typeName, typeClass );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param token The feature to be added to the Filter attribute
-     * @param value The feature to be added to the Filter attribute
-     * @deprecated
-     */
-    public void addFilter( String token, String value )
-    {
-        if( token == null )
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        globalFilterSet.addFilter( new FilterSet.Filter( token, value ) );
-    }
-
     /**
      * @param target is the Target to be added or replaced in the current
      *      Project.
@@ -701,7 +631,7 @@ public class Project
         if( null != references.get( name ) )
         {
             log( "Overriding previous definition of reference to " + name,
-                MSG_WARN );
+                 MSG_WARN );
         }
         log( "Adding reference: " + name + " -> " + value, MSG_DEBUG );
         references.put( name, value );
@@ -714,11 +644,12 @@ public class Project
      * @see Project#addOrReplaceTarget to replace existing Targets.
      */
     public void addTarget( Target target )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         String name = target.getName();
         if( targets.get( name ) != null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Duplicate target: `" + name + "'" );
+            throw new TaskException( "Duplicate target: `" + name + "'" );
         }
         addOrReplaceTarget( name, target );
     }
@@ -728,15 +659,15 @@ public class Project
      *
      * @param target is the Target to be added to the current Project.
      * @param targetName is the name to use for the Target
-     * @exception BuildException if the Target already exists in the project.
+     * @exception TaskException if the Target already exists in the project.
      * @see Project#addOrReplaceTarget to replace existing Targets.
      */
     public void addTarget( String targetName, Target target )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( targets.get( targetName ) != null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Duplicate target: `" + targetName + "'" );
+            throw new TaskException( "Duplicate target: `" + targetName + "'" );
         }
         addOrReplaceTarget( targetName, target );
     }
@@ -746,26 +677,26 @@ public class Project
      *
      * @param taskName name of the task
      * @param taskClass full task classname
-     * @throws BuildException and logs as Project.MSG_ERR for conditions, that
+     * @throws TaskException and logs as Project.MSG_ERR for conditions, that
      *      will cause the task execution to fail.
      */
     public void addTaskDefinition( String taskName, Class taskClass )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
-        Class old = ( Class )taskClassDefinitions.get( taskName );
+        Class old = (Class)taskClassDefinitions.get( taskName );
         if( null != old )
         {
             if( old.equals( taskClass ) )
             {
                 log( "Ignoring override for task " + taskName
                      + ", it is already defined by the same class.",
-                    MSG_VERBOSE );
+                     MSG_VERBOSE );
                 return;
             }
             else
             {
                 log( "Trying to override old definition of task " + taskName,
-                    MSG_WARN );
+                     MSG_WARN );
                 invalidateCreatedTasks( taskName );
             }
         }
@@ -780,23 +711,23 @@ public class Project
      * Checks a class, whether it is suitable for serving as ant task.
      *
      * @param taskClass Description of Parameter
-     * @throws BuildException and logs as Project.MSG_ERR for conditions, that
+     * @throws TaskException and logs as Project.MSG_ERR for conditions, that
      *      will cause the task execution to fail.
      */
     public void checkTaskClass( final Class taskClass )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( !Modifier.isPublic( taskClass.getModifiers() ) )
         {
             final String message = taskClass + " is not public";
             log( message, Project.MSG_ERR );
-            throw new BuildException( message );
+            throw new TaskException( message );
         }
         if( Modifier.isAbstract( taskClass.getModifiers() ) )
         {
             final String message = taskClass + " is abstract";
             log( message, Project.MSG_ERR );
-            throw new BuildException( message );
+            throw new TaskException( message );
         }
         try
         {
@@ -808,169 +739,23 @@ public class Project
         {
             final String message = "No public default constructor in " + taskClass;
             log( message, Project.MSG_ERR );
-            throw new BuildException( message );
+            throw new TaskException( message );
         }
         if( !Task.class.isAssignableFrom( taskClass ) )
             TaskAdapter.checkTaskClass( taskClass, this );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Convienence method to copy a file from a source to a destination. No
-     * filtering is performed.
-     *
-     * @param sourceFile Description of Parameter
-     * @param destFile Description of Parameter
-     * @throws IOException
-     * @deprecated
-     */
-    public void copyFile( String sourceFile, String destFile )
-        throws IOException
-    {
-        fileUtils.copyFile( sourceFile, destFile );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Convienence method to copy a file from a source to a destination
-     * specifying if token filtering must be used.
-     *
-     * @param sourceFile Description of Parameter
-     * @param destFile Description of Parameter
-     * @param filtering Description of Parameter
-     * @throws IOException
-     * @deprecated
-     */
-    public void copyFile( String sourceFile, String destFile, boolean filtering )
-        throws IOException
-    {
-        fileUtils.copyFile( sourceFile, destFile, filtering ? globalFilters : null );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Convienence method to copy a file from a source to a destination
-     * specifying if token filtering must be used and if source files may
-     * overwrite newer destination files.
-     *
-     * @param sourceFile Description of Parameter
-     * @param destFile Description of Parameter
-     * @param filtering Description of Parameter
-     * @param overwrite Description of Parameter
-     * @throws IOException
-     * @deprecated
-     */
-    public void copyFile( String sourceFile, String destFile, boolean filtering,
-                          boolean overwrite )
-        throws IOException
-    {
-        fileUtils.copyFile( sourceFile, destFile, filtering ? globalFilters : null, overwrite );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Convienence method to copy a file from a source to a destination
-     * specifying if token filtering must be used, if source files may overwrite
-     * newer destination files and the last modified time of destFile
-     * file should be made equal to the last modified time of sourceFile
-     * .
-     *
-     * @param sourceFile Description of Parameter
-     * @param destFile Description of Parameter
-     * @param filtering Description of Parameter
-     * @param overwrite Description of Parameter
-     * @param preserveLastModified Description of Parameter
-     * @throws IOException
-     * @deprecated
-     */
-    public void copyFile( String sourceFile, String destFile, boolean filtering,
-                          boolean overwrite, boolean preserveLastModified )
-        throws IOException
-    {
-        fileUtils.copyFile( sourceFile, destFile, filtering ? globalFilters : null,
-            overwrite, preserveLastModified );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Convienence method to copy a file from a source to a destination. No
-     * filtering is performed.
-     *
-     * @param sourceFile Description of Parameter
-     * @param destFile Description of Parameter
-     * @throws IOException
-     * @deprecated
-     */
-    public void copyFile( File sourceFile, File destFile )
-        throws IOException
-    {
-        fileUtils.copyFile( sourceFile, destFile );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Convienence method to copy a file from a source to a destination
-     * specifying if token filtering must be used.
-     *
-     * @param sourceFile Description of Parameter
-     * @param destFile Description of Parameter
-     * @param filtering Description of Parameter
-     * @throws IOException
-     * @deprecated
-     */
-    public void copyFile( File sourceFile, File destFile, boolean filtering )
-        throws IOException
-    {
-        fileUtils.copyFile( sourceFile, destFile, filtering ? globalFilters : null );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Convienence method to copy a file from a source to a destination
-     * specifying if token filtering must be used and if source files may
-     * overwrite newer destination files.
-     *
-     * @param sourceFile Description of Parameter
-     * @param destFile Description of Parameter
-     * @param filtering Description of Parameter
-     * @param overwrite Description of Parameter
-     * @throws IOException
-     * @deprecated
-     */
-    public void copyFile( File sourceFile, File destFile, boolean filtering,
-                          boolean overwrite )
-        throws IOException
-    {
-        fileUtils.copyFile( sourceFile, destFile, filtering ? globalFilters : null, overwrite );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Convienence method to copy a file from a source to a destination
-     * specifying if token filtering must be used, if source files may overwrite
-     * newer destination files and the last modified time of destFile
-     * file should be made equal to the last modified time of sourceFile
-     * .
-     *
-     * @param sourceFile Description of Parameter
-     * @param destFile Description of Parameter
-     * @param filtering Description of Parameter
-     * @param overwrite Description of Parameter
-     * @param preserveLastModified Description of Parameter
-     * @throws IOException
-     * @deprecated
-     */
-    public void copyFile( File sourceFile, File destFile, boolean filtering,
-                          boolean overwrite, boolean preserveLastModified )
-        throws IOException
-    {
-        fileUtils.copyFile( sourceFile, destFile, filtering ? globalFilters : null,
-            overwrite, preserveLastModified );
-    }
-
     /**
      * create a new DataType instance
      *
      * @param typeName name of the datatype
      * @return null if the datatype name is unknown
-     * @throws BuildException when datatype creation goes bad
+     * @throws TaskException when datatype creation goes bad
      */
     public Object createDataType( String typeName )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
-        Class c = ( Class )dataClassDefinitions.get( typeName );
+        Class c = (Class)dataClassDefinitions.get( typeName );
 
         if( c == null )
             return null;
@@ -983,7 +768,7 @@ public class Project
             // Project argument.
             try
             {
-                ctor = c.getConstructor( new Class[0] );
+                ctor = c.getConstructor( new Class[ 0 ] );
                 noArg = true;
             }
             catch( NoSuchMethodException nse )
@@ -995,7 +780,7 @@ public class Project
             Object o = null;
             if( noArg )
             {
-                o = ctor.newInstance( new Object[0] );
+                o = ctor.newInstance( new Object[ 0 ] );
             }
             else
             {
@@ -1003,7 +788,7 @@ public class Project
             }
             if( o instanceof ProjectComponent )
             {
-                ( ( ProjectComponent )o ).setProject( this );
+                ( (ProjectComponent)o ).setProject( this );
             }
             String msg = "   +DataType: " + typeName;
             log( msg, MSG_DEBUG );
@@ -1013,14 +798,14 @@ public class Project
         {
             Throwable t = ite.getTargetException();
             String msg = "Could not create datatype of type: "
-                 + typeName + " due to " + t;
-            throw new BuildException( msg, t );
+                + typeName + " due to " + t;
+            throw new TaskException( msg, t );
         }
         catch( Throwable t )
         {
             String msg = "Could not create datatype of type: "
-                 + typeName + " due to " + t;
-            throw new BuildException( msg, t );
+                + typeName + " due to " + t;
+            throw new TaskException( msg, t );
         }
     }
 
@@ -1029,12 +814,12 @@ public class Project
      *
      * @param taskType name of the task
      * @return null if the task name is unknown
-     * @throws BuildException when task creation goes bad
+     * @throws TaskException when task creation goes bad
      */
     public Task createTask( String taskType )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
-        Class c = ( Class )taskClassDefinitions.get( taskType );
+        Class c = (Class)taskClassDefinitions.get( taskType );
 
         if( c == null )
             return null;
@@ -1044,7 +829,7 @@ public class Project
             Task task = null;
             if( o instanceof Task )
             {
-                task = ( Task )o;
+                task = (Task)o;
             }
             else
             {
@@ -1068,14 +853,14 @@ public class Project
         catch( Throwable t )
         {
             String msg = "Could not create task of type: "
-                 + taskType + " due to " + t;
-            throw new BuildException( msg, t );
+                + taskType + " due to " + t;
+            throw new TaskException( msg, t );
         }
     }
 
     public void demuxOutput( String line, boolean isError )
     {
-        Task task = ( Task )threadTasks.get( Thread.currentThread() );
+        Task task = (Task)threadTasks.get( Thread.currentThread() );
         if( task == null )
         {
             fireMessageLogged( this, line, isError ? MSG_ERR : MSG_INFO );
@@ -1097,10 +882,10 @@ public class Project
      * execute the targets and any targets it depends on
      *
      * @param targetName the target to execute
-     * @throws BuildException if the build failed
+     * @throws TaskException if the build failed
      */
     public void executeTarget( String targetName )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
 
         // sanity check ourselves, if we've been asked to build nothing
@@ -1109,7 +894,7 @@ public class Project
         if( targetName == null )
         {
             String msg = "No target specified";
-            throw new BuildException( msg );
+            throw new TaskException( msg );
         }
 
         // Sort the dependency tree, and run everything from the
@@ -1124,25 +909,25 @@ public class Project
 
         do
         {
-            curtarget = ( Target )sortedTargets.elementAt( curidx++ );
+            curtarget = (Target)sortedTargets.elementAt( curidx++ );
             curtarget.performTasks();
-        }while ( !curtarget.getName().equals( targetName ) );
+        } while( !curtarget.getName().equals( targetName ) );
     }
 
     /**
      * execute the sequence of targets, and the targets they depend on
      *
      * @param targetNames Description of Parameter
-     * @throws BuildException if the build failed
+     * @throws TaskException if the build failed
      */
     public void executeTargets( Vector targetNames )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         Throwable error = null;
 
         for( int i = 0; i < targetNames.size(); i++ )
         {
-            executeTarget( ( String )targetNames.elementAt( i ) );
+            executeTarget( (String)targetNames.elementAt( i ) );
         }
     }
 
@@ -1150,10 +935,10 @@ public class Project
      * Initialise the project. This involves setting the default task
      * definitions and loading the system properties.
      *
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
+     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
      */
     public void init()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         setJavaVersionProperty();
 
@@ -1165,7 +950,7 @@ public class Project
             InputStream in = this.getClass().getResourceAsStream( defs );
             if( in == null )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Can't load default task list" );
+                throw new TaskException( "Can't load default task list" );
             }
             props.load( in );
             in.close();
@@ -1173,7 +958,7 @@ public class Project
             Enumeration enum = props.propertyNames();
             while( enum.hasMoreElements() )
             {
-                String key = ( String )enum.nextElement();
+                String key = (String)enum.nextElement();
                 String value = props.getProperty( key );
                 try
                 {
@@ -1192,7 +977,7 @@ public class Project
         }
         catch( IOException ioe )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Can't load default task list" );
+            throw new TaskException( "Can't load default task list" );
         }
 
         String dataDefs = "/org/apache/tools/ant/types/defaults.properties";
@@ -1203,7 +988,7 @@ public class Project
             InputStream in = this.getClass().getResourceAsStream( dataDefs );
             if( in == null )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Can't load default datatype list" );
+                throw new TaskException( "Can't load default datatype list" );
             }
             props.load( in );
             in.close();
@@ -1211,7 +996,7 @@ public class Project
             Enumeration enum = props.propertyNames();
             while( enum.hasMoreElements() )
             {
-                String key = ( String )enum.nextElement();
+                String key = (String)enum.nextElement();
                 String value = props.getProperty( key );
                 try
                 {
@@ -1230,7 +1015,7 @@ public class Project
         }
         catch( IOException ioe )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Can't load default datatype list" );
+            throw new TaskException( "Can't load default datatype list" );
         }
 
         setSystemProperties();
@@ -1296,34 +1081,14 @@ public class Project
      *
      * @param value the string to be scanned for property references.
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
+     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
      */
     public String replaceProperties( String value )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         return ProjectHelper.replaceProperties( this, value );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Return the canonical form of fileName as an absolute path. 

-     *
-     * If fileName is a relative file name, resolve it relative to rootDir.

-     *
-     * @param fileName Description of Parameter
-     * @param rootDir Description of Parameter
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
-     * @deprecated
-     */
-    public File resolveFile( String fileName, File rootDir )
-    {
-        return fileUtils.resolveFile( rootDir, fileName );
-    }
-
-    public File resolveFile( String fileName )
-    {
-        return fileUtils.resolveFile( baseDir, fileName );
-    }
-
     /**
      * send build finished event to the listeners
      *
@@ -1335,7 +1100,7 @@ public class Project
         event.setException( exception );
         for( int i = 0; i < listeners.size(); i++ )
         {
-            BuildListener listener = ( BuildListener )listeners.elementAt( i );
+            BuildListener listener = (BuildListener)listeners.elementAt( i );
             listener.buildFinished( event );
         }
     }
@@ -1348,7 +1113,7 @@ public class Project
         BuildEvent event = new BuildEvent( this );
         for( int i = 0; i < listeners.size(); i++ )
         {
-            BuildListener listener = ( BuildListener )listeners.elementAt( i );
+            BuildListener listener = (BuildListener)listeners.elementAt( i );
             listener.buildStarted( event );
         }
     }
@@ -1383,12 +1148,11 @@ public class Project
         event.setException( exception );
         for( int i = 0; i < listeners.size(); i++ )
         {
-            BuildListener listener = ( BuildListener )listeners.elementAt( i );
+            BuildListener listener = (BuildListener)listeners.elementAt( i );
             listener.targetFinished( event );
         }
     }
 
-
     /**
      * send target started event to the listeners
      *
@@ -1399,7 +1163,7 @@ public class Project
         BuildEvent event = new BuildEvent( target );
         for( int i = 0; i < listeners.size(); i++ )
         {
-            BuildListener listener = ( BuildListener )listeners.elementAt( i );
+            BuildListener listener = (BuildListener)listeners.elementAt( i );
             listener.targetStarted( event );
         }
     }
@@ -1413,7 +1177,7 @@ public class Project
         event.setException( exception );
         for( int i = 0; i < listeners.size(); i++ )
         {
-            BuildListener listener = ( BuildListener )listeners.elementAt( i );
+            BuildListener listener = (BuildListener)listeners.elementAt( i );
             listener.taskFinished( event );
         }
     }
@@ -1425,7 +1189,7 @@ public class Project
         BuildEvent event = new BuildEvent( task );
         for( int i = 0; i < listeners.size(); i++ )
         {
-            BuildListener listener = ( BuildListener )listeners.elementAt( i );
+            BuildListener listener = (BuildListener)listeners.elementAt( i );
             listener.taskStarted( event );
         }
     }
@@ -1455,7 +1219,7 @@ public class Project
     // exactly the target names in "state" that are in the VISITING state.)
     // 1. Set the current target to the VISITING state, and push it onto
     // the "visiting" stack.
-    // 2. Throw a BuildException if any child of the current node is
+    // 2. Throw a TaskException if any child of the current node is
     // in the VISITING state (implies there is a cycle.) It uses the
     // "visiting" Stack to construct the cycle.
     // 3. If any children have not been VISITED, tsort() the child.
@@ -1467,12 +1231,12 @@ public class Project
     private final void tsort( String root, Hashtable targets,
                               Hashtable state, Stack visiting,
                               Vector ret )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         state.put( root, VISITING );
         visiting.push( root );
 
-        Target target = ( Target )( targets.get( root ) );
+        Target target = (Target)( targets.get( root ) );
 
         // Make sure we exist
         if( target == null )
@@ -1483,19 +1247,19 @@ public class Project
             visiting.pop();
             if( !visiting.empty() )
             {
-                String parent = ( String )visiting.peek();
+                String parent = (String)visiting.peek();
                 sb.append( "It is used from target `" );
                 sb.append( parent );
                 sb.append( "'." );
             }
 
-            throw new BuildException( new String( sb ) );
+            throw new TaskException( new String( sb ) );
         }
 
-        for( Enumeration en = target.getDependencies(); en.hasMoreElements();  )
+        for( Enumeration en = target.getDependencies(); en.hasMoreElements(); )
         {
-            String cur = ( String )en.nextElement();
-            String m = ( String )state.get( cur );
+            String cur = (String)en.nextElement();
+            String m = (String)state.get( cur );
             if( m == null )
             {
                 // Not been visited
@@ -1508,7 +1272,7 @@ public class Project
             }
         }
 
-        String p = ( String )visiting.pop();
+        String p = (String)visiting.pop();
         if( root != p )
         {
             throw new RuntimeException( "Unexpected internal error: expected to pop " + root + " but got " + p );
@@ -1528,7 +1292,7 @@ public class Project
     {
         synchronized( createdTasks )
         {
-            Vector v = ( Vector )createdTasks.get( type );
+            Vector v = (Vector)createdTasks.get( type );
             if( v == null )
             {
                 v = new Vector();
@@ -1543,7 +1307,7 @@ public class Project
         event.setMessage( message, priority );
         for( int i = 0; i < listeners.size(); i++ )
         {
-            BuildListener listener = ( BuildListener )listeners.elementAt( i );
+            BuildListener listener = (BuildListener)listeners.elementAt( i );
             listener.messageLogged( event );
         }
     }
@@ -1558,13 +1322,13 @@ public class Project
     {
         synchronized( createdTasks )
         {
-            Vector v = ( Vector )createdTasks.get( type );
+            Vector v = (Vector)createdTasks.get( type );
             if( v != null )
             {
                 Enumeration enum = v.elements();
                 while( enum.hasMoreElements() )
                 {
-                    Task t = ( Task )enum.nextElement();
+                    Task t = (Task)enum.nextElement();
                     t.markInvalid();
                 }
                 v.removeAllElements();
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectComponent.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectComponent.java
index c7ddf7f96..f8fd3320a 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectComponent.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectComponent.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 package org.apache.tools.ant;
 
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.AbstractTask;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
+import java.io.File;
 
 /**
  * Base class for components of a project, including tasks and data types.
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ public abstract class ProjectComponent
         return project;
     }
 
+    protected File resolveFile( final String name )
+    {
+        return FileUtils.newFileUtils().resolveFile( project.getBaseDir(), name );
+    }
+
     /**
      * Log a message with the default (INFO) priority.
      *
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java
index 896a0d8f8..9e55dc561 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ import java.util.Vector;
 import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
 import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser;
 import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 import org.xml.sax.AttributeList;
 import org.xml.sax.DocumentHandler;
 import org.xml.sax.HandlerBase;
@@ -64,10 +67,10 @@ public class ProjectHelper
      * @param buf The feature to be added to the Text attribute
      * @param start The feature to be added to the Text attribute
      * @param end The feature to be added to the Text attribute
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
+     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
      */
     public static void addText( Project project, Object target, char[] buf, int start, int end )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         addText( project, target, new String( buf, start, end ) );
     }
@@ -78,10 +81,10 @@ public class ProjectHelper
      * @param project The feature to be added to the Text attribute
      * @param target The feature to be added to the Text attribute
      * @param text The feature to be added to the Text attribute
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
+     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
      */
     public static void addText( Project project, Object target, String text )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
 
         if( text == null || text.trim().length() == 0 )
@@ -90,17 +93,17 @@ public class ProjectHelper
         }
 
         if( target instanceof TaskAdapter )
-            target = ( ( TaskAdapter )target ).getProxy();
+            target = ( (TaskAdapter)target ).getProxy();
 
         IntrospectionHelper.getHelper( target.getClass() ).addText( project, target, text );
     }
 
     public static void configure( Object target, AttributeList attrs,
                                   Project project )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( target instanceof TaskAdapter )
-            target = ( ( TaskAdapter )target ).getProxy();
+            target = ( (TaskAdapter)target ).getProxy();
 
         IntrospectionHelper ih =
             IntrospectionHelper.getHelper( target.getClass() );
@@ -111,14 +114,14 @@ public class ProjectHelper
         {
             // reflect these into the target
             String value = replaceProperties( project, attrs.getValue( i ),
-                project.getProperties() );
+                                              project.getProperties() );
             try
             {
                 ih.setAttribute( project, target,
-                    attrs.getName( i ).toLowerCase( Locale.US ), value );
+                                 attrs.getName( i ).toLowerCase( Locale.US ), value );
 
             }
-            catch( BuildException be )
+            catch( TaskException be )
             {
                 // id attribute must be set externally
                 if( !attrs.getName( i ).equals( "id" ) )
@@ -134,10 +137,10 @@ public class ProjectHelper
      *
      * @param project Description of Parameter
      * @param buildFile Description of Parameter
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
+     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
      */
     public static void configureProject( Project project, File buildFile )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         new ProjectHelper( project, buildFile ).parse();
     }
@@ -151,10 +154,10 @@ public class ProjectHelper
      * @param value Description of Parameter
      * @param fragments Description of Parameter
      * @param propertyRefs Description of Parameter
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
+     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
      */
     public static void parsePropertyString( String value, Vector fragments, Vector propertyRefs )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         int prev = 0;
         int pos;
@@ -180,8 +183,8 @@ public class ProjectHelper
                 int endName = value.indexOf( '}', pos );
                 if( endName < 0 )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "Syntax error in property: "
-                         + value );
+                    throw new TaskException( "Syntax error in property: "
+                                              + value );
                 }
                 String propertyName = value.substring( pos + 2, endName );
                 fragments.addElement( null );
@@ -203,11 +206,11 @@ public class ProjectHelper
      * @param value the string to be scanned for property references.
      * @param project Description of Parameter
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
+     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
      * @since 1.5
      */
     public static String replaceProperties( Project project, String value )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         return replaceProperties( project, value, project.getProperties() );
     }
@@ -220,10 +223,10 @@ public class ProjectHelper
      * @param project Description of Parameter
      * @param keys Description of Parameter
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
+     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
      */
     public static String replaceProperties( Project project, String value, Hashtable keys )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( value == null )
         {
@@ -239,16 +242,16 @@ public class ProjectHelper
         Enumeration j = propertyRefs.elements();
         while( i.hasMoreElements() )
         {
-            String fragment = ( String )i.nextElement();
+            String fragment = (String)i.nextElement();
             if( fragment == null )
             {
-                String propertyName = ( String )j.nextElement();
+                String propertyName = (String)j.nextElement();
                 if( !keys.containsKey( propertyName ) )
                 {
                     project.log( "Property ${" + propertyName + "} has not been set", Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
                 }
-                fragment = ( keys.containsKey( propertyName ) ) ? ( String )keys.get( propertyName )
-                     : "${" + propertyName + "}";
+                fragment = ( keys.containsKey( propertyName ) ) ? (String)keys.get( propertyName )
+                    : "${" + propertyName + "}";
             }
             sb.append( fragment );
         }
@@ -265,6 +268,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper
      * @param tag Description of Parameter
      */
     public static void storeChild( Project project, Object parent, Object child, String tag )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         IntrospectionHelper ih = IntrospectionHelper.getHelper( parent.getClass() );
         ih.storeElement( project, parent, child, tag );
@@ -302,10 +306,10 @@ public class ProjectHelper
     /**
      * Parses the project file.
      *
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
+     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
      */
     private void parse()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         FileInputStream inputStream = null;
         InputSource inputSource = null;
@@ -329,7 +333,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper
         }
         catch( ParserConfigurationException exc )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Parser has not been configured correctly", exc );
+            throw new TaskException( "Parser has not been configured correctly", exc );
         }
         catch( SAXParseException exc )
         {
@@ -339,7 +343,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper
             Throwable t = exc.getException();
             if( t instanceof BuildException )
             {
-                BuildException be = ( BuildException )t;
+                BuildException be = (BuildException)t;
                 if( be.getLocation() == Location.UNKNOWN_LOCATION )
                 {
                     be.setLocation( location );
@@ -347,24 +351,24 @@ public class ProjectHelper
                 throw be;
             }
 
-            throw new BuildException( exc.getMessage(), t, location );
+            throw new BuildException( exc.getMessage(), t );
         }
         catch( SAXException exc )
         {
             Throwable t = exc.getException();
-            if( t instanceof BuildException )
+            if( t instanceof TaskException )
             {
-                throw ( BuildException )t;
+                throw (TaskException)t;
             }
-            throw new BuildException( exc.getMessage(), t );
+            throw new TaskException( exc.getMessage(), t );
         }
         catch( FileNotFoundException exc )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( exc );
+            throw new TaskException( "Error", exc );
         }
         catch( IOException exc )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Error reading project file", exc );
+            throw new TaskException( "Error reading project file", exc );
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -434,7 +438,9 @@ public class ProjectHelper
          * Called when this element and all elements nested into it have been
          * handled.
          */
-        protected void finished() { }
+        protected void finished()
+        {
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -466,21 +472,21 @@ public class ProjectHelper
             {
                 addText( project, element, buf, start, end );
             }
-            catch( BuildException exc )
+            catch( TaskException exc )
             {
                 throw new SAXParseException( exc.getMessage(), locator, exc );
             }
         }
 
         public void init( String propType, AttributeList attrs )
-            throws SAXParseException
+            throws SAXParseException, TaskException
         {
             try
             {
                 element = project.createDataType( propType );
                 if( element == null )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "Unknown data type " + propType );
+                    throw new TaskException( "Unknown data type " + propType );
                 }
 
                 if( target != null )
@@ -495,7 +501,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper
                     configureId( element, attrs );
                 }
             }
-            catch( BuildException exc )
+            catch( TaskException exc )
             {
                 throw new SAXParseException( exc.getMessage(), locator, exc );
             }
@@ -530,7 +536,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper
 
             if( parent instanceof TaskAdapter )
             {
-                this.parent = ( ( TaskAdapter )parent ).getProxy();
+                this.parent = ( (TaskAdapter)parent ).getProxy();
             }
             else
             {
@@ -549,7 +555,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper
                 {
                     addText( project, child, buf, start, end );
                 }
-                catch( BuildException exc )
+                catch( TaskException exc )
                 {
                     throw new SAXParseException( exc.getMessage(), locator, exc );
                 }
@@ -574,7 +580,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper
                 {
                     UnknownElement uc = new UnknownElement( elementName );
                     uc.setProject( project );
-                    ( ( UnknownElement )parent ).addChild( uc );
+                    ( (UnknownElement)parent ).addChild( uc );
                     child = uc;
                 }
                 else
@@ -596,7 +602,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper
                     ih.storeElement( project, parent, child, elementName );
                 }
             }
-            catch( BuildException exc )
+            catch( TaskException exc )
             {
                 throw new SAXParseException( exc.getMessage(), locator, exc );
             }
@@ -609,7 +615,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper
             {
                 // taskcontainer nested element can contain other tasks - no other
                 // nested elements possible
-                new TaskHandler( this, ( TaskContainer )child, childWrapper, target ).init( name, attrs );
+                new TaskHandler( this, (TaskContainer)child, childWrapper, target ).init( name, attrs );
             }
             else
             {
@@ -631,7 +637,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper
         }
 
         public void init( String tag, AttributeList attrs )
-            throws SAXParseException
+            throws SAXParseException, TaskException
         {
             String def = null;
             String name = null;
@@ -668,10 +674,10 @@ public class ProjectHelper
             if( def == null )
             {
                 throw new SAXParseException( "The default attribute of project is required",
-                    locator );
+                                             locator );
             }
 
-            project.setDefaultTarget( def );
+            project.setDefault( def );
 
             if( name != null )
             {
@@ -701,7 +707,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        project.setBaseDir( project.resolveFile( baseDir, buildFileParent ) );
+                        project.setBaseDir( FileUtils.newFileUtils().resolveFile( buildFileParent, baseDir ) );
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -833,7 +839,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper
                 catch( FileNotFoundException fne )
                 {
                     project.log( file.getAbsolutePath() + " could not be found",
-                        Project.MSG_WARN );
+                                 Project.MSG_WARN );
                 }
             }
             // use default if not file or file not found
@@ -980,7 +986,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper
                 {
                     addText( project, task, buf, start, end );
                 }
-                catch( BuildException exc )
+                catch( TaskException exc )
                 {
                     throw new SAXParseException( exc.getMessage(), locator, exc );
                 }
@@ -998,7 +1004,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper
             {
                 task = project.createTask( tag );
             }
-            catch( BuildException e )
+            catch( TaskException e )
             {
                 // swallow here, will be thrown again in
                 // UnknownElement.maybeConfigure if the problem persists.
@@ -1041,7 +1047,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper
             if( task instanceof TaskContainer )
             {
                 // task can contain other tasks - no other nested elements possible
-                new TaskHandler( this, ( TaskContainer )task, wrapper, target ).init( name, attrs );
+                new TaskHandler( this, (TaskContainer)task, wrapper, target ).init( name, attrs );
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/RuntimeConfigurable.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/RuntimeConfigurable.java
index 4acd55108..e55ad54c9 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/RuntimeConfigurable.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/RuntimeConfigurable.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Vector;
 import org.xml.sax.AttributeList;
 import org.xml.sax.helpers.AttributeListImpl;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 
 /**
  * Wrapper class that holds the attributes of a Task (or elements nested below
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ public class RuntimeConfigurable
      * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
      */
     public void maybeConfigure( Project p )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         String id = null;
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java
index 78cb4f980..38b0cac3e 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant;
+
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.StringTokenizer;
 import java.util.Vector;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 
 /**
  * This class implements a target object with required parameters.
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer
     private Project project;
 
     public void setDepends( String depS )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( depS.length() > 0 )
         {
@@ -40,9 +43,9 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer
                 //Make sure the dependency is not empty string
                 if( token.equals( "" ) || token.equals( "," ) )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "Syntax Error: Depend attribute " +
-                        "for target \"" + getName() +
-                        "\" has an empty string for dependency." );
+                    throw new TaskException( "Syntax Error: Depend attribute " +
+                                              "for target \"" + getName() +
+                                              "\" has an empty string for dependency." );
                 }
 
                 addDependency( token );
@@ -54,9 +57,9 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer
                     token = tok.nextToken();
                     if( !tok.hasMoreTokens() || !token.equals( "," ) )
                     {
-                        throw new BuildException( "Syntax Error: Depend attribute " +
-                            "for target \"" + getName() +
-                            "\" ends with a , character" );
+                        throw new TaskException( "Syntax Error: Depend attribute " +
+                                                  "for target \"" + getName() +
+                                                  "\" ends with a , character" );
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer
             }
         }
 
-        Task[] retval = new Task[tasks.size()];
+        Task[] retval = new Task[ tasks.size() ];
         tasks.copyInto( retval );
         return retval;
     }
@@ -139,6 +142,10 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer
             execute();
             project.fireTargetFinished( this, null );
         }
+        catch( final TaskException te )
+        {
+            project.fireTargetFinished( this, te );
+        }
         catch( RuntimeException exc )
         {
             project.fireTargetFinished( this, exc );
@@ -162,7 +169,7 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer
     }
 
     public void execute()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( testIfCondition() && testUnlessCondition() )
         {
@@ -172,12 +179,12 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer
                 Object o = enum.nextElement();
                 if( o instanceof Task )
                 {
-                    Task task = ( Task )o;
+                    Task task = (Task)o;
                     task.perform();
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    RuntimeConfigurable r = ( RuntimeConfigurable )o;
+                    RuntimeConfigurable r = (RuntimeConfigurable)o;
                     r.maybeConfigure( project );
                 }
             }
@@ -185,12 +192,12 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer
         else if( !testIfCondition() )
         {
             project.log( this, "Skipped because property '" + this.ifCondition + "' not set.",
-                Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
+                         Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
         }
         else
         {
             project.log( this, "Skipped because property '" + this.unlessCondition + "' set.",
-                Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
+                         Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
         }
     }
 
@@ -209,6 +216,7 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer
     }
 
     private boolean testIfCondition()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( "".equals( ifCondition ) )
         {
@@ -220,6 +228,7 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer
     }
 
     private boolean testUnlessCondition()
+    throws TaskException
     {
         if( "".equals( unlessCondition ) )
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
index 7a08963ea..d0c6d3c8d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 
 public abstract class Task
     extends ProjectComponent
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/TaskAdapter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/TaskAdapter.java
index 6f7ebcbf1..4cc0b1a97 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/TaskAdapter.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/TaskAdapter.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 package org.apache.tools.ant;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 
 
 /**
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ public class TaskAdapter extends Task
      * @param project Description of Parameter
      */
     public static void checkTaskClass( final Class taskClass, final Project project )
+    throws TaskException
     {
         // don't have to check for interface, since then
         // taskClass would be abstract too.
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ public class TaskAdapter extends Task
         {
             final String message = "No public execute() in " + taskClass;
             project.log( message, Project.MSG_ERR );
-            throw new BuildException( message );
+            throw new TaskException( message );
         }
     }
 
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ public class TaskAdapter extends Task
         {
             log( "Error setting project in " + proxy.getClass(),
                 Project.MSG_ERR );
-            throw new BuildException( ex );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ex );
         }
 
         Method executeM = null;
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ public class TaskAdapter extends Task
             if( executeM == null )
             {
                 log( "No public execute() in " + proxy.getClass(), Project.MSG_ERR );
-                throw new BuildException( "No public execute() in " + proxy.getClass() );
+                throw new TaskException( "No public execute() in " + proxy.getClass() );
             }
             executeM.invoke( proxy, null );
             return;
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ public class TaskAdapter extends Task
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
             log( "Error in " + proxy.getClass(), Project.MSG_ERR );
-            throw new BuildException( ex );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ex );
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java
index efe3b6046..69f21d197 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant;
+
 import java.util.Vector;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 
 /**
  * Wrapper class that holds all information necessary to create a task or data
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task
     {
         if( realThing != null && realThing instanceof Task )
         {
-            return ( Task )realThing;
+            return (Task)realThing;
         }
         return null;
     }
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task
     public String getTaskName()
     {
         return realThing == null || !( realThing instanceof Task ) ?
-            super.getTaskName() : ( ( Task )realThing ).getTaskName();
+            super.getTaskName() : ( (Task)realThing ).getTaskName();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -87,18 +89,19 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task
      * Called when the real task has been configured for the first time.
      */
     public void execute()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( realThing == null )
         {
             // plain impossible to get here, maybeConfigure should
             // have thrown an exception.
-            throw new BuildException( "Could not create task of type: "
-                 + elementName, location );
+            throw new TaskException( "Could not create task of type: "
+                                     + elementName );
         }
 
         if( realThing instanceof Task )
         {
-            ( ( Task )realThing ).perform();
+            ( (Task)realThing ).perform();
         }
     }
 
@@ -109,14 +112,14 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task
      * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
      */
     public void maybeConfigure()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         realThing = makeObject( this, wrapper );
 
         wrapper.setProxy( realThing );
         if( realThing instanceof Task )
         {
-            ( ( Task )realThing ).setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper( wrapper );
+            ( (Task)realThing ).setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper( wrapper );
         }
 
         handleChildren( realThing, wrapper );
@@ -137,19 +140,19 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task
     {
         String lSep = System.getProperty( "line.separator" );
         String msg = "Could not create " + what + " of type: " + elementName
-             + "." + lSep
-             + "Ant could not find the task or a class this" + lSep
-             + "task relies upon." + lSep
-             + "Common solutions are to use taskdef to declare" + lSep
-             + "your task, or, if this is an optional task," + lSep
-             + "to put the optional.jar and all required libraries of" + lSep
-             + "this task in the lib directory of" + lSep
-             + "your ant installation (ANT_HOME)." + lSep
-             + "There is also the possibility that your build file " + lSep
-             + "is written to work with a more recent version of ant " + lSep
-             + "than the one you are using, in which case you have to " + lSep
-             + "upgrade.";
-        return new BuildException( msg, location );
+            + "." + lSep
+            + "Ant could not find the task or a class this" + lSep
+            + "task relies upon." + lSep
+            + "Common solutions are to use taskdef to declare" + lSep
+            + "your task, or, if this is an optional task," + lSep
+            + "to put the optional.jar and all required libraries of" + lSep
+            + "this task in the lib directory of" + lSep
+            + "your ant installation (ANT_HOME)." + lSep
+            + "There is also the possibility that your build file " + lSep
+            + "is written to work with a more recent version of ant " + lSep
+            + "than the one you are using, in which case you have to " + lSep
+            + "upgrade.";
+        return new BuildException( msg );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -162,12 +165,12 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task
      */
     protected void handleChildren( Object parent,
                                    RuntimeConfigurable parentWrapper )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
 
         if( parent instanceof TaskAdapter )
         {
-            parent = ( ( TaskAdapter )parent ).getProxy();
+            parent = ( (TaskAdapter)parent ).getProxy();
         }
 
         Class parentClass = parent.getClass();
@@ -176,13 +179,13 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task
         for( int i = 0; i < children.size(); i++ )
         {
             RuntimeConfigurable childWrapper = parentWrapper.getChild( i );
-            UnknownElement child = ( UnknownElement )children.elementAt( i );
+            UnknownElement child = (UnknownElement)children.elementAt( i );
             Object realChild = null;
 
             if( parent instanceof TaskContainer )
             {
                 realChild = makeTask( child, childWrapper, false );
-                ( ( TaskContainer )parent ).addTask( ( Task )realChild );
+                ( (TaskContainer)parent ).addTask( (Task)realChild );
             }
             else
             {
@@ -192,14 +195,14 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task
             childWrapper.setProxy( realChild );
             if( parent instanceof TaskContainer )
             {
-                ( ( Task )realChild ).setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper( childWrapper );
+                ( (Task)realChild ).setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper( childWrapper );
             }
 
             child.handleChildren( realChild, childWrapper );
 
             if( parent instanceof TaskContainer )
             {
-                ( ( Task )realChild ).maybeConfigure();
+                ( (Task)realChild ).maybeConfigure();
             }
         }
     }
@@ -213,6 +216,7 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
     protected Object makeObject( UnknownElement ue, RuntimeConfigurable w )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         Object o = makeTask( ue, w, true );
         if( o == null )
@@ -236,6 +240,7 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task
      */
     protected Task makeTask( UnknownElement ue, RuntimeConfigurable w,
                              boolean onTopLevel )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         Task task = project.createTask( ue.getTag() );
         if( task == null && !onTopLevel )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ant.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ant.java
index 937f44cd2..155526136 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ant.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ant.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 
 /**
  * Call Ant in a sub-project 
@@ -178,10 +179,10 @@ public class Ant extends Task
     /**
      * Do the execution.
      *
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
+     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
      */
     public void execute()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         try
         {
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ public class Ant extends Task
                 target.equals( this.getOwningTarget().getName() ) )
             {
 
-                throw new BuildException( "ant task calling its own parent target" );
+                throw new TaskException( "ant task calling its own parent target" );
             }
 
             newProject.executeTarget( target );
@@ -283,10 +284,10 @@ public class Ant extends Task
      * project. Also copy over all references that don't override existing
      * references in the new project if inheritall has been requested.
      *
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
+     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
      */
     private void addReferences()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         Hashtable thisReferences = ( Hashtable )project.getReferences().clone();
         Hashtable newReferences = newProject.getReferences();
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ public class Ant extends Task
                 String refid = ref.getRefId();
                 if( refid == null )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "the refid attribute is required for reference elements" );
+                    throw new TaskException( "the refid attribute is required for reference elements" );
                 }
                 if( !thisReferences.containsKey( refid ) )
                 {
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ public class Ant extends Task
             {
                 String msg = "Error setting new project instance for reference with id "
                      + oldKey;
-                throw new BuildException( msg, e2, location );
+                throw new TaskException( msg, e2, location );
             }
         }
         newProject.addReference( newKey, copy );
@@ -482,10 +483,10 @@ public class Ant extends Task
      * Override the properties in the new project with the one explicitly
      * defined as nested elements here.
      *
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
+     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
      */
     private void overrideProperties()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         Enumeration e = properties.elements();
         while( e.hasMoreElements() )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/AntStructure.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/AntStructure.java
index 1b1007267..39416e5a4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/AntStructure.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/AntStructure.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class AntStructure extends Task
 
         if( output == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "output attribute is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "output attribute is required" );
         }
 
         PrintWriter out = null;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class AntStructure extends Task
         catch( IOException ioe )
         {
             throw new BuildException( "Error writing " + output.getAbsolutePath(),
-                ioe, location );
+                ioe );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Available.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Available.java
index a4396a6a0..94c6e8c5a 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Available.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Available.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Reference;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 
 /**
  * Will set the given property if the requested resource is available at
@@ -26,7 +27,9 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
  * @author Magesh Umasankar
  */
 
-public class Available extends Task implements Condition
+public class Available
+    extends Task
+    implements Condition
 {
     private String value = "true";
     private String classname;
@@ -77,22 +80,8 @@ public class Available extends Task implements Condition
         this.resource = resource;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param type The new Type value
-     * @deprecated setType(String) is deprecated and is replaced with
-     *      setType(Available.FileDir) to make Ant's Introspection mechanism do
-     *      the work and also to encapsulate operations on the type in its own
-     *      class.
-     */
-    public void setType( String type )
-    {
-        log( "DEPRECATED - The setType(String) method has been deprecated."
-             + " Use setType(Available.FileDir) instead." );
-        this.type = new FileDir();
-        this.type.setValue( type );
-    }
 
-    public void setType( FileDir type )
+   public void setType( FileDir type )
     {
         this.type = type;
     }
@@ -121,18 +110,18 @@ public class Available extends Task implements Condition
     }
 
     public boolean eval()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( classname == null && file == null && resource == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "At least one of (classname|file|resource) is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "At least one of (classname|file|resource) is required" );
         }
 
         if( type != null )
         {
             if( file == null )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "The type attribute is only valid when specifying the file attribute." );
+                throw new TaskException( "The type attribute is only valid when specifying the file attribute." );
             }
         }
 
@@ -176,24 +165,21 @@ public class Available extends Task implements Condition
     }
 
     public void execute()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( property == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "property attribute is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "property attribute is required");
         }
 
         if( eval() )
         {
             String lSep = System.getProperty( "line.separator" );
-            if( null != project.getProperty( property ) )
+            if( null == project.getProperty( property ) )
             {
-                log( "DEPRECATED -  used to overide an existing property. "
-                     + lSep
-                     + " Build writer should not reuse the same property name for "
-                     + lSep + "different values." );
+                this.project.setProperty( property, value );
             }
-            this.project.setProperty( property, value );
+            //else ignore
         }
     }
 
@@ -235,7 +221,7 @@ public class Available extends Task implements Condition
     {
         if( filepath == null )
         {
-            return checkFile( project.resolveFile( file ), file );
+            return checkFile( resolveFile( file ), file );
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/BUnzip2.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/BUnzip2.java
index 882af9655..3b2dc6fdf 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/BUnzip2.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/BUnzip2.java
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ public class BUnzip2 extends Unpack
                 int b = bis.read();
                 if( b != 'B' )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "Invalid bz2 file.", location );
+                    throw new BuildException( "Invalid bz2 file." );
                 }
                 b = bis.read();
                 if( b != 'Z' )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "Invalid bz2 file.", location );
+                    throw new BuildException( "Invalid bz2 file." );
                 }
                 zIn = new CBZip2InputStream( bis );
                 byte[] buffer = new byte[8 * 1024];
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class BUnzip2 extends Unpack
             catch( IOException ioe )
             {
                 String msg = "Problem expanding bzip2 " + ioe.getMessage();
-                throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+                throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
             }
             finally
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/BZip2.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/BZip2.java
index 9c3cdc401..be8635f3f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/BZip2.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/BZip2.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class BZip2 extends Pack
         catch( IOException ioe )
         {
             String msg = "Problem creating bzip2 " + ioe.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CVSPass.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CVSPass.java
index 356579a4a..44b7ed617 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CVSPass.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CVSPass.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 
 /**
  * CVSLogin Adds an new entry to a CVS password file
@@ -105,9 +106,9 @@ public class CVSPass extends Task
         throws BuildException
     {
         if( cvsRoot == null )
-            throw new BuildException( "cvsroot is required" );
+            throw new TaskException( "cvsroot is required" );
         if( password == null )
-            throw new BuildException( "password is required" );
+            throw new TaskException( "password is required" );
 
         log( "cvsRoot: " + cvsRoot, project.MSG_DEBUG );
         log( "password: " + password, project.MSG_DEBUG );
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ public class CVSPass extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java
index 80f570e08..3fdb80063 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ public class CallTarget extends Task
 
         if( subTarget == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Attribute target is required.",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Attribute target is required." );
         }
 
         callee.setDir( project.getBaseDir() );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Checksum.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Checksum.java
index a778428c5..e9b444d54 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Checksum.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Checksum.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MatchingTask;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition.Condition;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FileSet;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 
 /**
  * This task can be used to create checksums for files. It can also be used to
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ public class Checksum extends MatchingTask implements Condition
                      + file.getAbsolutePath()
                      + " to generate checksum for.";
                 log( message );
-                throw new BuildException( message, location );
+                throw new BuildException( message );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ public class Checksum extends MatchingTask implements Condition
         }
         catch( Exception e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -366,19 +367,19 @@ public class Checksum extends MatchingTask implements Condition
 
         if( file == null && filesets.size() == 0 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException(
+            throw new TaskException(
                 "Specify at least one source - a file or a fileset." );
         }
 
         if( file != null && file.exists() && file.isDirectory() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException(
+            throw new TaskException(
                 "Checksum cannot be generated for directories" );
         }
 
         if( property != null && fileext != null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException(
+            throw new TaskException(
                 "Property and FileExt cannot co-exist." );
         }
 
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@ public class Checksum extends MatchingTask implements Condition
         {
             if( forceOverwrite )
             {
-                throw new BuildException(
+                throw new TaskException(
                     "ForceOverwrite cannot be used when Property is specified" );
             }
 
@@ -394,7 +395,7 @@ public class Checksum extends MatchingTask implements Condition
             {
                 if( filesets.size() > 0 )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException(
+                    throw new TaskException(
                         "Multiple files cannot be used when Property is specified" );
                 }
             }
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ public class Checksum extends MatchingTask implements Condition
             {
                 if( filesets.size() > 1 )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException(
+                    throw new TaskException(
                         "Multiple files cannot be used when Property is specified" );
                 }
             }
@@ -415,13 +416,13 @@ public class Checksum extends MatchingTask implements Condition
 
         if( verifyProperty != null && forceOverwrite )
         {
-            throw new BuildException(
+            throw new TaskException(
                 "VerifyProperty and ForceOverwrite cannot co-exist." );
         }
 
         if( isCondition && forceOverwrite )
         {
-            throw new BuildException(
+            throw new TaskException(
                 "ForceOverwrite cannot be used when conditions are being used." );
         }
 
@@ -431,7 +432,7 @@ public class Checksum extends MatchingTask implements Condition
         }
         else if( fileext.trim().length() == 0 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException(
+            throw new TaskException(
                 "File extension when specified must not be an empty string" );
         }
 
@@ -444,11 +445,11 @@ public class Checksum extends MatchingTask implements Condition
             }
             catch( NoSuchAlgorithmException noalgo )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( noalgo );
+                throw new TaskException( noalgo.toString(), noalgo );
             }
             catch( NoSuchProviderException noprovider )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( noprovider );
+                throw new TaskException( noprovider.toString(), noprovider );
             }
         }
         else
@@ -459,14 +460,13 @@ public class Checksum extends MatchingTask implements Condition
             }
             catch( NoSuchAlgorithmException noalgo )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( noalgo );
+                throw new TaskException( noalgo.toString(), noalgo );
             }
         }
 
         if( messageDigest == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Unable to create Message Digest",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Unable to create Message Digest" );
         }
 
         addToIncludeFileMap( file );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Chmod.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Chmod.java
index 96f736e03..6df33d6bd 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Chmod.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Chmod.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class Chmod extends ExecuteOn
 
     public void setCommand( String e )
     {
-        throw new BuildException( taskType + " doesn\'t support the command attribute", location );
+        throw new BuildException( taskType + " doesn\'t support the command attribute" );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class Chmod extends ExecuteOn
 
     public void setExecutable( String e )
     {
-        throw new BuildException( taskType + " doesn\'t support the executable attribute", location );
+        throw new BuildException( taskType + " doesn\'t support the executable attribute" );
     }
 
     public void setFile( File src )
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class Chmod extends ExecuteOn
 
     public void setSkipEmptyFilesets( boolean skip )
     {
-        throw new BuildException( taskType + " doesn\'t support the skipemptyfileset attribute", location );
+        throw new BuildException( taskType + " doesn\'t support the skipemptyfileset attribute" );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public class Chmod extends ExecuteOn
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Execute failed: " + e, e, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Execute failed: " + e, e );
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ public class Chmod extends ExecuteOn
     {
         if( !havePerm )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Required attribute perm not set in chmod",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Required attribute perm not set in chmod" );
         }
 
         if( defaultSetDefined && defaultSet.getDir( project ) != null )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ConditionTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ConditionTask.java
index da72ebc93..db05c6075 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ConditionTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ConditionTask.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition.Condition;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition.ConditionBase;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 
 /**
  * <condition> task as a generalization of <available> and
@@ -57,15 +58,15 @@ public class ConditionTask extends ConditionBase
      * @since 1.1
      */
     public void execute()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( countConditions() > 1 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "You must not nest more than one condition into " );
+            throw new TaskException( "You must not nest more than one condition into " );
         }
         if( countConditions() < 1 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "You must nest a condition into " );
+            throw new TaskException( "You must nest a condition into " );
         }
         Condition c = ( Condition )getConditions().nextElement();
         if( c.eval() )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copy.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copy.java
index 055c978fd..ba97365c5 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copy.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copy.java
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Hashtable;
 import java.util.Vector;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.DirectoryScanner;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
@@ -120,19 +122,6 @@ public class Copy extends Task
         this.forceOverwrite = overwrite;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Give the copied files the same last modified time as the original files.
-     *
-     * @param preserve The new PreserveLastModified value
-     * @deprecated setPreserveLastModified(String) has been deprecated and
-     *      replaced with setPreserveLastModified(boolean) to consistently let
-     *      the Introspection mechanism work.
-     */
-    public void setPreserveLastModified( String preserve )
-    {
-        setPreserveLastModified( Project.toBoolean( preserve ) );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Give the copied files the same last modified time as the original files.
      *
@@ -213,8 +202,7 @@ public class Copy extends Task
     {
         if( mapperElement != null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Cannot define more than one mapper",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Cannot define more than one mapper" );
         }
         mapperElement = new Mapper( project );
         return mapperElement;
@@ -226,7 +214,7 @@ public class Copy extends Task
      * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
      */
     public void execute()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         // make sure we don't have an illegal set of options
         validateAttributes();
@@ -249,22 +237,22 @@ public class Copy extends Task
                 else
                 {
                     log( file + " omitted as " + destFile + " is up to date.",
-                        Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
+                         Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
                 }
             }
             else
             {
                 String message = "Could not find file "
-                     + file.getAbsolutePath() + " to copy.";
+                    + file.getAbsolutePath() + " to copy.";
                 log( message );
-                throw new BuildException( message );
+                throw new TaskException( message );
             }
         }
 
         // deal with the filesets
         for( int i = 0; i < filesets.size(); i++ )
         {
-            FileSet fs = ( FileSet )filesets.elementAt( i );
+            FileSet fs = (FileSet)filesets.elementAt( i );
             DirectoryScanner ds = fs.getDirectoryScanner( project );
             File fromDir = fs.getDir( project );
 
@@ -272,7 +260,7 @@ public class Copy extends Task
             String[] srcDirs = ds.getIncludedDirectories();
             boolean isEverythingIncluded = ds.isEverythingIncluded();
             if( isEverythingIncluded
-                 && !flatten && mapperElement == null )
+                && !flatten && mapperElement == null )
             {
                 completeDirMap.put( fromDir, destDir );
             }
@@ -315,12 +303,12 @@ public class Copy extends Task
             Vector v = new Vector();
             for( int i = 0; i < names.length; i++ )
             {
-                if( mapper.mapFileName( names[i] ) != null )
+                if( mapper.mapFileName( names[ i ] ) != null )
                 {
-                    v.addElement( names[i] );
+                    v.addElement( names[ i ] );
                 }
             }
-            toCopy = new String[v.size()];
+            toCopy = new String[ v.size() ];
             v.copyInto( toCopy );
         }
         else
@@ -331,8 +319,8 @@ public class Copy extends Task
 
         for( int i = 0; i < toCopy.length; i++ )
         {
-            File src = new File( fromDir, toCopy[i] );
-            File dest = new File( toDir, mapper.mapFileName( toCopy[i] )[0] );
+            File src = new File( fromDir, toCopy[ i ] );
+            File dest = new File( toDir, mapper.mapFileName( toCopy[ i ] )[ 0 ] );
             map.put( src.getAbsolutePath(), dest.getAbsolutePath() );
         }
     }
@@ -346,14 +334,14 @@ public class Copy extends Task
         if( fileCopyMap.size() > 0 )
         {
             log( "Copying " + fileCopyMap.size() +
-                " file" + ( fileCopyMap.size() == 1 ? "" : "s" ) +
-                " to " + destDir.getAbsolutePath() );
+                 " file" + ( fileCopyMap.size() == 1 ? "" : "s" ) +
+                 " to " + destDir.getAbsolutePath() );
 
             Enumeration e = fileCopyMap.keys();
             while( e.hasMoreElements() )
             {
-                String fromFile = ( String )e.nextElement();
-                String toFile = ( String )fileCopyMap.get( fromFile );
+                String fromFile = (String)e.nextElement();
+                String toFile = (String)fileCopyMap.get( fromFile );
 
                 if( fromFile.equals( toFile ) )
                 {
@@ -370,18 +358,18 @@ public class Copy extends Task
                     {
                         executionFilters.addFilterSet( project.getGlobalFilterSet() );
                     }
-                    for( Enumeration filterEnum = filterSets.elements(); filterEnum.hasMoreElements();  )
+                    for( Enumeration filterEnum = filterSets.elements(); filterEnum.hasMoreElements(); )
                     {
-                        executionFilters.addFilterSet( ( FilterSet )filterEnum.nextElement() );
+                        executionFilters.addFilterSet( (FilterSet)filterEnum.nextElement() );
                     }
                     fileUtils.copyFile( fromFile, toFile, executionFilters,
-                        forceOverwrite, preserveLastModified );
+                                        forceOverwrite, preserveLastModified );
                 }
                 catch( IOException ioe )
                 {
                     String msg = "Failed to copy " + fromFile + " to " + toFile
-                         + " due to " + ioe.getMessage();
-                    throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+                        + " due to " + ioe.getMessage();
+                    throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -392,7 +380,7 @@ public class Copy extends Task
             int count = 0;
             while( e.hasMoreElements() )
             {
-                File d = new File( ( String )e.nextElement() );
+                File d = new File( (String)e.nextElement() );
                 if( !d.exists() )
                 {
                     if( !d.mkdirs() )
@@ -409,9 +397,9 @@ public class Copy extends Task
             if( count > 0 )
             {
                 log( "Copied " + count +
-                    " empty director" +
-                    ( count == 1 ? "y" : "ies" ) +
-                    " to " + destDir.getAbsolutePath() );
+                     " empty director" +
+                     ( count == 1 ? "y" : "ies" ) +
+                     " to " + destDir.getAbsolutePath() );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -449,9 +437,9 @@ public class Copy extends Task
         }
     }
 
-//************************************************************************
-//  protected and private methods
-//************************************************************************
+    //************************************************************************
+    //  protected and private methods
+    //************************************************************************
 
     /**
      * Ensure we have a consistent and legal set of attributes, and set any
@@ -460,38 +448,38 @@ public class Copy extends Task
      * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
      */
     protected void validateAttributes()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( file == null && filesets.size() == 0 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Specify at least one source - a file or a fileset." );
+            throw new TaskException( "Specify at least one source - a file or a fileset." );
         }
 
         if( destFile != null && destDir != null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Only one of tofile and todir may be set." );
+            throw new TaskException( "Only one of tofile and todir may be set." );
         }
 
         if( destFile == null && destDir == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "One of tofile or todir must be set." );
+            throw new TaskException( "One of tofile or todir must be set." );
         }
 
         if( file != null && file.exists() && file.isDirectory() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Use a fileset to copy directories." );
+            throw new TaskException( "Use a fileset to copy directories." );
         }
 
         if( destFile != null && filesets.size() > 0 )
         {
             if( filesets.size() > 1 )
             {
-                throw new BuildException(
+                throw new TaskException(
                     "Cannot concatenate multiple files into a single file." );
             }
             else
             {
-                FileSet fs = ( FileSet )filesets.elementAt( 0 );
+                FileSet fs = (FileSet)filesets.elementAt( 0 );
                 DirectoryScanner ds = fs.getDirectoryScanner( project );
                 String[] srcFiles = ds.getIncludedFiles();
 
@@ -499,18 +487,18 @@ public class Copy extends Task
                 {
                     if( file == null )
                     {
-                        file = new File( srcFiles[0] );
+                        file = new File( srcFiles[ 0 ] );
                         filesets.removeElementAt( 0 );
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        throw new BuildException(
+                        throw new TaskException(
                             "Cannot concatenate multiple files into a single file." );
                     }
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException(
+                    throw new TaskException(
                         "Cannot perform operation from directory to file." );
                 }
             }
@@ -520,7 +508,5 @@ public class Copy extends Task
         {
             destDir = new File( destFile.getParent() );// be 1.1 friendly
         }
-
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Cvs.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Cvs.java
index 63bda456c..371f6ca9d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Cvs.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Cvs.java
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
+
 import java.io.BufferedOutputStream;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
@@ -120,7 +122,6 @@ public class Cvs extends Task
         this.cvsRsh = rsh;
     }
 
-
     public void setDate( String p )
     {
         if( p != null && p.trim().length() > 0 )
@@ -185,9 +186,8 @@ public class Cvs extends Task
         }
     }
 
-
     public void execute()
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
 
         // XXX: we should use JCVS (www.ice.com/JCVS) instead of command line
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public class Cvs extends Task
         if( error == null && output == null )
         {
             streamhandler = new LogStreamHandler( this, Project.MSG_INFO,
-                Project.MSG_WARN );
+                                                  Project.MSG_WARN );
         }
         else
         {
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public class Cvs extends Task
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( e );
+                    throw new TaskException( e.toString(), e );
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ public class Cvs extends Task
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( e );
+                    throw new TaskException( e.toString(), e );
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ public class Cvs extends Task
         }
 
         Execute exe = new Execute( streamhandler,
-            null );
+                                   null );
 
         exe.setAntRun( project );
         if( dest == null )
@@ -306,11 +306,11 @@ public class Cvs extends Task
              * Throw an exception if cvs exited with error. (Iulian)
              */
             if( failOnError && retCode != 0 )
-                throw new BuildException( "cvs exited with error code " + retCode );
+                throw new TaskException( "cvs exited with error code " + retCode );
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new TaskException( e.toString(), e );
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ public class Cvs extends Task
                     outputstream.close();
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
-                {}
+                {
+                }
             }
             if( error != null )
             {
@@ -330,7 +331,8 @@ public class Cvs extends Task
                     errorstream.close();
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
-                {}
+                {
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Definer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Definer.java
index 0186ee465..6bb9cacae 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Definer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Definer.java
@@ -72,12 +72,6 @@ public abstract class Definer extends Task
         this.resource = res;
     }
 
-    public void setReverseLoader( boolean reverseLoader )
-    {
-        this.reverseLoader = reverseLoader;
-        log( "The reverseloader attribute is DEPRECATED. It will be removed", Project.MSG_WARN );
-    }
-
     public String getClassname()
     {
         return value;
@@ -120,13 +114,13 @@ public abstract class Definer extends Task
                 {
                     String msg = "You must not specify name or value "
                          + "together with file or resource.";
-                    throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+                    throw new BuildException( msg );
                 }
 
                 if( file != null && resource != null )
                 {
                     String msg = "You must not specify both, file and resource.";
-                    throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+                    throw new BuildException( msg );
                 }
 
                 Properties props = new Properties();
@@ -169,7 +163,7 @@ public abstract class Definer extends Task
             }
             catch( IOException ex )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( ex);
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", ex);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -189,13 +183,13 @@ public abstract class Definer extends Task
         {
             String msg = getTaskName() + " class " + value +
                 " cannot be found";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, cnfe, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, cnfe );
         }
         catch( NoClassDefFoundError ncdfe )
         {
             String msg = getTaskName() + " class " + value +
                 " cannot be found";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, ncdfe, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, ncdfe );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Delete.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Delete.java
index e7df0b543..f96f39b7d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Delete.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Delete.java
@@ -242,8 +242,7 @@ public class Delete extends MatchingTask
 
         if( quiet && failonerror )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "quiet and failonerror cannot both be set to true",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "quiet and failonerror cannot both be set to true" );
         }
 
         // delete the single file
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ear.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ear.java
index 955cbb6ca..3456e63e8 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ear.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ear.java
@@ -47,13 +47,6 @@ public class Ear extends Jar
         super.addFileset( fs );
     }
 
-    public void setEarfile( File earFile )
-    {
-        log( "DEPRECATED - The earfile attribute is deprecated. Use file attribute instead." );
-        setFile( earFile );
-    }
-
-
     public void addArchives( ZipFileSet fs )
     {
         // We just set the prefix for this fileset, and pass it up.
@@ -80,7 +73,7 @@ public class Ear extends Jar
         // If no webxml file is specified, it's an error.
         if( deploymentDescriptor == null && !isInUpdateMode() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "appxml attribute is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "appxml attribute is required" );
         }
 
         super.initZipOutputStream( zOut );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Echo.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Echo.java
index 1e57b259a..1dbd30558 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Echo.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Echo.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class Echo extends Task
             }
             catch( IOException ioe )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( ioe);
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", ioe);
             }
             finally
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecTask.java
index f236d8eae..d81f23827 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecTask.java
@@ -52,19 +52,6 @@ public class ExecTask extends Task
     private String outputprop;
     private String resultProperty;
 
-    /**
-     * The full commandline to execute, executable + arguments.
-     *
-     * @param cmdl The new Command value
-     */
-    public void setCommand( Commandline cmdl )
-    {
-        log( "The command attribute is deprecated. " +
-            "Please use the executable attribute and nested arg elements.",
-            Project.MSG_WARN );
-        this.cmdl = cmdl;
-    }
-
     /**
      * The working directory of the process
      *
@@ -256,7 +243,7 @@ public class ExecTask extends Task
         {
             if( failOnError )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( taskType + " returned: " + err, location );
+                throw new BuildException( taskType + " returned: " + err );
             }
             else
             {
@@ -291,7 +278,7 @@ public class ExecTask extends Task
     {
         if( cmdl.getExecutable() == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "no executable specified", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "no executable specified" );
         }
         if( dir != null && !dir.exists() )
         {
@@ -322,11 +309,11 @@ public class ExecTask extends Task
             }
             catch( FileNotFoundException fne )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Cannot write to " + out, fne, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Cannot write to " + out, fne );
             }
             catch( IOException ioe )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Cannot write to " + out, ioe, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Cannot write to " + out, ioe );
             }
         }
         else if( outputprop != null )
@@ -439,7 +426,7 @@ public class ExecTask extends Task
         {
             if( failIfExecFails )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Execute failed: " + e.toString(), e, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Execute failed: " + e.toString(), e );
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Execute.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Execute.java
index c1fdd0c72..42626602c 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Execute.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Execute.java
@@ -259,12 +259,12 @@ public class Execute
             int retval = exe.execute();
             if( retval != 0 )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( cmdline[ 0 ] + " failed with return code " + retval, task.getLocation() );
+                throw new BuildException( cmdline[ 0 ] + " failed with return code " + retval );
             }
         }
         catch( java.io.IOException exc )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Could not launch " + cmdline[ 0 ] + ": " + exc, task.getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( "Could not launch " + cmdline[ 0 ] + ": " + exc );
         }
     }
 
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ public class Execute
             {
                 throw new IOException( "Cannot locate antRun script: Property 'ant.home' not found" );
             }
-            String antRun = project.resolveFile( antHome + File.separator + _script ).toString();
+            String antRun = resolveFile( antHome + File.separator + _script ).toString();
 
             // Build the command
             File commandDir = workingDir;
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ public class Execute
             {
                 throw new IOException( "Cannot locate antRun script: Property 'ant.home' not found" );
             }
-            String antRun = project.resolveFile( antHome + File.separator + _script ).toString();
+            String antRun = resolveFile( antHome + File.separator + _script ).toString();
 
             // Build the command
             File commandDir = workingDir;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteJava.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteJava.java
index 6fc077991..1c20e5ffd 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteJava.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteJava.java
@@ -37,15 +37,6 @@ public class ExecuteJava
         this.javaCommand = javaCommand;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * All output (System.out as well as System.err) will be written to this
-     * Stream.
-     *
-     * @param out The new Output value
-     * @deprecated manage output at the task level
-     */
-    public void setOutput( PrintStream out ) { }
-
     public void setSystemProperties( CommandlineJava.SysProperties s )
     {
         sysProperties = s;
@@ -95,7 +86,7 @@ public class ExecuteJava
             Throwable t = e.getTargetException();
             if( !( t instanceof SecurityException ) )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( t );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", t );
             }
             else
             {
@@ -104,7 +95,7 @@ public class ExecuteJava
         }
         catch( Exception e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteOn.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteOn.java
index 0a8bd9d53..02598c18d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteOn.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteOn.java
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ public class ExecuteOn extends ExecTask
     {
         if( mapperElement != null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Cannot define more than one mapper",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Cannot define more than one mapper" );
         }
         mapperElement = new Mapper( project );
         return mapperElement;
@@ -134,8 +133,7 @@ public class ExecuteOn extends ExecTask
     {
         if( srcFilePos != null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( taskType + " doesn\'t support multiple srcfile elements.",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( taskType + " doesn\'t support multiple srcfile elements." );
         }
         srcFilePos = cmdl.createMarker();
         return srcFilePos;
@@ -151,8 +149,7 @@ public class ExecuteOn extends ExecTask
     {
         if( targetFilePos != null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( taskType + " doesn\'t support multiple targetfile elements.",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( taskType + " doesn\'t support multiple targetfile elements." );
         }
         targetFilePos = cmdl.createMarker();
         srcIsFirst = ( srcFilePos != null );
@@ -345,15 +342,10 @@ public class ExecuteOn extends ExecTask
 
     protected void checkConfiguration()
     {
-        if( "execon".equals( taskName ) )
-        {
-            log( "!! execon is deprecated. Use apply instead. !!" );
-        }
-
         super.checkConfiguration();
         if( filesets.size() == 0 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "no filesets specified", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "no filesets specified" );
         }
 
         if( targetFilePos != null || mapperElement != null
@@ -362,12 +354,11 @@ public class ExecuteOn extends ExecTask
 
             if( mapperElement == null )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "no mapper specified", location );
+                throw new BuildException( "no mapper specified" );
             }
             if( mapperElement == null )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "no dest attribute specified",
-                    location );
+                throw new BuildException( "no dest attribute specified" );
             }
             mapper = mapperElement.getImplementation();
         }
@@ -448,7 +439,7 @@ public class ExecuteOn extends ExecTask
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Execute failed: " + e, e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Execute failed: " + e, e );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Expand.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Expand.java
index 38ebc9404..88e1bd21d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Expand.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Expand.java
@@ -98,11 +98,6 @@ public class Expand extends MatchingTask
     public void execute()
         throws BuildException
     {
-        if( "expand".equals( taskType ) )
-        {
-            log( "!! expand is deprecated. Use unzip instead. !!" );
-        }
-
         if( source == null && filesets.size() == 0 )
         {
             throw new BuildException( "src attribute and/or filesets must be specified" );
@@ -116,7 +111,7 @@ public class Expand extends MatchingTask
 
         if( dest.exists() && !dest.isDirectory() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Dest must be a directory.", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Dest must be a directory." );
         }
 
         FileUtils fileUtils = FileUtils.newFileUtils();
@@ -126,7 +121,7 @@ public class Expand extends MatchingTask
             if( source.isDirectory() )
             {
                 throw new BuildException( "Src must not be a directory." +
-                    " Use nested filesets instead.", location );
+                    " Use nested filesets instead." );
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Filter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Filter.java
index 6970d0ab4..b51e712f6 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Filter.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Filter.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class Filter extends Task
 
         if( !isFiltersFromFile && !isSingleFilter )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "both token and value parameters, or only a filtersFile parameter is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "both token and value parameters, or only a filtersFile parameter is required" );
         }
 
         if( isSingleFilter )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java
index 2cd21df0a..18c757c2d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java
@@ -147,35 +147,6 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Specify how carriage return (CR) characters are to be handled
-     *
-     * @param attr The new Cr value
-     * @deprecated use {@link #setEol setEol} instead.
-     */
-    public void setCr( AddAsisRemove attr )
-    {
-        log( "DEPRECATED: The cr attribute has been deprecated,",
-            Project.MSG_WARN );
-        log( "Please us the eol attribute instead", Project.MSG_WARN );
-        String option = attr.getValue();
-        CrLf c = new CrLf();
-        if( option.equals( "remove" ) )
-        {
-            c.setValue( "lf" );
-        }
-        else if( option.equals( "asis" ) )
-        {
-            c.setValue( "asis" );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // must be "add"
-            c.setValue( "crlf" );
-        }
-        setEol( c );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Set the destination where the fixed files should be placed. Default is to
      * replace the original file.
@@ -306,8 +277,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
     {
         if( tlength < 2 || tlength > 80 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "tablength must be between 2 and 80",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "tablength must be between 2 and 80" );
         }
         tablength = tlength;
         StringBuffer sp = new StringBuffer();
@@ -522,7 +492,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }// end of try-catch
         }
         else
@@ -581,7 +551,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }// end of try-catch
 
         }// end of else tabs == ADD
@@ -617,7 +587,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
 
             while( lines.hasMoreElements() )
@@ -631,7 +601,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
                 }
                 catch( NoSuchElementException e )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( e );
+                    throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
                 }
 
                 String lineString = line.getLineString();
@@ -649,7 +619,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
                     }
                     catch( IOException e )
                     {
-                        throw new BuildException( e );
+                        throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
                     }// end of try-catch
 
                 }
@@ -721,7 +691,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
                             }
                             catch( IOException e )
                             {
-                                throw new BuildException( e );
+                                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
                             }
 
                             lines.setState( LOOKING );
@@ -744,7 +714,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( e );
+                    throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
                 }// end of try-catch
 
             }// end of while (lines.hasNext())
@@ -763,7 +733,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -773,7 +743,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( e );
+                    throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
                 }
             }
 
@@ -841,7 +811,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -914,7 +884,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
         }
 
@@ -1043,7 +1013,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/GUnzip.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/GUnzip.java
index a4001fba5..50088af38 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/GUnzip.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/GUnzip.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class GUnzip extends Unpack
             catch( IOException ioe )
             {
                 String msg = "Problem expanding gzip " + ioe.getMessage();
-                throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+                throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
             }
             finally
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/GZip.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/GZip.java
index df35b0daf..1469cccee 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/GZip.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/GZip.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class GZip extends Pack
         catch( IOException ioe )
         {
             String msg = "Problem creating gzip " + ioe.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
index 6c1eb4451..d05868236 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
@@ -132,29 +132,26 @@ public class Get extends Task
     {
         if( source == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "src attribute is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "src attribute is required" );
         }
 
         if( dest == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "dest attribute is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "dest attribute is required" );
         }
 
         if( dest.exists() && dest.isDirectory() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "The specified destination is a directory",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "The specified destination is a directory" );
         }
 
         if( dest.exists() && !dest.canWrite() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Can't write to " + dest.getAbsolutePath(),
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Can't write to " + dest.getAbsolutePath() );
         }
 
         try
         {
-
             log( "Getting: " + source );
 
             //set the timestamp to the file date.
@@ -249,8 +246,7 @@ public class Get extends Task
                 log( "Can't get " + source + " to " + dest );
                 if( ignoreErrors )
                     return;
-                throw new BuildException( "Can't get " + source + " to " + dest,
-                    location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Can't get " + source + " to " + dest );
             }
 
             byte[] buffer = new byte[100 * 1024];
@@ -287,7 +283,7 @@ public class Get extends Task
             log( "Error getting " + source + " to " + dest );
             if( ignoreErrors )
                 return;
-            throw new BuildException( ioe);
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ioe);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Jar.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Jar.java
index 1b2d8a976..8d5aec951 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Jar.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Jar.java
@@ -63,22 +63,11 @@ public class Jar extends Zip
         index = flag;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param jarFile The new Jarfile value
-     * @deprecated use setFile(File) instead.
-     */
-    public void setJarfile( File jarFile )
-    {
-        log( "DEPRECATED - The jarfile attribute is deprecated. Use file attribute instead." );
-        setFile( jarFile );
-    }
-
     public void setManifest( File manifestFile )
     {
         if( !manifestFile.exists() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Manifest file: " + manifestFile + " does not exist.",
-                getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( "Manifest file: " + manifestFile + " does not exist." );
         }
 
         this.manifestFile = manifestFile;
@@ -97,7 +86,7 @@ public class Jar extends Zip
         catch( ManifestException e )
         {
             log( "Manifest is invalid: " + e.getMessage(), Project.MSG_ERR );
-            throw new BuildException( "Invalid Manifest: " + manifestFile, e, getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( "Invalid Manifest: " + manifestFile, e );
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
@@ -262,7 +251,7 @@ public class Jar extends Zip
         catch( ManifestException e )
         {
             log( "Manifest is invalid: " + e.getMessage(), Project.MSG_ERR );
-            throw new BuildException( "Invalid Manifest", e, getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( "Invalid Manifest", e );
         }
     }
 
@@ -391,7 +380,7 @@ public class Jar extends Zip
         catch( ManifestException e )
         {
             log( "Manifest is invalid: " + e.getMessage(), Project.MSG_ERR );
-            throw new BuildException( "Invalid Manifest", e, getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( "Invalid Manifest", e );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Java.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Java.java
index 060a331c6..2671c6e0f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Java.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Java.java
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 import java.util.Vector;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.ExitException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline;
@@ -39,19 +39,6 @@ public class Java extends Task
     private boolean failOnError = false;
     private File out;
 
-    /**
-     * Set the command line arguments for the class.
-     *
-     * @param s The new Args value
-     */
-    public void setArgs( String s )
-    {
-        log( "The args attribute is deprecated. " +
-            "Please use nested arg elements.",
-            Project.MSG_WARN );
-        cmdl.createArgument().setLine( s );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Set the class name.
      *
@@ -149,19 +136,6 @@ public class Java extends Task
         cmdl.setVm( s );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Set the command line arguments for the JVM.
-     *
-     * @param s The new Jvmargs value
-     */
-    public void setJvmargs( String s )
-    {
-        log( "The jvmargs attribute is deprecated. " +
-            "Please use nested jvmarg elements.",
-            Project.MSG_WARN );
-        cmdl.createVmArgument().setLine( s );
-    }
-
     /**
      * -mx or -Xmx depending on VM version
      *
@@ -243,7 +217,7 @@ public class Java extends Task
         {
             if( failOnError )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Java returned: " + err, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Java returned: " + err );
             }
             else
             {
@@ -290,16 +264,9 @@ public class Java extends Task
             }
 
             log( "Running in same VM " + cmdl.getJavaCommand().toString(),
-                Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
-            try
-            {
-                run( cmdl );
-                return 0;
-            }
-            catch( ExitException ex )
-            {
-                return ex.getStatus();
-            }
+                 Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
+            run( cmdl );
+            return 0;
         }
     }
 
@@ -342,7 +309,7 @@ public class Java extends Task
         cmdj.setClassname( classname );
         for( int i = 0; i < args.size(); i++ )
         {
-            cmdj.createArgument().setValue( ( String )args.elementAt( i ) );
+            cmdj.createArgument().setValue( (String)args.elementAt( i ) );
         }
         run( cmdj );
     }
@@ -370,7 +337,7 @@ public class Java extends Task
             }
             catch( IOException io )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( io );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", io );
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -403,8 +370,8 @@ public class Java extends Task
             if( out == null )
             {
                 exe = new Execute( new LogStreamHandler( this, Project.MSG_INFO,
-                    Project.MSG_WARN ),
-                    null );
+                                                         Project.MSG_WARN ),
+                                   null );
             }
             else
             {
@@ -420,8 +387,7 @@ public class Java extends Task
             }
             else if( !dir.exists() || !dir.isDirectory() )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( dir.getAbsolutePath() + " is not a valid directory",
-                    location );
+                throw new BuildException( dir.getAbsolutePath() + " is not a valid directory");
             }
 
             exe.setWorkingDirectory( dir );
@@ -433,12 +399,12 @@ public class Java extends Task
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
         }
         catch( IOException io )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( io );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", io );
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -449,7 +415,8 @@ public class Java extends Task
                     fos.close();
                 }
                 catch( IOException io )
-                {}
+                {
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javac.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javac.java
index 7793bc4f2..9ff441be4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javac.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javac.java
@@ -6,15 +6,16 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Vector;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.Os;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.DirectoryScanner;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.compilers.CompilerAdapter;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.compilers.CompilerAdapterFactory;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.Os;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Reference;
@@ -57,9 +58,8 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.util.SourceFileScanner;
 
 public class Javac extends MatchingTask
 {
-
     private final static String FAIL_MSG
-         = "Compile failed, messages should have been provided.";
+        = "Compile failed, messages should have been provided.";
     private boolean debug = false;
     private boolean optimize = false;
     private boolean deprecation = false;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
     private Vector implementationSpecificArgs = new Vector();
 
     protected boolean failOnError = true;
-    protected File[] compileList = new File[0];
+    protected File[] compileList = new File[ 0 ];
     private Path bootclasspath;
     private Path compileClasspath;
     private String debugLevel;
@@ -238,15 +238,15 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
     public void setFork( String f )
     {
         if( f.equalsIgnoreCase( "on" )
-             || f.equalsIgnoreCase( "true" )
-             || f.equalsIgnoreCase( "yes" ) )
+            || f.equalsIgnoreCase( "true" )
+            || f.equalsIgnoreCase( "yes" ) )
         {
             fork = "true";
             forkedExecutable = getSystemJavac();
         }
         else if( f.equalsIgnoreCase( "off" )
-             || f.equalsIgnoreCase( "false" )
-             || f.equalsIgnoreCase( "no" ) )
+            || f.equalsIgnoreCase( "false" )
+            || f.equalsIgnoreCase( "no" ) )
         {
             fork = "false";
             forkedExecutable = null;
@@ -406,17 +406,17 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
     {
         Vector args = new Vector();
         for( Enumeration enum = implementationSpecificArgs.elements();
-            enum.hasMoreElements();
-             )
+             enum.hasMoreElements();
+            )
         {
             String[] curr =
-                ( ( ImplementationSpecificArgument )enum.nextElement() ).getParts();
+                ( (ImplementationSpecificArgument)enum.nextElement() ).getParts();
             for( int i = 0; i < curr.length; i++ )
             {
-                args.addElement( curr[i] );
+                args.addElement( curr[ i ] );
             }
         }
-        String[] res = new String[args.size()];
+        String[] res = new String[ args.size() ];
         args.copyInto( res );
         return res;
     }
@@ -724,17 +724,17 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
 
         if( src == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!" );
         }
         String[] list = src.list();
         if( list.length == 0 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!" );
         }
 
         if( destDir != null && !destDir.isDirectory() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "destination directory \"" + destDir + "\" does not exist or is not a directory", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "destination directory \"" + destDir + "\" does not exist or is not a directory" );
         }
 
         // scan source directories and dest directory to build up
@@ -742,10 +742,10 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
         resetFileLists();
         for( int i = 0; i < list.length; i++ )
         {
-            File srcDir = ( File )project.resolveFile( list[i] );
+            File srcDir = (File)resolveFile( list[ i ] );
             if( !srcDir.exists() )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "srcdir \"" + srcDir.getPath() + "\" does not exist!", location );
+                throw new BuildException( "srcdir \"" + srcDir.getPath() + "\" does not exist!" );
             }
 
             DirectoryScanner ds = this.getDirectoryScanner( srcDir );
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
             CompilerAdapter adapter = CompilerAdapterFactory.getCompiler(
                 compiler, this );
             log( "Compiling " + compileList.length +
-                " source file"
+                 " source file"
                  + ( compileList.length == 1 ? "" : "s" )
                  + ( destDir != null ? " to " + destDir : "" ) );
 
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
             {
                 if( failOnError )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( FAIL_MSG, location );
+                    throw new BuildException( FAIL_MSG );
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
         // PATH.
         java.io.File jExecutable =
             new java.io.File( System.getProperty( "java.home" ) +
-            "/../bin/javac" + extension );
+                              "/../bin/javac" + extension );
 
         if( jExecutable.exists() && !Os.isFamily( "netware" ) )
         {
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
      */
     protected void resetFileLists()
     {
-        compileList = new File[0];
+        compileList = new File[ 0 ];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -858,12 +858,12 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
 
         if( newFiles.length > 0 )
         {
-            File[] newCompileList = new File[compileList.length +
-                newFiles.length];
+            File[] newCompileList = new File[ compileList.length +
+                newFiles.length ];
             System.arraycopy( compileList, 0, newCompileList, 0,
-                compileList.length );
+                              compileList.length );
             System.arraycopy( newFiles, 0, newCompileList,
-                compileList.length, newFiles.length );
+                              compileList.length, newFiles.length );
             compileList = newCompileList;
         }
     }
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
                 if( isJdkCompiler( compiler ) )
                 {
                     log( "Since fork is true, ignoring build.compiler setting.",
-                        Project.MSG_WARN );
+                         Project.MSG_WARN );
                     compiler = "extJavac";
                 }
                 else
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
      * @author RT
      */
     public class ImplementationSpecificArgument
-         extends Commandline.Argument
+        extends Commandline.Argument
     {
 
         private String impl;
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask
             }
             else
             {
-                return new String[0];
+                return new String[ 0 ];
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javadoc.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javadoc.java
index e95245de7..98adc71a3 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javadoc.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javadoc.java
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ public class Javadoc extends Task
             {
                 throw new BuildException( linkOfflineError );
             }
-            le.setPackagelistLoc( project.resolveFile( tok.nextToken() ) );
+            le.setPackagelistLoc( resolveFile( tok.nextToken() ) );
         }
     }
 
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ public class Javadoc extends Task
         {
             String f = tok.nextToken();
             SourceFile sf = new SourceFile();
-            sf.setFile( project.resolveFile( f ) );
+            sf.setFile( resolveFile( f ) );
             addSource( sf );
         }
     }
@@ -608,11 +608,6 @@ public class Javadoc extends Task
     public void execute()
         throws BuildException
     {
-        if( "javadoc2".equals( taskType ) )
-        {
-            log( "!! javadoc2 is deprecated. Use javadoc instead. !!" );
-        }
-
         if( sourcePath == null )
         {
             String msg = "sourcePath attribute must be set!";
@@ -689,7 +684,7 @@ public class Javadoc extends Task
             {
                 if( doclet.getName() == null )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "The doclet name must be specified.", location );
+                    throw new BuildException( "The doclet name must be specified." );
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -885,8 +880,7 @@ public class Javadoc extends Task
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Error creating temporary file",
-                    e, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error creating temporary file", e );
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -923,12 +917,12 @@ public class Javadoc extends Task
             int ret = exe.execute();
             if( ret != 0 && failOnError )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Javadoc returned " + ret, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Javadoc returned " + ret );
             }
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Javadoc failed: " + e, e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Javadoc failed: " + e, e );
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -1117,7 +1111,7 @@ public class Javadoc extends Task
 
             for( int j = 0; j < list.length; j++ )
             {
-                File source = project.resolveFile( list[j] );
+                File source = resolveFile( list[j] );
                 fs.setDir( source );
 
                 DirectoryScanner ds = fs.getDirectoryScanner( project );
@@ -1160,8 +1154,7 @@ public class Javadoc extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException ioex )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Error creating temporary file",
-                ioex, location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error creating temporary file", ioex );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/LogStreamHandler.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/LogStreamHandler.java
index b7e6c849b..abb58ef52 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/LogStreamHandler.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/LogStreamHandler.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class LogStreamHandler extends PumpStreamHandler
         catch( IOException e )
         {
             // plain impossible
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Manifest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Manifest.java
index 242b0fa5e..fa0e3f61c 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Manifest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Manifest.java
@@ -320,12 +320,12 @@ public class Manifest extends Task
             catch( ManifestException m )
             {
                 throw new BuildException( "Existing manifest " + manifestFile
-                     + " is invalid", m, location );
+                     + " is invalid", m );
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Failed to read " + manifestFile,
-                    e, location );
+                throw new
+                    BuildException( "Failed to read " + manifestFile, e );
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public class Manifest extends Task
         }
         catch( ManifestException m )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Manifest is invalid", m, location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Manifest is invalid", m );
         }
 
         PrintWriter w = null;
@@ -358,8 +358,7 @@ public class Manifest extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Failed to write " + manifestFile,
-                e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Failed to write " + manifestFile e );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MatchingTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MatchingTask.java
index a03cb9be7..375d11526 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MatchingTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MatchingTask.java
@@ -88,59 +88,6 @@ public abstract class MatchingTask extends Task
         fileset.setIncludesfile( includesfile );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * List of filenames and directory names to not include. They should be
-     * either , or " " (space) separated. The ignored files will be logged.
-     *
-     * @param ignoreString the string containing the files to ignore.
-     */
-    public void XsetIgnore( String ignoreString )
-    {
-        log( "The ignore attribute is deprecated." +
-            "Please use the excludes attribute.",
-            Project.MSG_WARN );
-        if( ignoreString != null && ignoreString.length() > 0 )
-        {
-            Vector tmpExcludes = new Vector();
-            StringTokenizer tok = new StringTokenizer( ignoreString, ", ", false );
-            while( tok.hasMoreTokens() )
-            {
-                createExclude().setName( "**/" + tok.nextToken().trim() + "/**" );
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Set this to be the items in the base directory that you want to be
-     * included. You can also specify "*" for the items (ie: items="*") and it
-     * will include all the items in the base directory.
-     *
-     * @param itemString the string containing the files to include.
-     */
-    public void XsetItems( String itemString )
-    {
-        log( "The items attribute is deprecated. " +
-            "Please use the includes attribute.",
-            Project.MSG_WARN );
-        if( itemString == null || itemString.equals( "*" )
-             || itemString.equals( "." ) )
-        {
-            createInclude().setName( "**" );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            StringTokenizer tok = new StringTokenizer( itemString, ", " );
-            while( tok.hasMoreTokens() )
-            {
-                String pattern = tok.nextToken().trim();
-                if( pattern.length() > 0 )
-                {
-                    createInclude().setName( pattern + "/**" );
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * add a name entry on the exclude list
      *
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Mkdir.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Mkdir.java
index c323430a4..f186760f1 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Mkdir.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Mkdir.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class Mkdir extends Task
     {
         if( dir == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "dir attribute is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "dir attribute is required" );
         }
 
         if( dir.isFile() )
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class Mkdir extends Task
             {
                 String msg = "Directory " + dir.getAbsolutePath() + " creation was not " +
                     "successful for an unknown reason";
-                throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+                throw new BuildException( msg );
             }
             log( "Created dir: " + dir.getAbsolutePath() );
         }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Move.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Move.java
index 75811008d..4d021bdf5 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Move.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Move.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class Move extends Copy
                     String msg = "Failed to rename dir " + fromDir
                          + " to " + toDir
                          + " due to " + ioe.getMessage();
-                    throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+                    throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public class Move extends Copy
                         String msg = "Failed to rename " + fromFile
                              + " to " + toFile
                              + " due to " + ioe.getMessage();
-                        throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+                        throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
                     }
 
                     if( !moved )
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public class Move extends Copy
                             String msg = "Failed to copy " + fromFile + " to "
                                  + toFile
                                  + " due to " + ioe.getMessage();
-                            throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+                            throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Pack.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Pack.java
index 3a9d0701d..2bd1d6ee2 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Pack.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Pack.java
@@ -64,18 +64,18 @@ public abstract class Pack extends Task
     {
         if( zipFile == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "zipfile attribute is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "zipfile attribute is required" );
         }
 
         if( source == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "src attribute is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "src attribute is required" );
         }
 
         if( source.isDirectory() )
         {
             throw new BuildException( "Src attribute must not " +
-                "represent a directory!", location );
+                "represent a directory!" );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Parallel.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Parallel.java
index 1203369ac..942d7f1cd 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Parallel.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Parallel.java
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ public class Parallel extends Task
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BuildException( firstException );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", firstException );
             }
         }
         else if( numExceptions > 1 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( exceptionMessage.toString(), firstLocation );
+            throw new BuildException( exceptionMessage.toString() );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Patch.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Patch.java
index 8c7657b12..f1edcac78 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Patch.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Patch.java
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ public class Patch extends Task
     {
         if( !file.exists() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "patchfile " + file + " doesn\'t exist",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "patchfile " + file + " doesn\'t exist" );
         }
         cmd.createArgument().setValue( "-i" );
         cmd.createArgument().setFile( file );
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ public class Patch extends Task
     {
         if( num < 0 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "strip has to be >= 0", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "strip has to be >= 0" );
         }
         cmd.createArgument().setValue( "-p" + num );
     }
@@ -128,8 +127,7 @@ public class Patch extends Task
     {
         if( !havePatchfile )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "patchfile argument is required",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "patchfile argument is required" );
         }
 
         Commandline toExecute = ( Commandline )cmd.clone();
@@ -150,7 +148,7 @@ public class Patch extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Property.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Property.java
index 15b182ecf..0c506bce8 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Property.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Property.java
@@ -99,17 +99,6 @@ public class Property extends Task
         this.resource = resource;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param userProperty The new UserProperty value
-     * @deprecated This was never a supported feature and has been deprecated
-     *      without replacement
-     */
-    public void setUserProperty( boolean userProperty )
-    {
-        log( "DEPRECATED: Ignoring request to set user property in Property task.",
-            Project.MSG_WARN );
-    }
-
     public void setValue( String value )
     {
         this.value = value;
@@ -161,16 +150,14 @@ public class Property extends Task
         {
             if( value == null && ref == null )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "You must specify value, location or refid with the name attribute",
-                    location );
+                throw new BuildException( "You must specify value, location or refid with the name attribute" );
             }
         }
         else
         {
             if( file == null && resource == null && env == null )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "You must specify file, resource or environment when not using the name attribute",
-                    location );
+                throw new BuildException( "You must specify file, resource or environment when not using the name attribute" );
             }
         }
 
@@ -291,7 +278,7 @@ public class Property extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException ex )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( ex );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ex );
         }
     }
 
@@ -334,7 +321,7 @@ public class Property extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException ex )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( ex );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ex );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Replace.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Replace.java
index 626ac8216..381d8ef91 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Replace.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Replace.java
@@ -245,23 +245,23 @@ public class Replace extends MatchingTask
         if( src == null && dir == null )
         {
             String message = "Either the file or the dir attribute " + "must be specified";
-            throw new BuildException( message, location );
+            throw new BuildException( message );
         }
         if( propertyFile != null && !propertyFile.exists() )
         {
             String message = "Property file " + propertyFile.getPath() + " does not exist.";
-            throw new BuildException( message, location );
+            throw new BuildException( message );
         }
         if( token == null && replacefilters.size() == 0 )
         {
             String message = "Either token or a nested replacefilter "
                  + "must be specified";
-            throw new BuildException( message, location );
+            throw new BuildException( message);
         }
         if( token != null && "".equals( token.getText() ) )
         {
             String message = "The token attribute must not be an empty string.";
-            throw new BuildException( message, location );
+            throw new BuildException( message );
         }
     }
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ public class Replace extends MatchingTask
     {
         if( !src.exists() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Replace: source file " + src.getPath() + " doesn't exist", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Replace: source file " + src.getPath() + " doesn't exist" );
         }
 
         File temp = fileUtils.createTempFile( "rep", ".tmp",
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ public class Replace extends MatchingTask
         catch( IOException ioe )
         {
             throw new BuildException( "IOException in " + src + " - " +
-                ioe.getClass().getName() + ":" + ioe.getMessage(), ioe, location );
+                ioe.getClass().getName() + ":" + ioe.getMessage(), ioe );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
index e37fac08e..8ce94edeb 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Reference;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileNameMapper;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.util.SourceFileScanner;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 
 /**
  * Task to compile RMI stubs and skeletons. This task can take the following
@@ -518,11 +519,11 @@ public class Rmic extends MatchingTask
     {
         if( baseDir == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "base attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "base attribute must be set!" );
         }
         if( !baseDir.exists() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "base does not exist!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "base does not exist!" );
         }
 
         if( verify )
@@ -565,7 +566,7 @@ public class Rmic extends MatchingTask
             // finally, lets execute the compiler!!
             if( !adapter.execute() )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( FAIL_MSG, location );
+                throw new BuildException( FAIL_MSG );
             }
         }
 
@@ -672,14 +673,14 @@ public class Rmic extends MatchingTask
             File newFile = new File( sourceBaseFile, sourceFileName );
             try
             {
-                project.copyFile( oldFile, newFile, filtering );
+                FileUtils.newFileUtils().copyFile( oldFile, newFile, filtering );
                 oldFile.delete();
             }
             catch( IOException ioe )
             {
                 String msg = "Failed to copy " + oldFile + " to " +
                     newFile + " due to " + ioe.getMessage();
-                throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+                throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SQLExec.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SQLExec.java
index 27acf92a0..a242c5489 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SQLExec.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SQLExec.java
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ public class SQLExec extends Task
         {
             if( transactions.size() == 0 )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Source file or fileset, transactions or sql statement must be set!", location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Source file or fileset, transactions or sql statement must be set!" );
             }
         }
         else
@@ -430,23 +430,23 @@ public class SQLExec extends Task
 
         if( driver == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Driver attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Driver attribute must be set!" );
         }
         if( userId == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "User Id attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "User Id attribute must be set!" );
         }
         if( password == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Password attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Password attribute must be set!" );
         }
         if( url == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Url attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Url attribute must be set!" );
         }
         if( srcFile != null && !srcFile.exists() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Source file does not exist!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Source file does not exist!" );
         }
         Driver driverInstance = null;
         // Load the driver using the
@@ -470,15 +470,15 @@ public class SQLExec extends Task
         }
         catch( ClassNotFoundException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Class Not Found: JDBC driver " + driver + " could not be loaded", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Class Not Found: JDBC driver " + driver + " could not be loaded" );
         }
         catch( IllegalAccessException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Illegal Access: JDBC driver " + driver + " could not be loaded", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Illegal Access: JDBC driver " + driver + " could not be loaded" );
         }
         catch( InstantiationException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Instantiation Exception: JDBC driver " + driver + " could not be loaded", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Instantiation Exception: JDBC driver " + driver + " could not be loaded" );
         }
 
         try
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ public class SQLExec extends Task
                 catch( SQLException ex )
                 {}
             }
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
         catch( SQLException e )
         {
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ public class SQLExec extends Task
                 catch( SQLException ex )
                 {}
             }
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SendEmail.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SendEmail.java
index 052ed4940..d69728485 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SendEmail.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SendEmail.java
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public class SendEmail extends Task
 
         while( t.hasMoreTokens() )
         {
-            files.addElement( project.resolveFile( t.nextToken() ) );
+            files.addElement( resolveFile( t.nextToken() ) );
         }
     }
 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ public class SendEmail extends Task
             String err = "IO error sending mail " + ioe.toString();
             if( failOnError )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( err, ioe, location );
+                throw new BuildException( err, ioe );
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Sleep.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Sleep.java
index 2c8d81c86..6c1b9b734 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Sleep.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Sleep.java
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public class Sleep extends Task
         {
             if( failOnError )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tar.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tar.java
index 2f3fe3cdc..cbcae1f7d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tar.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tar.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
@@ -34,33 +35,6 @@ import org.apache.tools.tar.TarOutputStream;
 
 public class Tar extends MatchingTask
 {
-
-    /**
-     * @deprecated Tar.WARN is deprecated and is replaced with
-     *      Tar.TarLongFileMode.WARN
-     */
-    public final static String WARN = "warn";
-    /**
-     * @deprecated Tar.FAIL is deprecated and is replaced with
-     *      Tar.TarLongFileMode.FAIL
-     */
-    public final static String FAIL = "fail";
-    /**
-     * @deprecated Tar.TRUNCATE is deprecated and is replaced with
-     *      Tar.TarLongFileMode.TRUNCATE
-     */
-    public final static String TRUNCATE = "truncate";
-    /**
-     * @deprecated Tar.GNU is deprecated and is replaced with
-     *      Tar.TarLongFileMode.GNU
-     */
-    public final static String GNU = "gnu";
-    /**
-     * @deprecated Tar.OMIT is deprecated and is replaced with
-     *      Tar.TarLongFileMode.OMIT
-     */
-    public final static String OMIT = "omit";
-
     private TarLongFileMode longFileMode = new TarLongFileMode();
 
     Vector filesets = new Vector();
@@ -84,28 +58,6 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
         this.baseDir = baseDir;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Set how to handle long files. Allowable values are truncate - paths are
-     * truncated to the maximum length fail - paths greater than the maximim
-     * cause a build exception warn - paths greater than the maximum cause a
-     * warning and GNU is used gnu - GNU extensions are used for any paths
-     * greater than the maximum. omit - paths greater than the maximum are
-     * omitted from the archive
-     *
-     * @param mode The new Longfile value
-     * @deprecated setLongFile(String) is deprecated and is replaced with
-     *      setLongFile(Tar.TarLongFileMode) to make Ant's Introspection
-     *      mechanism do the work and also to encapsulate operations on the mode
-     *      in its own class.
-     */
-    public void setLongfile( String mode )
-    {
-        log( "DEPRECATED - The setLongfile(String) method has been deprecated."
-             + " Use setLongfile(Tar.TarLongFileMode) instead." );
-        this.longFileMode = new TarLongFileMode();
-        longFileMode.setValue( mode );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Set how to handle long files. Allowable values are truncate - paths are
      * truncated to the maximum length fail - paths greater than the maximim
@@ -121,7 +73,6 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
         this.longFileMode = mode;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * This is the name/location of where to create the tar file.
      *
@@ -144,27 +95,24 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
     {
         if( tarFile == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "tarfile attribute must be set!",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "tarfile attribute must be set!" );
         }
 
         if( tarFile.exists() && tarFile.isDirectory() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "tarfile is a directory!",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "tarfile is a directory!" );
         }
 
         if( tarFile.exists() && !tarFile.canWrite() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Can not write to the specified tarfile!",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Can not write to the specified tarfile!" );
         }
 
         if( baseDir != null )
         {
             if( !baseDir.exists() )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "basedir does not exist!", location );
+                throw new BuildException( "basedir does not exist!" );
             }
 
             // add the main fileset to the list of filesets to process.
@@ -175,16 +123,15 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
 
         if( filesets.size() == 0 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "You must supply either a basdir attribute or some nested filesets.",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "You must supply either a basdir attribute or some nested filesets." );
         }
 
         // check if tr is out of date with respect to each
         // fileset
         boolean upToDate = true;
-        for( Enumeration e = filesets.elements(); e.hasMoreElements();  )
+        for( Enumeration e = filesets.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); )
         {
-            TarFileSet fs = ( TarFileSet )e.nextElement();
+            TarFileSet fs = (TarFileSet)e.nextElement();
             String[] files = fs.getFiles( project );
 
             if( !archiveIsUpToDate( files ) )
@@ -194,9 +141,9 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
 
             for( int i = 0; i < files.length; ++i )
             {
-                if( tarFile.equals( new File( fs.getDir( project ), files[i] ) ) )
+                if( tarFile.equals( new File( fs.getDir( project ), files[ i ] ) ) )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "A tar file cannot include itself", location );
+                    throw new BuildException( "A tar file cannot include itself" );
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -204,7 +151,7 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
         if( upToDate )
         {
             log( "Nothing to do: " + tarFile.getAbsolutePath() + " is up to date.",
-                Project.MSG_INFO );
+                 Project.MSG_INFO );
             return;
         }
 
@@ -231,14 +178,14 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
             }
 
             longWarningGiven = false;
-            for( Enumeration e = filesets.elements(); e.hasMoreElements();  )
+            for( Enumeration e = filesets.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); )
             {
-                TarFileSet fs = ( TarFileSet )e.nextElement();
+                TarFileSet fs = (TarFileSet)e.nextElement();
                 String[] files = fs.getFiles( project );
                 for( int i = 0; i < files.length; i++ )
                 {
-                    File f = new File( fs.getDir( project ), files[i] );
-                    String name = files[i].replace( File.separatorChar, '/' );
+                    File f = new File( fs.getDir( project ), files[ i ] );
+                    String name = files[ i ].replace( File.separatorChar, '/' );
                     tarFile( f, tOut, name, fs );
                 }
             }
@@ -246,7 +193,7 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
         catch( IOException ioe )
         {
             String msg = "Problem creating TAR: " + ioe.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -258,7 +205,8 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
                     tOut.close();
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
-                {}
+                {
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -300,7 +248,7 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
                 else if( longFileMode.isWarnMode() )
                 {
                     log( "Entry: " + vPath + " longer than " +
-                        TarConstants.NAMELEN + " characters.", Project.MSG_WARN );
+                         TarConstants.NAMELEN + " characters.", Project.MSG_WARN );
                     if( !longWarningGiven )
                     {
                         log( "Resulting tar file can only be processed successfully"
@@ -312,7 +260,7 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
                 {
                     throw new BuildException(
                         "Entry: " + vPath + " longer than " +
-                        TarConstants.NAMELEN + "characters.", location );
+                        TarConstants.NAMELEN + "characters." );
                 }
             }
 
@@ -332,13 +280,13 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
             {
                 fIn = new FileInputStream( file );
 
-                byte[] buffer = new byte[8 * 1024];
+                byte[] buffer = new byte[ 8 * 1024 ];
                 int count = 0;
                 do
                 {
                     tOut.write( buffer, 0, count );
                     count = fIn.read( buffer, 0, buffer.length );
-                }while ( count != -1 );
+                } while( count != -1 );
             }
 
             tOut.closeEntry();
@@ -359,7 +307,6 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
         private String userName = "";
         private String groupName = "";
 
-
         public TarFileSet( FileSet fileset )
         {
             super( fileset );
@@ -399,10 +346,10 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask
                 DirectoryScanner ds = getDirectoryScanner( p );
                 String[] directories = ds.getIncludedDirectories();
                 String[] filesPerSe = ds.getIncludedFiles();
-                files = new String[directories.length + filesPerSe.length];
+                files = new String[ directories.length + filesPerSe.length ];
                 System.arraycopy( directories, 0, files, 0, directories.length );
                 System.arraycopy( filesPerSe, 0, files, directories.length,
-                    filesPerSe.length );
+                                  filesPerSe.length );
             }
 
             return files;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Touch.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Touch.java
index 358597118..d53db1655 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Touch.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Touch.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class Touch extends Task
             }
             catch( ParseException pe )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( pe.getMessage(), pe, location );
+                throw new BuildException( pe.getMessage(), pe );
             }
         }
 
@@ -149,8 +149,7 @@ public class Touch extends Task
                 }
                 catch( IOException ioe )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "Could not create " + file, ioe,
-                        location );
+                    throw new BuildException( "Could not create " + file, ioe );
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tstamp.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tstamp.java
index 276d964e0..5c97426a0 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tstamp.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tstamp.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class Tstamp extends Task
         }
         catch( Exception e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public class Tstamp extends Task
                         country = st.nextToken();
                         if( st.hasMoreElements() )
                         {
-                            throw new BuildException( "bad locale format", getLocation() );
+                            throw new BuildException( "bad locale format" );
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public class Tstamp extends Task
             }
             catch( NoSuchElementException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "bad locale format", e, getLocation() );
+                throw new BuildException( "bad locale format", e );
             }
         }
 
@@ -200,22 +200,6 @@ public class Tstamp extends Task
             timeZone = TimeZone.getTimeZone( id );
         }
 
-        /**
-         * @param unit The new Unit value
-         * @deprecated setUnit(String) is deprecated and is replaced with
-         *      setUnit(Tstamp.Unit) to make Ant's Introspection mechanism do
-         *      the work and also to encapsulate operations on the unit in its
-         *      own class.
-         */
-        public void setUnit( String unit )
-        {
-            log( "DEPRECATED - The setUnit(String) method has been deprecated."
-                 + " Use setUnit(Tstamp.Unit) instead." );
-            Unit u = new Unit();
-            u.setValue( unit );
-            field = u.getCalendarField();
-        }
-
         public void setUnit( Unit unit )
         {
             field = unit.getCalendarField();
@@ -225,12 +209,12 @@ public class Tstamp extends Task
         {
             if( propertyName == null )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "property attribute must be provided", location );
+                throw new BuildException( "property attribute must be provided" );
             }
 
             if( pattern == null )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "pattern attribute must be provided", location );
+                throw new BuildException( "pattern attribute must be provided" );
             }
 
             SimpleDateFormat sdf;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Unpack.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Unpack.java
index 1e641b251..98bbf8f86 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Unpack.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Unpack.java
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ public abstract class Unpack extends Task
 
     public void setDest( String dest )
     {
-        this.dest = project.resolveFile( dest );
+        this.dest = resolveFile( dest );
     }
 
     public void setSrc( String src )
     {
-        source = project.resolveFile( src );
+        source = resolveFile( src );
     }
 
     public void execute()
@@ -65,17 +65,17 @@ public abstract class Unpack extends Task
     {
         if( source == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "No Src for gunzip specified", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "No Src for gunzip specified" );
         }
 
         if( !source.exists() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Src doesn't exist", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Src doesn't exist" );
         }
 
         if( source.isDirectory() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Cannot expand a directory", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Cannot expand a directory" );
         }
 
         if( dest == null )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Untar.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Untar.java
index 99fba8759..ea7539ffe 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Untar.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Untar.java
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ public class Untar extends Expand
         }
         catch( IOException ioe )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Error while expanding " + srcF.getPath(),
-                ioe, location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error while expanding " + srcF.getPath(), ioe );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/UpToDate.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/UpToDate.java
index 968131b0a..43ae44064 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/UpToDate.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/UpToDate.java
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ public class UpToDate extends MatchingTask implements Condition
     {
         if( mapperElement != null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Cannot define more than one mapper",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Cannot define more than one mapper"  );
         }
         mapperElement = new Mapper( project );
         return mapperElement;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/War.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/War.java
index ff2bf9c48..33dc1e83b 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/War.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/War.java
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ public class War extends Jar
         emptyBehavior = "create";
     }
 
-    public void setWarfile( File warFile )
-    {
-        log( "DEPRECATED - The warfile attribute is deprecated. Use file attribute instead." );
-        setFile( warFile );
-    }
-
     public void setWebxml( File descr )
     {
         deploymentDescriptor = descr;
@@ -89,7 +83,7 @@ public class War extends Jar
         // If no webxml file is specified, it's an error.
         if( deploymentDescriptor == null && !isInUpdateMode() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "webxml attribute is required", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "webxml attribute is required" );
         }
 
         super.initZipOutputStream( zOut );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/XSLTProcess.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/XSLTProcess.java
index 13a17d2b2..37d5d6c41 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/XSLTProcess.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/XSLTProcess.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Vector;
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Reference;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 
-
 /**
  * A Task to process via XSLT a set of XML documents. This is useful for
  * building views of XML based documentation. arguments:
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
         this.outputtype = type;
     }
 
-
     public void setProcessor( String processor )
     {
         this.processor = processor;
@@ -222,12 +221,12 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
 
         if( xslFile == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "no stylesheet specified", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "no stylesheet specified" );
         }
 
         if( baseDir == null )
         {
-            baseDir = project.resolveFile( "." );
+            baseDir = resolveFile( "." );
         }
 
         liaison = getLiaison();
@@ -235,25 +234,12 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
         // check if liaison wants to log errors using us as logger
         if( liaison instanceof XSLTLoggerAware )
         {
-            ( ( XSLTLoggerAware )liaison ).setLogger( this );
+            ( (XSLTLoggerAware)liaison ).setLogger( this );
         }
 
         log( "Using " + liaison.getClass().toString(), Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
 
-        File stylesheet = project.resolveFile( xslFile );
-        if( !stylesheet.exists() )
-        {
-            stylesheet = fileUtils.resolveFile( baseDir, xslFile );
-            /*
-             * shouldn't throw out deprecation warnings before we know,
-             * the wrong version has been used.
-             */
-            if( stylesheet.exists() )
-            {
-                log( "DEPRECATED - the style attribute should be relative to the project\'s" );
-                log( "             basedir, not the tasks\'s basedir." );
-            }
-        }
+        File stylesheet = resolveFile( xslFile );
 
         // if we have an in file and out then process them
         if( inFile != null && outFile != null )
@@ -279,16 +265,16 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
         list = scanner.getIncludedFiles();
         for( int i = 0; i < list.length; ++i )
         {
-            process( baseDir, list[i], destDir, stylesheet );
+            process( baseDir, list[ i ], destDir, stylesheet );
         }
 
         // Process all the directoried marked for styling
         dirs = scanner.getIncludedDirectories();
         for( int j = 0; j < dirs.length; ++j )
         {
-            list = new File( baseDir, dirs[j] ).list();
+            list = new File( baseDir, dirs[ j ] ).list();
             for( int i = 0; i < list.length; ++i )
-                process( baseDir, list[i], destDir, stylesheet );
+                process( baseDir, list[ i ], destDir, stylesheet );
         }
     }
 
@@ -306,7 +292,7 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
                 }
                 catch( Exception e )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( e );
+                    throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -338,7 +324,7 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
                                 e4.printStackTrace();
                                 e3.printStackTrace();
                                 e2.printStackTrace();
-                                throw new BuildException( e1 );
+                                throw new BuildException( "Error", e1 );
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -367,16 +353,16 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
         {
             log( "Loading stylesheet " + stylesheet, Project.MSG_INFO );
             liaison.setStylesheet( stylesheet );
-            for( Enumeration e = params.elements(); e.hasMoreElements();  )
+            for( Enumeration e = params.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); )
             {
-                Param p = ( Param )e.nextElement();
+                Param p = (Param)e.nextElement();
                 liaison.addParam( p.getName(), p.getExpression() );
             }
         }
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
             log( "Failed to read stylesheet " + stylesheet, Project.MSG_INFO );
-            throw new BuildException( ex );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ex );
         }
     }
 
@@ -389,7 +375,7 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
             if( !directory.mkdirs() )
             {
                 throw new BuildException( "Unable to create directory: "
-                     + directory.getAbsolutePath() );
+                                          + directory.getAbsolutePath() );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -471,7 +457,7 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
                 outFile.delete();
             }
 
-            throw new BuildException( ex );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ex );
         }
 
     }//-- processXML
@@ -500,7 +486,7 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
             log( "Failed to process " + inFile, Project.MSG_INFO );
             if( outFile != null )
                 outFile.delete();
-            throw new BuildException( ex );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ex );
         }
     }
 
@@ -518,31 +504,17 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger
         {
             final Class clazz =
                 loadClass( "org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.TraXLiaison" );
-            liaison = ( XSLTLiaison )clazz.newInstance();
-        }
-        else if( proc.equals( "xslp" ) )
-        {
-            log( "DEPRECATED - xslp processor is deprecated. Use trax or xalan instead." );
-            final Class clazz =
-                loadClass( "org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.XslpLiaison" );
-            liaison = ( XSLTLiaison )clazz.newInstance();
+            liaison = (XSLTLiaison)clazz.newInstance();
         }
         else if( proc.equals( "xalan" ) )
         {
             final Class clazz =
                 loadClass( "org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.XalanLiaison" );
-            liaison = ( XSLTLiaison )clazz.newInstance();
-        }
-        else if( proc.equals( "adaptx" ) )
-        {
-            log( "DEPRECATED - adaptx processor is deprecated. Use trax or xalan instead." );
-            final Class clazz =
-                loadClass( "org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.AdaptxLiaison" );
-            liaison = ( XSLTLiaison )clazz.newInstance();
+            liaison = (XSLTLiaison)clazz.newInstance();
         }
         else
         {
-            liaison = ( XSLTLiaison )loadClass( proc ).newInstance();
+            liaison = (XSLTLiaison)loadClass( proc ).newInstance();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java
index 802ec0476..6317eb017 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java
@@ -184,18 +184,6 @@ public class Zip extends MatchingTask
         emptyBehavior = we.getValue();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * This is the name/location of where to create the .zip file.
-     *
-     * @param zipFile The new Zipfile value
-     * @deprecated Use setFile() instead
-     */
-    public void setZipfile( File zipFile )
-    {
-        log( "DEPRECATED - The zipfile attribute is deprecated. Use file attribute instead." );
-        setFile( zipFile );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Are we updating an existing archive?
      *
@@ -383,7 +371,7 @@ public class Zip extends MatchingTask
                 }
             }
 
-            throw new BuildException( msg, ioe, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, ioe );
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -439,7 +427,7 @@ public class Zip extends MatchingTask
             else if( emptyBehavior.equals( "fail" ) )
             {
                 throw new BuildException( "Cannot create " + archiveType + " archive " + zipFile +
-                    ": no files were included.", location );
+                    ": no files were included." );
             }
             else
             {
@@ -453,7 +441,7 @@ public class Zip extends MatchingTask
             {
                 if( files[i].equals( zipFile ) )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "A zip file cannot include itself", location );
+                    throw new BuildException( "A zip file cannot include itself" );
                 }
             }
 
@@ -741,7 +729,7 @@ public class Zip extends MatchingTask
         }
         catch( IOException ioe )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Could not create empty ZIP archive", ioe, location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Could not create empty ZIP archive", ioe );
         }
         return true;
     }
@@ -858,7 +846,7 @@ public class Zip extends MatchingTask
     {
         if( file.equals( zipFile ) )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "A zip file cannot include itself", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "A zip file cannot include itself" );
         }
 
         FileInputStream fIn = new FileInputStream( file );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/DefaultCompilerAdapter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/DefaultCompilerAdapter.java
index a4675b48d..8396985a1 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/DefaultCompilerAdapter.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/DefaultCompilerAdapter.java
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ public abstract class DefaultCompilerAdapter implements CompilerAdapter
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "Error creating temporary file", e, location );
+                    throw new BuildException( "Error creating temporary file", e );
                 }
                 finally
                 {
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ public abstract class DefaultCompilerAdapter implements CompilerAdapter
             catch( IOException e )
             {
                 throw new BuildException( "Error running " + args[0]
-                     + " compiler", e, location );
+                     + " compiler", e );
             }
         }
         finally
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac12.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac12.java
index 9eee2523a..c5927bacd 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac12.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac12.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class Javac12 extends DefaultCompilerAdapter
         {
             throw new BuildException( "Cannot use classic compiler, as it is not available" +
                 " A common solution is to set the environment variable" +
-                " JAVA_HOME to your jdk directory.", location );
+                " JAVA_HOME to your jdk directory." );
         }
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class Javac12 extends DefaultCompilerAdapter
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Error starting classic compiler: ", ex, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error starting classic compiler: ", ex );
             }
         }
         finally
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class Javac12 extends DefaultCompilerAdapter
             catch( IOException e )
             {
                 // plain impossible
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac13.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac13.java
index 7516d43c9..c0f5f4bc7 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac13.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Javac13.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class Javac13 extends DefaultCompilerAdapter
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Error starting modern compiler", ex, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error starting modern compiler", ex );
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Jikes.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Jikes.java
index a45f64c3c..e6e869e60 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Jikes.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Jikes.java
@@ -131,23 +131,6 @@ public class Jikes extends DefaultCompilerAdapter
             cmd.createArgument().setValue( "+E" );
         }
 
-        /**
-         * Jikes issues more warnings that javac, for example, when you have
-         * files in your classpath that don't exist. As this is often the case,
-         * these warning can be pretty annoying.
-         */
-        String warningsProperty = project.getProperty( "build.compiler.warnings" );
-        if( warningsProperty != null )
-        {
-            attributes.log( "!! the build.compiler.warnings property is deprecated. !!",
-                Project.MSG_WARN );
-            attributes.log( "!! Use the nowarn attribute instead. !!",
-                Project.MSG_WARN );
-            if( !Project.toBoolean( warningsProperty ) )
-            {
-                cmd.createArgument().setValue( "-nowarn" );
-            }
-        }
         if( attributes.getNowarn() )
         {
             /*
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Kjc.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Kjc.java
index 2cb2bdc48..4aa6a8c5d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Kjc.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/Kjc.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class Kjc extends DefaultCompilerAdapter
         {
             throw new BuildException( "Cannot use kjc compiler, as it is not available" +
                 " A common solution is to set the environment variable" +
-                " CLASSPATH to your kjc archive (kjc.jar).", location );
+                " CLASSPATH to your kjc archive (kjc.jar)." );
         }
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class Kjc extends DefaultCompilerAdapter
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Error starting kjc compiler: ", ex, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error starting kjc compiler: ", ex );
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
index c680c8f92..e31998fb6 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
@@ -132,10 +132,3 @@ jspc=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jsp.JspC
 replaceregexp=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ReplaceRegExp
 translate=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.i18n.Translate
 
-# deprecated ant tasks (kept for back compatibility)
-javadoc2=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Javadoc
-#compileTask=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.CompileTask
-copydir=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Copydir
-copyfile=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Copyfile
-deltree=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Deltree
-rename=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Rename
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ANTLR.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ANTLR.java
index 7269bf2b2..2508be19e 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ANTLR.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ANTLR.java
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional;
+
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileReader;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.ExitException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Execute;
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecuteJava;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.LogStreamHandler;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.CommandlineJava;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Environment;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path;
 
 /**
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ public class ANTLR extends Task
                 int err = run( commandline.getCommandline() );
                 if( err == 1 )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "ANTLR returned: " + err, location );
+                    throw new BuildException( "ANTLR returned: " + err );
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -136,17 +135,7 @@ public class ANTLR extends Task
                 ExecuteJava exe = new ExecuteJava();
                 exe.setJavaCommand( commandline.getJavaCommand() );
                 exe.setClasspath( commandline.getClasspath() );
-                try
-                {
-                    exe.execute( project );
-                }
-                catch( ExitException e )
-                {
-                    if( e.getStatus() != 0 )
-                    {
-                        throw new BuildException( "ANTLR returned: " + e.getStatus(), location );
-                    }
-                }
+                exe.execute( project );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -183,7 +172,7 @@ public class ANTLR extends Task
                 int pling = u.indexOf( "!" );
                 String jarName = u.substring( 9, pling );
                 log( "Implicitly adding " + jarName + " to classpath",
-                    Project.MSG_DEBUG );
+                     Project.MSG_DEBUG );
                 createClasspath().setLocation( new File( ( new File( jarName ) ).getAbsolutePath() ) );
             }
             else if( u.startsWith( "file:" ) )
@@ -191,13 +180,13 @@ public class ANTLR extends Task
                 int tail = u.indexOf( resource );
                 String dirName = u.substring( 5, tail );
                 log( "Implicitly adding " + dirName + " to classpath",
-                    Project.MSG_DEBUG );
+                     Project.MSG_DEBUG );
                 createClasspath().setLocation( new File( ( new File( dirName ) ).getAbsolutePath() ) );
             }
             else
             {
                 log( "Don\'t know how to handle resource URL " + u,
-                    Project.MSG_DEBUG );
+                     Project.MSG_DEBUG );
             }
         }
         else
@@ -247,7 +236,7 @@ public class ANTLR extends Task
         throws BuildException
     {
         Execute exe = new Execute( new LogStreamHandler( this, Project.MSG_INFO,
-            Project.MSG_WARN ), null );
+                                                         Project.MSG_WARN ), null );
         exe.setAntRun( project );
         if( workingdir != null )
         {
@@ -260,7 +249,7 @@ public class ANTLR extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/IContract.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/IContract.java
index cc52a4708..8f60da24c 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/IContract.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/IContract.java
@@ -897,27 +897,27 @@ public class IContract extends MatchingTask
     {
         if( srcDir == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!" );
         }
         if( !srcDir.exists() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "srcdir \"" + srcDir.getPath() + "\" does not exist!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "srcdir \"" + srcDir.getPath() + "\" does not exist!");
         }
         if( instrumentDir == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "instrumentdir attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "instrumentdir attribute must be set!");
         }
         if( repositoryDir == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "repositorydir attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "repositorydir attribute must be set!" );
         }
         if( updateIcontrol == true && classDir == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "classdir attribute must be specified when updateicontrol=true!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "classdir attribute must be specified when updateicontrol=true!" );
         }
         if( updateIcontrol == true && controlFile == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "controlfile attribute must be specified when updateicontrol=true!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "controlfile attribute must be specified when updateicontrol=true!" );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Javah.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Javah.java
index 76d48b24c..cdd5faaaf 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Javah.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Javah.java
@@ -238,23 +238,23 @@ public class Javah extends Task
 
         if( ( cls == null ) && ( classes.size() == 0 ) )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "class attribute must be set!", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "class attribute must be set!" );
         }
 
         if( ( cls != null ) && ( classes.size() > 0 ) )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "set class attribute or class element, not both.", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "set class attribute or class element, not both." );
         }
 
         if( destDir != null )
         {
             if( !destDir.isDirectory() )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "destination directory \"" + destDir + "\" does not exist or is not a directory", location );
+                throw new BuildException( "destination directory \"" + destDir + "\" does not exist or is not a directory" );
             }
             if( outputFile != null )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "destdir and outputFile are mutually exclusive", location );
+                throw new BuildException( "destdir and outputFile are mutually exclusive");
             }
         }
 
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ public class Javah extends Task
         {
             if( !old )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "stubs only available in old mode.", location );
+                throw new BuildException( "stubs only available in old mode." );
             }
             cmd.createArgument().setValue( "-stubs" );
         }
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ public class Javah extends Task
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Error starting javah: ", ex, location );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error starting javah: ", ex );
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ManifestFile.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ManifestFile.java
index 4ef6878db..29c3680f4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ManifestFile.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ManifestFile.java
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public class ManifestFile extends Task
     {
         if( !checkParam( manifestFile ) )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "file token must not be null.", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "file token must not be null." );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Native2Ascii.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Native2Ascii.java
index 882335c60..413aec28c 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Native2Ascii.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Native2Ascii.java
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ public class Native2Ascii extends MatchingTask
     {
         if( mapper != null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Cannot define more than one mapper",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Cannot define more than one mapper" );
         }
         mapper = new Mapper( project );
         return mapper;
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ public class Native2Ascii extends MatchingTask
         // default srcDir to basedir
         if( srcDir == null )
         {
-            srcDir = project.resolveFile( "." );
+            srcDir = resolveFile( "." );
         }
 
         // Require destDir
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/NetRexxC.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/NetRexxC.java
index 3b05253a1..a33bd080b 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/NetRexxC.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/NetRexxC.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import netrexx.lang.Rexx;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.DirectoryScanner;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MatchingTask;
 
 /**
@@ -586,7 +587,7 @@ public class NetRexxC extends MatchingTask
             System.getProperty( "path.separator" ), false );
         while( tok.hasMoreTokens() )
         {
-            File f = project.resolveFile( tok.nextToken() );
+            File f = resolveFile( tok.nextToken() );
 
             if( f.exists() )
             {
@@ -619,7 +620,7 @@ public class NetRexxC extends MatchingTask
                 String toFile = ( String )filecopyList.get( fromFile );
                 try
                 {
-                    project.copyFile( fromFile, toFile );
+                    FileUtils.newFileUtils().copyFile( fromFile, toFile );
                 }
                 catch( IOException ioe )
                 {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/PropertyFile.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/PropertyFile.java
index ab7bfd7b1..c185769d7 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/PropertyFile.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/PropertyFile.java
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public class PropertyFile extends Task
     {
         if( !checkParam( m_propertyfile ) )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "file token must not be null.", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "file token must not be null." );
         }
     }
 
@@ -293,16 +293,16 @@ public class PropertyFile extends Task
         catch( InvocationTargetException ite )
         {
             Throwable t = ite.getTargetException();
-            throw new BuildException( t );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", t );
         }
         catch( IllegalAccessException iae )
         {
             // impossible
-            throw new BuildException( iae );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", iae );
         }
         catch( IOException ioe )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( ioe );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ioe );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Rpm.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Rpm.java
index 3811e701b..a681c349f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Rpm.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Rpm.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class Rpm extends Task
     {
         if( ( sf == null ) || ( sf.trim().equals( "" ) ) )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "You must specify a spec file", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "You must specify a spec file" );
         }
         this.specFile = sf;
     }
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public class Rpm extends Task
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( e );
+                    throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public class Rpm extends Task
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( e );
+                    throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public class Rpm extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Script.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Script.java
index 43a545ec1..294ea0ba8 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Script.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Script.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class Script extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
 
         script += new String( data );
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class Script extends Task
                     t = te;
                 }
             }
-            throw new BuildException( t );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", t );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMCheck.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMCheck.java
index 974e06ce5..3105ead43 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMCheck.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMCheck.java
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public class CCMCheck extends Continuus
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMCreateTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMCreateTask.java
index f4ed8a11a..35f9391e7 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMCreateTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMCreateTask.java
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ public class CCMCreateTask extends Continuus implements ExecuteStreamHandler
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         //create task ok, set this task as the default one
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ public class CCMCreateTask extends Continuus implements ExecuteStreamHandler
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine2.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg);
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMReconfigure.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMReconfigure.java
index d079f2ae7..388599fba 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMReconfigure.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/CCMReconfigure.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class CCMReconfigure extends Continuus
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/Continuus.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/Continuus.java
index efc30650d..ad7cdb5b5 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/Continuus.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ccm/Continuus.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public abstract class Continuus extends Task
         }
         catch( java.io.IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCCheckin.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCCheckin.java
index e4104295a..891d53a45 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCCheckin.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCCheckin.java
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ public class CCCheckin extends ClearCase
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCCheckout.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCCheckout.java
index 7c649bc5b..123c1d040 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCCheckout.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCCheckout.java
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ public class CCCheckout extends ClearCase
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCUnCheckout.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCUnCheckout.java
index 02a442f2c..96b994bc4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCUnCheckout.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCUnCheckout.java
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class CCUnCheckout extends ClearCase
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCUpdate.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCUpdate.java
index 2d88f71c4..9d9e5f1de 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCUpdate.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCUpdate.java
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ public class CCUpdate extends ClearCase
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/ClearCase.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/ClearCase.java
index 917152f39..9f003d69f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/ClearCase.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/ClearCase.java
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public abstract class ClearCase extends Task
         }
         catch( java.io.IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/depend/Depend.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/depend/Depend.java
index 62ec1812e..01196c9b7 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/depend/Depend.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/depend/Depend.java
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public class Depend extends MatchingTask
             String[] srcPathList = srcPath.list();
             if( srcPathList.length == 0 )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!", location );
+                throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!" );
             }
 
             if( destPath == null )
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ public class Depend extends MatchingTask
             outOfDateClasses = new Hashtable();
             for( int i = 0; i < srcPathList.length; i++ )
             {
-                File srcDir = ( File )project.resolveFile( srcPathList[i] );
+                File srcDir = ( File )resolveFile( srcPathList[i] );
                 if( srcDir.exists() )
                 {
                     DirectoryScanner ds = this.getDirectoryScanner( srcDir );
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ public class Depend extends MatchingTask
         }
         catch( Exception e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/CSharp.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/CSharp.java
index 371264a4a..fabadd12b 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/CSharp.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/CSharp.java
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ public class CSharp
         throws BuildException
     {
         if( _srcDir == null )
-            _srcDir = project.resolveFile( "." );
+            _srcDir = resolveFile( "." );
 
         NetCommand command = new NetCommand( this, "CSC", csc_exe_name );
         command.setFailOnError( getFailFailOnError() );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/Ilasm.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/Ilasm.java
index b1440d32f..c5e94ca64 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/Ilasm.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/Ilasm.java
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ public class Ilasm
         throws BuildException
     {
         if( _srcDir == null )
-            _srcDir = project.resolveFile( "." );
+            _srcDir = resolveFile( "." );
 
         //get dependencies list.
         DirectoryScanner scanner = super.getDirectoryScanner( _srcDir );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/NetCommand.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/NetCommand.java
index 4f28dffe7..74ed0e33e 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/NetCommand.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/dotnet/NetCommand.java
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public class NetCommand
             {
                 if( _failOnError )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( _title + " returned: " + err, _owner.getLocation() );
+                    throw new BuildException( _title + " returned: " + err );
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public class NetCommand
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( _title + " failed: " + e, e, _owner.getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( _title + " failed: " + e, e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/BorlandDeploymentTool.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/BorlandDeploymentTool.java
index ff7a72719..5f37ba9c4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/BorlandDeploymentTool.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/BorlandDeploymentTool.java
@@ -396,13 +396,13 @@ public class BorlandDeploymentTool extends GenericDeploymentTool implements Exec
             if( result != 0 )
             {
                 String msg = "Failed executing java2iiop (ret code is " + result + ")";
-                throw new BuildException( msg, getTask().getLocation() );
+                throw new BuildException( msg );
             }
         }
         catch( java.io.IOException e )
         {
             log( "java2iiop exception :" + e.getMessage(), Project.MSG_ERR );
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/GenericDeploymentTool.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/GenericDeploymentTool.java
index 29a49f9aa..6343dbbb2 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/GenericDeploymentTool.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/GenericDeploymentTool.java
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ public class GenericDeploymentTool implements EJBDeploymentTool
         {
             String msg = "A valid destination directory must be specified "
                  + "using the \"destdir\" attribute.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
@@ -859,8 +859,7 @@ public class GenericDeploymentTool implements EJBDeploymentTool
                     in = new FileInputStream( config.manifest );
                     if( in == null )
                     {
-                        throw new BuildException( "Could not find manifest file: " + config.manifest,
-                            getLocation() );
+                        throw new BuildException( "Could not find manifest file: " + config.manifest );
                     }
                 }
                 else
@@ -869,8 +868,7 @@ public class GenericDeploymentTool implements EJBDeploymentTool
                     in = this.getClass().getResourceAsStream( defaultManifest );
                     if( in == null )
                     {
-                        throw new BuildException( "Could not find default manifest: " + defaultManifest,
-                            getLocation() );
+                        throw new BuildException( "Could not find default manifest: " + defaultManifest );
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -878,7 +876,7 @@ public class GenericDeploymentTool implements EJBDeploymentTool
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Unable to read manifest", e, getLocation() );
+                throw new BuildException( "Unable to read manifest", e );
             }
             finally
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/IPlanetDeploymentTool.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/IPlanetDeploymentTool.java
index 0dfdd0041..8c647dc47 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/IPlanetDeploymentTool.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/IPlanetDeploymentTool.java
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public class IPlanetDeploymentTool extends GenericDeploymentTool
                  + " descriptor should be prepended with the JAR "
                  + "name or it should be specified using the "
                  + "attribute \"basejarname\" in the \"ejbjar\" task.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         File iasDescriptor = new File( getConfig().descriptorDir,
@@ -227,14 +227,14 @@ public class IPlanetDeploymentTool extends GenericDeploymentTool
         {
             String msg = "The iAS-specific EJB descriptor ("
                  + iasDescriptor + ") was not found.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         if( ( iashome != null ) && ( !iashome.isDirectory() ) )
         {
             String msg = "If \"iashome\" is specified, it must be a valid "
                  + "directory (it was set to " + iashome + ").";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ public class IPlanetDeploymentTool extends GenericDeploymentTool
         catch( IPlanetEjbc.EjbcException e )
         {
             throw new BuildException( "An error has occurred while trying to "
-                 + "execute the iAS ejbc utility", e, getLocation() );
+                 + "execute the iAS ejbc utility", e );
         }
 
         displayName = ejbc.getDisplayName();
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public class IPlanetDeploymentTool extends GenericDeploymentTool
                 if( !cmpFile.exists() )
                 {
                     throw new BuildException( "The CMP descriptor file ("
-                         + cmpFile + ") could not be found.", getLocation() );
+                         + cmpFile + ") could not be found." );
                 }
                 files.put( cmpDescriptors[i], cmpFile );
             }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/IPlanetEjbcTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/IPlanetEjbcTask.java
index ce5f22396..bc6ba5c99 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/IPlanetEjbcTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/IPlanetEjbcTask.java
@@ -229,12 +229,12 @@ public class IPlanetEjbcTask extends Task
         catch( SAXException e )
         {
             String msg = "Unable to create a SAXParser: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, e );
         }
         catch( ParserConfigurationException e )
         {
             String msg = "Unable to create a SAXParser: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, e );
         }
 
         return saxParser;
@@ -253,46 +253,46 @@ public class IPlanetEjbcTask extends Task
         {
             String msg = "The standard EJB descriptor must be specified using "
                  + "the \"ejbdescriptor\" attribute.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
         if( ( !ejbdescriptor.exists() ) || ( !ejbdescriptor.isFile() ) )
         {
             String msg = "The standard EJB descriptor (" + ejbdescriptor
                  + ") was not found or isn't a file.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         if( iasdescriptor == null )
         {
             String msg = "The iAS-speific XML descriptor must be specified using"
                  + " the \"iasdescriptor\" attribute.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
         if( ( !iasdescriptor.exists() ) || ( !iasdescriptor.isFile() ) )
         {
             String msg = "The iAS-specific XML descriptor (" + iasdescriptor
                  + ") was not found or isn't a file.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         if( dest == null )
         {
             String msg = "The destination directory must be specified using "
                  + "the \"dest\" attribute.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
         if( ( !dest.exists() ) || ( !dest.isDirectory() ) )
         {
             String msg = "The destination directory (" + dest + ") was not "
                  + "found or isn't a directory.";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         if( ( iashome != null ) && ( !iashome.isDirectory() ) )
         {
             String msg = "If \"iashome\" is specified, it must be a valid "
                  + "directory (it was set to " + iashome + ").";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, getLocation() );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
@@ -327,19 +327,19 @@ public class IPlanetEjbcTask extends Task
         {
             String msg = "An IOException occurred while trying to read the XML "
                  + "descriptor file: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, e );
         }
         catch( SAXException e )
         {
             String msg = "A SAXException occurred while trying to read the XML "
                  + "descriptor file: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, e );
         }
         catch( IPlanetEjbc.EjbcException e )
         {
             String msg = "An exception occurred while trying to run the ejbc "
                  + "utility: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg, e );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WLRun.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WLRun.java
index e4d43714a..227763d2d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WLRun.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WLRun.java
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ public class WLRun extends Task
         if( !propertiesFile.exists() )
         {
             // OK, properties file may be absolute
-            propertiesFile = project.resolveFile( weblogicPropertiesFile );
+            propertiesFile = resolveFile( weblogicPropertiesFile );
             if( !propertiesFile.exists() )
             {
                 throw new BuildException( "Properties file " + weblogicPropertiesFile +
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ public class WLRun extends Task
         // absolute path.  Use the project to resolve it.
         if( this.securityPolicy != null && !securityPolicyFile.exists() )
         {
-            securityPolicyFile = project.resolveFile( securityPolicy );
+            securityPolicyFile = resolveFile( securityPolicy );
         }
         // If we still can't find it, complain
         if( !securityPolicyFile.exists() )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/i18n/Translate.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/i18n/Translate.java
index ddd1d9e6e..a84e8a330 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/i18n/Translate.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/i18n/Translate.java
@@ -6,12 +6,24 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.i18n;
-import java.io.*;
-import java.util.*;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.*;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.BufferedWriter;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
+import java.util.Hashtable;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Vector;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.DirectoryScanner;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MatchingTask;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.types.*;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.util.*;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FileSet;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 
 /**
  * Translates text embedded in files using Resource Bundle files.
@@ -35,7 +47,7 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
     /**
      * Last Modified Timestamp of resource bundle file being used.
      */
-    private long[] bundleLastModified = new long[7];
+    private long[] bundleLastModified = new long[ 7 ];
     /**
      * Has at least one file from the bundle been loaded?
      */
@@ -229,34 +241,29 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
     {
         if( bundle == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "The bundle attribute must be set.",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "The bundle attribute must be set." );
         }
 
         if( startToken == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "The starttoken attribute must be set.",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "The starttoken attribute must be set." );
         }
 
         if( startToken.length() != 1 )
         {
             throw new BuildException(
-                "The starttoken attribute must be a single character.",
-                location );
+                "The starttoken attribute must be a single character." );
         }
 
         if( endToken == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "The endtoken attribute must be set.",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "The endtoken attribute must be set." );
         }
 
         if( endToken.length() != 1 )
         {
             throw new BuildException(
-                "The endtoken attribute must be a single character.",
-                location );
+                "The endtoken attribute must be a single character." );
         }
 
         if( bundleLanguage == null )
@@ -280,8 +287,7 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
 
         if( toDir == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "The todir attribute must be set.",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "The todir attribute must be set." );
         }
 
         if( !toDir.exists() )
@@ -391,7 +397,7 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
         }
         catch( IOException ioe )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( ioe.getMessage(), location );
+            throw new BuildException( ioe.getMessage() );
         }
     }
 
@@ -415,8 +421,8 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
         throws BuildException
     {
         Locale locale = new Locale( bundleLanguage,
-            bundleCountry,
-            bundleVariant );
+                                    bundleCountry,
+                                    bundleVariant );
         String language = locale.getLanguage().length() > 0 ?
             "_" + locale.getLanguage() :
             "";
@@ -481,7 +487,7 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
         {
             ins = new FileInputStream( bundleFile );
             loaded = true;
-            bundleLastModified[i] = new File( bundleFile ).lastModified();
+            bundleLastModified[ i ] = new File( bundleFile ).lastModified();
             log( "Using " + bundleFile, Project.MSG_DEBUG );
             loadResourceMap( ins );
         }
@@ -493,7 +499,7 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
             //find a single resrouce file, throw exception
             if( !loaded && checkLoaded )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( ioe.getMessage(), location );
+                throw new BuildException( ioe.getMessage() );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -515,14 +521,14 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
     {
         for( int i = 0; i < filesets.size(); i++ )
         {
-            FileSet fs = ( FileSet )filesets.elementAt( i );
+            FileSet fs = (FileSet)filesets.elementAt( i );
             DirectoryScanner ds = fs.getDirectoryScanner( project );
             String[] srcFiles = ds.getIncludedFiles();
             for( int j = 0; j < srcFiles.length; j++ )
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    File dest = fileUtils.resolveFile( toDir, srcFiles[j] );
+                    File dest = fileUtils.resolveFile( toDir, srcFiles[ j ] );
                     //Make sure parent dirs exist, else, create them.
                     try
                     {
@@ -536,31 +542,31 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
                     {
                         log( "Exception occured while trying to check/create "
                              + " parent directory.  " + e.getMessage(),
-                            Project.MSG_DEBUG );
+                             Project.MSG_DEBUG );
                     }
                     destLastModified = dest.lastModified();
-                    srcLastModified = new File( srcFiles[i] ).lastModified();
+                    srcLastModified = new File( srcFiles[ i ] ).lastModified();
                     //Check to see if dest file has to be recreated
                     if( forceOverwrite
-                         || destLastModified < srcLastModified
-                         || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[0]
-                         || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[1]
-                         || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[2]
-                         || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[3]
-                         || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[4]
-                         || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[5]
-                         || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[6] )
+                        || destLastModified < srcLastModified
+                        || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[ 0 ]
+                        || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[ 1 ]
+                        || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[ 2 ]
+                        || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[ 3 ]
+                        || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[ 4 ]
+                        || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[ 5 ]
+                        || destLastModified < bundleLastModified[ 6 ] )
                     {
-                        log( "Processing " + srcFiles[j],
-                            Project.MSG_DEBUG );
+                        log( "Processing " + srcFiles[ j ],
+                             Project.MSG_DEBUG );
                         FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream( dest );
                         BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(
                             new OutputStreamWriter( fos,
-                            destEncoding ) );
-                        FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream( srcFiles[j] );
+                                                    destEncoding ) );
+                        FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream( srcFiles[ j ] );
                         BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(
                             new InputStreamReader( fis,
-                            srcEncoding ) );
+                                                   srcEncoding ) );
                         String line;
                         while( ( line = in.readLine() ) != null )
                         {
@@ -582,7 +588,7 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
                                     break;
                                 }
                                 String matches = line.substring( startIndex + 1,
-                                    endIndex );
+                                                                 endIndex );
                                 //If there is a white space or = or :, then
                                 //it isn't to be treated as a valid key.
                                 for( int k = 0; k < matches.length(); k++ )
@@ -597,19 +603,19 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
                                     }
                                 }
                                 String replace = null;
-                                replace = ( String )resourceMap.get( matches );
+                                replace = (String)resourceMap.get( matches );
                                 //If the key hasn't been loaded into resourceMap,
                                 //use the key itself as the value also.
                                 if( replace == null )
                                 {
                                     log( "Warning: The key: " + matches
                                          + " hasn't been defined.",
-                                        Project.MSG_DEBUG );
+                                         Project.MSG_DEBUG );
                                     replace = matches;
                                 }
                                 line = line.substring( 0, startIndex )
-                                     + replace
-                                     + line.substring( endIndex + 1 );
+                                    + replace
+                                    + line.substring( endIndex + 1 );
                                 endIndex = startIndex + replace.length() + 1;
                                 if( endIndex + 1 >= line.length() )
                                 {
@@ -630,14 +636,14 @@ public class Translate extends MatchingTask
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        log( "Skipping " + srcFiles[j] +
-                            " as destination file is up to date",
-                            Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
+                        log( "Skipping " + srcFiles[ j ] +
+                             " as destination file is up to date",
+                             Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
                     }
                 }
                 catch( IOException ioe )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( ioe.getMessage(), location );
+                    throw new BuildException( ioe.getMessage() );
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJLocalUtil.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJLocalUtil.java
index 247c2427a..729090720 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJLocalUtil.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJLocalUtil.java
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ abstract class VAJLocalUtil implements VAJUtil
             }
             catch( Exception e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
             if( files.size() > 0 )
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJRemoteUtil.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJRemoteUtil.java
index c14253574..119ce308f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJRemoteUtil.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJRemoteUtil.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class VAJRemoteUtil implements VAJUtil
         }
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( ex );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ex );
         }
     }
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class VAJRemoteUtil implements VAJUtil
         }
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( ex );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ex );
         }
 
     }
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class VAJRemoteUtil implements VAJUtil
         }
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( ex );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ex );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jdepend/JDependTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jdepend/JDependTask.java
index c8e6da765..2efdae7e3 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jdepend/JDependTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jdepend/JDependTask.java
@@ -280,8 +280,7 @@ public class JDependTask extends Task
         if( errorOccurred )
         {
             if( getHaltonerror() )
-                throw new BuildException( "JDepend failed",
-                    location );
+                throw new BuildException( "JDepend failed" );
             else
                 log( "JDepend FAILED", Project.MSG_ERR );
         }
@@ -352,7 +351,7 @@ public class JDependTask extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Process fork failed.", e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Process fork failed.", e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jlink/JlinkTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jlink/JlinkTask.java
index 94d642f0c..a053c2111 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jlink/JlinkTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jlink/JlinkTask.java
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class JlinkTask extends MatchingTask
         }
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( ex);
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", ex);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/JspC.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/JspC.java
index 2d91db4ca..ae6938f5a 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/JspC.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/JspC.java
@@ -323,22 +323,19 @@ public class JspC extends MatchingTask
         // first off, make sure that we've got a srcdir
         if( src == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!" );
         }
         String[] list = src.list();
         if( list.length == 0 )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!",
-                location );
+            throw new BuildException( "srcdir attribute must be set!" );
         }
 
         if( destDir != null && !destDir.isDirectory() )
         {
             throw new
                 BuildException( "destination directory \"" + destDir +
-                "\" does not exist or is not a directory",
-                location );
+                "\" does not exist or is not a directory" );
         }
 
         // calculate where the files will end up:
@@ -358,11 +355,11 @@ public class JspC extends MatchingTask
         int filecount = 0;
         for( int i = 0; i < list.length; i++ )
         {
-            File srcDir = ( File )project.resolveFile( list[i] );
+            File srcDir = ( File )resolveFile( list[i] );
             if( !srcDir.exists() )
             {
                 throw new BuildException( "srcdir \"" + srcDir.getPath() +
-                    "\" does not exist!", location );
+                    "\" does not exist!" );
             }
 
             DirectoryScanner ds = this.getDirectoryScanner( srcDir );
@@ -399,7 +396,7 @@ public class JspC extends MatchingTask
             {
                 if( failOnError )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( FAIL_MSG, location );
+                    throw new BuildException( FAIL_MSG );
                 }
                 else
                 {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/WLJspc.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/WLJspc.java
index 20d7a9176..0c8e43a4b 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/WLJspc.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/WLJspc.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class WLJspc extends MatchingTask
 
         if( destinationPackage == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "package attribute must be present.", location );
+            throw new BuildException( "package attribute must be present." );
         }
 
         String systemClassPath = System.getProperty( "java.class.path" );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/compilers/JasperC.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/compilers/JasperC.java
index 4f0985bbf..bd169b9f6 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/compilers/JasperC.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/compilers/JasperC.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class JasperC extends DefaultCompilerAdapter
             else
             {
                 throw new BuildException( "Error running jsp compiler: ",
-                    ex, getJspc().getLocation() );
+                    ex );
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/AggregateTransformer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/AggregateTransformer.java
index 0d1e7e9d7..123c51854 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/AggregateTransformer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/AggregateTransformer.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute;
 import org.w3c.dom.Document;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
@@ -216,11 +217,12 @@ public class AggregateTransformer
         // set the destination directory relative from the project if needed.
         if( toDir == null )
         {
-            toDir = task.getProject().resolveFile( "." );
+            toDir = FileUtils.newFileUtils().resolveFile( task.getProject().getBaseDir(), "." );
         }
         else if( !toDir.isAbsolute() )
         {
-            toDir = task.getProject().resolveFile( toDir.getPath() );
+            toDir = FileUtils.newFileUtils().
+                resolveFile( task.getProject().getBaseDir(), toDir.getPath() );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/FormatterElement.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/FormatterElement.java
index b7db0aa61..5bc2dc3a9 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/FormatterElement.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/FormatterElement.java
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public class FormatterElement
         }
         catch( ClassNotFoundException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
 
         Object o = null;
@@ -195,11 +195,11 @@ public class FormatterElement
         }
         catch( InstantiationException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
         catch( IllegalAccessException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
 
         if( !( o instanceof JUnitResultFormatter ) )
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public class FormatterElement
             }
             catch( java.io.IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
         }
         r.setOutput( out );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
index b53a45da3..42e0488e5 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
             String filename = test.getOutfile() + fe.getExtension();
             File destFile = new File( test.getTodir(), filename );
             String absFilename = destFile.getAbsolutePath();
-            return project.resolveFile( absFilename );
+            return resolveFile( absFilename );
         }
         return null;
     }
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
         //@todo should be moved to the test class instead.
         if( test.getTodir() == null )
         {
-            test.setTodir( project.resolveFile( "." ) );
+            test.setTodir( resolveFile( "." ) );
         }
 
         if( test.getOutfile() == null )
@@ -561,8 +561,7 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
                  || failureOccurredHere && test.getHaltonfailure() )
             {
                 throw new BuildException( "Test " + test.getName() + " failed"
-                     + ( wasKilled ? " (timeout)" : "" ),
-                    location );
+                     + ( wasKilled ? " (timeout)" : "" )  );
             }
             else
             {
@@ -672,7 +671,7 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
         }
         catch( java.io.IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Error creating temporary properties file.", e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error creating temporary properties file.", e );
         }
 
         Execute execute = new Execute( new LogStreamHandler( this, Project.MSG_INFO, Project.MSG_WARN ), watchdog );
@@ -691,7 +690,7 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Process fork failed.", e, location );
+            throw new BuildException( "Process fork failed.", e );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/XMLResultAggregator.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/XMLResultAggregator.java
index cc72e239f..bdbf5233f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/XMLResultAggregator.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/XMLResultAggregator.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FileSet;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.util.DOMElementWriter;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.util.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 import org.w3c.dom.Document;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ public class XMLResultAggregator extends Task implements XMLConstants
         }
         if( toDir == null )
         {
-            toDir = project.resolveFile( DEFAULT_DIR );
+            toDir = FileUtils.newFileUtils().resolveFile( project.getBaseDir(), DEFAULT_DIR );
         }
         return new File( toDir, toFile );
     }
@@ -211,7 +212,8 @@ public class XMLResultAggregator extends Task implements XMLConstants
                 if( pathname.endsWith( ".xml" ) )
                 {
                     File file = new File( ds.getBasedir(), pathname );
-                    file = project.resolveFile( file.getPath() );
+                    file = FileUtils.newFileUtils().
+                        resolveFile( project.getBaseDir(), file.getPath() );
                     v.addElement( file );
                 }
             }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/AbstractMetamataTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/AbstractMetamataTask.java
index 500cddfd7..31b5ff0c9 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/AbstractMetamataTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/AbstractMetamataTask.java
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMetamataTask extends Task
         {
             throw new BuildException( "'metamatahome' must point to Metamata home directory." );
         }
-        metamataHome = project.resolveFile( metamataHome.getPath() );
+        metamataHome = resolveFile( metamataHome.getPath() );
         File jar = getMetamataJar( metamataHome );
         if( !jar.exists() )
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/MAudit.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/MAudit.java
index 80c5415bb..900bdc243 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/MAudit.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/MAudit.java
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ public class MAudit extends AbstractMetamataTask
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
         }
         return handler;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/MParse.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/MParse.java
index efbc76c0a..1e25b6b93 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/MParse.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/metamata/MParse.java
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ public class MParse extends Task
         {
             throw new BuildException( "'metamatahome' must point to Metamata home directory." );
         }
-        metahome = project.resolveFile( metahome.getPath() );
+        metahome = resolveFile( metahome.getPath() );
 
         // check that the needed jar exists.
         File[] jars = getMetamataLibs();
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ public class MParse extends Task
         {
             throw new BuildException( "Invalid target: " + target );
         }
-        target = project.resolveFile( target.getPath() );
+        target = resolveFile( target.getPath() );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTP.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTP.java
index 5d6ba1f1c..8865b344b 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTP.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTP.java
@@ -95,27 +95,6 @@ public class FTP
     private String server;
     private String userid;
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the FTP action to be taken. Currently accepts "put", "get", "del",
-     * "mkdir" and "list".
-     *
-     * @param action The new Action value
-     * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
-     * @deprecated setAction(String) is deprecated and is replaced with
-     *      setAction(FTP.Action) to make Ant's Introspection mechanism do the
-     *      work and also to encapsulate operations on the type in its own
-     *      class.
-     */
-    public void setAction( String action )
-        throws BuildException
-    {
-        log( "DEPRECATED - The setAction(String) method has been deprecated."
-             + " Use setAction(FTP.Action) instead." );
-        Action a = new Action();
-        a.setValue( action );
-        this.action = a.getAction();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sets the FTP action to be taken. Currently accepts "put", "get", "del",
      * "mkdir" and "list".
@@ -419,7 +398,7 @@ public class FTP
         OutputStream outstream = null;
         try
         {
-            File file = project.resolveFile( new File( dir, filename ).getPath() );
+            File file = resolveFile( new File( dir, filename ).getPath() );
 
             if( newerOnly && isUpToDate( ftp, file, resolveFile( filename ) ) )
                 return;
@@ -747,7 +726,7 @@ public class FTP
         InputStream instream = null;
         try
         {
-            File file = project.resolveFile( new File( dir, filename ).getPath() );
+            File file = resolveFile( new File( dir, filename ).getPath() );
 
             if( newerOnly && isUpToDate( ftp, file, resolveFile( filename ) ) )
                 return;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/MimeMail.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/MimeMail.java
index 1a498c6df..ec6043e87 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/MimeMail.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/MimeMail.java
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public class MimeMail extends Task
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
         }
 
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ public class MimeMail extends Task
         {
             if( failOnError )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/TelnetTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/TelnetTask.java
index f2d1e7c46..8fa57bed6 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/TelnetTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/TelnetTask.java
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public class TelnetTask extends Task
             }
             catch( Exception e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
         }
 
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ public class TelnetTask extends Task
                             Thread.sleep( 250 );
                         }
                         if( is.available() == 0 )
-                            throw new BuildException( "Response Timed-Out", getLocation() );
+                            throw new BuildException( "Response Timed-Out" );
                         sb.append( ( char )is.read() );
                     }
                 }
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ public class TelnetTask extends Task
             }
             catch( Exception e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4Base.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4Base.java
index dd93d117c..f23e4f6b4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4Base.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4Base.java
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public abstract class P4Base extends org.apache.tools.ant.Task
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
             finally
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4HandlerAdapter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4HandlerAdapter.java
index 552817a5b..d077d85ae 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4HandlerAdapter.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4HandlerAdapter.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public abstract class P4HandlerAdapter implements P4Handler
         }
         catch( Exception e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/pvcs/Pvcs.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/pvcs/Pvcs.java
index 64ad0ad85..0068b772b 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/pvcs/Pvcs.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/pvcs/Pvcs.java
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ public class Pvcs extends org.apache.tools.ant.Task
             if( result != 0 && !ignorerc )
             {
                 String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-                throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+                throw new BuildException( msg );
             }
 
             if( !tmp.exists() )
@@ -412,24 +412,24 @@ public class Pvcs extends org.apache.tools.ant.Task
             if( result != 0 && !ignorerc )
             {
                 String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString() + ". Return code was " + result;
-                throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+                throw new BuildException( msg );
             }
 
         }
         catch( FileNotFoundException e )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString() + ". Exception: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString() + ". Exception: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
         catch( ParseException e )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString() + ". Exception: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ public class Pvcs extends org.apache.tools.ant.Task
         catch( java.io.IOException e )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + cmd.toString() + ". Exception: " + e.getMessage();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovMerge.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovMerge.java
index 23abe6fe7..6711b46bf 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovMerge.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovMerge.java
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class CovMerge extends Task
             {
                 String pathname = f[j];
                 File file = new File( ds.getBasedir(), pathname );
-                file = project.resolveFile( file.getPath() );
+                file = resolveFile( file.getPath() );
                 v.addElement( file );
             }
         }
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public class CovMerge extends Task
                 pw.println( snapshots[i].getAbsolutePath() );
             }
             // last file is the output snapshot
-            pw.println( project.resolveFile( tofile.getPath() ) );
+            pw.println( resolveFile( tofile.getPath() ) );
             pw.flush();
         }
         catch( IOException e )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovReport.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovReport.java
index 287b559d2..01a62e3b4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovReport.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/CovReport.java
@@ -285,13 +285,13 @@ public class CovReport extends Task
         {
             v.addElement( "-filters=" + filters );
         }
-        v.addElement( "-output=" + project.resolveFile( tofile.getPath() ) );
-        v.addElement( "-snapshot=" + project.resolveFile( snapshot.getPath() ) );
+        v.addElement( "-output=" + resolveFile( tofile.getPath() ) );
+        v.addElement( "-snapshot=" + resolveFile( snapshot.getPath() ) );
         // as a default -sourcepath use . in JProbe, so use project .
         if( sourcePath == null )
         {
             sourcePath = new Path( project );
-            sourcePath.createPath().setLocation( project.resolveFile( "." ) );
+            sourcePath.createPath().setLocation( resolveFile( "." ) );
         }
         v.addElement( "-sourcepath=" + sourcePath );
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Coverage.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Coverage.java
index 3dc028c44..5b0039698 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Coverage.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sitraka/Coverage.java
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public class Coverage extends Task
         }
         if( javaExe != null )
         {
-            params.addElement( "-jp_java_exe=" + project.resolveFile( javaExe.getPath() ) );
+            params.addElement( "-jp_java_exe=" + resolveFile( javaExe.getPath() ) );
         }
         params.addElement( "-jp_working_dir=" + workingDir.getPath() );
         params.addElement( "-jp_snapshot_dir=" + snapshotDir.getPath() );
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ public class Coverage extends Task
         {
             snapshotDir = new File( "." );
         }
-        snapshotDir = project.resolveFile( snapshotDir.getPath() );
+        snapshotDir = resolveFile( snapshotDir.getPath() );
         if( !snapshotDir.isDirectory() || !snapshotDir.exists() )
         {
             throw new BuildException( "Snapshot directory does not exists :" + snapshotDir );
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ public class Coverage extends Task
         {
             workingDir = new File( "." );
         }
-        workingDir = project.resolveFile( workingDir.getPath() );
+        workingDir = resolveFile( workingDir.getPath() );
 
         // check for info, do your best to select the java executable.
         // JProbe 3.0 fails if there is no javaexe option. So
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSS.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSS.java
index 2bd290da5..63a63e54a 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSS.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSS.java
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public abstract class MSVSS extends Task
         }
         catch( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSCHECKIN.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSCHECKIN.java
index 8e936b6d4..c69dc33b1 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSCHECKIN.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSCHECKIN.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class MSVSSCHECKIN extends MSVSS
         else
         {
             // make sure m_LocalDir exists, create it if it doesn't
-            File dir = project.resolveFile( m_LocalPath );
+            File dir = resolveFile( m_LocalPath );
             if( !dir.exists() )
             {
                 boolean done = dir.mkdirs();
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class MSVSSCHECKIN extends MSVSS
                 {
                     String msg = "Directory " + m_LocalPath + " creation was not " +
                         "succesful for an unknown reason";
-                    throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+                    throw new BuildException( msg );
                 }
                 project.log( "Created dir: " + dir.getAbsolutePath() );
             }
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public class MSVSSCHECKIN extends MSVSS
         if( getVsspath() == null )
         {
             String msg = "vsspath attribute must be set!";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         // now look for illegal combinations of things ...
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ public class MSVSSCHECKIN extends MSVSS
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSCHECKOUT.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSCHECKOUT.java
index 356bf1565..e3f0124ee 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSCHECKOUT.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSCHECKOUT.java
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public class MSVSSCHECKOUT extends MSVSS
         else
         {
             // make sure m_LocalDir exists, create it if it doesn't
-            File dir = project.resolveFile( m_LocalPath );
+            File dir = resolveFile( m_LocalPath );
             if( !dir.exists() )
             {
                 boolean done = dir.mkdirs();
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class MSVSSCHECKOUT extends MSVSS
                 {
                     String msg = "Directory " + m_LocalPath + " creation was not " +
                         "succesful for an unknown reason";
-                    throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+                    throw new BuildException( msg );
                 }
                 project.log( "Created dir: " + dir.getAbsolutePath() );
             }
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public class MSVSSCHECKOUT extends MSVSS
         if( getVsspath() == null )
         {
             String msg = "vsspath attribute must be set!";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         // now look for illegal combinations of things ...
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public class MSVSSCHECKOUT extends MSVSS
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSGET.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSGET.java
index 17bcc222c..8ec462510 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSGET.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSGET.java
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ public class MSVSSGET extends MSVSS
         else
         {
             // make sure m_LocalDir exists, create it if it doesn't
-            File dir = project.resolveFile( m_LocalPath );
+            File dir = resolveFile( m_LocalPath );
             if( !dir.exists() )
             {
                 boolean done = dir.mkdirs();
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ public class MSVSSGET extends MSVSS
                 {
                     String msg = "Directory " + m_LocalPath + " creation was not " +
                         "successful for an unknown reason";
-                    throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+                    throw new BuildException( msg );
                 }
                 project.log( "Created dir: " + dir.getAbsolutePath() );
             }
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ public class MSVSSGET extends MSVSS
         if( getVsspath() == null )
         {
             String msg = "vsspath attribute must be set!";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         // now look for illegal combinations of things ...
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ public class MSVSSGET extends MSVSS
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSHISTORY.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSHISTORY.java
index 583e2249a..58b2d1e4f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSHISTORY.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSHISTORY.java
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public class MSVSSHISTORY extends MSVSS
         if( getVsspath() == null )
         {
             String msg = "vsspath attribute must be set!";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         // now look for illegal combinations of things ...
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ public class MSVSSHISTORY extends MSVSS
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
     }
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ public class MSVSSHISTORY extends MSVSS
             catch( ParseException ex )
             {
                 String msg = "Error parsing date: " + m_ToDate;
-                throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+                throw new BuildException( msg );
             }
             cmd.createArgument().setValue( FLAG_VERSION_DATE + m_ToDate + VALUE_FROMDATE + startDate );
         }
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ public class MSVSSHISTORY extends MSVSS
             catch( ParseException ex )
             {
                 String msg = "Error parsing date: " + m_FromDate;
-                throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+                throw new BuildException( msg );
             }
             cmd.createArgument().setValue( FLAG_VERSION_DATE + endDate + VALUE_FROMDATE + m_FromDate );
         }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSLABEL.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSLABEL.java
index d113a2f03..d9ac730f8 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSLABEL.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSLABEL.java
@@ -328,12 +328,12 @@ public class MSVSSLABEL extends MSVSS
         if( getVsspath() == null )
         {
             String msg = "vsspath attribute must be set!";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
         if( getLabel() == null )
         {
             String msg = "label attribute must be set!";
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
         // now look for illegal combinations of things ...
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ public class MSVSSLABEL extends MSVSS
         if( result != 0 )
         {
             String msg = "Failed executing: " + commandLine.toString();
-            throw new BuildException( msg, location );
+            throw new BuildException( msg );
         }
 
     }
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 a7a76813e..c835faf9f 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
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class KaffeRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
         {
             throw new BuildException( "Cannot use Kaffe rmic, as it is not available" +
                 " A common solution is to set the environment variable" +
-                " JAVA_HOME or CLASSPATH.", getRmic().getLocation() );
+                " JAVA_HOME or CLASSPATH." );
         }
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class KaffeRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Error starting Kaffe rmic: ", ex, getRmic().getLocation() );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error starting Kaffe rmic: ", ex );
             }
         }
     }
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 6b375df25..c21c07c09 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
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class SunRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
         {
             throw new BuildException( "Cannot use SUN rmic, as it is not available" +
                 " A common solution is to set the environment variable" +
-                " JAVA_HOME or CLASSPATH.", getRmic().getLocation() );
+                " JAVA_HOME or CLASSPATH." );
         }
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class SunRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Error starting SUN rmic: ", ex, getRmic().getLocation() );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error starting SUN rmic: ", ex );
             }
         }
         finally
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class SunRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
             }
             catch( IOException e )
             {
-                throw new BuildException( e );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
             }
         }
     }
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 67fc6fcf4..fae6392a0 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
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class WLRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
         {
             throw new BuildException( "Cannot use WebLogic rmic, as it is not available" +
                 " A common solution is to set the environment variable" +
-                " CLASSPATH.", getRmic().getLocation() );
+                " CLASSPATH." );
         }
         catch( Exception ex )
         {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class WLRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BuildException( "Error starting WebLogic rmic: ", ex, getRmic().getLocation() );
+                throw new BuildException( "Error starting WebLogic rmic: ", ex );
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DataType.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DataType.java
index 6bc7085f0..7ac037887 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DataType.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DataType.java
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.types;
+
 import java.util.Stack;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent;
@@ -22,16 +24,19 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent;
  *
  * @author Stefan Bodewig
  */
-public abstract class DataType extends ProjectComponent
+public abstract class DataType
+    extends ProjectComponent
 {
     /**
      * The descriptin the user has set.
      */
-    protected String description = null;
+    protected String description;
+
     /**
      * Value to the refid attribute.
      */
-    protected Reference ref = null;
+    protected Reference ref;
+
     /**
      * Are we sure we don't hold circular references? 

      *
@@ -62,6 +67,7 @@ public abstract class DataType extends ProjectComponent
      * @param ref The new Refid value
      */
     public void setRefid( Reference ref )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         this.ref = ref;
         checked = false;
@@ -87,6 +93,12 @@ public abstract class DataType extends ProjectComponent
         return ref != null;
     }
 
+    public void execute()
+        throws TaskException
+    {
+        //HACK: NOOP execute - should be deleted in the future!
+    }
+
     /**
      * Performs the check for circular references and returns the referenced
      * object.
@@ -96,6 +108,7 @@ public abstract class DataType extends ProjectComponent
      * @return The CheckedRef value
      */
     protected Object getCheckedRef( Class requiredClass, String dataTypeName )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( !checked )
         {
@@ -108,7 +121,7 @@ public abstract class DataType extends ProjectComponent
         if( !( requiredClass.isAssignableFrom( o.getClass() ) ) )
         {
             String msg = ref.getRefId() + " doesn\'t denote a " + dataTypeName;
-            throw new BuildException( msg );
+            throw new TaskException( msg );
         }
         else
         {
@@ -165,7 +178,7 @@ public abstract class DataType extends ProjectComponent
             else
             {
                 stk.push( o );
-                ( ( DataType )o ).dieOnCircularReference( stk, p );
+                ( (DataType)o ).dieOnCircularReference( stk, p );
                 stk.pop();
             }
         }
@@ -192,6 +205,6 @@ public abstract class DataType extends ProjectComponent
     protected BuildException tooManyAttributes()
     {
         return new BuildException( "You must not specify more than one attribute" +
-            " when using refid" );
+                                   " when using refid" );
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FileSet.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FileSet.java
index 5961775ab..3662f329e 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FileSet.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FileSet.java
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.types;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Stack;
 import java.util.Vector;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.DirectoryScanner;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.FileScanner;
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      *      should be used, "false"|"off"|"no" when they shouldn't be used.
      */
     public void setDefaultexcludes( boolean useDefaultExcludes )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param excludes the string containing the exclude patterns
      */
     public void setExcludes( String excludes )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param includes the string containing the include patterns
      */
     public void setIncludes( String includes )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -155,7 +160,6 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
         defaultPatterns.setIncludesfile( incl );
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Makes this instance in effect a reference to another PatternSet instance.
      * 

@@ -167,7 +171,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
      */
     public void setRefid( Reference r )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( dir != null || defaultPatterns.hasPatterns() )
         {
@@ -192,11 +196,11 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
         for( int i = 0; i < additionalPatterns.size(); i++ )
         {
             Object o = additionalPatterns.elementAt( i );
-            defaultPatterns.append( ( PatternSet )o, p );
+            defaultPatterns.append( (PatternSet)o, p );
         }
 
         p.log( "FileSet: Setup file scanner in dir " + dir +
-            " with " + defaultPatterns, p.MSG_DEBUG );
+               " with " + defaultPatterns, p.MSG_DEBUG );
 
         ds.setIncludes( defaultPatterns.getIncludePatterns( p ) );
         ds.setExcludes( defaultPatterns.getExcludePatterns( p ) );
@@ -206,6 +210,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
     }
 
     public File getDir( Project p )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -221,6 +226,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return The DirectoryScanner value
      */
     public DirectoryScanner getDirectoryScanner( Project p )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -229,16 +235,16 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
 
         if( dir == null )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "No directory specified for fileset." );
+            throw new TaskException( "No directory specified for fileset." );
         }
 
         if( !dir.exists() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( dir.getAbsolutePath() + " not found." );
+            throw new TaskException( dir.getAbsolutePath() + " not found." );
         }
         if( !dir.isDirectory() )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( dir.getAbsolutePath() + " is not a directory." );
+            throw new TaskException( dir.getAbsolutePath() + " is not a directory." );
         }
 
         DirectoryScanner ds = new DirectoryScanner();
@@ -255,13 +261,19 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      */
     public Object clone()
     {
-        if( isReference() )
+        try
         {
-            return new FileSet( getRef( getProject() ) );
+            if( isReference() )
+            {
+                return new FileSet( getRef( getProject() ) );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return new FileSet( this );
+            }
         }
-        else
+        catch( TaskException e )
         {
-            return new FileSet( this );
         }
     }
 
@@ -271,6 +283,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
     public PatternSet.NameEntry createExclude()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -285,6 +298,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
     public PatternSet.NameEntry createExcludesFile()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -299,6 +313,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
     public PatternSet.NameEntry createInclude()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -313,6 +328,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
     public PatternSet.NameEntry createIncludesFile()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -322,6 +338,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
     }
 
     public PatternSet createPatternSet()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -340,6 +357,7 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return The Ref value
      */
     protected FileSet getRef( Project p )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( !checked )
         {
@@ -352,11 +370,11 @@ public class FileSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
         if( !( o instanceof FileSet ) )
         {
             String msg = ref.getRefId() + " doesn\'t denote a fileset";
-            throw new BuildException( msg );
+            throw new TaskException( msg );
         }
         else
         {
-            return ( FileSet )o;
+            return (FileSet)o;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FilterSet.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FilterSet.java
index 927114f4a..5e4a6bb48 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FilterSet.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FilterSet.java
@@ -6,17 +6,18 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.types;// java io classes
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
-import java.io.IOException;// java util classes
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Hashtable;
 import java.util.Properties;
-import java.util.Vector;// ant classes
+import java.util.Vector;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 
-
 /**
  * A set of filters to be applied to something. A filter set may have begintoken
  * and endtokens defined.
@@ -45,7 +46,9 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      */
     private Vector filters = new Vector();
 
-    public FilterSet() { }
+    public FilterSet()
+    {
+    }
 
     /**
      * Create a Filterset from another filterset
@@ -53,9 +56,10 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param filterset the filterset upon which this filterset will be based.
      */
     protected FilterSet( FilterSet filterset )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         super();
-        this.filters = ( Vector )filterset.getFilters().clone();
+        this.filters = (Vector)filterset.getFilters().clone();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param startOfToken The new Begintoken value
      */
     public void setBeginToken( String startOfToken )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -71,18 +76,18 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
         }
         if( startOfToken == null || "".equals( startOfToken ) )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "beginToken must not be empty" );
+            throw new TaskException( "beginToken must not be empty" );
         }
         this.startOfToken = startOfToken;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * The string used to id the end of a token.
      *
      * @param endOfToken The new Endtoken value
      */
     public void setEndToken( String endOfToken )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -90,7 +95,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
         }
         if( endOfToken == null || "".equals( endOfToken ) )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "endToken must not be empty" );
+            throw new TaskException( "endToken must not be empty" );
         }
         this.endOfToken = endOfToken;
     }
@@ -113,6 +118,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
     }
 
     public String getBeginToken()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -122,6 +128,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
     }
 
     public String getEndToken()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -136,12 +143,13 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return The hash of the tokens and values for quick lookup.
      */
     public Hashtable getFilterHash()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         int filterSize = getFilters().size();
         Hashtable filterHash = new Hashtable( filterSize );
-        for( Enumeration e = getFilters().elements(); e.hasMoreElements();  )
+        for( Enumeration e = getFilters().elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); )
         {
-            Filter filter = ( Filter )e.nextElement();
+            Filter filter = (Filter)e.nextElement();
             filterHash.put( filter.getToken(), filter.getValue() );
         }
         return filterHash;
@@ -153,6 +161,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param filter The feature to be added to the Filter attribute
      */
     public void addFilter( Filter filter )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -168,6 +177,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param value The value for the new filter.
      */
     public void addFilter( String token, String value )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -182,27 +192,34 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param filterSet the filterset to be added to this filterset
      */
     public void addFilterSet( FilterSet filterSet )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
             throw noChildrenAllowed();
         }
-        for( Enumeration e = filterSet.getFilters().elements(); e.hasMoreElements();  )
+        for( Enumeration e = filterSet.getFilters().elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); )
         {
-            filters.addElement( ( Filter )e.nextElement() );
+            filters.addElement( (Filter)e.nextElement() );
         }
     }
 
     public Object clone()
-        throws BuildException
     {
-        if( isReference() )
+        try
         {
-            return new FilterSet( getRef() );
+            if( isReference() )
+            {
+                return new FilterSet( getRef() );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return new FilterSet( this );
+            }
         }
-        else
+        catch( final TaskException te )
         {
-            return new FilterSet( this );
+            throw new RuntimeException( te.toString() );
         }
     }
 
@@ -212,6 +229,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return The filter that was created.
      */
     public FiltersFile createFiltersfile()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -226,11 +244,11 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return Return true if there are filter in this set otherwise false.
      */
     public boolean hasFilters()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         return getFilters().size() > 0;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Read the filters from the given file.
      *
@@ -260,7 +278,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
                 Vector filters = getFilters();
                 while( enum.hasMoreElements() )
                 {
-                    String strPropName = ( String )enum.nextElement();
+                    String strPropName = (String)enum.nextElement();
                     String strValue = props.getProperty( strPropName );
                     filters.addElement( new Filter( strPropName, strValue ) );
                 }
@@ -297,6 +315,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return The string with the tokens replaced.
      */
     public String replaceTokens( String line )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         String beginToken = getBeginToken();
         String endToken = getEndToken();
@@ -323,7 +342,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
                     b.append( line.substring( i, index ) );
                     if( tokens.containsKey( token ) )
                     {
-                        value = ( String )tokens.get( token );
+                        value = (String)tokens.get( token );
                         log( "Replacing: " + beginToken + token + endToken + " -> " + value, Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
                         b.append( value );
                         i = index + beginToken.length() + token.length() + endToken.length();
@@ -334,7 +353,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
                         b.append( beginToken );
                         i = index + beginToken.length();
                     }
-                }while ( ( index = line.indexOf( beginToken, i ) ) > -1 );
+                } while( ( index = line.indexOf( beginToken, i ) ) > -1 );
 
                 b.append( line.substring( i ) );
                 return b.toString();
@@ -351,6 +370,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
     }
 
     protected Vector getFilters()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -360,8 +380,9 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
     }
 
     protected FilterSet getRef()
+        throws TaskException
     {
-        return ( FilterSet )getCheckedRef( FilterSet.class, "filterset" );
+        return (FilterSet)getCheckedRef( FilterSet.class, "filterset" );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -397,7 +418,9 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
         /**
          * No argument conmstructor
          */
-        public Filter() { }
+        public Filter()
+        {
+        }
 
         /**
          * Sets the Token attribute of the Filter object
@@ -452,7 +475,9 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
         /**
          * Constructor for the Filter object
          */
-        public FiltersFile() { }
+        public FiltersFile()
+        {
+        }
 
         /**
          * Sets the file from which filters will be read.
@@ -460,6 +485,7 @@ public class FilterSet extends DataType implements Cloneable
          * @param file the file from which filters will be read.
          */
         public void setFile( File file )
+            throws TaskException
         {
             readFiltersFromFile( file );
         }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FilterSetCollection.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FilterSetCollection.java
index 9bc5162a9..a83bff596 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FilterSetCollection.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/FilterSetCollection.java
@@ -6,14 +6,15 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.types;// java io classes
+
 // java util classes
+
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Vector;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 
 // ant classes
 
-
-
 /**
  * A FilterSetCollection is a collection of filtersets each of which may have a
  * different start/end token settings.
@@ -25,14 +26,15 @@ public class FilterSetCollection
 
     private Vector filterSets = new Vector();
 
-    public FilterSetCollection() { }
+    public FilterSetCollection()
+    {
+    }
 
     public FilterSetCollection( FilterSet filterSet )
     {
         addFilterSet( filterSet );
     }
 
-
     public void addFilterSet( FilterSet filterSet )
     {
         filterSets.addElement( filterSet );
@@ -44,10 +46,11 @@ public class FilterSetCollection
      * @return Return true if there are filter in this set otherwise false.
      */
     public boolean hasFilters()
+        throws TaskException
     {
-        for( Enumeration e = filterSets.elements(); e.hasMoreElements();  )
+        for( Enumeration e = filterSets.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); )
         {
-            FilterSet filterSet = ( FilterSet )e.nextElement();
+            FilterSet filterSet = (FilterSet)e.nextElement();
             if( filterSet.hasFilters() )
             {
                 return true;
@@ -64,11 +67,12 @@ public class FilterSetCollection
      * @return The string with the tokens replaced.
      */
     public String replaceTokens( String line )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         String replacedLine = line;
-        for( Enumeration e = filterSets.elements(); e.hasMoreElements();  )
+        for( Enumeration e = filterSets.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); )
         {
-            FilterSet filterSet = ( FilterSet )e.nextElement();
+            FilterSet filterSet = (FilterSet)e.nextElement();
             replacedLine = filterSet.replaceTokens( replacedLine );
         }
         return replacedLine;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Mapper.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Mapper.java
index b0df6dc91..33e628dfe 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Mapper.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Mapper.java
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public class Mapper extends DataType implements Cloneable
         }
         catch( Throwable t )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( t );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", t );
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Path.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Path.java
index 729dd96ae..94dbee1ac 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Path.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Path.java
@@ -6,16 +6,18 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.types;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Stack;
 import java.util.Vector;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.DirectoryScanner;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.PathTokenizer;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
-
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 
 /**
  * This object represents a path as used by CLASSPATH or PATH environment
@@ -49,14 +51,26 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
  * @author Stefan Bodewig
  */
 
-public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
+public class Path
+    extends DataType
+    implements Cloneable
 {
-
-    public static Path systemClasspath =
-        new Path( null, System.getProperty( "java.class.path" ) );
+    public final static Path systemClasspath = createSystemClasspath();
 
     private Vector elements;
 
+    private static Path createSystemClasspath()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return new Path( null, System.getProperty( "java.class.path" ) );
+        }
+        catch( final TaskException te )
+        {
+            throw new Error( te.toString() );
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Invoked by IntrospectionHelper for setXXX(Path p) attribute
      * setters.
@@ -65,6 +79,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param path Description of Parameter
      */
     public Path( Project p, String path )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         this( p );
         createPathElement().setPath( path );
@@ -108,7 +123,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
     {
         final Vector result = new Vector();
         if( source == null )
-            return new String[0];
+            return new String[ 0 ];
 
         PathTokenizer tok = new PathTokenizer( source );
         StringBuffer element = new StringBuffer();
@@ -120,10 +135,10 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
             {
                 element.append( resolveFile( project, pathElement ) );
             }
-            catch( BuildException e )
+            catch( TaskException e )
             {
                 project.log( "Dropping path element " + pathElement + " as it is not valid relative to the project",
-                    Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
+                             Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
             }
             for( int i = 0; i < element.length(); i++ )
             {
@@ -131,7 +146,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
             }
             result.addElement( element.toString() );
         }
-        String[] res = new String[result.size()];
+        String[] res = new String[ result.size() ];
         result.copyInto( res );
         return res;
     }
@@ -181,7 +196,8 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
     {
         if( project != null )
         {
-            File f = project.resolveFile( relativeName );
+            File f = FileUtils.newFileUtils().
+                resolveFile( project.getBaseDir(), relativeName );
             return f.getAbsolutePath();
         }
         return relativeName;
@@ -204,7 +220,6 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
         createPathElement().setLocation( location );
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Parses a path definition and creates single PathElements.
      *
@@ -231,7 +246,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
      */
     public void setRefid( Reference r )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( !elements.isEmpty() )
         {
@@ -248,6 +263,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param source - source path whose components are examined for existence
      */
     public void addExisting( Path source )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         String[] list = source.list();
         for( int i = 0; i < list.length; i++ )
@@ -255,11 +271,11 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
             File f = null;
             if( getProject() != null )
             {
-                f = getProject().resolveFile( list[i] );
+                f = resolveFile( list[ i ] );
             }
             else
             {
-                f = new File( list[i] );
+                f = new File( list[ i ] );
             }
 
             if( f.exists() )
@@ -277,6 +293,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param extdirs The feature to be added to the Extdirs attribute
      */
     public void addExtdirs( Path extdirs )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( extdirs == null )
         {
@@ -294,7 +311,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
         String[] dirs = extdirs.list();
         for( int i = 0; i < dirs.length; i++ )
         {
-            File dir = getProject().resolveFile( dirs[i] );
+            File dir = resolveFile( dirs[ i ] );
             if( dir.exists() && dir.isDirectory() )
             {
                 FileSet fs = new FileSet();
@@ -312,7 +329,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
      */
     public void addFileset( FileSet fs )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( isReference() )
         {
@@ -326,6 +343,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * Add the Java Runtime classes to this Path instance.
      */
     public void addJavaRuntime()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( System.getProperty( "java.vendor" ).toLowerCase( Locale.US ).indexOf( "microsoft" ) >= 0 )
         {
@@ -339,8 +357,8 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
         {
             FileSet kaffeJarFiles = new FileSet();
             kaffeJarFiles.setDir( new File( System.getProperty( "java.home" )
-                 + File.separator + "share"
-                 + File.separator + "kaffe" ) );
+                                            + File.separator + "share"
+                                            + File.separator + "kaffe" ) );
 
             kaffeJarFiles.setIncludes( "*.jar" );
             addFileset( kaffeJarFiles );
@@ -348,37 +366,37 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
         else if( Project.getJavaVersion() == Project.JAVA_1_1 )
         {
             addExisting( new Path( null,
-                System.getProperty( "java.home" )
-                 + File.separator + "lib"
-                 + File.separator
-                 + "classes.zip" ) );
+                                   System.getProperty( "java.home" )
+                                   + File.separator + "lib"
+                                   + File.separator
+                                   + "classes.zip" ) );
         }
         else
         {
             // JDK > 1.1 seems to set java.home to the JRE directory.
             addExisting( new Path( null,
-                System.getProperty( "java.home" )
-                 + File.separator + "lib"
-                 + File.separator + "rt.jar" ) );
+                                   System.getProperty( "java.home" )
+                                   + File.separator + "lib"
+                                   + File.separator + "rt.jar" ) );
             // Just keep the old version as well and let addExisting
             // sort it out.
             addExisting( new Path( null,
-                System.getProperty( "java.home" )
-                 + File.separator + "jre"
-                 + File.separator + "lib"
-                 + File.separator + "rt.jar" ) );
+                                   System.getProperty( "java.home" )
+                                   + File.separator + "jre"
+                                   + File.separator + "lib"
+                                   + File.separator + "rt.jar" ) );
 
             // Added for MacOS X
             addExisting( new Path( null,
-                System.getProperty( "java.home" )
-                 + File.separator + ".."
-                 + File.separator + "Classes"
-                 + File.separator + "classes.jar" ) );
+                                   System.getProperty( "java.home" )
+                                   + File.separator + ".."
+                                   + File.separator + "Classes"
+                                   + File.separator + "classes.jar" ) );
             addExisting( new Path( null,
-                System.getProperty( "java.home" )
-                 + File.separator + ".."
-                 + File.separator + "Classes"
-                 + File.separator + "ui.jar" ) );
+                                   System.getProperty( "java.home" )
+                                   + File.separator + ".."
+                                   + File.separator + "Classes"
+                                   + File.separator + "ui.jar" ) );
         }
     }
 
@@ -388,15 +406,16 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @param other Description of Parameter
      */
     public void append( Path other )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( other == null )
             return;
         String[] l = other.list();
         for( int i = 0; i < l.length; i++ )
         {
-            if( elements.indexOf( l[i] ) == -1 )
+            if( elements.indexOf( l[ i ] ) == -1 )
             {
-                elements.addElement( l[i] );
+                elements.addElement( l[ i ] );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -433,8 +452,8 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
     public Path concatSystemClasspath( String defValue )
+        throws TaskException
     {
-
         Path result = new Path( getProject() );
 
         String order = defValue;
@@ -472,7 +491,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
             if( !order.equals( "last" ) )
             {
                 log( "invalid value for build.sysclasspath: " + order,
-                    Project.MSG_WARN );
+                     Project.MSG_WARN );
             }
 
             result.addExisting( this );
@@ -525,6 +544,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return list of path elements.
      */
     public String[] list()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( !checked )
         {
@@ -540,36 +560,36 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
             Object o = elements.elementAt( i );
             if( o instanceof Reference )
             {
-                Reference r = ( Reference )o;
+                Reference r = (Reference)o;
                 o = r.getReferencedObject( getProject() );
                 // we only support references to paths right now
                 if( !( o instanceof Path ) )
                 {
                     String msg = r.getRefId() + " doesn\'t denote a path";
-                    throw new BuildException( msg );
+                    throw new TaskException( msg );
                 }
             }
 
             if( o instanceof String )
             {
                 // obtained via append
-                addUnlessPresent( result, ( String )o );
+                addUnlessPresent( result, (String)o );
             }
             else if( o instanceof PathElement )
             {
-                String[] parts = ( ( PathElement )o ).getParts();
+                String[] parts = ( (PathElement)o ).getParts();
                 if( parts == null )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "You must either set location or path on " );
+                    throw new TaskException( "You must either set location or path on " );
                 }
                 for( int j = 0; j < parts.length; j++ )
                 {
-                    addUnlessPresent( result, parts[j] );
+                    addUnlessPresent( result, parts[ j ] );
                 }
             }
             else if( o instanceof Path )
             {
-                Path p = ( Path )o;
+                Path p = (Path)o;
                 if( p.getProject() == null )
                 {
                     p.setProject( getProject() );
@@ -577,24 +597,24 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
                 String[] parts = p.list();
                 for( int j = 0; j < parts.length; j++ )
                 {
-                    addUnlessPresent( result, parts[j] );
+                    addUnlessPresent( result, parts[ j ] );
                 }
             }
             else if( o instanceof FileSet )
             {
-                FileSet fs = ( FileSet )o;
+                FileSet fs = (FileSet)o;
                 DirectoryScanner ds = fs.getDirectoryScanner( getProject() );
                 String[] s = ds.getIncludedFiles();
                 File dir = fs.getDir( getProject() );
                 for( int j = 0; j < s.length; j++ )
                 {
-                    File f = new File( dir, s[j] );
+                    File f = new File( dir, s[ j ] );
                     String absolutePath = f.getAbsolutePath();
                     addUnlessPresent( result, translateFile( absolutePath ) );
                 }
             }
         }
-        String[] res = new String[result.size()];
+        String[] res = new String[ result.size() ];
         result.copyInto( res );
         return res;
     }
@@ -605,11 +625,11 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
     public int size()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         return list().length;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Returns a textual representation of the path, which can be used as
      * CLASSPATH or PATH environment variable definition.
@@ -618,21 +638,28 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
      */
     public String toString()
     {
-        final String[] list = list();
+        try
+        {
+            final String[] list = list();
 
-        // empty path return empty string
-        if( list.length == 0 )
-            return "";
+            // empty path return empty string
+            if( list.length == 0 )
+                return "";
+
+            // path containing one or more elements
+            final StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer( list[ 0 ].toString() );
+            for( int i = 1; i < list.length; i++ )
+            {
+                result.append( File.pathSeparatorChar );
+                result.append( list[ i ] );
+            }
 
-        // path containing one or more elements
-        final StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer( list[0].toString() );
-        for( int i = 1; i < list.length; i++ )
+            return result.toString();
+        }
+        catch( final TaskException te )
         {
-            result.append( File.pathSeparatorChar );
-            result.append( list[i] );
+            throw new Error( te.toString() );
         }
-
-        return result.toString();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -658,7 +685,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
             Object o = enum.nextElement();
             if( o instanceof Reference )
             {
-                o = ( ( Reference )o ).getReferencedObject( p );
+                o = ( (Reference)o ).getReferencedObject( p );
             }
 
             if( o instanceof DataType )
@@ -670,7 +697,7 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
                 else
                 {
                     stk.push( o );
-                    ( ( DataType )o ).dieOnCircularReference( stk, p );
+                    ( (DataType)o ).dieOnCircularReference( stk, p );
                     stk.pop();
                 }
             }
@@ -678,7 +705,6 @@ public class Path extends DataType implements Cloneable
         checked = true;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Helper class, holds the nested <pathelement> values.
      *
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/PatternSet.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/PatternSet.java
index b4200922f..015c78890 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/PatternSet.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/PatternSet.java
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ public class PatternSet extends DataType
                 String fileName = ne.evalName( p );
                 if( fileName != null )
                 {
-                    File inclFile = p.resolveFile( fileName );
+                    File inclFile = resolveFile( fileName );
                     if( !inclFile.exists() )
                         throw new BuildException( "Includesfile "
                              + inclFile.getAbsolutePath()
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ public class PatternSet extends DataType
                 String fileName = ne.evalName( p );
                 if( fileName != null )
                 {
-                    File exclFile = p.resolveFile( fileName );
+                    File exclFile = resolveFile( fileName );
                     if( !exclFile.exists() )
                         throw new BuildException( "Excludesfile "
                              + exclFile.getAbsolutePath()
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
index a27ab6f63..75d33d52a 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.util;
+
 import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.BufferedWriter;
@@ -16,13 +17,12 @@ import java.io.FileReader;
 import java.io.FileWriter;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.text.DecimalFormat;
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.Stack;
 import java.util.StringTokenizer;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FilterSetCollection;
 
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ public class FileUtils
     /**
      * Empty constructor.
      */
-    protected FileUtils() { }
+    protected FileUtils()
+    {
+    }
 
     /**
      * Factory method.
@@ -66,20 +68,20 @@ public class FileUtils
      * @exception BuildException Description of Exception
      */
     public void setFileLastModified( File file, long time )
-        throws BuildException
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( Project.getJavaVersion() == Project.JAVA_1_1 )
         {
             return;
         }
-        Long[] times = new Long[1];
+        Long[] times = new Long[ 1 ];
         if( time < 0 )
         {
-            times[0] = new Long( System.currentTimeMillis() );
+            times[ 0 ] = new Long( System.currentTimeMillis() );
         }
         else
         {
-            times[0] = new Long( time );
+            times[ 0 ] = new Long( time );
         }
 
         try
@@ -89,13 +91,13 @@ public class FileUtils
         catch( java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException ite )
         {
             Throwable nested = ite.getTargetException();
-            throw new BuildException( "Exception setting the modification time "
-                 + "of " + file, nested );
+            throw new TaskException( "Exception setting the modification time "
+                                     + "of " + file, nested );
         }
         catch( Throwable other )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( "Exception setting the modification time "
-                 + "of " + file, other );
+            throw new TaskException( "Exception setting the modification time "
+                                     + "of " + file, other );
         }
     }
 
@@ -179,7 +181,8 @@ public class FileUtils
                     in1.close();
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
-                {}
+                {
+                }
             }
             if( in2 != null )
             {
@@ -188,7 +191,8 @@ public class FileUtils
                     in2.close();
                 }
                 catch( IOException e )
-                {}
+                {
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -202,7 +206,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      * @throws IOException
      */
     public void copyFile( String sourceFile, String destFile )
-        throws IOException
+        throws IOException, TaskException
     {
         copyFile( new File( sourceFile ), new File( destFile ), null, false, false );
     }
@@ -217,7 +221,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      * @throws IOException
      */
     public void copyFile( String sourceFile, String destFile, FilterSetCollection filters )
-        throws IOException
+        throws IOException, TaskException
     {
         copyFile( new File( sourceFile ), new File( destFile ), filters, false, false );
     }
@@ -235,10 +239,10 @@ public class FileUtils
      */
     public void copyFile( String sourceFile, String destFile, FilterSetCollection filters,
                           boolean overwrite )
-        throws IOException
+        throws IOException, TaskException
     {
         copyFile( new File( sourceFile ), new File( destFile ), filters,
-            overwrite, false );
+                  overwrite, false );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -257,10 +261,10 @@ public class FileUtils
      */
     public void copyFile( String sourceFile, String destFile, FilterSetCollection filters,
                           boolean overwrite, boolean preserveLastModified )
-        throws IOException
+        throws IOException, TaskException
     {
         copyFile( new File( sourceFile ), new File( destFile ), filters,
-            overwrite, preserveLastModified );
+                  overwrite, preserveLastModified );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -272,7 +276,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      * @throws IOException
      */
     public void copyFile( File sourceFile, File destFile )
-        throws IOException
+        throws IOException, TaskException
     {
         copyFile( sourceFile, destFile, null, false, false );
     }
@@ -287,7 +291,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      * @throws IOException
      */
     public void copyFile( File sourceFile, File destFile, FilterSetCollection filters )
-        throws IOException
+        throws IOException, TaskException
     {
         copyFile( sourceFile, destFile, filters, false, false );
     }
@@ -305,7 +309,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      */
     public void copyFile( File sourceFile, File destFile, FilterSetCollection filters,
                           boolean overwrite )
-        throws IOException
+        throws IOException, TaskException
     {
         copyFile( sourceFile, destFile, filters, overwrite, false );
     }
@@ -326,7 +330,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      */
     public void copyFile( File sourceFile, File destFile, FilterSetCollection filters,
                           boolean overwrite, boolean preserveLastModified )
-        throws IOException
+        throws IOException, TaskException
     {
 
         if( overwrite || !destFile.exists() ||
@@ -377,13 +381,13 @@ public class FileUtils
                 FileInputStream in = new FileInputStream( sourceFile );
                 FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream( destFile );
 
-                byte[] buffer = new byte[8 * 1024];
+                byte[] buffer = new byte[ 8 * 1024 ];
                 int count = 0;
                 do
                 {
                     out.write( buffer, 0, count );
                     count = in.read( buffer, 0, buffer.length );
-                }while ( count != -1 );
+                } while( count != -1 );
 
                 in.close();
                 out.close();
@@ -429,9 +433,9 @@ public class FileUtils
             do
             {
                 result = new File( parent,
-                    prefix + fmt.format( rand.nextInt() )
-                     + suffix );
-            }while ( result.exists() );
+                                   prefix + fmt.format( rand.nextInt() )
+                                   + suffix );
+            } while( result.exists() );
         }
         return result;
     }
@@ -454,6 +458,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      * @throws java.lang.NullPointerException if the file path is equal to null.
      */
     public File normalize( String path )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         String orig = path;
 
@@ -465,10 +470,10 @@ public class FileUtils
             !( path.length() >= 2 &&
             Character.isLetter( path.charAt( 0 ) ) &&
             path.charAt( 1 ) == ':' )
-             )
+        )
         {
             String msg = path + " is not an absolute path";
-            throw new BuildException( msg );
+            throw new TaskException( msg );
         }
 
         boolean dosWithDrive = false;
@@ -483,15 +488,15 @@ public class FileUtils
 
             char[] ca = path.replace( '/', '\\' ).toCharArray();
             StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
-            sb.append( Character.toUpperCase( ca[0] ) ).append( ':' );
+            sb.append( Character.toUpperCase( ca[ 0 ] ) ).append( ':' );
 
             for( int i = 2; i < ca.length; i++ )
             {
-                if( ( ca[i] != '\\' ) ||
-                    ( ca[i] == '\\' && ca[i - 1] != '\\' )
-                     )
+                if( ( ca[ i ] != '\\' ) ||
+                    ( ca[ i ] == '\\' && ca[ i - 1 ] != '\\' )
+                )
                 {
-                    sb.append( ca[i] );
+                    sb.append( ca[ i ] );
                 }
             }
 
@@ -542,7 +547,7 @@ public class FileUtils
             {
                 if( s.size() < 2 )
                 {
-                    throw new BuildException( "Cannot resolve path " + orig );
+                    throw new TaskException( "Cannot resolve path " + orig );
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -589,6 +594,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      *      current platform.
      */
     public File resolveFile( File file, String filename )
+        throws TaskException
     {
         filename = filename.replace( '/', File.separatorChar )
             .replace( '\\', File.separatorChar );
@@ -598,7 +604,7 @@ public class FileUtils
             ( filename.length() >= 2 &&
             Character.isLetter( filename.charAt( 0 ) ) &&
             filename.charAt( 1 ) == ':' )
-             )
+        )
         {
             return normalize( filename );
         }
@@ -619,9 +625,9 @@ public class FileUtils
                 if( helpFile == null )
                 {
                     String msg = "The file or path you specified ("
-                         + filename + ") is invalid relative to "
-                         + file.getPath();
-                    throw new BuildException( msg );
+                        + filename + ") is invalid relative to "
+                        + file.getPath();
+                    throw new TaskException( msg );
                 }
             }
             else if( part.equals( "." ) )
@@ -643,6 +649,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      * @return The SetLastModified value
      */
     protected final Method getSetLastModified()
+        throws TaskException
     {
         if( Project.getJavaVersion() == Project.JAVA_1_1 )
         {
@@ -658,12 +665,12 @@ public class FileUtils
                     {
                         setLastModified =
                             java.io.File.class.getMethod( "setLastModified",
-                            new Class[]{Long.TYPE} );
+                                                          new Class[]{Long.TYPE} );
                     }
                     catch( NoSuchMethodException nse )
                     {
-                        throw new BuildException( "File.setlastModified not in JDK > 1.1?",
-                            nse );
+                        throw new TaskException( "File.setlastModified not in JDK > 1.1?",
+                                                 nse );
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/JakartaOroMatcher.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/JakartaOroMatcher.java
index 1421fb167..1c6d57994 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/JakartaOroMatcher.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/JakartaOroMatcher.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class JakartaOroMatcher implements RegexpMatcher
         }
         catch( Exception e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/Jdk14RegexpMatcher.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/Jdk14RegexpMatcher.java
index 7c486420e..a58796880 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/Jdk14RegexpMatcher.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/Jdk14RegexpMatcher.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class Jdk14RegexpMatcher implements RegexpMatcher
         }
         catch( Exception e )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( e );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", e );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/RegexpMatcherFactory.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/RegexpMatcherFactory.java
index ae7b5331a..5620b9b70 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/RegexpMatcherFactory.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/RegexpMatcherFactory.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class RegexpMatcherFactory
         }
         catch( Throwable t )
         {
-            throw new BuildException( t );
+            throw new BuildException( "Error", t );
         }
     }
 }