diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 3f9ef5f7d..c716a4f25 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ Mariusz Nowostawski
 Mark Hecker
 Mark Salter
 Mark R. Diggory
+Mark A. Ziesemer
 Martijn Kruithof
 Martin Landers
 Martin Poeschl
diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index f7042cb1a..8551a3723 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -839,6 +839,10 @@ Other changes:
  * A new islastmodified condition can check the last modified date of
    resources.
 
+ * <rmic> has a new destDir attribute that allows generated files to
+   be written to a different location than the original classes.
+   Bugzilla Report 20699.
+
 Changes from Ant 1.7.0 TO Ant 1.7.1
 =============================================
 
diff --git a/contributors.xml b/contributors.xml
index 4bdb38171..64844ca5b 100644
--- a/contributors.xml
+++ b/contributors.xml
@@ -756,6 +756,11 @@
     <middle>R.</middle>
     <last>Diggory</last>
   </name>
+  <name>
+    <first>Mark</first>
+    <middle>A.</middle>
+    <last>Ziesemer</last>
+  </name>
   <name>
     <first>Martijn</first>
     <last>Kruithof</last>
diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/rmic.html b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/rmic.html
index 2f1926668..e99b412ab 100644
--- a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/rmic.html
+++ b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/rmic.html
@@ -79,8 +79,14 @@ please consult miniRMI's documentation to learn how to use it.</p>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td valign="top">base</td>
+    <td valign="top">the location to store the compiled files.
+      Also serves as the parent directory for any non-Fileset includes, etc.
+      (This functionality has remained unchanged.)</td>
+    <td valign="top" align="center" rowspan="2"><a href="#footnote-1">*1</a></td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td valign="top">destdir</td>
     <td valign="top">the location to store the compiled files.</td>
-    <td valign="top" align="center">Yes</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td valign="top">classname</td>
@@ -219,6 +225,21 @@ please consult miniRMI's documentation to learn how to use it.</p>
     <td align="center" valign="top">No</td>
   </tr>
 </table>
+
+<p><a name="footnote-1">*1</a>:
+<ul>
+  <li>Maintaining compatibility, <code>base</code>, when specified by
+    itself, serves as both the parent directory for any source files
+    AND the output directory.</li>
+  <li><code>destdir</code> can be used to specify the output
+    directory, allowing for <code>base</code> to be used as the parent
+    directory for any source files.</li>
+  <li>At least one of either <code>base</code> or <code>destdir</code>
+    must be specified and exist, or a runtime error will
+    occur.</li>
+</ul>
+</p>
+
 <h3>Parameters specified as nested elements</h3>
 <h4>classpath and extdirs</h4>
 <p><code>Rmic</code>'s <i>classpath</i> and <i>extdirs</i> attributes are <a
diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/rmic/rmic.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/rmic/rmic.xml
index f1b1e5979..a8733a952 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/rmic/rmic.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/rmic/rmic.xml
@@ -19,15 +19,18 @@
 
   <property name="rmic.dir" location="." />
   <property name="src.dir" location="${rmic.dir}/src"/>
-  <property name="build.dir" location="${rmic.dir}/build"/>
+  <property name="build.dir" location="${java.io.tmpdir}/build"/>
+  <property name="dest.dir" location="${java.io.tmpdir}/dest"/>
 
   <target name="teardown">
     <delete dir="${build.dir}"/>
+    <delete dir="${dest.dir}"/>
   </target>
 
   <!-- init builds the java source -->
   <target name="init" depends="probe-rmic">
     <mkdir dir="${build.dir}"/>
+    <mkdir dir="${dest.dir}"/>
 
     <javac
       destdir="${build.dir}"
@@ -50,6 +53,14 @@
         />
     </presetdef>
 
+    <presetdef name="dest-rmic">
+      <rmic
+        base="${build.dir}"
+        destdir="${dest.dir}"
+        verify="true"
+        includes="**/*.class"/>
+    </presetdef>
+
     <macrodef name="assertFileCreated">
       <attribute name="file" />
       <sequential>
@@ -61,6 +72,17 @@
       </sequential>
     </macrodef>
 
+    <macrodef name="assertFileCreatedInDest">
+      <attribute name="file" />
+      <sequential>
+        <fail>Not found : ${dest.dir}/@{file}
+          <condition>
+            <not><available file="${dest.dir}/@{file}"/></not>
+          </condition>
+        </fail>
+      </sequential>
+    </macrodef>
+
     <macrodef name="assertFileAbsent">
       <attribute name="file" />
       <sequential>
@@ -72,6 +94,16 @@
       </sequential>
     </macrodef>
 
+    <macrodef name="assertFileAbsentInDest">
+      <attribute name="file" />
+      <sequential>
+        <fail>Expected to be missing : ${dest.dir}/@{file}
+          <condition>
+            <available file="${dest.dir}/@{file}"/>
+          </condition>
+        </fail>
+      </sequential>
+    </macrodef>
     
     <macrodef name="assertStubCompiled">
       <sequential>
@@ -79,18 +111,36 @@
       </sequential>
     </macrodef>
 
+    <macrodef name="assertStubCompiledInDest">
+      <sequential>
+        <assertFileCreatedInDest file="RemoteTimestampImpl_Stub.class"  />
+      </sequential>
+    </macrodef>
+
     <macrodef name="assertSkelCompiled">
       <sequential>
         <assertFileCreated file="RemoteTimestampImpl_Skel.class"  />
       </sequential>
     </macrodef>
 
+    <macrodef name="assertSkelCompiledInDest">
+      <sequential>
+        <assertFileCreatedInDest file="RemoteTimestampImpl_Skel.class"  />
+      </sequential>
+    </macrodef>
+
     <macrodef name="assertSkelAbsent">
       <sequential>
         <assertFileAbsent file="RemoteTimestampImpl_Skel.class"  />
       </sequential>
     </macrodef>
     
+    <macrodef name="assertSkelAbsentInDest">
+      <sequential>
+        <assertFileAbsentInDest file="RemoteTimestampImpl_Skel.class"  />
+      </sequential>
+    </macrodef>
+
     <macrodef name="assertBaseCompiled">
       <sequential>
         <assertStubCompiled />
@@ -98,6 +148,12 @@
       </sequential>
     </macrodef>
 
+    <macrodef name="assertBaseCompiledInDest">
+      <sequential>
+        <assertStubCompiledInDest />
+        <assertSkelCompiledInDest />
+      </sequential>
+    </macrodef>
     
     <macrodef name="assertAntStubCompiled">
       <sequential>
@@ -105,12 +161,24 @@
       </sequential>
     </macrodef>
     
+    <macrodef name="assertAntStubCompiledInDest">
+      <sequential>
+        <assertFileCreatedInDest file="AntTimestamp_Stub.class"/>
+      </sequential>
+    </macrodef>
+    
     <macrodef name="assertAntSkelCompiled">
       <sequential>
         <assertFileCreated file="AntTimestamp_Skel.class"/>
       </sequential>
     </macrodef>
 
+    <macrodef name="assertAntSkelCompiledInDest">
+      <sequential>
+        <assertFileCreatedInDest file="AntTimestamp_Skel.class"/>
+      </sequential>
+    </macrodef>
+
     <macrodef name="assertAntCompiled">
       <sequential>
         <assertAntStubCompiled />
@@ -118,6 +186,13 @@
       </sequential>
     </macrodef>
 
+    <macrodef name="assertAntCompiledInDest">
+      <sequential>
+        <assertAntStubCompiledInDest />
+        <assertAntSkelCompiledInDest />
+      </sequential>
+    </macrodef>
+
   </target>
   
   <target name="probe-rmic">
@@ -143,32 +218,62 @@
     <assertBaseCompiled/>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="testDefaultDest" depends="init">
+    <dest-rmic compiler="default"/>
+    <assertBaseCompiledInDest/>
+  </target>
+
   <target name="testEmpty" depends="init">
     <base-rmic compiler=""/>
     <assertBaseCompiled/>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="testEmptyDest" depends="init">
+    <dest-rmic compiler=""/>
+    <assertBaseCompiledInDest/>
+  </target>
+
   <target name="testVersion11" depends="init">
     <base-rmic compiler="default" stubversion="1.1" />
     <assertBaseCompiled/>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="testVersion11Dest" depends="init">
+    <dest-rmic compiler="default" stubversion="1.1" />
+    <assertBaseCompiledInDest/>
+  </target>
+
   <target name="testVersion12" depends="init">
     <base-rmic compiler="default" stubversion="1.2" />
     <assertStubCompiled/>
     <assertSkelAbsent/>
   </target>
   
+  <target name="testVersion12Dest" depends="init">
+    <dest-rmic compiler="default" stubversion="1.2" />
+    <assertStubCompiledInDest/>
+    <assertSkelAbsentInDest/>
+  </target>
+  
   <target name="testVersionCompat" depends="init">
     <base-rmic compiler="default" stubversion="compat" />
     <assertBaseCompiled/>
   </target>
   
+  <target name="testVersionCompatDest" depends="init">
+    <dest-rmic compiler="default" stubversion="compat" />
+    <assertBaseCompiledInDest/>
+  </target>
+  
   <target name="testRmic" if="rmic.present" depends="init">
     <base-rmic compiler="sun"/>
     <assertBaseCompiled/>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="testRmicDest" if="rmic.present" depends="init">
+    <dest-rmic compiler="sun"/>
+    <assertBaseCompiledInDest/>
+  </target>
 
   <target name="testRmicJArg" if="rmic.present" depends="init">
     <base-rmic compiler="sun">
@@ -177,12 +282,26 @@
     <assertBaseCompiled/>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="testRmicJArgDest" if="rmic.present" depends="init">
+    <dest-rmic compiler="sun">
+      <compilerarg value="-J-mx256m" />
+    </dest-rmic>
+    <assertBaseCompiledInDest/>
+  </target>
+
   <target name="testKaffe" if="kaffe.present" depends="init">
     <base-rmic
       compiler="kaffe"
       />
     <assertBaseCompiled/>
   </target>
+
+  <target name="testKaffeDest" if="kaffe.present" depends="init">
+    <dest-rmic
+      compiler="kaffe"
+      />
+    <assertBaseCompiledInDest/>
+  </target>
 	
 <!-- weblogic.rmic doesn't work without a global CLASSPATH
   <target name="testWlrmic" if="wlrmic.present" depends="init">
@@ -266,6 +385,13 @@
     <assertAntCompiled/>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="testAntClasspathDest" depends="compileAntTimestamp">
+    <dest-rmic
+      compiler="default"
+      />
+    <assertAntCompiledInDest/>
+  </target>
+
   <target name="testForkingAntClasspath" if="rmic.present" depends="compileAntTimestamp">
     <base-rmic
       compiler="forking"
@@ -273,6 +399,13 @@
     <assertAntCompiled />
   </target>
 
+  <target name="testForkingAntClasspathDest" if="rmic.present" depends="compileAntTimestamp">
+    <dest-rmic
+      compiler="forking"
+      />
+    <assertAntCompiledInDest />
+  </target>
+
   <target name="testDefaultBadClass" depends="init">
     <rmic-bad-class compiler="default"/>
   </target>
@@ -305,6 +438,13 @@
     <assertBaseCompiled/>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="testXnewDest" if="rmic5.present" unless="rmic6.present" depends="init">
+    <dest-rmic compiler="sun">
+      <compilerarg value="-Xnew"/>
+    </dest-rmic>
+    <assertBaseCompiledInDest/>
+  </target>
+
   <target name="testXnewForked" if="rmic5.present" depends="init">
     <base-rmic compiler="forking">
       <compilerarg value="-Xnew"/>
@@ -312,21 +452,45 @@
     <assertBaseCompiled/>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="testXnewForkedDest" if="rmic5.present" depends="init">
+    <dest-rmic compiler="forking">
+      <compilerarg value="-Xnew"/>
+    </dest-rmic>
+    <assertBaseCompiledInDest/>
+  </target>
+
   <target name="testXnewCompiler" if="rmic5.present" depends="init">
     <base-rmic compiler="xnew">
     </base-rmic>
     <assertBaseCompiled/>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="testXnewCompilerDest" if="rmic5.present" depends="init">
+    <dest-rmic compiler="xnew">
+    </dest-rmic>
+    <assertBaseCompiledInDest/>
+  </target>
+
   <target name="testIDL" depends="init">
     <base-rmic compiler="default" idl="true"/>
     <assertFileCreated file="RemoteTimestamp.idl"/>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="testIDLDest" depends="init">
+    <dest-rmic compiler="default" idl="true"/>
+    <assertFileCreatedInDest file="RemoteTimestamp.idl"/>
+  </target>
+
   <target name="testIIOP" depends="init">
     <base-rmic compiler="default" iiop="true"/>
     <assertFileCreated file="_RemoteTimestamp_Stub.class"/>
     <assertFileCreated file="_RemoteTimestampImpl_Tie.class"/>
   </target>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <target name="testIIOPDest" depends="init">
+    <dest-rmic compiler="default" iiop="true"/>
+    <assertFileCreatedInDest file="_RemoteTimestamp_Stub.class"/>
+    <assertFileCreatedInDest file="_RemoteTimestampImpl_Tie.class"/>
+  </target>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
index fcc9e6d46..5f6fdbe20 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public class Rmic extends MatchingTask {
             = "Rmic failed; see the compiler error output for details.";
 
     private File baseDir;
+    private File destDir;
     private String classname;
     private File sourceBase;
     private String stubVersion;
@@ -115,11 +116,11 @@ public class Rmic extends MatchingTask {
     /** loaded error message */
     public static final String ERROR_LOADING_CAUSED_EXCEPTION = ". Loading caused Exception: ";
     /** base not exists message */
-    public static final String ERROR_NO_BASE_EXISTS = "base does not exist: ";
+    public static final String ERROR_NO_BASE_EXISTS = "base or destdir does not exist: ";
     /** base not a directory message */
-    public static final String ERROR_NOT_A_DIR = "base is not a directory:";
+    public static final String ERROR_NOT_A_DIR = "base or destdir is not a directory:";
     /** base attribute not set message */
-    public static final String ERROR_BASE_NOT_SET = "base attribute must be set!";
+    public static final String ERROR_BASE_NOT_SET = "base or destdir attribute must be set!";
 
     private static final FileUtils FILE_UTILS = FileUtils.getFileUtils();
 
@@ -140,11 +141,41 @@ public class Rmic extends MatchingTask {
         this.baseDir = base;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the base directory to output the generated files.
+     * @param destdir the base directory to output the generated files.
+     * @since Ant 1.8.0
+     */
+    public void setDestdir(File destdir) {
+        this.destDir = destdir;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the base directory to output the generated files.
+     * @return the base directory to output the generated files.
+     * @since Ant 1.8.0
+     */
+    public File getDestdir() {
+        return this.destDir;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the base directory to output the generated files,
+     * favoring destdir if set, otherwise defaulting to basedir.
+     * @return the actual directory to output to (either destdir or basedir)
+     * @since Ant 1.8.0
+     */
+    public File getOutputDir() {
+        if (getDestdir() != null) {
+            return getDestdir();
+        }
+        return getBase();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the base directory to output generated class.
      * @return the location of the compiled files
      */
-
     public File getBase() {
         return this.baseDir;
     }
@@ -526,14 +557,15 @@ public class Rmic extends MatchingTask {
      * if there's a problem with baseDir or RMIC
      */
     public void execute() throws BuildException {
-        if (baseDir == null) {
+        File outputDir = getOutputDir();
+        if (outputDir == null) {
             throw new BuildException(ERROR_BASE_NOT_SET, getLocation());
         }
-        if (!baseDir.exists()) {
-            throw new BuildException(ERROR_NO_BASE_EXISTS + baseDir, getLocation());
+        if (!outputDir.exists()) {
+            throw new BuildException(ERROR_NO_BASE_EXISTS + outputDir, getLocation());
         }
-        if (!baseDir.isDirectory()) {
-            throw new BuildException(ERROR_NOT_A_DIR + baseDir, getLocation());
+        if (!outputDir.isDirectory()) {
+            throw new BuildException(ERROR_NOT_A_DIR + outputDir, getLocation());
         }
         if (verify) {
             log("Verify has been turned on.", Project.MSG_VERBOSE);
@@ -569,7 +601,7 @@ public class Rmic extends MatchingTask {
             int fileCount = compileList.size();
             if (fileCount > 0) {
                 log("RMI Compiling " + fileCount + " class" + (fileCount > 1 ? "es" : "") + " to "
-                        + baseDir, Project.MSG_INFO);
+                        + outputDir, Project.MSG_INFO);
                 // finally, lets execute the compiler!!
                 if (!adapter.execute()) {
                     throw new BuildException(ERROR_RMIC_FAILED, getLocation());
@@ -580,14 +612,14 @@ public class Rmic extends MatchingTask {
              * base directory and sourcebase are the same, the generated
              * sources are already in place.
              */
-            if (null != sourceBase && !baseDir.equals(sourceBase)
+            if (null != sourceBase && !outputDir.equals(sourceBase)
                 && fileCount > 0) {
                 if (idl) {
                     log("Cannot determine sourcefiles in idl mode, ", Project.MSG_WARN);
                     log("sourcebase attribute will be ignored.", Project.MSG_WARN);
                 } else {
                     for (int j = 0; j < fileCount; j++) {
-                        moveGeneratedFile(baseDir, sourceBase, (String) compileList.elementAt(j),
+                        moveGeneratedFile(outputDir, sourceBase, (String) compileList.elementAt(j),
                                 adapter);
                     }
                 }
@@ -656,7 +688,7 @@ public class Rmic extends MatchingTask {
             log("no uptodate test as -always option has been specified", Project.MSG_VERBOSE);
         } else {
             SourceFileScanner sfs = new SourceFileScanner(this);
-            newFiles = sfs.restrict(files, baseDir, baseDir, mapper);
+            newFiles = sfs.restrict(files, baseDir, getOutputDir(), mapper);
         }
         for (int i = 0; i < newFiles.length; i++) {
             String name = newFiles[i].replace(File.separatorChar, '.');
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/DefaultRmicAdapter.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/DefaultRmicAdapter.java
index e62015ba7..575868223 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/DefaultRmicAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/DefaultRmicAdapter.java
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public abstract class DefaultRmicAdapter implements RmicAdapter {
         Path classpath = getCompileClasspath();
 
         cmd.createArgument().setValue("-d");
-        cmd.createArgument().setFile(attributes.getBase());
+        cmd.createArgument().setFile(attributes.getOutputDir());
 
         if (attributes.getExtdirs() != null) {
             cmd.createArgument().setValue("-extdirs");
diff --git a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/RmicAdvancedTest.java b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/RmicAdvancedTest.java
index d9630a882..708312b97 100644
--- a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/RmicAdvancedTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/RmicAdvancedTest.java
@@ -58,12 +58,27 @@ public class RmicAdvancedTest extends BuildFileTest {
         executeTarget("testDefault");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * verify that "default" binds us to the default compiler
+     */
+    public void testDefaultDest() throws Exception {
+        executeTarget("testDefaultDest");
+    }
+
     /**
      * verify that "" binds us to the default compiler
      */
     public void testEmpty() throws Exception {
         executeTarget("testEmpty");
     }
+
+    /**
+     * verify that "" binds us to the default compiler
+     */
+    public void testEmptyDest() throws Exception {
+        executeTarget("testEmptyDest");
+    }
+
     /**
      * test sun's rmic compiler
      */
@@ -71,6 +86,13 @@ public class RmicAdvancedTest extends BuildFileTest {
         executeTarget("testRmic");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * test sun's rmic compiler
+     */
+    public void testRmicDest() throws Exception {
+        executeTarget("testRmicDest");
+    }
+
     /**
      * test sun's rmic compiler strips
      * out -J arguments when not forking
@@ -79,12 +101,28 @@ public class RmicAdvancedTest extends BuildFileTest {
         executeTarget("testRmicJArg");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * test sun's rmic compiler strips
+     * out -J arguments when not forking
+     */
+    public void testRmicJArgDest() throws Exception {
+        executeTarget("testRmicJArgDest");
+    }
+
     /**
      * A unit test for JUnit
      */
     public void testKaffe() throws Exception {
         executeTarget("testKaffe");
     }
+
+    /**
+     * A unit test for JUnit
+     */
+    public void testKaffeDest() throws Exception {
+        executeTarget("testKaffeDest");
+    }
+
     // WLrmic tests don't work
     /**
      * test weblogic
@@ -114,6 +152,13 @@ public class RmicAdvancedTest extends BuildFileTest {
         executeTarget("testForkingAntClasspath");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * test the forking compiler
+     */
+    public void testForkingAntClasspathDest() throws Exception {
+        executeTarget("testForkingAntClasspathDest");
+    }
+
     /**
      * test the forking compiler
      */
@@ -121,6 +166,13 @@ public class RmicAdvancedTest extends BuildFileTest {
         executeTarget("testAntClasspath");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * test the forking compiler
+     */
+    public void testAntClasspathDest() throws Exception {
+        executeTarget("testAntClasspathDest");
+    }
+
     /**
      * A unit test for JUnit
      */
@@ -201,6 +253,14 @@ public class RmicAdvancedTest extends BuildFileTest {
         executeTarget("testVersion11");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * test that version 1.1 stubs are good
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public void testVersion11Dest() throws Exception {
+        executeTarget("testVersion11Dest");
+    }
+
     /**
      * test that version 1.2 stubs are good
      *
@@ -210,6 +270,15 @@ public class RmicAdvancedTest extends BuildFileTest {
         executeTarget("testVersion12");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * test that version 1.2 stubs are good
+     *
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public void testVersion12Dest() throws Exception {
+        executeTarget("testVersion12Dest");
+    }
+
     /**
      * test that version compat stubs are good
      *
@@ -219,6 +288,15 @@ public class RmicAdvancedTest extends BuildFileTest {
         executeTarget("testVersionCompat");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * test that version compat stubs are good
+     *
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public void testVersionCompatDest() throws Exception {
+        executeTarget("testVersionCompatDest");
+    }
+
     /**
      * test that passes -Xnew to sun's rmic.
      *
@@ -228,6 +306,15 @@ public class RmicAdvancedTest extends BuildFileTest {
         executeTarget("testXnew");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * test that passes -Xnew to sun's rmic.
+     *
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public void testXnewDest() throws Exception {
+        executeTarget("testXnewDest");
+    }
+
     /**
      * test that passes -Xnew to sun's rmic running in a different VM.
      *
@@ -237,6 +324,15 @@ public class RmicAdvancedTest extends BuildFileTest {
         executeTarget("testXnewForked");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * test that passes -Xnew to sun's rmic running in a different VM.
+     *
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public void testXnewForkedDest() throws Exception {
+        executeTarget("testXnewForkedDest");
+    }
+
     /**
      * test that runs the new xnew compiler adapter.
      *
@@ -246,6 +342,15 @@ public class RmicAdvancedTest extends BuildFileTest {
         executeTarget("testXnewCompiler");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * test that runs the new xnew compiler adapter.
+     *
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public void testXnewCompilerDest() throws Exception {
+        executeTarget("testXnewCompilerDest");
+    }
+
     /**
      * test that verifies that IDL compiles.
      *
@@ -255,6 +360,15 @@ public class RmicAdvancedTest extends BuildFileTest {
         executeTarget("testIDL");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * test that verifies that IDL compiles.
+     *
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public void testIDLDest() throws Exception {
+        executeTarget("testIDLDest");
+    }
+
     /**
      * test that verifies that IIOP compiles.
      *
@@ -264,6 +378,15 @@ public class RmicAdvancedTest extends BuildFileTest {
         executeTarget("testIIOP");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * test that verifies that IIOP compiles.
+     *
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public void testIIOPDest() throws Exception {
+        executeTarget("testIIOPDest");
+    }
+
     /**
      * this little bunny verifies that we can load stuff, and that
      * a failure to execute is turned into a fault