diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 6d72d4dca..f77715cfd 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
   <property name="Name" value="Ant"/>
   <property name="name" value="ant"/>
-  <property name="version" value="1.2rc1"/>
+  <property name="version" value="1.2rc2"/>
 
   <property name="ant.home" value="."/>
   <property name="src.bin.dir" value="src/bin"/>
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index 0c532ddd4..7c861cd60 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <li>Dave Walend (<a href="mailto:dwalend@cs.tufts.edu">dwalend@cs.tufts.edu</a>)</li>
 </ul>
 
-<p>Version 1.2 - 2000/10/13</p>
+<p>Version 1.2 - 2000/10/19</p>
 
 <hr>
 <h2>Table of Contents</h2>
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javac.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javac.java
index 511e5c066..e1301e741 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javac.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javac.java
@@ -508,13 +508,15 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask {
         log("Using modern compiler", Project.MSG_VERBOSE);
         Commandline cmd = setupJavacCommand();
 
-        // This won't build under JDK1.2.2 because the new compiler
-        // doesn't exist there.
-        //com.sun.tools.javac.Main compiler = new com.sun.tools.javac.Main();
-        //if (compiler.compile(args) != 0) {
+        PrintStream err = System.err;
+        PrintStream out = System.out;
 
         // Use reflection to be able to build on all JDKs >= 1.1:
         try {
+            PrintStream logstr = 
+                new PrintStream(new LogOutputStream(this, Project.MSG_WARN));
+            System.setErr(logstr);
+            System.setErr(logstr);
             Class c = Class.forName ("com.sun.tools.javac.Main");
             Object compiler = c.newInstance ();
             Method compile = c.getMethod ("compile",
@@ -530,6 +532,9 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask {
             } else {
                 throw new BuildException("Error starting modern compiler", ex, location);
             }
+        } finally {
+            System.setErr(err);
+            System.setErr(out);
         }
     }