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 36e8e023b..cf2334c38 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
@@ -52,18 +52,6 @@ public abstract class MatchingTask
         m_fileset.setExcludes( excludes );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the name of the file containing the includes patterns.
-     *
-     * @param excludesfile A string containing the filename to fetch the include
-     *      patterns from.
-     */
-    public void setExcludesfile( final File excludesfile )
-        throws TaskException
-    {
-        m_fileset.setExcludesfile( excludesfile );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sets the set of include patterns. Patterns may be separated by a comma or
      * a space.
@@ -76,60 +64,21 @@ public abstract class MatchingTask
         m_fileset.setIncludes( includes );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the name of the file containing the includes patterns.
-     *
-     * @param includesfile A string containing the filename to fetch the include
-     *      patterns from.
-     */
-    public void setIncludesfile( final File includesfile )
-        throws TaskException
-    {
-        m_fileset.setIncludesfile( includesfile );
-    }
-
     /**
      * add a name entry on the exclude list
-     *
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
-    public Pattern createExclude()
-        throws TaskException
+    public void addExclude( final Pattern pattern )
     {
-        return m_fileset.createExclude();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * add a name entry on the include files list
-     *
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
-     */
-    public Pattern createExcludesFile()
-        throws TaskException
-    {
-        return m_fileset.createExcludesFile();
+        m_fileset.addExclude( pattern );
     }
 
     /**
      * add a name entry on the include list
-     *
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
-     */
-    public Pattern createInclude()
-        throws TaskException
-    {
-        return m_fileset.createInclude();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * add a name entry on the include files list
-     *
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
-    public Pattern createIncludesFile()
+    public void addInclude( final Pattern pattern )
         throws TaskException
     {
-        return m_fileset.createIncludesFile();
+        m_fileset.addInclude( pattern );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/javadoc/Javadoc.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/javadoc/Javadoc.java
index 500a2130e..2c7da53d6 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/javadoc/Javadoc.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/javadoc/Javadoc.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.StringTokenizer;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.Pattern;
 import org.apache.aut.nativelib.Os;
 import org.apache.aut.nativelib.ExecOutputHandler;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.DirectoryScanner;
@@ -951,7 +952,7 @@ public class Javadoc
                 pkg += "*";
             }
 
-            fs.createInclude().setName( pkg );
+            fs.addInclude( new Pattern( pkg ) );
         }// while
 
         e = excludePackages.iterator();
@@ -964,7 +965,8 @@ public class Javadoc
                 pkg += "*";
             }
 
-            fs.createExclude().setName( pkg );
+            final Pattern pattern = new Pattern( pkg );
+            fs.addExclude( pattern );
         }
 
         PrintWriter packageListWriter = null;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJExport.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJExport.java
index bdd6626ed..0d0f61db2 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJExport.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJExport.java
@@ -144,19 +144,17 @@ public class VAJExport extends VAJTask
      *
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
-    public Pattern createExclude()
+    public void addExclude( final Pattern pattern )
     {
-        return patternSet.createExclude();
+        patternSet.addExclude( pattern );
     }
 
     /**
      * add a name entry on the include list
-     *
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
-    public Pattern createInclude()
+    public void addInclude( final Pattern pattern )
     {
-        return patternSet.createInclude();
+        patternSet.addInclude( pattern );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/unix/Chmod.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/unix/Chmod.java
index af88ac7c7..c570f7fad 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/unix/Chmod.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/unix/Chmod.java
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ public class Chmod
     public void setFile( File src )
         throws TaskException
     {
-        FileSet fs = new FileSet();
-        fs.setDir( new File( src.getParent() ) );
-        fs.createInclude().setName( src.getName() );
-        addFileset( fs );
+        final FileSet fileSet = new FileSet();
+        fileSet.setDir( new File( src.getParent() ) );
+        fileSet.addInclude( new Pattern( src.getName() ) );
+        addFileset( fileSet );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -116,32 +116,26 @@ public class Chmod
 
     /**
      * add a name entry on the exclude list
-     *
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
-    public Pattern createExclude()
-        throws TaskException
+    public void addExclude( final Pattern pattern )
     {
         m_defaultSetDefined = true;
-        return m_defaultSet.createExclude();
+        m_defaultSet.addExclude( pattern );
     }
 
     /**
      * add a name entry on the include list
-     *
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
-    public Pattern createInclude()
+    public void addInclude( final Pattern pattern )
         throws TaskException
     {
         m_defaultSetDefined = true;
-        return m_defaultSet.createInclude();
+        m_defaultSet.addInclude( pattern );
     }
 
     /**
      * add a set of patterns
      *
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
     public PatternSet createPatternSet()
         throws TaskException
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 cb4a5211c..096beeb8d 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
@@ -68,16 +68,6 @@ public class FileSet
         m_defaultPatterns.setExcludes( excludes );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the name of the file containing the includes patterns.
-     *
-     * @param excl The file to fetch the exclude patterns from.
-     */
-    public void setExcludesfile( final File excludesfile )
-    {
-        m_defaultPatterns.setExcludesfile( excludesfile );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sets the set of include patterns. Patterns may be separated by a comma or
      * a space.
@@ -89,16 +79,6 @@ public class FileSet
         m_defaultPatterns.setIncludes( includes );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the name of the file containing the includes patterns.
-     *
-     * @param incl The file to fetch the include patterns from.
-     */
-    public void setIncludesfile( final File includesfile )
-    {
-        m_defaultPatterns.setIncludesfile( includesfile );
-    }
-
     public void setupDirectoryScanner( final FileScanner ds )
         throws TaskException
     {
@@ -164,33 +144,17 @@ public class FileSet
     /**
      * add a name entry on the exclude list
      */
-    public Pattern createExclude()
-    {
-        return m_defaultPatterns.createExclude();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * add a name entry on the include files list
-     */
-    public Pattern createExcludesFile()
+    public void addExclude( final Pattern pattern )
     {
-        return m_defaultPatterns.createExcludesFile();
+        m_defaultPatterns.addExclude( pattern );
     }
 
     /**
      * add a name entry on the include list
      */
-    public Pattern createInclude()
-    {
-        return m_defaultPatterns.createInclude();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * add a name entry on the include files list
-     */
-    public Pattern createIncludesFile()
+    public void addInclude( final Pattern pattern )
     {
-        return m_defaultPatterns.createIncludesFile();
+        m_defaultPatterns.addInclude( pattern );
     }
 
     public PatternSet createPatternSet()
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 36e8e023b..cf2334c38 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
@@ -52,18 +52,6 @@ public abstract class MatchingTask
         m_fileset.setExcludes( excludes );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the name of the file containing the includes patterns.
-     *
-     * @param excludesfile A string containing the filename to fetch the include
-     *      patterns from.
-     */
-    public void setExcludesfile( final File excludesfile )
-        throws TaskException
-    {
-        m_fileset.setExcludesfile( excludesfile );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sets the set of include patterns. Patterns may be separated by a comma or
      * a space.
@@ -76,60 +64,21 @@ public abstract class MatchingTask
         m_fileset.setIncludes( includes );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the name of the file containing the includes patterns.
-     *
-     * @param includesfile A string containing the filename to fetch the include
-     *      patterns from.
-     */
-    public void setIncludesfile( final File includesfile )
-        throws TaskException
-    {
-        m_fileset.setIncludesfile( includesfile );
-    }
-
     /**
      * add a name entry on the exclude list
-     *
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
-    public Pattern createExclude()
-        throws TaskException
+    public void addExclude( final Pattern pattern )
     {
-        return m_fileset.createExclude();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * add a name entry on the include files list
-     *
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
-     */
-    public Pattern createExcludesFile()
-        throws TaskException
-    {
-        return m_fileset.createExcludesFile();
+        m_fileset.addExclude( pattern );
     }
 
     /**
      * add a name entry on the include list
-     *
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
-     */
-    public Pattern createInclude()
-        throws TaskException
-    {
-        return m_fileset.createInclude();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * add a name entry on the include files list
-     *
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
-    public Pattern createIncludesFile()
+    public void addInclude( final Pattern pattern )
         throws TaskException
     {
-        return m_fileset.createIncludesFile();
+        m_fileset.addInclude( pattern );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/javadoc/Javadoc.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/javadoc/Javadoc.java
index 500a2130e..2c7da53d6 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/javadoc/Javadoc.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/javadoc/Javadoc.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.StringTokenizer;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.Pattern;
 import org.apache.aut.nativelib.Os;
 import org.apache.aut.nativelib.ExecOutputHandler;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.DirectoryScanner;
@@ -951,7 +952,7 @@ public class Javadoc
                 pkg += "*";
             }
 
-            fs.createInclude().setName( pkg );
+            fs.addInclude( new Pattern( pkg ) );
         }// while
 
         e = excludePackages.iterator();
@@ -964,7 +965,8 @@ public class Javadoc
                 pkg += "*";
             }
 
-            fs.createExclude().setName( pkg );
+            final Pattern pattern = new Pattern( pkg );
+            fs.addExclude( pattern );
         }
 
         PrintWriter packageListWriter = null;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJExport.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJExport.java
index bdd6626ed..0d0f61db2 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJExport.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ide/VAJExport.java
@@ -144,19 +144,17 @@ public class VAJExport extends VAJTask
      *
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
-    public Pattern createExclude()
+    public void addExclude( final Pattern pattern )
     {
-        return patternSet.createExclude();
+        patternSet.addExclude( pattern );
     }
 
     /**
      * add a name entry on the include list
-     *
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
-    public Pattern createInclude()
+    public void addInclude( final Pattern pattern )
     {
-        return patternSet.createInclude();
+        patternSet.addInclude( pattern );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/unix/Chmod.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/unix/Chmod.java
index af88ac7c7..c570f7fad 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/unix/Chmod.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/unix/Chmod.java
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ public class Chmod
     public void setFile( File src )
         throws TaskException
     {
-        FileSet fs = new FileSet();
-        fs.setDir( new File( src.getParent() ) );
-        fs.createInclude().setName( src.getName() );
-        addFileset( fs );
+        final FileSet fileSet = new FileSet();
+        fileSet.setDir( new File( src.getParent() ) );
+        fileSet.addInclude( new Pattern( src.getName() ) );
+        addFileset( fileSet );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -116,32 +116,26 @@ public class Chmod
 
     /**
      * add a name entry on the exclude list
-     *
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
-    public Pattern createExclude()
-        throws TaskException
+    public void addExclude( final Pattern pattern )
     {
         m_defaultSetDefined = true;
-        return m_defaultSet.createExclude();
+        m_defaultSet.addExclude( pattern );
     }
 
     /**
      * add a name entry on the include list
-     *
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
-    public Pattern createInclude()
+    public void addInclude( final Pattern pattern )
         throws TaskException
     {
         m_defaultSetDefined = true;
-        return m_defaultSet.createInclude();
+        m_defaultSet.addInclude( pattern );
     }
 
     /**
      * add a set of patterns
      *
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
      */
     public PatternSet createPatternSet()
         throws TaskException
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 cb4a5211c..096beeb8d 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
@@ -68,16 +68,6 @@ public class FileSet
         m_defaultPatterns.setExcludes( excludes );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the name of the file containing the includes patterns.
-     *
-     * @param excl The file to fetch the exclude patterns from.
-     */
-    public void setExcludesfile( final File excludesfile )
-    {
-        m_defaultPatterns.setExcludesfile( excludesfile );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sets the set of include patterns. Patterns may be separated by a comma or
      * a space.
@@ -89,16 +79,6 @@ public class FileSet
         m_defaultPatterns.setIncludes( includes );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the name of the file containing the includes patterns.
-     *
-     * @param incl The file to fetch the include patterns from.
-     */
-    public void setIncludesfile( final File includesfile )
-    {
-        m_defaultPatterns.setIncludesfile( includesfile );
-    }
-
     public void setupDirectoryScanner( final FileScanner ds )
         throws TaskException
     {
@@ -164,33 +144,17 @@ public class FileSet
     /**
      * add a name entry on the exclude list
      */
-    public Pattern createExclude()
-    {
-        return m_defaultPatterns.createExclude();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * add a name entry on the include files list
-     */
-    public Pattern createExcludesFile()
+    public void addExclude( final Pattern pattern )
     {
-        return m_defaultPatterns.createExcludesFile();
+        m_defaultPatterns.addExclude( pattern );
     }
 
     /**
      * add a name entry on the include list
      */
-    public Pattern createInclude()
-    {
-        return m_defaultPatterns.createInclude();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * add a name entry on the include files list
-     */
-    public Pattern createIncludesFile()
+    public void addInclude( final Pattern pattern )
     {
-        return m_defaultPatterns.createIncludesFile();
+        m_defaultPatterns.addInclude( pattern );
     }
 
     public PatternSet createPatternSet()