diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/make/primitive-tests.ant b/proposal/myrmidon/src/make/primitive-tests.ant
index 044c097c0..7dd3486e7 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/make/primitive-tests.ant
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/make/primitive-tests.ant
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ Legal:
 
   <target name="main" depends="test-target" />
 
+  <target name="file-manip">
+    <file-manip-test base-directory=".">
+      <source>
+        <include value="**/*.java" />       
+      </source>
+    </file-manip-test>
+  </target>
+
   <target name="undefined-task">
     <echo message="About to execute task that hasn't been defined"/>
     <echo2 message="This should have failed"/>
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/make/sample.ant b/proposal/myrmidon/src/make/sample.ant
index 641414483..c4220feb8 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/make/sample.ant
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/make/sample.ant
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Legal:
 
   <property name="year" value="2000"/>
 
-  <target name="main" depends="typedef-test, converterdef-test, datatype-test, namespace-test, ant1-tasklib-test" />
+  <target name="main" depends="typedef-test, converterdef-test, datatype-test, namespace-test, ant1-tasklib-test, prim->file-manip" />
 
   <target name="xp-deployer-test" depends="typedef-test, prim->undefined-task" />
 
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ Legal:
 
   <target name="datatype-test">
     <property name="foo">
-      <pattern name="*.java"/>
+      <pattern value="*.java"/>
     </property>
 
-    <pattern id="foo2" name="*.java" if="..." />
+    <pattern id="foo2" value="*.java" if="..." />
 
     <echo message="foo=${foo}" />
     <echo message="foo2=${foo2}" />
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/selftest-ant-descriptor.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/selftest-ant-descriptor.xml
index d82b87031..c6ce854c2 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/selftest-ant-descriptor.xml
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/selftest-ant-descriptor.xml
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
     <task name="sub-elements-test" classname="org.apache.myrmidon.libs.selftest.SubElementTest" />
     <task name="conf-test" classname="org.apache.myrmidon.libs.selftest.ConfigurationTest" />
     <task name="content-test" classname="org.apache.myrmidon.libs.selftest.ContentTest" />
+    <task name="file-manip-test" classname="org.apache.myrmidon.libs.selftest.FileManipulationTest" />
   </types>
 </ant-lib>
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