diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/build.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/build.xml
index 3c929c279..3cb093e72 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/build.xml
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/build.xml
@@ -165,10 +165,8 @@ Legal:
 -->
 
     <mkdir dir="${build.classes}/TASK-LIB"/>
-    <copy file="${build.src}/org/apache/ant/tasks/core/taskdefs.properties" 
-          todir="${build.classes}/TASK-LIB"/>
-    <copy file="${build.src}/org/apache/ant/convert/core/converters.properties" 
-          todir="${build.classes}/TASK-LIB"/>
+    <copy file="${manifest.dir}/taskdefs.xml" todir="${build.classes}/TASK-LIB"/>
+
   </target>
 
   <!--
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/lib/avalonapi.jar b/proposal/myrmidon/lib/avalonapi.jar
index 5f6e764fe..f68bdb822 100644
Binary files a/proposal/myrmidon/lib/avalonapi.jar and b/proposal/myrmidon/lib/avalonapi.jar differ
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletConfigurer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/configuration/Configurer.java
similarity index 69%
rename from proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletConfigurer.java
rename to proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/configuration/Configurer.java
index 725f78473..9bb25c288 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletConfigurer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/configuration/Configurer.java
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@
  * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
-package org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine;
+package org.apache.ant.configuration;
 
-import org.apache.ant.configuration.Configuration;
-import org.apache.ant.tasklet.Tasklet;
 import org.apache.avalon.Component;
 import org.apache.avalon.ConfigurationException;
 import org.apache.avalon.Context;
@@ -18,19 +16,19 @@ import org.apache.avalon.Context;
  * 
  * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
  */
-public interface TaskletConfigurer
+public interface Configurer
     extends Component
 {
     /**
-     * Configure a task based on a configuration in a particular context.
+     * Configure an object based on a configuration in a particular context.
      * This configuring can be done in different ways for different 
      * configurers.
      *
-     * @param tasklet the tasklet
+     * @param object the object
      * @param configuration the configuration
      * @param context the Context
      * @exception ConfigurationException if an error occurs
      */
-    void configure( Tasklet tasklet, Configuration configuration, Context context )
+    void configure( Object object, Configuration configuration, Context context )
         throws ConfigurationException;
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTaskletConfigurer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/configuration/DefaultConfigurer.java
similarity index 93%
rename from proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTaskletConfigurer.java
rename to proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/configuration/DefaultConfigurer.java
index 4ff181bd2..f10195ca9 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTaskletConfigurer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/configuration/DefaultConfigurer.java
@@ -5,17 +5,14 @@
  * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
-package org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine;
+package org.apache.ant.configuration;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Iterator;
-import org.apache.ant.configuration.Configurable;
-import org.apache.ant.configuration.Configuration;
 import org.apache.ant.convert.Converter;
 import org.apache.ant.convert.ConverterException;
-import org.apache.ant.tasklet.Tasklet;
 import org.apache.avalon.ComponentManager;
 import org.apache.avalon.ComponentNotAccessibleException;
 import org.apache.avalon.ComponentNotFoundException;
@@ -30,8 +27,8 @@ import org.apache.avalon.util.PropertyUtil;
  * 
  * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
  */
-public class DefaultTaskletConfigurer
-    implements TaskletConfigurer, Composer
+public class DefaultConfigurer
+    implements Configurer, Composer
 {
     protected final static String  RESERVED_ATTRIBUTES[] = 
     {
@@ -51,27 +48,6 @@ public class DefaultTaskletConfigurer
         m_converter = (Converter)componentManager.lookup( "org.apache.ant.convert.Converter" );
     }
     
-    /**
-     * Configure a task based on a configuration in a particular context.
-     * This configuring can be done in different ways for different 
-     * configurers. 
-     * This one does it by first checking if object implements Configurable 
-     * and if it does will pass the task the configuration - else it will use
-     * ants rules to map configuration to types
-     *
-     * @param tasklet the tasklet
-     * @param configuration the configuration
-     * @param context the Context
-     * @exception ConfigurationException if an error occurs
-     */
-    public void configure( final Tasklet tasklet, 
-                           final Configuration configuration,
-                           final Context context )
-        throws ConfigurationException
-    {
-        configure( (Object)tasklet, configuration, context );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Configure a task based on a configuration in a particular context.
      * This configuring can be done in different ways for different 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterEngine.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterEngine.java
index fc946e132..8dff694f4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterEngine.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterEngine.java
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 package org.apache.ant.convert;
 
 import org.apache.avalon.Component;
+import org.apache.avalon.Loggable;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.LocatorRegistry;
 import org.apache.log.Logger;
 
 public interface ConverterEngine
-    extends Component, Converter
+    extends Component, Converter, Loggable
 {
-    void setLogger( Logger logger );
-
+    LocatorRegistry getLocatorRegistry();
     ConverterRegistry getConverterRegistry();
-    ConverterFactory getConverterFactory();
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterFactory.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterFactory.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 8987cc771..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterFactory.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +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.ant.convert;
-
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Factory;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.FactoryException;
-
-/**
- * Facility used to load Converters.
- * 
- * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
- */
-public interface ConverterFactory
-    extends Factory
-{
-    /**
-     * Create entries (ie instances) from infos (ie types).
-     *
-     * @param info the info
-     * @return the entry
-     * @exception FactoryException if an error occurs
-     */
-    Converter createConverter( ConverterInfo info ) 
-        throws FactoryException;
-}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterInfo.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterInfo.java
index f4937cd34..61c4cbe06 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterInfo.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterInfo.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  */
 package org.apache.ant.convert;
 
-import java.net.URL;
 import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Info;
 
 /**
@@ -33,19 +32,4 @@ public interface ConverterInfo
      * @return the classname of the produced object
      */
     String getDestination();
-
-    /**
-     * Retrieve classname for concerter.
-     *
-     * @return the taskname
-     */
-    String getClassname();
-
-    /**
-     * Retrieve location of task library where task is contained.
-     *
-     * @return the location of task library
-     */
-    URL getLocation();
 }
-
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterLoader.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterLoader.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 8650cf22a..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterLoader.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +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.ant.convert;
-
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Loader;
-
-/**
- * Class used to load converters et al from a source.
- * 
- * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
- */
-public interface ConverterLoader
-    extends Loader
-{
-    /**
-     * Load a particular converter.
-     *
-     * @param converter the converter name
-     * @return the loaded Converter
-     * @exception Exception if an error occurs
-     */
-    Converter loadConverter( String converter )
-        throws Exception;
-}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterRegistry.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterRegistry.java
index 0cd3e805f..2347dea1d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterRegistry.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterRegistry.java
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ public interface ConverterRegistry
     extends Registry
 {
     /**
-     * Retrieve ConverterInfo that describes converter that converts from source to destination.
+     * Retrieve name of ConverterInfo that describes converter that converts 
+     * from source to destination.
      *
      * @param source the source classname
      * @param destination the destination classname
      * @return the converter-info or null if none available
      */
-    ConverterInfo getConverterInfo( String source, String destination );
+    String getConverterInfoName( String source, String destination );
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/DefaultConverterEngine.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/DefaultConverterEngine.java
index a23c1a1a2..4a16b3c55 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/DefaultConverterEngine.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/DefaultConverterEngine.java
@@ -10,12 +10,17 @@ package org.apache.ant.convert;
 import org.apache.ant.AntException;
 import org.apache.avalon.Component;
 import org.apache.avalon.Initializable;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.DefaultFactory;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.DefaultLocatorRegistry;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Locator;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.LocatorRegistry;
 import org.apache.log.Logger;
 
 public class DefaultConverterEngine
     implements ConverterEngine, Initializable
 {
-    protected ConverterFactory     m_converterFactory;
+    protected DefaultFactory       m_factory;
+    protected LocatorRegistry      m_locatorRegistry;
     protected ConverterRegistry    m_converterRegistry;
     protected Logger               m_logger;
 
@@ -24,21 +29,22 @@ public class DefaultConverterEngine
         m_logger = logger;
     }
 
-    public ConverterRegistry getConverterRegistry()
+    public LocatorRegistry getLocatorRegistry()
     {
-        return m_converterRegistry;
+        return m_locatorRegistry;
     }
 
-    public ConverterFactory getConverterFactory()
+    public ConverterRegistry getConverterRegistry()
     {
-        return m_converterFactory;
+        return m_converterRegistry;
     }
 
     public void init()
         throws Exception
     {
         m_converterRegistry = createConverterRegistry();
-        m_converterFactory =  createConverterFactory();
+        m_locatorRegistry = createLocatorRegistry();
+        m_factory =  createFactory();
     }
     
     protected ConverterRegistry createConverterRegistry()
@@ -46,26 +52,32 @@ public class DefaultConverterEngine
         return new DefaultConverterRegistry();
     }
 
-    protected ConverterFactory createConverterFactory()
+    protected LocatorRegistry createLocatorRegistry()
+    {
+        return new DefaultLocatorRegistry();
+    }
+
+    protected DefaultFactory createFactory()
     {
-        return new DefaultConverterFactory();
+        return new DefaultFactory();
     }
 
     public Object convert( Class destination, final Object original )
         throws Exception
     {
-        final ConverterInfo info = 
-            m_converterRegistry.getConverterInfo( original.getClass().getName(), 
-                                                  destination.getName() );
+        final String name = 
+            m_converterRegistry.getConverterInfoName( original.getClass().getName(), 
+                                                      destination.getName() );
             
-        if( null == info ) 
+        if( null == name ) 
         {
             throw new ConverterException( "Unable to find converter for " + 
                                           original.getClass() + " to " + destination + 
                                           " conversion" );
         }
 
-        final Converter converter = m_converterFactory.createConverter( info );
+        final Locator locator = m_locatorRegistry.getLocator( name );
+        final Converter converter = (Converter)m_factory.create( locator, Converter.class );
         return converter.convert( destination, original );
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/DefaultConverterFactory.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/DefaultConverterFactory.java
deleted file mode 100644
index e6fe33775..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/DefaultConverterFactory.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +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.ant.convert;
-
-import java.net.URL;
-import java.net.URLClassLoader;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import org.apache.ant.convert.Converter;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Entry;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Factory;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Loader;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.FactoryException;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Info;
-
-/**
- * Facility used to load Converters.
- * 
- * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
- */
-public class DefaultConverterFactory
-    implements ConverterFactory
-{
-    protected final HashMap         m_loaders        = new HashMap();
-    
-    /**
-     * Method for generic Factory.
-     *
-     * @param info generic info
-     * @return the created entry
-     * @exception FactoryException if an error occurs
-     */
-    public Object create( final Info info )
-        throws FactoryException
-    {
-        if( info.getClass().equals( ConverterInfo.class ) )
-        {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Passed incorrect Info type to factory" );
-        }
-        return create( (ConverterInfo)info );
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * Non-generic factory method.
-     *
-     * @param info the info to create instance from
-     * @return the created entry
-     * @exception FactoryException if an error occurs
-     */
-    public Converter createConverter( final ConverterInfo info )
-        throws FactoryException
-    {
-        final ConverterLoader loader = getLoader( info.getLocation() );
-        
-        try { return (Converter)loader.load( info.getClassname() ); }
-        catch( final Exception e )
-        {
-            throw new FactoryException( "Failed loading converter from " + info.getLocation() +
-                                        " due to " + e, e );
-        }
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * Get a loader for a particular location
-     *
-     * @param location the location 
-     * @return the loader
-     */
-    protected ConverterLoader getLoader( final URL location )
-    {
-        ConverterLoader loader = (ConverterLoader)m_loaders.get( location );
-        
-        if( null == loader )
-        {
-            loader = createLoader( location );
-            m_loaders.put( location, loader );
-        }
-        
-        return loader;
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * Create a new loader.
-     * Put in another method so that it can be overridden.
-     *
-     * @param location the location the Loader will load from
-     * @return the loader
-     */
-    protected ConverterLoader createLoader( final URL location )
-    {
-        if( null != location ) return new DefaultConverterLoader( location );
-        else return new DefaultConverterLoader();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/DefaultConverterInfo.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/DefaultConverterInfo.java
index bfa3d663f..79640c829 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/DefaultConverterInfo.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/DefaultConverterInfo.java
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
  */
 package org.apache.ant.convert;
 
-import java.net.URL;
-
 /**
  * This info represents meta-information about a converter.
  *
@@ -19,18 +17,11 @@ public class DefaultConverterInfo
 {
     protected final String            m_source;
     protected final String            m_destination;
-    protected final String            m_classname;
-    protected final URL               m_location;
 
-    public DefaultConverterInfo( final String source, 
-                                 final String destination,
-                                 final String classname,
-                                 final URL location )
+    public DefaultConverterInfo( final String source, final String destination )
     {
         m_source = source;
         m_destination = destination;
-        m_classname = classname;
-        m_location = location;
     } 
 
     /**
@@ -54,25 +45,5 @@ public class DefaultConverterInfo
     {
         return m_destination;
     }
-    
-    /**
-     * Retrieve classname for concerter.
-     *
-     * @return the taskname
-     */
-    public String getClassname()
-    {
-        return m_classname;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Retrieve location of task library where task is contained.
-     *
-     * @return the location of task library
-     */
-    public URL getLocation()
-    {
-        return m_location;
-    }
 }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/DefaultConverterLoader.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/DefaultConverterLoader.java
deleted file mode 100644
index f72176b85..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/DefaultConverterLoader.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +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.ant.convert;
-
-import java.net.URL;
-import java.net.URLClassLoader;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.AbstractLoader;
-
-/**
- * Class used to load converters et al from a source.
- * 
- * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
- */
-public class DefaultConverterLoader
-    extends AbstractLoader
-    implements ConverterLoader
-{
-    public DefaultConverterLoader()
-    {
-        super( new URLClassLoader( new URL[0],
-                                   Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader() ) );
-    }
-    
-    public DefaultConverterLoader( final URL location )
-    {
-        super( new URLClassLoader( new URL[] { location }, 
-                                   Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader() ) );
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * Load a Converter object.
-     *
-     * @param converter the converter classname
-     * @return the converter instance
-     * @exception Exception if an error occurs
-     */
-    public Converter loadConverter( final String converter )
-        throws Exception
-    {
-        return (Converter)load( converter );
-    }
-}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/DefaultConverterRegistry.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/DefaultConverterRegistry.java
index a1522bcea..25be194db 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/DefaultConverterRegistry.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/DefaultConverterRegistry.java
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ public class DefaultConverterRegistry
      * @param destination the destination classname
      * @return the converter-info or null if none available
      */
-    public ConverterInfo getConverterInfo( final String source, final String destination )
+    public String getConverterInfoName( final String source, final String destination )
     {
         final HashMap map = (HashMap)m_mapping.get( source );
         if( null == map ) return null;
-        return (ConverterInfo)map.get( destination );
+        return (String)map.get( destination );
     }
 
     protected void checkInfo( final String name, final Info info )
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class DefaultConverterRegistry
             m_mapping.put( source, map );
         }
         
-        map.put( destination, info );        
+        map.put( destination, name );        
     }
 
     protected Class getInfoClass()
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/converters.properties b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/converters.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index f40d2ce4c..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/converters.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-org.apache.ant.convert.core.StringToLongConverter=java.lang.String, java.lang.Long
-org.apache.ant.convert.core.StringToIntegerConverter=java.lang.String, java.lang.Integer
-org.apache.ant.convert.core.StringToShortConverter=java.lang.String, java.lang.Short
-org.apache.ant.convert.core.StringToByteConverter=java.lang.String, java.lang.Byte
-org.apache.ant.convert.core.StringToDoubleConverter=java.lang.String, java.lang.Double
-org.apache.ant.convert.core.StringToFloatConverter=java.lang.String, java.lang.Float
-org.apache.ant.convert.core.StringToClassConverter=java.lang.String, java.lang.Class
-org.apache.ant.convert.core.StringToURLConverter=java.lang.String, java.net.URL
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTaskletEngine.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTaskletEngine.java
index 555326fc7..133f4ef65 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTaskletEngine.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTaskletEngine.java
@@ -11,19 +11,25 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import org.apache.ant.AntException;
 import org.apache.ant.configuration.Configurable;
 import org.apache.ant.configuration.Configuration;
+import org.apache.ant.configuration.Configurer;
+import org.apache.ant.configuration.DefaultConfigurer;
 import org.apache.ant.convert.ConverterEngine;
-import org.apache.ant.convert.ConverterFactory;
 import org.apache.ant.tasklet.Tasklet;
 import org.apache.ant.tasklet.TaskletContext;
 import org.apache.avalon.Component;
-import org.apache.avalon.Composer;
 import org.apache.avalon.ComponentManager;
+import org.apache.avalon.Composer;
 import org.apache.avalon.Context;
 import org.apache.avalon.Contextualizable;
 import org.apache.avalon.DefaultComponentManager;
 import org.apache.avalon.Disposable;
+import org.apache.avalon.Loggable;
 import org.apache.avalon.Initializable;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.DefaultFactory;
 import org.apache.avalon.camelot.FactoryException;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.LocatorRegistry;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Locator;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.DefaultLocatorRegistry;
 import org.apache.avalon.camelot.RegistryException;
 import org.apache.log.Logger;
 
@@ -31,9 +37,9 @@ public class DefaultTaskletEngine
     implements TaskletEngine, Initializable
 {
     protected TskDeployer          m_tskDeployer;
-    protected TaskletFactory       m_taskletFactory;
-    protected TaskletRegistry      m_taskletRegistry;
-    protected TaskletConfigurer    m_configurer;
+    protected DefaultFactory       m_factory;
+    protected LocatorRegistry      m_locatorRegistry;
+    protected Configurer           m_configurer;
     protected Logger               m_logger;
     protected ConverterEngine      m_converterEngine;
 
@@ -52,22 +58,23 @@ public class DefaultTaskletEngine
         return m_converterEngine;
     }
 
-    public TaskletRegistry getTaskletRegistry()
+    public LocatorRegistry getLocatorRegistry()
     {
-        return m_taskletRegistry;
+        return m_locatorRegistry;
     }
 
     public void init()
         throws Exception
     {
-        m_taskletRegistry = createTaskletRegistry();
-        m_taskletFactory = createTaskletFactory();
+        m_locatorRegistry = createLocatorRegistry();
+        m_factory = createFactory();
+        setupSubComponent( m_factory );
 
         m_converterEngine = createConverterEngine();
         m_converterEngine.setLogger( m_logger );
         setupSubComponent( m_converterEngine );
 
-        m_configurer = createTaskletConfigurer();
+        m_configurer = createConfigurer();
         setupSubComponent( m_configurer );
 
         m_tskDeployer = createTskDeployer();
@@ -78,6 +85,11 @@ public class DefaultTaskletEngine
     protected void setupSubComponent( final Component component )
         throws Exception
     {
+        if( component instanceof Loggable )
+        {
+            ((Loggable)component).setLogger( m_logger );
+        }
+
         if( component instanceof Composer )
         {
             final DefaultComponentManager componentManager = new DefaultComponentManager();
@@ -90,7 +102,7 @@ public class DefaultTaskletEngine
 
             ((Composer)component).compose( componentManager );
         }
-        
+
         if( component instanceof Initializable )
         {
             ((Initializable)component).init();
@@ -102,19 +114,19 @@ public class DefaultTaskletEngine
         return new DefaultTskDeployer();
     }
 
-    protected TaskletConfigurer createTaskletConfigurer()
+    protected Configurer createConfigurer()
     {
-        return new DefaultTaskletConfigurer();
+        return new DefaultConfigurer();
     }
     
-    protected TaskletRegistry createTaskletRegistry()
+    protected LocatorRegistry createLocatorRegistry()
     {
-        return new DefaultTaskletRegistry();
+        return new DefaultLocatorRegistry();
     }
     
-    protected TaskletFactory createTaskletFactory()
+    protected DefaultFactory createFactory()
     {
-        return new DefaultTaskletFactory();
+        return new DefaultFactory();
     }
     
     protected ConverterEngine createConverterEngine()
@@ -122,7 +134,7 @@ public class DefaultTaskletEngine
         //this is done so that the loaders are shared
         //which results in much less overhead
         final TaskletConverterEngine engine = new TaskletConverterEngine();
-        engine.setConverterFactory( (ConverterFactory)m_taskletFactory );
+        engine.setFactory( m_factory );
         return engine;
     }
 
@@ -236,21 +248,18 @@ public class DefaultTaskletEngine
         throws AntException
     {
         final String name = configuration.getName();
-        TaskletInfo info = null;
-
-        try { info = (TaskletInfo)m_taskletRegistry.getInfo( name ); }
+        try
+        {
+            final Locator locator = m_locatorRegistry.getLocator( name );
+            return (Tasklet)m_factory.create( locator, Tasklet.class );
+        }
         catch( final RegistryException re )
         {
             throw new AntException( "Unable to locate task " + name, re );
         }
-
-        try { return m_taskletFactory.createTasklet( info ); }
         catch( final FactoryException fe )
         {
-            throw new AntException( "Unable to create task " + name + 
-                                    " (of type " + info.getClassname() + " from " +
-                                    info.getLocation() + ")",
-                                    fe );
+            throw new AntException( "Unable to create task " + name, fe );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTaskletFactory.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTaskletFactory.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 2df505a14..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTaskletFactory.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +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.ant.tasklet.engine;
-
-import java.net.URL;
-import java.net.URLClassLoader;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import org.apache.ant.tasklet.Tasklet;
-import org.apache.ant.convert.ConverterLoader;
-import org.apache.ant.convert.DefaultConverterFactory;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Entry;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Factory;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.FactoryException;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Info;
-
-/**
- * Facility used to load Tasklets.
- * 
- * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
- */
-public class DefaultTaskletFactory
-    extends DefaultConverterFactory
-    implements TaskletFactory
-{
-    public Object create( final Info info )
-        throws FactoryException
-    {
-        if( !info.getClass().equals( TaskletInfo.class ) )
-        {
-            return super.create( info );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            return createTasklet( (TaskletInfo)info );
-        }
-    }
-
-    public Tasklet createTasklet( final TaskletInfo info )
-        throws FactoryException
-    {
-        final TaskletLoader loader = (TaskletLoader)getLoader( info.getLocation() );
-
-        Object object = null;
-        
-        try { return (Tasklet)loader.load( info.getClassname() ); }
-        catch( final Exception e )
-        {
-            throw new FactoryException( "Failed loading tasklet from " + info.getLocation() +
-                                        " due to " + e, e );
-        }
-    }
-
-    protected ConverterLoader createLoader( final URL location )
-    {
-        if( null != location ) return new DefaultTaskletLoader( location );
-        else return new DefaultTaskletLoader();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTaskletInfo.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTaskletInfo.java
deleted file mode 100644
index d4abdd6ba..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTaskletInfo.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +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.ant.tasklet.engine;
-
-import java.net.URL;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Info;
-
-/**
- * This is default container of information about a task. 
- * A BeanInfo equivelent for a task. Eventually it will auto-magically
- * generate a schema via reflection for Validator/Editor tools.
- *
- * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
- */
-public class DefaultTaskletInfo
-    implements TaskletInfo
-{
-    protected final String        m_classname;
-    protected final URL           m_location;
-
-    /**
-     * Constructor that takes classname and taskLibraryLocation.
-     */
-    public DefaultTaskletInfo( final String classname, final URL location )
-    {
-        m_location = location;
-        m_classname = classname;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Retrieve classname for task.
-     *
-     * @return the taskname
-     */
-    public String getClassname()
-    {    
-        return m_classname;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Retrieve tasklib location from which task is loaded.
-     *
-     * @return the location
-     */
-    public URL getLocation()
-    {
-        return m_location;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTaskletLoader.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTaskletLoader.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ddc01bce..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTaskletLoader.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +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.ant.tasklet.engine;
-
-import java.net.URL;
-import org.apache.ant.convert.DefaultConverterLoader;
-import org.apache.ant.tasklet.Tasklet;
-
-/**
- * Class used to load tasks et al from a source.
- * 
- * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
- */
-public class DefaultTaskletLoader
-    extends DefaultConverterLoader
-    implements TaskletLoader
-{
-    public DefaultTaskletLoader()
-    {
-    }
-
-    public DefaultTaskletLoader( final URL location )
-    {
-        super( location );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Load a tasklet with a particular classname.
-     *
-     * @param tasklet the tasklet classname
-     * @return the tasklet
-     * @exception Exception if an error occurs
-     */
-    public Tasklet loadTasklet( final String tasklet )
-        throws Exception
-    {
-        return (Tasklet)load( tasklet );
-    }
-}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTaskletRegistry.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTaskletRegistry.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 04e95fab3..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTaskletRegistry.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +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.ant.tasklet.engine;
-
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.AbstractRegistry;
-
-public class DefaultTaskletRegistry
-    extends AbstractRegistry
-    implements TaskletRegistry
-{
-    protected Class getInfoClass()
-    {
-        return TaskletInfo.class;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTskDeployer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTskDeployer.java
index 261add19c..7db41ded3 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTskDeployer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/DefaultTskDeployer.java
@@ -11,22 +11,26 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URL;
-import java.util.Enumeration;
-import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
 import java.util.zip.ZipException;
 import java.util.zip.ZipFile;
 import org.apache.ant.convert.ConverterEngine;
 import org.apache.ant.convert.ConverterRegistry;
 import org.apache.ant.convert.DefaultConverterInfo;
-import org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine.DefaultTaskletInfo;
 import org.apache.avalon.Component;
 import org.apache.avalon.ComponentManager;
 import org.apache.avalon.ComponentNotAccessibleException;
 import org.apache.avalon.ComponentNotFoundException;
 import org.apache.avalon.Composer;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.AbstractDeployer;
+import org.apache.avalon.Configuration;
+import org.apache.avalon.ConfigurationException;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.AbstractZipDeployer;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.DefaultLocator;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.DefaultLocatorRegistry;
 import org.apache.avalon.camelot.DeploymentException;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Loader;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.LocatorRegistry;
 import org.apache.avalon.camelot.RegistryException;
 import org.apache.log.Logger;
 
@@ -36,20 +40,21 @@ import org.apache.log.Logger;
  * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
  */
 public class DefaultTskDeployer
-    extends AbstractDeployer
+    extends AbstractZipDeployer
     implements Composer, TskDeployer
 {
-    protected final static String   TASKDEF_FILE     = "TASK-LIB/taskdefs.properties";
-    protected final static String   CONVERTER_FILE   = "TASK-LIB/converters.properties";
+    protected final static String   TSKDEF_FILE     = "TASK-LIB/taskdefs.xml";
 
-    protected TaskletRegistry       m_taskletRegistry;
-    protected ConverterRegistry     m_converterRegistry;
+    protected LocatorRegistry       m_taskletRegistry;
+    protected LocatorRegistry       m_converterRegistry;
+    protected ConverterRegistry     m_converterInfoRegistry;
 
     /**
      * Default constructor.
      */
     public DefaultTskDeployer()
     {
+        super( false );
         m_autoUndeploy = true;
         m_type = "Tasklet";
     }
@@ -67,12 +72,13 @@ public class DefaultTskDeployer
         final ConverterEngine converterEngine = (ConverterEngine)componentManager.
             lookup( "org.apache.ant.convert.ConverterEngine" );
 
-        m_converterRegistry = converterEngine.getConverterRegistry();
+        m_converterInfoRegistry = converterEngine.getConverterRegistry();
+        m_converterRegistry = converterEngine.getLocatorRegistry();
 
         final TaskletEngine taskletEngine = (TaskletEngine)componentManager.
             lookup( "org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine.TaskletEngine" );
 
-        m_taskletRegistry = taskletEngine.getTaskletRegistry();
+        m_taskletRegistry = taskletEngine.getLocatorRegistry();
     }
 
     public void setLogger( final Logger logger )
@@ -80,50 +86,30 @@ public class DefaultTskDeployer
         m_logger = logger;
     }
 
-    protected boolean isValidLocation( final String location )
-    {
-        //TODO: Make sure it is valid JavaIdentifier 
-        //that optionally has '-' embedded in it
-        return true;
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * Deploy Tasklets from a .tsk file.
-     * Eventually this should be cached for performance reasons.
-     *
-     * @param location the location 
-     * @param file the file
-     * @exception DeploymentException if an error occurs
-     */
-    protected void deployFromFile( final String location, final File file )
+    protected void loadResources( final ZipFile zipFile, final String location, final URL url )
         throws DeploymentException
     {
-        m_logger.info( "Deploying .tsk file (" + file + ") as " + location );
-
-        final ZipFile zipFile = getZipFileFor( file );
+        final Configuration taskdefs = loadConfiguration( zipFile, TSKDEF_FILE );
 
         try
         {
-            final Properties taskdefs = loadProperties( zipFile, TASKDEF_FILE );
-            final Properties converters = loadProperties( zipFile, CONVERTER_FILE );
-
-            try { zipFile.close(); }
-            catch( final IOException ioe ) {}
-
-            URL url = null;
-
-            try { url = file.toURL(); }
-            catch( final MalformedURLException mue ) {}
-
-            handleTasklets( taskdefs, url );
-            handleConverters( converters, url );
+            final Iterator tasks = taskdefs.getChildren( "task" );
+            while( tasks.hasNext() )
+            {
+                final Configuration task = (Configuration)tasks.next();
+                handleTasklet( task, url );
+            }
+            
+            final Iterator converters = taskdefs.getChildren( "converter" );
+            while( converters.hasNext() )
+            {
+                final Configuration converter = (Configuration)converters.next();
+                handleConverter( converter, url );
+            }
         }
-        catch( final DeploymentException de )
+        catch( final ConfigurationException ce )
         {
-            try { zipFile.close(); }
-            catch( final IOException ioe ) {}
-
-            throw de;
+            throw new DeploymentException( "Malformed taskdefs.xml", ce );
         }
     }
     
@@ -132,15 +118,25 @@ public class DefaultTskDeployer
     {
         checkDeployment( location, url );
         final ZipFile zipFile = getZipFileFor( url );
-        final Properties converters = loadProperties( zipFile, CONVERTER_FILE );
-        final String value = converters.getProperty( name );
-
-        if( null == value )
+        final Configuration taskdefs = loadConfiguration( zipFile, TSKDEF_FILE );
+        
+        try
         {
-            throw new DeploymentException( "Unable to locate converter named " + name );
+            final Iterator converters = taskdefs.getChildren( "converter" );
+            while( converters.hasNext() )
+            {
+                final Configuration converter = (Configuration)converters.next();
+                if( converter.getAttribute( "classname" ).equals( name ) )
+                {
+                    handleConverter( converter, url );
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        catch( final ConfigurationException ce )
+        {
+            throw new DeploymentException( "Malformed taskdefs.xml", ce );
         }
-            
-        handleConverter( name, value, url );
     }
     
     public void deployTasklet( final String name, final String location, final URL url )
@@ -148,109 +144,65 @@ public class DefaultTskDeployer
     {
         checkDeployment( location, url );
         final ZipFile zipFile = getZipFileFor( url );
-        final Properties tasklets = loadProperties( zipFile, TASKDEF_FILE );
-        final String value = tasklets.getProperty( name );
+        final Configuration taskdefs = loadConfiguration( zipFile, TSKDEF_FILE );
         
-        if( null == value )
+        try
         {
-            throw new DeploymentException( "Unable to locate tasklet named " + name );
+            final Iterator tasks = taskdefs.getChildren( "task" );
+            while( tasks.hasNext() )
+            {
+                final Configuration task = (Configuration)tasks.next();
+                if( task.getAttribute( "name" ).equals( name ) )
+                {
+                    handleTasklet( task, url );
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
         }
-        
-        handleTasklet( name, value, url );
-    }
-
-    protected ZipFile getZipFileFor( final URL url )
-        throws DeploymentException
-    {
-        final File file = getFileFor( url );
-        return getZipFileFor( file );
-    }
-
-    protected ZipFile getZipFileFor( final File file )
-        throws DeploymentException
-    {
-        try { return new ZipFile( file ); }
-        catch( final IOException ioe )
+        catch( final ConfigurationException ce )
         {
-            throw new DeploymentException( "Error opening " + file + 
-                                           " due to " + ioe.getMessage(),
-                                           ioe );
-        }        
+            throw new DeploymentException( "Malformed taskdefs.xml", ce );
+        }
     }
     
-    /**
-     * Create and register Infos for all converters stored in deployment.
-     *
-     * @param properties the properties
-     * @param url the url of deployment
-     * @exception DeploymentException if an error occurs
-     */
-    protected void handleConverters( final Properties properties, final URL url )
-        throws DeploymentException
+    protected void handleConverter( final Configuration converter, final URL url )
+        throws DeploymentException, ConfigurationException
     {
-        final Enumeration enum = properties.propertyNames();
+        final String name = converter.getAttribute( "classname" );
+        final String source = converter.getAttribute( "source" );
+        final String destination = converter.getAttribute( "destination" );
         
-        while( enum.hasMoreElements() )
+        final DefaultConverterInfo info = new DefaultConverterInfo( source, destination );
+       
+        try { m_converterInfoRegistry.register( name, info ); }
+        catch( final RegistryException re )
         {
-            final String key = (String)enum.nextElement();
-            final String value = (String)properties.get( key );
-
-            handleConverter( key, value, url );
+            throw new DeploymentException( "Error registering converter info " + 
+                                           name + " due to " + re,
+                                           re );
         }
-    }   
 
-    protected void handleConverter( final String name, final String param, final URL url )
-        throws DeploymentException
-    {
-        final int index = param.indexOf( ',' );
-        
-        if( -1 == index )
-        {
-            throw new DeploymentException( "Malformed converter definition (" + name + ")" );
-        }
-        
-        final String source = param.substring( 0, index ).trim();
-        final String destination = param.substring( index + 1 ).trim();
-        
-        final DefaultConverterInfo info = 
-            new DefaultConverterInfo( source, destination, name, url );
-        
-        try { m_converterRegistry.register( name, info ); }
+        final DefaultLocator locator = new DefaultLocator( name, url );
+
+        try { m_converterRegistry.register( name, locator ); }
         catch( final RegistryException re )
         {
-            throw new DeploymentException( "Error registering converter " + 
+            throw new DeploymentException( "Error registering converter locator " + 
                                            name + " due to " + re,
                                            re );
         }
-        
+
         m_logger.debug( "Registered converter " + name + " that converts from " + 
                         source + " to " + destination );
     }
     
-    /**
-     * Create and register Infos for all tasklets stored in deployment.
-     *
-     * @param properties the properties
-     * @param url the url of deployment
-     * @exception DeploymentException if an error occurs
-     */     
-    protected void handleTasklets( final Properties properties, final URL url )
-        throws DeploymentException
+    protected void handleTasklet( final Configuration task, final URL url )
+        throws DeploymentException, ConfigurationException
     {
-        final Enumeration enum = properties.propertyNames();
-        
-        while( enum.hasMoreElements() )
-        {
-            final String key = (String)enum.nextElement();
-            final String value = (String)properties.get( key );
-            handleTasklet( key, value, url );
-        }
-    }
+        final String name = task.getAttribute( "name" );
+        final String classname = task.getAttribute( "classname" );
 
-    protected void handleTasklet( final String name, final String classname, final URL url )
-        throws DeploymentException
-    {
-        final DefaultTaskletInfo info = new DefaultTaskletInfo( classname, url );
+        final DefaultLocator info = new DefaultLocator( classname, url );
         
         try { m_taskletRegistry.register( name, info ); }
         catch( final RegistryException re )
@@ -261,49 +213,4 @@ public class DefaultTskDeployer
         
         m_logger.debug( "Registered tasklet " + name + " as " + classname );
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Utility method to load properties from zip.
-     *
-     * @param zipFile the zip file
-     * @param filename the property filename
-     * @return the Properties
-     * @exception DeploymentException if an error occurs
-     */
-    protected Properties loadProperties( final ZipFile zipFile, final String filename )
-        throws DeploymentException
-    {
-        final ZipEntry entry = zipFile.getEntry( filename );
-        if( null == entry )
-        {
-            throw new DeploymentException( "Unable to locate " + filename + 
-                                           " in " + zipFile.getName() );
-        }
-        
-        Properties properties = new Properties();
-        
-        try
-        {
-            properties.load( zipFile.getInputStream( entry ) );
-        }
-        catch( final IOException ioe )
-        {
-            throw new DeploymentException( "Error reading " + filename + 
-                                           " from " + zipFile.getName(),
-                                           ioe );
-        }
-
-        return properties;
-    }
-    
-    protected boolean canUndeploy( final Component component )
-        throws DeploymentException
-    {
-        return true;
-    }
-    
-    protected void shutdownDeployment( final Component component )
-        throws DeploymentException
-    {
-    }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletConverterEngine.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletConverterEngine.java
index c623a2016..71e5f9119 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletConverterEngine.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletConverterEngine.java
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
  */
 package org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine;
 
-import org.apache.ant.convert.ConverterFactory;
 import org.apache.ant.convert.DefaultConverterEngine;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.DefaultFactory;
 
 public class TaskletConverterEngine
     extends DefaultConverterEngine
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ public class TaskletConverterEngine
      * Set the ConverterFactory.
      * Package access intended.
      */
-    void setConverterFactory( final ConverterFactory converterFactory )
+    void setFactory( final DefaultFactory factory )
     {
-        m_converterFactory = converterFactory;
+        m_factory = factory;
     }
 
-    protected ConverterFactory createConverterFactory()
+    protected DefaultFactory createFactory()
     {
-        return m_converterFactory;
+        return m_factory;
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletEngine.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletEngine.java
index 516786c22..d1026ee46 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletEngine.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletEngine.java
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import org.apache.ant.configuration.Configuration;
 import org.apache.ant.convert.ConverterEngine;
 import org.apache.ant.tasklet.TaskletContext;
 import org.apache.avalon.Component;
+import org.apache.avalon.Loggable;
 import org.apache.avalon.ComponentManager;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.LocatorRegistry;
 import org.apache.log.Logger;
  
 /**
@@ -21,10 +23,8 @@ import org.apache.log.Logger;
  * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
  */
 public interface TaskletEngine
-    extends Component
+    extends Component, Loggable
 {
-    void setLogger( Logger logger );
-
     /**
      * Retrieve deployer for engine.
      *
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ public interface TaskletEngine
     TskDeployer getTskDeployer();
     
     /**
-     * Retrieve tasklet registry associated with engine.
+     * Retrieve locator registry associated with engine.
      *
-     * @return the TaskletRegistry
+     * @return the LocatorRegistry
      */
-    TaskletRegistry getTaskletRegistry();
+    LocatorRegistry getLocatorRegistry();
 
     /**
      * Retrieve converter engine.
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletFactory.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletFactory.java
deleted file mode 100644
index a36d133a7..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletFactory.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +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.ant.tasklet.engine;
-
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Factory;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.FactoryException;
-import org.apache.ant.tasklet.Tasklet;
-
-/**
- * Facility used to load Tasklets.
- * 
- * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
- */
-public interface TaskletFactory
-    extends Factory
-{
-    Tasklet createTasklet( TaskletInfo info ) 
-        throws FactoryException;
-}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletInfo.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletInfo.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 62496ae02..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletInfo.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +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.ant.tasklet.engine;
-
-import java.net.URL;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Info;
-
-/**
- * This is information about a task. 
- * A BeanInfo equivelent for a task. Eventually it will auto-magically
- * generate a schema via reflection for Validator/Editor tools.
- *
- * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
- */
-public interface TaskletInfo
-    extends Info
-{
-    /**
-     * Retrieve classname for task.
-     *
-     * @return the taskname
-     */
-    String getClassname();
-
-    /**
-     * Retrieve location of task library where task is contained.
-     *
-     * @return the location of task library
-     */
-    URL getLocation();
-}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletLoader.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletLoader.java
deleted file mode 100644
index ea703959a..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletLoader.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +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.ant.tasklet.engine;
-
-import org.apache.ant.tasklet.Tasklet;
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Loader;
-
-/**
- * Class used to load tasks et al from a source.
- * 
- * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
- */
-public interface TaskletLoader
-    extends Loader
-{
-    /**
-     * Load a tasklet with a particular classname.
-     *
-     * @param tasklet the tasklet classname
-     * @return the tasklet
-     * @exception Exception if an error occurs
-     */
-    Tasklet loadTasklet( String tasklet )
-        throws Exception;
-}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletRegistry.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletRegistry.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 501bdf75f..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TaskletRegistry.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +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.ant.tasklet.engine;
-
-import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Registry;
-
-/**
- * The registry for tasklets
- *
- * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
- */
-public interface TaskletRegistry
-    extends Registry
-{
-}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TskDeployer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TskDeployer.java
index b7acad9d6..dad49a5da 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TskDeployer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasklet/engine/TskDeployer.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 package org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine;
 
 import java.net.URL;
+import org.apache.avalon.Loggable;
 import org.apache.avalon.camelot.Deployer;
 import org.apache.avalon.camelot.DeploymentException;
 import org.apache.log.Logger;
@@ -18,13 +19,12 @@ import org.apache.log.Logger;
  * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
  */
 public interface TskDeployer
-    extends Deployer
+    extends Deployer, Loggable
 {
-    void setLogger( Logger logger );
-
     void deployConverter( String name, String location, URL url )
         throws DeploymentException;
     
     void deployTasklet( String name, String location, URL url )
         throws DeploymentException;
 }
+
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasks/core/AbstractResourceRegisterer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasks/core/AbstractResourceRegisterer.java
index d695e54f7..106669037 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasks/core/AbstractResourceRegisterer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasks/core/AbstractResourceRegisterer.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import org.apache.ant.AntException;
 import org.apache.ant.tasklet.AbstractTasklet;
-import org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine.DefaultTaskletInfo;
 import org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine.TaskletEngine;
 import org.apache.avalon.ComponentManager;
 import org.apache.avalon.ComponentNotAccessibleException;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasks/core/RegisterConverter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasks/core/RegisterConverter.java
index 35544fccc..f2aeda607 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasks/core/RegisterConverter.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasks/core/RegisterConverter.java
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import org.apache.ant.AntException;
-import org.apache.ant.convert.DefaultConverterInfo;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.DefaultLocator;
 import org.apache.ant.convert.ConverterEngine;
+import org.apache.ant.convert.DefaultConverterInfo;
 import org.apache.ant.tasklet.AbstractTasklet;
 import org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine.TaskletEngine;
 import org.apache.avalon.ComponentManager;
@@ -106,12 +107,15 @@ public class RegisterConverter
         else
         {
             final DefaultConverterInfo info = 
-                new DefaultConverterInfo( m_sourceType, m_destinationType, m_classname, url );
+                new DefaultConverterInfo( m_sourceType, m_destinationType );
+            final DefaultLocator locator = new DefaultLocator( m_classname, url );
 
             try
             {
                 m_engine.getConverterEngine().
                     getConverterRegistry().register( m_classname, info ); 
+                m_engine.getConverterEngine().
+                    getLocatorRegistry().register( m_classname, locator ); 
             }
             catch( final RegistryException re )
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasks/core/RegisterTasklet.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasks/core/RegisterTasklet.java
index e1f1bb9fb..5b9c12236 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasks/core/RegisterTasklet.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasks/core/RegisterTasklet.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ package org.apache.ant.tasks.core;
 
 import java.net.URL;
 import org.apache.ant.AntException;
-import org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine.DefaultTaskletInfo;
+import org.apache.avalon.camelot.DefaultLocator;
 import org.apache.avalon.camelot.DeploymentException;
 import org.apache.avalon.camelot.RegistryException;
 
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ public class RegisterTasklet
         }
         else
         {
-            final DefaultTaskletInfo info = new DefaultTaskletInfo( classname, url );
-            m_engine.getTaskletRegistry().register( name, info ); 
+            final DefaultLocator locator = new DefaultLocator( classname, url );
+            m_engine.getLocatorRegistry().register( name, locator ); 
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasks/core/taskdefs.properties b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasks/core/taskdefs.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index f2a9d2ae0..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/tasks/core/taskdefs.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# TASK-LIB/taskdefs.properties
-echo=org.apache.ant.tasks.core.Echo
-prim-test=org.apache.ant.tasks.core.PrimitiveTypesTest
-sub-elements-test=org.apache.ant.tasks.core.SubElementTest
-conf-test=org.apache.ant.tasks.core.ConfigurationTest
-content-test=org.apache.ant.tasks.core.ContentTest
-property=org.apache.ant.tasks.core.Property
-register-tasklet=org.apache.ant.tasks.core.RegisterTasklet
-register-converter=org.apache.ant.tasks.core.RegisterConverter
-register-tasklib=org.apache.ant.tasks.core.RegisterTasklib
-ant-call=org.apache.ant.tasks.core.AntCall
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/taskdefs.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/taskdefs.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3a10589d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/taskdefs.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<tasklib>
+  <task name="echo" classname="org.apache.ant.tasks.core.Echo" />
+  <task name="prim-test" classname="org.apache.ant.tasks.core.PrimitiveTypesTest" />
+  <task name="sub-elements-test" classname="org.apache.ant.tasks.core.SubElementTest" />
+  <task name="conf-test" classname="org.apache.ant.tasks.core.ConfigurationTest" />
+  <task name="content-test" classname="org.apache.ant.tasks.core.ContentTest" />
+  <task name="property" classname="org.apache.ant.tasks.core.Property" />
+  <task name="register-tasklet" classname="org.apache.ant.tasks.core.RegisterTasklet" />
+  <task name="register-converter" classname="org.apache.ant.tasks.core.RegisterConverter" />
+  <task name="ant-call" classname="org.apache.ant.tasks.core.AntCall" />
+
+  <converter classname="org.apache.ant.convert.core.StringToLongConverter" 
+             source="java.lang.String" 
+             destination="java.lang.Long" />
+  <converter classname="org.apache.ant.convert.core.StringToIntegerConverter" 
+             source="java.lang.String" 
+             destination="java.lang.Integer" />
+  <converter classname="org.apache.ant.convert.core.StringToShortConverter" 
+             source="java.lang.String" 
+             destination="java.lang.Short" />
+  <converter classname="org.apache.ant.convert.core.StringToByteConverter" 
+             source="java.lang.String" 
+             destination="java.lang.Byte" />
+  <converter classname="org.apache.ant.convert.core.StringToDoubleConverter" 
+             source="java.lang.String" 
+             destination="java.lang.Double" />
+  <converter classname="org.apache.ant.convert.core.StringToFloatConverter" 
+             source="java.lang.String" 
+             destination="java.lang.Float" />
+  <converter classname="org.apache.ant.convert.core.StringToClassConverter" 
+             source="java.lang.String" 
+             destination="java.lang.Class" />
+  <converter classname="org.apache.ant.convert.core.StringToURLConverter" 
+             source="java.lang.String" 
+             destination="java.net.URL" />
+</tasklib>
\ No newline at end of file