diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/DefaultCommandLauncher.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/DefaultCommandLauncher.java
index 86c1a42ea..f1e2c0d0f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/DefaultCommandLauncher.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/DefaultCommandLauncher.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class DefaultCommandLauncher
     {
         if( ExecUtil.isCwd( metaData.getWorkingDirectory() ) )
         {
-            final String[] env = getEnvironmentSpec( metaData );
+            final String[] env = ExecUtil.getEnvironmentSpec( metaData );
             return Runtime.getRuntime().exec( metaData.getCommand(), env );
         }
         else if( null == c_execWithCWD )
@@ -85,36 +85,6 @@ public class DefaultCommandLauncher
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get the native environment according to proper rules.
-     * Return null if no environment specified, return environment combined
-     * with native environment if environment data is additive else just return
-     * converted environment data.
-     */
-    private String[] getEnvironmentSpec( final ExecMetaData metaData )
-        throws ExecException, IOException
-    {
-        final Properties environment = metaData.getEnvironment();
-        if( 0 == environment.size() )
-        {
-            return null;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            if( metaData.isEnvironmentAdditive() )
-            {
-                final Properties newEnvironment = new Properties();
-                newEnvironment.putAll( Environment.getNativeEnvironment() );
-                newEnvironment.putAll( environment );
-                return ExecUtil.toNativeEnvironment( newEnvironment );
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                return ExecUtil.toNativeEnvironment( environment );
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Execute the Java1.3 Runtime.exec() 3 parame method that sets working
      * directory. This needs to be done via reflection so that it can compile
@@ -123,7 +93,7 @@ public class DefaultCommandLauncher
     private Process execJava13( final ExecMetaData metaData )
         throws IOException, ExecException
     {
-        final String[] env = getEnvironmentSpec( metaData );
+        final String[] env = ExecUtil.getEnvironmentSpec( metaData );
         final Object[] args =
             {metaData.getCommand(),
              env,
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/ExecUtil.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/ExecUtil.java
index 450dec470..eff2f7898 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/ExecUtil.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/exec/launchers/ExecUtil.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Properties;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.exec.Environment;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.exec.ExecException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.exec.ExecMetaData;
 
@@ -109,4 +110,34 @@ class ExecUtil
     {
         return c_cwd;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the native environment according to proper rules.
+     * Return null if no environment specified, return environment combined
+     * with native environment if environment data is additive else just return
+     * converted environment data.
+     */
+    protected static String[] getEnvironmentSpec( final ExecMetaData metaData )
+        throws ExecException, IOException
+    {
+        final Properties environment = metaData.getEnvironment();
+        if( 0 == environment.size() )
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if( metaData.isEnvironmentAdditive() )
+            {
+                final Properties newEnvironment = new Properties();
+                newEnvironment.putAll( Environment.getNativeEnvironment() );
+                newEnvironment.putAll( environment );
+                return toNativeEnvironment( newEnvironment );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return toNativeEnvironment( environment );
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }