+ *
+ * @param workingDirectory the working directory of the process.
+ */
+ public void setWorkingDirectory( final File workingDirectory )
+ {
+ m_workingDirectory = workingDirectory;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Runs a process defined by the command line and returns its exit status.
+ *
+ * @return the exit status of the subprocess or INVALID
+ * @exception IOException Description of Exception
+ */
+ public int execute()
+ throws IOException, TaskException
+ {
+ if( null == m_handler )
+ {
+ m_handler = new DefaultExecOutputHandler();
+ setupLogger( m_handler );
+ }
+
+ try
+ {
+ final DefaultExecManager manager =
+ new DefaultExecManager( getAntHomeDirectory() );
+
+ final ExecMetaData metaData =
+ new ExecMetaData( m_command, m_environment,
+ m_workingDirectory, m_newEnvironment );
+
+ return manager.execute( metaData, m_handler, m_timeout );
+ }
+ catch( final ExecException ee )
+ {
+ throw new TaskException( ee.getMessage(), ee );
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/Execute2.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/Execute2.java
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/Execute2.java
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+/*
+ * 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.txt file.
+ */
+package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.exec;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.AbstractLogEnabled;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.exec.DefaultExecOutputHandler;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.exec.ExecException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.exec.ExecMetaData;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.exec.ExecOutputHandler;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.exec.impl.DefaultExecManager;
+
+/**
+ * Runs an external program.
+ *
+ * @author thomas.haas@softwired-inc.com
+ */
+public class Execute2
+ extends AbstractLogEnabled
+{
+ private String[] m_command;
+ private Properties m_environment = new Properties();
+ private File m_workingDirectory = new File( "." );
+ private boolean m_newEnvironment;
+ private ExecOutputHandler m_handler;
+ private long m_timeout;
+
+ /**
+ * Controls whether the VM is used to launch commands, where possible
+ */
+ private boolean m_useVMLauncher = true;
+
+ private static File getAntHomeDirectory()
+ {
+ final String antHome = System.getProperty( "myrmidon.home" );
+ if( null == antHome )
+ {
+ final String message =
+ "Cannot locate antRun script: Property 'ant.home' not specified";
+ throw new IllegalStateException( message );
+ }
+
+ return new File( antHome );
+ }
+
+ public void setTimeout( final long timeout )
+ {
+ m_timeout = timeout;
+ }
+
+ public void setExecOutputHandler( final ExecOutputHandler handler )
+ {
+ m_handler = handler;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Sets the commandline of the subprocess to launch.
+ *
+ * @param commandline the commandline of the subprocess to launch
+ */
+ public void setCommandline( String[] commandline )
+ {
+ m_command = commandline;
+ }
+
+ public void setEnvironment( final Properties environment )
+ {
+ if( null == environment )
+ {
+ throw new NullPointerException( "environment" );
+ }
+ m_environment = environment;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Set whether to propagate the default environment or not.
+ *
+ * @param newenv whether to propagate the process environment.
+ */
+ public void setNewenvironment( boolean newEnvironment )
+ {
+ m_newEnvironment = newEnvironment;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Sets the working directory of the process to execute.
+ *
+ * @param workingDirectory the working directory of the process.
+ */
+ public void setWorkingDirectory( final File workingDirectory )
+ {
+ m_workingDirectory = workingDirectory;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Runs a process defined by the command line and returns its exit status.
+ *
+ * @return the exit status of the subprocess or INVALID
+ * @exception IOException Description of Exception
+ */
+ public int execute()
+ throws IOException, TaskException
+ {
+ if( null == m_handler )
+ {
+ m_handler = new DefaultExecOutputHandler();
+ setupLogger( m_handler );
+ }
+
+ try
+ {
+ final DefaultExecManager manager =
+ new DefaultExecManager( getAntHomeDirectory() );
+
+ final ExecMetaData metaData =
+ new ExecMetaData( m_command, m_environment,
+ m_workingDirectory, m_newEnvironment );
+
+ return manager.execute( metaData, m_handler, m_timeout );
+ }
+ catch( final ExecException ee )
+ {
+ throw new TaskException( ee.getMessage(), ee );
+ }
+ }
+}