diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/build.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/build.xml
index 6cccbf2bd..a81108d19 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/build.xml
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/build.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Legal:
   <property name="dist.bin" value="${dist.dir}/bin"/>
   <property name="dist.lib" value="${dist.dir}/lib"/>
 
-  <property name="constants.file" value="org/apache/ant/Constants.java"/>
+  <property name="constants.file" value="org/apache/myrmidon/Constants.java"/>
 
   <path id="project.class.path">
     <pathelement path="${java.class.path}" />
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterException.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterException.java
index 9ccd7aed7..2a28779bf 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterException.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/ConverterException.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.ant.convert;
 
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 
 /**
  * ConverterException thrown when a problem occurs during convertion etc.
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/engine/DefaultConverterEngine.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/engine/DefaultConverterEngine.java
index b079a53d3..0bfc0ec90 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/engine/DefaultConverterEngine.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/engine/DefaultConverterEngine.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.ant.convert.engine;
 
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.ant.convert.Converter;
 import org.apache.ant.convert.ConverterException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.AbstractLoggable;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/basic/AntCall.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/basic/AntCall.java
index 2bb311988..7cad83c54 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/basic/AntCall.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/basic/AntCall.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 package org.apache.ant.modules.basic;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.model.Project;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.manager.ProjectManager;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.AbstractTask;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/basic/Echo.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/basic/Echo.java
index 7721abe42..c9543dc98 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/basic/Echo.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/basic/Echo.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.ant.modules.basic;
 
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.AbstractTask;
 
 /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/basic/Pattern.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/basic/Pattern.java
index 4368ea275..f813559d0 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/basic/Pattern.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/basic/Pattern.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.ant.modules.basic;
 
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.ant.tasklet.DataType;
 import org.apache.ant.util.Condition;
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/basic/Property.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/basic/Property.java
index 09d33c16a..946f9f62c 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/basic/Property.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/basic/Property.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 package org.apache.ant.modules.basic;
 
 import java.util.Iterator;
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.ant.convert.Converter;
 import org.apache.ant.tasklet.DataType;
 import org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine.DataTypeEngine;
@@ -61,11 +61,18 @@ public class Property
             final String name = attributes[ i ];
             final String value = configuration.getAttribute( name );
 
-            final Object object = getContext().resolveValue( value );
+            
+            Object object = null;
+
+            try { object = getContext().resolveValue( value ); }
+            catch( final AntException ae )
+            {
+                throw new ConfigurationException( "Error resolving value: " + value, ae );
+            }
 
             if( null == object )
             {
-                throw new AntException( "Value for attribute " + name + "resolved to null" );
+                throw new ConfigurationException( "Value for attribute " + name + "resolved to null" );
             }
 
             if( name.equals( "name" ) )
@@ -83,7 +90,11 @@ public class Property
             }
             else if( name.equals( "value" ) )
             {
-                setValue( object );
+                try { setValue( object ); }
+                catch( final AntException ae )
+                {
+                    throw new ConfigurationException( "Error setting value: " + value, ae );
+                }
             }
             else if( name.equals( "local-scope" ) )
             {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/AbstractResourceRegisterer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/AbstractResourceRegisterer.java
index 9faba4090..223f88ba1 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/AbstractResourceRegisterer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/AbstractResourceRegisterer.java
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ package org.apache.ant.modules.core;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URL;
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
 import org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine.DataTypeEngine;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.camelot.RegistryException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.ComponentException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.ComponentManager;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.Composable;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.AbstractTask;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.deployer.TskDeployer;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.executor.Executor;
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractResourceRegisterer
     }
 
     protected URL getURL( final String libName )
+        throws AntException
     {
         if( null != libName )
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterConverter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterConverter.java
index 5044cfea7..da5e8384c 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterConverter.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterConverter.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ package org.apache.ant.modules.core;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URL;
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.ant.convert.engine.ConverterEngine;
 import org.apache.ant.convert.engine.DefaultConverterInfo;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.AbstractTask;
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ public class RegisterConverter
     }
     
     protected URL getURL( final String libName )
+        throws AntException
     {
         if( null != libName )
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterDataType.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterDataType.java
index 357ff081a..8887d6211 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterDataType.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterDataType.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 package org.apache.ant.modules.core;
 
 import java.net.URL;
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.camelot.DefaultLocator;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.camelot.DeploymentException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.camelot.RegistryException;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterTasklet.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterTasklet.java
index e759c8294..7705542e5 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterTasklet.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterTasklet.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 package org.apache.ant.modules.core;
 
 import java.net.URL;
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.camelot.DefaultLocator;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.camelot.DeploymentException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.camelot.RegistryException;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterTasklib.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterTasklib.java
index d97ca5601..fc5c60f5e 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterTasklib.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/core/RegisterTasklib.java
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ package org.apache.ant.modules.core;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URL;
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.camelot.DeploymentException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.ComponentException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.ComponentManager;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.Composable;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.AbstractTask;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.deployer.TskDeployer;
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/test/ConfigurationTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/test/ConfigurationTest.java
index 3e3ffb6c1..8591674b9 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/test/ConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/test/ConfigurationTest.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.ant.modules.test;
 
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.AbstractTask;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configuration;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configurable;
@@ -28,7 +28,15 @@ public class ConfigurationTest
         throws ConfigurationException
     {
         String message = configuration.getAttribute( "message" );
-        final Object object = getContext().resolveValue( message );
+        
+        Object object = null;
+
+        try { object = getContext().resolveValue( message ); }
+        catch( final AntException ae )
+        {
+            throw new ConfigurationException( "Error resolving : " + message, ae );
+        }
+
         if( object instanceof String )
         {
             m_message = (String)object;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/test/ContentTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/test/ContentTest.java
index 23778cbe7..b3e8400b8 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/test/ContentTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/test/ContentTest.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.ant.modules.test;
 
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.AbstractTask;
 
 /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/test/PrimitiveTypesTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/test/PrimitiveTypesTest.java
index 8baad0d22..e902bee38 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/test/PrimitiveTypesTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/test/PrimitiveTypesTest.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.ant.modules.test;
 
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.AbstractTask;
 
 /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/test/SubElementTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/test/SubElementTest.java
index 29f98221a..d7dfcd5db 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/test/SubElementTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/modules/test/SubElementTest.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.ant.modules.test;
 
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.AbstractTask;
 
 /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/util/Condition.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/util/Condition.java
index bf74327c4..d38c54fbe 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/util/Condition.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/util/Condition.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.ant.util;
 
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.Component;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.context.Context;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.context.ContextException;
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public class Condition
     }
     
     public boolean evaluate( final Context context )
+        throws AntException
     {
         boolean result = false;
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/AntException.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/AntException.java
similarity index 84%
rename from proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/AntException.java
rename to proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/AntException.java
index 45d75df54..4b80f2efc 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/AntException.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/AntException.java
@@ -5,26 +5,26 @@
  * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
-package org.apache.ant;
+package org.apache.myrmidon;
 
-import org.apache.avalon.framework.CascadingRuntimeException;
+import org.apache.avalon.framework.CascadingException;
 
 /**
  * AntException thrown when a problem with tasks etc.
- * It is cascading so that further embedded information can be contained. 
+ * It is cascading so that further embedded information can be contained.
  * ie ANtException was caused by IOException etc.
  * It is RuntimeException as it has to pass through a number of Java-defined
  * interfaces - ala Runnable and also to aid in ease of indicating an error.
- * 
+ *
  * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
  */
 public class AntException
-    extends CascadingRuntimeException
+    extends CascadingException
 {
     /**
      * Basic constructor with a message
      *
-     * @param message the message 
+     * @param message the message
      */
     public AntException( final String message )
     {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class AntException
     /**
      * Constructor that builds cascade so that other exception information can be retained.
      *
-     * @param message the message 
+     * @param message the message
      * @param throwable the throwable
      */
     public AntException( final String message, final Throwable throwable )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/Constants.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/Constants.java
similarity index 94%
rename from proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/Constants.java
rename to proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/Constants.java
index 61c57bfdf..ee9da69bc 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/Constants.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/Constants.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
-package org.apache.ant;
+package org.apache.myrmidon;
 
 /**
  * Abstract interface to hold constants.
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/Main.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/Main.java
similarity index 99%
rename from proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/Main.java
rename to proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/Main.java
index 14aed242a..e9d80c6c1 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/Main.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/Main.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
  * the LICENSE file.
  */
-package org.apache.ant;
+package org.apache.myrmidon;
 
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.File;
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.builder.ProjectBuilder;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.embeddor.Embeddor;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.embeddor.MyrmidonEmbeddor;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.launcher.LauncherClassLoader;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.listeners.ProjectListener;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.components.model.Project;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.manager.LogTargetToListenerAdapter;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.manager.ProjectManager;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.components.model.Project;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.launcher.LauncherClassLoader;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.listeners.ProjectListener;
 
 /**
  * The class to kick the tires and light the fires.
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ public class Main
      * @param map the map of names->values
      */
     protected void addToContext( final TaskContext context, final Map map )
+        throws AntException
     {
         final Iterator keys = map.keySet().iterator();
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/DefaultTaskContext.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/DefaultTaskContext.java
index 2cc18522f..6017b8b2e 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/DefaultTaskContext.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/DefaultTaskContext.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 package org.apache.myrmidon.api;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.io.FileUtil;
 import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.property.PropertyException;
 import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.property.PropertyUtil;
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ public class DefaultTaskContext
      * @return the resolved property
      */
     public Object resolveValue( final String property )
+        throws AntException
     {
         try { return PropertyUtil.resolveProperty( property, this, false ); }
         catch( final PropertyException pe )
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ public class DefaultTaskContext
      * @param value the value of property
      */
     public void setProperty( final String name, final Object value )
+        throws AntException
     {
         setProperty( name, value, CURRENT );
     }
@@ -156,7 +158,8 @@ public class DefaultTaskContext
      *
      * @param property the property
      */
-    public void setProperty(  final String name, final Object value, final ScopeEnum scope  )
+    public void setProperty(  final String name, final Object value, final ScopeEnum scope )
+        throws AntException
     {
         checkPropertyValid( name, value );
 
@@ -182,7 +185,7 @@ public class DefaultTaskContext
                 context = (DefaultTaskContext)context.m_parent;
             }
 
-            context.put( name, value );
+            context.putValue( name, value );
         }
         else
         {
@@ -199,7 +202,8 @@ public class DefaultTaskContext
      * @param key the key
      * @param value the value
      */
-    public void put( final Object key, final Object value  )
+    public void putValue( final Object key, final Object value  )
+        throws AntException
     {
         if( key.equals( BASE_DIRECTORY ) )
         {
@@ -211,7 +215,7 @@ public class DefaultTaskContext
             }
         }
 
-        super.put( key, value );
+        put( key, value );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/TaskContext.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/TaskContext.java
index 45cd9dabf..d6a831f11 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/TaskContext.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/TaskContext.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ package org.apache.myrmidon.api;
 import java.io.File;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.Enum;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.context.Context;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 
 /**
  * This interface represents the <em>Context</em> in which Task is executed.
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@ public interface TaskContext
      * @param filename the filename to resolve
      * @return the resolved file
      */
-    File resolveFile( String filename );
+    File resolveFile( String filename )
+        throws AntException;
 
     /**
      * Resolve property.
@@ -74,7 +76,8 @@ public interface TaskContext
      * @param property the property to resolve
      * @return the resolved property
      */
-    Object resolveValue( String property );
+    Object resolveValue( String property )
+        throws AntException;
 
     /**
      * Retrieve property for name.
@@ -90,7 +93,8 @@ public interface TaskContext
      * @param name the name of property
      * @param value the value of property
      */
-    void setProperty( String name, Object value );
+    void setProperty( String name, Object value )
+        throws AntException;
 
     /**
      * Set property value.
@@ -99,7 +103,8 @@ public interface TaskContext
      * @param value the value of property
      * @param scope the scope at which to set property
      */
-    void setProperty( String name, Object value, ScopeEnum scope );
+    void setProperty( String name, Object value, ScopeEnum scope )
+        throws AntException;
 
     /**
      * Safe wrapper class for Scope enums.
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/DefaultProjectBuilder.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/DefaultProjectBuilder.java
index 922ee0bc1..05d734443 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/DefaultProjectBuilder.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/DefaultProjectBuilder.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ package org.apache.myrmidon.components.builder;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
 import org.apache.ant.util.Condition;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.ExceptionUtil;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configuration;
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.ConfigurationException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.DefaultConfigurationBuilder;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.AbstractLoggable;
 import org.apache.log.Logger;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.model.DefaultProject;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.model.DefaultTarget;
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilder
      * @param task the Configuration
      */
     protected void buildTarget( final DefaultProject project, final Configuration target )
+        throws AntException
     {
         final String name = target.getAttribute( "name", null );
         final String depends = target.getAttribute( "depends", null );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/ProjectBuilder.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/ProjectBuilder.java
index f54ccf3bd..d4badfa48 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/ProjectBuilder.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/ProjectBuilder.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ package org.apache.myrmidon.components.builder;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.Component;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.model.Project;
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/deployer/DefaultTskDeployer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/deployer/DefaultTskDeployer.java
index 33e4decc3..1dd891736 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/deployer/DefaultTskDeployer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/deployer/DefaultTskDeployer.java
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
 import java.util.zip.ZipException;
 import java.util.zip.ZipFile;
-import org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine.DataTypeEngine;
 import org.apache.ant.convert.engine.ConverterEngine;
 import org.apache.ant.convert.engine.ConverterRegistry;
 import org.apache.ant.convert.engine.DefaultConverterInfo;
+import org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine.DataTypeEngine;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.camelot.AbstractDeployer;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.camelot.DefaultLocator;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.camelot.DefaultRegistry;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/embeddor/MyrmidonEmbeddor.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/embeddor/MyrmidonEmbeddor.java
index ae33d7e50..21c271239 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/embeddor/MyrmidonEmbeddor.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/embeddor/MyrmidonEmbeddor.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 package org.apache.myrmidon.components.embeddor;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.ant.convert.engine.ConverterEngine;
 import org.apache.ant.tasklet.engine.DataTypeEngine;
 import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.io.FileUtil;
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ public class MyrmidonEmbeddor
      * Setup all the files attributes.
      */
     private void setupFiles()
+        throws AntException
     {
         String filepath = null;
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/executor/DefaultExecutor.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/executor/DefaultExecutor.java
index d291f1e25..c1435a3bd 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/executor/DefaultExecutor.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/executor/DefaultExecutor.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 package org.apache.myrmidon.components.executor;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.ant.convert.engine.ConverterEngine;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.activity.Disposable;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.activity.Initializable;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/executor/Executor.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/executor/Executor.java
index b2180292f..ba2d2df63 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/executor/Executor.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/executor/Executor.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.myrmidon.components.executor;
 
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.camelot.Registry;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.Component;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configuration;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/manager/DefaultProjectManager.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/manager/DefaultProjectManager.java
index bf1d1dcae..12f41c6bd 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/manager/DefaultProjectManager.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/manager/DefaultProjectManager.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ package org.apache.myrmidon.components.manager;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Iterator;
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.ant.util.Condition;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.activity.Disposable;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.activity.Initializable;
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ public class DefaultProjectManager
     private void executeTargetWork( final String name,
                                     final Target target,
                                     final TaskContext context )
+        throws AntException
     {
         //check the condition associated with target.
         //if it is not satisfied then skip target
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/manager/ProjectManager.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/manager/ProjectManager.java
index dc1f533ec..012335f11 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/manager/ProjectManager.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/manager/ProjectManager.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.myrmidon.components.manager;
 
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.Component;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.model.Project;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/model/DefaultProject.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/model/DefaultProject.java
index 7792f96c4..4a44274b8 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/model/DefaultProject.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/model/DefaultProject.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ package org.apache.myrmidon.components.model;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.HashMap;
-import org.apache.ant.AntException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AntException;
 
 /**
  * Default project implementation.
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/launcher/Main.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/launcher/Main.java
index 0ba3d5750..3261627a0 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/launcher/Main.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/launcher/Main.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public final class Main
             final LauncherClassLoader classLoader = new LauncherClassLoader( urls );
 
             //load class and retrieve appropriate main method.
-            final Class clazz = classLoader.loadClass( "org.apache.ant.Main" );
+            final Class clazz = classLoader.loadClass( "org.apache.myrmidon.Main" );
             final Method method = clazz.getMethod( "main", new Class[] { args.getClass() } );
 
             //kick the tires and light the fires....
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/myrmidon-manifest.mf b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/myrmidon-manifest.mf
index 54d5fd052..5bd286f4e 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/myrmidon-manifest.mf
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/myrmidon-manifest.mf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 Manifest-Version: 1.0
-Main-Class: org.apache.ant.Main
+Main-Class: org.apache.myrmidon.Main
 Class-Path: avalonapi.jar 
 Created-By: Apache Ant Project
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