diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/bad-version.ant b/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/bad-version.ant
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..922f14aee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/bad-version.ant
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<!-- Project with invalid version  -->
+<project version="ant2">
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/bad-xml.ant b/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/bad-xml.ant
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91717fd16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/bad-xml.ant
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+this ain't xml.
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/defaults.ant b/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/defaults.ant
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b36a5c7ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/defaults.ant
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<!-- Use all the defaults -->
+<project version="2.0">
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/mismatched-version.ant b/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/mismatched-version.ant
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9176c9c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/mismatched-version.ant
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<!-- Project with mismatched version -->
+<project version="1.0.2">
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/no-version.ant b/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/no-version.ant
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1979fedf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/no-version.ant
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<!-- Project with no version attribute -->
+<project>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/set-base-dir.ant b/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/set-base-dir.ant
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56fe72aa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/set-base-dir.ant
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<!-- Project with a non-default base directory -->
+<project version="2.0" basedir="other-base-dir">
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/set-default-target.ant b/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/set-default-target.ant
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f83f3bbeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/set-default-target.ant
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<!-- Project with a non-default default target -->
+<project version="2.0" default="some-target">
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/set-project-name.ant b/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/set-project-name.ant
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8ae1a941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/etc/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/set-project-name.ant
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<!-- Project with non-default name -->
+<project name="some-project" version="2.0">
+</project >
\ No newline at end of file
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 22668c3a8..566a6af38 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
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 package org.apache.myrmidon.components.builder;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.net.MalformedURLException;
-import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser;
@@ -23,13 +21,10 @@ import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configuration;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.ConfigurationException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.SAXConfigurationHandler;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.AbstractLogEnabled;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.conditions.AndCondition;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.conditions.Condition;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.conditions.IsSetCondition;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.conditions.NotCondition;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.builder.ProjectBuilder;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.builder.ProjectException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.model.DefaultNameValidator;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.model.Dependency;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.model.Project;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.model.Target;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.model.TypeLib;
@@ -78,31 +73,39 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilder
     private Project build( final File file, final HashMap projects )
         throws ProjectException
     {
-        final URL systemID = extractURL( file );
-        final Project result = (Project)projects.get( systemID.toString() );
-        if( null != result )
+        try
         {
-            return result;
-        }
-
-        // Parse the project file
-        final Configuration configuration = parseProject( systemID );
+            // Check for cached project
+            final String systemID = extractURL( file );
+            final Project result = (Project)projects.get( systemID );
+            if( null != result )
+            {
+                return result;
+            }
 
-        // Build the project model
-        final DefaultProject project = buildProject( file, configuration );
+            // Parse the project file
+            final Configuration configuration = parseProject( systemID );
 
-        projects.put( systemID.toString(), project );
+            // Build the project model and add to cache
+            final DefaultProject project = buildProject( file, configuration );
+            projects.put( systemID, project );
 
-        //build using all top-level attributes
-        buildTopLevelProject( project, configuration, projects );
+            // Build using all top-level attributes
+            buildTopLevelProject( project, configuration, projects );
 
-        return project;
+            return project;
+        }
+        catch( Exception e )
+        {
+            final String message = REZ.getString( "ant.project-build.error", file.getAbsolutePath() );
+            throw new ProjectException( message, e );
+        }
     }
 
     /**
      * Parses the project.
      */
-    private Configuration parseProject( final URL systemID )
+    private Configuration parseProject( final String systemID )
         throws ProjectException
     {
         try
@@ -117,13 +120,13 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilder
 
             parser.setContentHandler( handler );
             parser.setErrorHandler( handler );
-            parser.parse( systemID.toString() );
+            parser.parse( systemID );
 
             return handler.getConfiguration();
         }
         catch( Exception e )
         {
-            String message = REZ.getString( "ant.project-parse.error" );
+            final String message = REZ.getString( "ant.project-parse.error" );
             throw new ProjectException( message, e );
         }
     }
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilder
         File baseDirectory = file.getParentFile();
         if( baseDirectoryName != null )
         {
-            baseDirectory = new File( baseDirectory, baseDirectoryName );
+            baseDirectory = FileUtil.resolveFile( baseDirectory, baseDirectoryName );
         }
         baseDirectory = baseDirectory.getAbsoluteFile();
 
@@ -257,7 +260,7 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilder
         {
             final String message =
                 REZ.getString( "ant.malformed.version", versionString );
-            throw new ProjectException( message, e );
+            throw new ProjectException( message );
         }
     }
 
@@ -338,7 +341,7 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilder
         final Configuration[] implicitTasks =
             (Configuration[])implicitTaskList.toArray( new Configuration[ 0 ] );
 
-        final Target implicitTarget = new Target( null, implicitTasks, null );
+        final Target implicitTarget = new Target( implicitTasks, null );
         project.setImplicitTarget( implicitTarget );
     }
 
@@ -378,26 +381,30 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilder
         // Build the URL of the referenced projects
         final File baseDirectory = project.getBaseDirectory();
         final File file = FileUtil.resolveFile( baseDirectory, location );
-        final String systemID = extractURL( file ).toString();
 
         // Locate the referenced project, building it if necessary
-        Project other = (Project)projects.get( systemID );
-        if( null == other )
-        {
-            other = build( file, projects );
-        }
+        final Project other = build( file, projects );
 
         // Add the reference
         project.addProject( name, other );
     }
 
-    private URL extractURL( final File file ) throws ProjectException
+    /**
+     * Validates a project file name, and builds the canonical URL for it.
+     */
+    private String extractURL( final File file ) throws ProjectException
     {
+        if( ! file.isFile() )
+        {
+            final String message = REZ.getString( "ant.no-project-file.error" );
+            throw new ProjectException( message );
+        }
+
         try
         {
-            return file.toURL();
+            return file.getCanonicalFile().toURL().toString();
         }
-        catch( MalformedURLException e )
+        catch( Exception e )
         {
             final String message = REZ.getString( "ant.project-unexpected.error" );
             throw new ProjectException( message, e );
@@ -443,8 +450,6 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilder
     {
         final String name = target.getAttribute( "name", null );
         final String depends = target.getAttribute( "depends", null );
-        final String ifCondition = target.getAttribute( "if", null );
-        final String unlessCondition = target.getAttribute( "unless", null );
 
         verifyTargetName( name, target );
 
@@ -454,10 +459,8 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilder
             getLogger().debug( message );
         }
 
-        final String[] dependencies = buildDependsList( depends, target );
-        final Condition condition = buildCondition( ifCondition, unlessCondition );
-        final Target defaultTarget =
-            new Target( condition, target.getChildren(), dependencies );
+        final Dependency[] dependencies = buildDependsList( depends, target );
+        final Target defaultTarget = new Target( target.getChildren(), dependencies );
 
         //add target to project
         project.addTarget( name, defaultTarget );
@@ -485,70 +488,54 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilder
         }
     }
 
-    private String[] buildDependsList( final String depends, final Configuration target )
+    private Dependency[] buildDependsList( final String depends, final Configuration target )
         throws ProjectException
     {
-        String[] dependencies = null;
-
         //apply depends attribute
-        if( null != depends )
+        if( null == depends )
         {
-            final String[] elements = StringUtil.split( depends, "," );
-            final ArrayList dependsList = new ArrayList();
-
-            for( int i = 0; i < elements.length; i++ )
-            {
-                final String dependency = elements[ i ].trim();
-
-                if( 0 == dependency.length() )
-                {
-                    final String message = REZ.getString( "ant.target-bad-dependency.error",
-                                                          target.getName(),
-                                                          target.getLocation() );
-                    throw new ProjectException( message );
-                }
-
-                if( getLogger().isDebugEnabled() )
-                {
-                    final String message = REZ.getString( "ant.target-dependency.notice", dependency );
-                    getLogger().debug( message );
-                }
-
-                dependsList.add( dependency );
-            }
-
-            dependencies = (String[])dependsList.toArray( new String[ 0 ] );
+            return null;
         }
-        return dependencies;
-    }
 
-    private Condition buildCondition( final String ifCondition,
-                                      final String unlessCondition )
-    {
-        final AndCondition condition = new AndCondition();
+        final String[] elements = StringUtil.split( depends, "," );
+        final ArrayList dependsList = new ArrayList();
 
-        // Add the 'if' condition
-        if( null != ifCondition )
+        for( int i = 0; i < elements.length; i++ )
         {
+            final String dependency = elements[ i ].trim();
+
             if( getLogger().isDebugEnabled() )
             {
-                final String message = REZ.getString( "ant.target-if.notice", ifCondition );
+                final String message = REZ.getString( "ant.target-dependency.notice", dependency );
                 getLogger().debug( message );
             }
-            condition.add( new IsSetCondition( ifCondition ) );
-        }
 
-        // Add the 'unless' condition
-        if( null != unlessCondition )
-        {
-            if( getLogger().isDebugEnabled() )
+            // Split project->target dependencies
+            final int sep = dependency.indexOf( "->" );
+            final String projectName;
+            final String targetName;
+            if( sep != -1 )
             {
-                final String message = REZ.getString( "ant.target-unless.notice", unlessCondition );
-                getLogger().debug( message );
+                projectName = dependency.substring( 0, sep );
+                targetName = dependency.substring( sep + 2 );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                projectName = null;
+                targetName = dependency;
+            }
+
+            if( targetName.length() == 0 || ( projectName != null && projectName.length() == 0 ) )
+            {
+                final String message = REZ.getString( "ant.target-bad-dependency.error",
+                                                      target.getName(),
+                                                      target.getLocation() );
+                throw new ProjectException( message );
             }
-            condition.add( new NotCondition( new IsSetCondition( unlessCondition ) ) );
+
+            dependsList.add( new Dependency( projectName, targetName ) );
         }
 
-        return condition;
+        return (Dependency[])dependsList.toArray( new Dependency[dependsList.size() ] );
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/Resources.properties b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/Resources.properties
index e1dc50fe1..9c73d7f79 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/Resources.properties
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/Resources.properties
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ ati.attribue-unquoted.error=Expecting the value of attribute {0} to be enclosed
 
 ant.project-banner.notice=Project {0} base directory: {1}.
 ant.target-parse.notice=Parsing target: {0}.
-ant.target-if.notice=Target if condition: {0}
-ant.target-unless.notice=Target unless condition: {0}
 ant.target-dependency.notice=Target dependency: {0}
 ant.project-unexpected.error=Unexpected error building project.
-ant.project-parse.error=Error parsing project.
+ant.project-parse.error=Could not parse project file.
+ant.project-build.error=Could not load project from "{0}".
 ant.no-project-element.error=Project file must be enclosed in project element.
 ant.unknown-toplevel-element.error=Unknown top-level element {0} at {1}.
 ant.project-bad-name.error=Invalid project name.
@@ -26,9 +25,10 @@ ant.import-malformed.error=Malformed import at {0}. If name or type attribute is
 ant.target-noname.error=Discovered un-named target at {0}.
 ant.target-bad-name.error=Target with an invalid name at {0}.
 ant.target-bad-dependency.error=Discovered empty dependency in target {0} at {1}.
-ant.malformed.version=Malformed version string "{0}" specified in version attribute of project.
-ant.version-missing.error=Missing version attribute from project.
-ant.bad-version.error=Incompatible build file version detected. Expected {0} but found {1}.
+ant.malformed.version=Project has an invalid version "{0}".
+ant.version-missing.error=Project has no version attribute.
+ant.bad-version.error=Incompatible build file version detected. Expected version {0} but found version {1}.
+ant.no-project-file.error=Project file does not exist, or is not a file.
 
 duplicate-project.error=Can not have two projects referenced in a file with the name {0}.
 duplicate-target.error=Can not have two targets in a file with the name {0}.
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/Resources.properties b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/Resources.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cabd0d25b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/Resources.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#AbstractPropertyResolver
+prop.mismatched-braces.error=Malformed property with mismatched }'s.
+prop.missing-value.error=Unable to find "{0}" to expand during property resolution.
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultTaskContext.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultTaskContext.java
index 738c80b25..d4f6267c7 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultTaskContext.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultTaskContext.java
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.i18n.Resources;
 import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.io.FileUtil;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.context.Context;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.context.ContextException;
+import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.Logger;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.service.ServiceException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.service.ServiceManager;
-import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.Logger;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.model.DefaultNameValidator;
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ public class DefaultTaskContext
         m_parent = parent;
         m_serviceManager = serviceManager;
         m_logger = logger;
-        //m_propertyResolver = (PropertyResolver)getService( PropertyResolver.class );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultWorkspace.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultWorkspace.java
index d500de173..01950b488 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultWorkspace.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultWorkspace.java
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ import org.apache.avalon.framework.service.ServiceManager;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.service.Serviceable;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.conditions.Condition;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.deployer.Deployer;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.deployer.DeploymentException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.deployer.TypeDeployer;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.executor.ExecutionFrame;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.executor.Executor;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.model.Dependency;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.model.Project;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.model.Target;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.model.TypeLib;
@@ -123,9 +123,7 @@ public class DefaultWorkspace
 
         m_listenerSupport.projectStarted( project.getProjectName() );
 
-        executeTarget( project, "<init>", project.getImplicitTarget(), entry.getFrame() );
-
-        execute( project, target, entry );
+        executeTarget( entry, target );
 
         m_listenerSupport.projectFinished( project.getProjectName() );
     }
@@ -307,105 +305,130 @@ public class DefaultWorkspace
     /**
      * Helper method to execute a target.
      *
-     * @param project the Project
-     * @param targetName the name of the target
-     * @param entry the context
+     * @param entry the project to execute
+     * @param targetName the name of the target to execute
      * @exception TaskException if an error occurs
      */
-    private void execute( final Project project,
-                          final String targetName,
-                          final ProjectEntry entry )
+    private void executeTarget( final ProjectEntry entry,
+                          final String targetName )
         throws TaskException
     {
-        final int index = targetName.indexOf( "->" );
-        if( -1 != index )
+        // Locate the target
+        final Target target = entry.getProject().getTarget( targetName );
+        if( null == target )
         {
-            final String name = targetName.substring( 0, index );
-            final String otherTargetName = targetName.substring( index + 2 );
+            final String message = REZ.getString( "no-target.error", targetName );
+            throw new TaskException( message );
+        }
 
-            final Project otherProject = getProject( name, project );
-            final ProjectEntry otherEntry = getProjectEntry( otherProject );
+        executeTarget( entry, targetName, target );
+    }
 
-            //Execute target in referenced project
-            execute( otherProject, otherTargetName, otherEntry );
+    /**
+     * Executes a target.  Does not execute the target if it has already been
+     * executed.  Executes the dependencies of the target, before executing
+     * the target itself.
+     *
+     * @param name the name of target
+     * @param target the target
+     * @param entry the project in which to execute
+     * @exception TaskException if an error occurs
+     */
+    private void executeTarget( final ProjectEntry entry,
+                                final String name,
+                                final Target target )
+        throws TaskException
+    {
+        final Project project = entry.getProject();
+
+        // Check target state, to see if it has already been executed, and
+        // to check for dependency cycles
+        final TargetState state = entry.getTargetState( target );
+        if( state == TargetState.FINISHED )
+        {
+            // Target has been executed
             return;
         }
-
-        final Target target = project.getTarget( targetName );
-        if( null == target )
+        if( state == TargetState.TRAVERSING )
         {
-            final String message = REZ.getString( "no-target.error", targetName );
+            // Cycle in target dependencies
+            final String message = REZ.getString( "target-dependency-cycle.error", name );
             throw new TaskException( message );
         }
 
-        //add target to list of targets executed
-        entry.completeTarget( targetName );
+        // Set state to indicate this target has been started
+        entry.setTargetState( target, TargetState.TRAVERSING );
+
+        // Execute the target's dependencies
+
+        // Implicit target first
+        if( target != project.getImplicitTarget() )
+        {
+            executeTarget( entry, "<init>", project.getImplicitTarget() );
+        }
 
-        //execute all dependencies
-        final String[] dependencies = target.getDependencies();
+        // Named dependencies
+        final Dependency[] dependencies = target.getDependencies();
         for( int i = 0; i < dependencies.length; i++ )
         {
-            if( !entry.isTargetCompleted( dependencies[ i ] ) )
+            final Dependency dependency = dependencies[ i ];
+            final String otherProjectName = dependency.getProjectName();
+            if( otherProjectName != null )
+            {
+                // Dependency in a referenced project
+                final Project otherProject = getProject( otherProjectName, project );
+                final ProjectEntry otherEntry = getProjectEntry( otherProject );
+                executeTarget( otherEntry, dependency.getTargetName() );
+            }
+            else
             {
-                execute( project, dependencies[ i ], entry );
+                // Dependency in this project
+                executeTarget( entry, dependency.getTargetName() );
             }
         }
 
-        executeTarget( project, targetName, target, entry.getFrame() );
+        // Now execute the target itself
+        executeTargetNoDeps( entry, name, target );
+
+        // Mark target as complete
+        entry.setTargetState( target, TargetState.FINISHED );
     }
 
     /**
-     * Method to execute a particular target instance.
+     * Executes a target.  Does not check whether the target has been
+     * executed already, and does not check that its dependencies have been
+     * executed.
      *
-     * @param name the name of target
-     * @param target the target
-     * @param frame the frame in which to execute
-     * @exception TaskException if an error occurs
+     * @param entry the project to execute the target in.
+     * @param name the name of the target.
+     * @param target the target itself
      */
-    private void executeTarget( final Project project,
-                                final String name,
-                                final Target target,
-                                final ExecutionFrame frame )
+    private void executeTargetNoDeps( final ProjectEntry entry,
+                                      final String name,
+                                      final Target target )
         throws TaskException
     {
-        //notify listeners
+        final Project project = entry.getProject();
+
+        // Notify listeners
         m_listenerSupport.targetStarted( project.getProjectName(), name );
 
-        //check the condition associated with target.
-        //if it is not satisfied then skip target
-        final Condition condition = target.getCondition();
-        if( null != condition )
+        if( getLogger().isDebugEnabled() )
         {
-            try
-            {
-                final boolean result = condition.evaluate( frame.getContext() );
-                if( !result )
-                {
-                    final String message = REZ.getString( "skip-target.notice", name );
-                    getLogger().debug( message );
-                    return;
-                }
-            }
-            catch( final TaskException te )
-            {
-                final String message = REZ.getString( "condition-eval.error", name );
-                throw new TaskException( message, te );
-            }
+            final String message = REZ.getString( "exec-target.notice", project.getProjectName(), name );
+            getLogger().debug( message );
         }
 
-        final String message = REZ.getString( "exec-target.notice", name );
-        getLogger().debug( message );
-
         //frame.getContext().setProperty( Project.TARGET, target );
 
-        //execute all tasks assciated with target
+        // Execute all tasks assciated with target
         final Configuration[] tasks = target.getTasks();
         for( int i = 0; i < tasks.length; i++ )
         {
-            executeTask( tasks[ i ], frame );
+            executeTask( tasks[ i ], entry.getFrame() );
         }
 
-        //notify listeners
+        // Notify listeners
         m_listenerSupport.targetFinished();
     }
 
@@ -421,8 +444,11 @@ public class DefaultWorkspace
     {
         final String name = task.getName();
 
-        final String message = REZ.getString( "exec-task.notice", name );
-        getLogger().debug( message );
+        if( getLogger().isDebugEnabled() )
+        {
+            final String message = REZ.getString( "exec-task.notice", name );
+            getLogger().debug( message );
+        }
 
         //is setting name even necessary ???
         frame.getContext().setProperty( TaskContext.NAME, name );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/ProjectEntry.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/ProjectEntry.java
index 504e65778..1a0690613 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/ProjectEntry.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/ProjectEntry.java
@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@
  */
 package org.apache.myrmidon.components.workspace;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.executor.ExecutionFrame;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.model.Project;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.model.Target;
 
 /**
- * This contains detaisl for each project that is managed by ProjectManager.
+ * This contains details for each project that is being executed by a
+ * DefaultWorkspace.
  *
  * @author <a href="mailto:peter@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
  * @version $Revision$ $Date$
@@ -21,7 +24,9 @@ final class ProjectEntry
 {
     private final Project m_project;
     private final ExecutionFrame m_frame;
-    private final ArrayList m_targetsCompleted = new ArrayList();
+
+    /** Map from Target -> TargetState for that target. */
+    private final Map m_targetState = new HashMap();
 
     public ProjectEntry( final Project project,
                          final ExecutionFrame frame )
@@ -40,13 +45,18 @@ final class ProjectEntry
         return m_frame;
     }
 
-    public boolean isTargetCompleted( final String target )
+    public TargetState getTargetState( final Target target )
     {
-        return m_targetsCompleted.contains( target );
+        TargetState state = (TargetState)m_targetState.get( target );
+        if( state == null )
+        {
+            state = TargetState.NOT_STARTED;
+        }
+        return state;
     }
 
-    public void completeTarget( final String target )
+    public void setTargetState( final Target target, final TargetState state )
     {
-        m_targetsCompleted.add( target );
+        m_targetState.put( target, state );
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/Resources.properties b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/Resources.properties
index e28947723..2040dea14 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/Resources.properties
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/Resources.properties
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ bad-deployer-config.error=Error configuring deployer.
 bad-frame.error=Error setting up ExecutionFrame.
 no-project.error=Project {0} not found.
 no-target.error=Target {0} not found.
-skip-target.notice=Skipping target {0} as it does not satisfy condition.
-condition-eval.error=Error evaluating Condition for target {0}.
-exec-target.notice=Executing target {0}.
+exec-target.notice=Executing project {0}, target {1}.
 exec-task.notice=Executing task {0}.
+target-dependency-cycle.error=Cycle in dependencies for target {0}.
 
 #DefaultTaskContext
 unknown-prop.error=Unknown property {0}.
@@ -18,7 +17,3 @@ null-resolved-value.error=Value "{0}" resolved to null.
 bad-resolve.error=Unable to resolve value "{0}".
 bad-find-service.error=Could not find service "{0}".
 bad-service-class.error=Find service "{0}" but it was of type {1} where it was expected to be of type {2}.
-
-#AbstractPropertyResolver
-prop.mismatched-braces.error=Malformed property with mismatched }'s.
-prop.missing-value.error=Unable to find "{0}" to expand during property resolution.
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/TargetState.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/TargetState.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d89f30c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/TargetState.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * 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.myrmidon.components.workspace;
+
+/**
+ * An enumerated type that represents the dependency traversal state of a
+ * target.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:adammurdoch@apache.org">Adam Murdoch</a>
+ * @version $Revision$ $Date$
+ */
+final class TargetState
+{
+    private TargetState()
+    {
+    }
+
+    /** Target has not been started. */
+    public final static TargetState NOT_STARTED = new TargetState();
+
+    /**
+     * Target has been started, and the dependencies of the target are being
+     * traversed.
+     */
+    public final static TargetState TRAVERSING = new TargetState();
+
+    /** Target has been completed. */
+    public final static TargetState FINISHED = new TargetState();
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/builder/ProjectBuilder.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/builder/ProjectBuilder.java
index 0c4a4df38..ad5b49c9b 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/builder/ProjectBuilder.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/builder/ProjectBuilder.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public interface ProjectBuilder
     /**
      * build a project from source.
      *
-     * @param source the source
+     * @param source the project file path.
      * @return the constructed Project
      * @exception ProjectException if an error occurs
      */
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/model/Dependency.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/model/Dependency.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c2ff9d3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/model/Dependency.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * 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.myrmidon.interfaces.model;
+
+/**
+ * A dependency for a target.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:adammurdoch@apache.org">Adam Murdoch</a>
+ * @version $Revision$ $Date$
+ */
+public class Dependency
+{
+    private final String m_projectName;
+    private final String m_targetName;
+
+    public Dependency( final String projectName, final String targetName )
+    {
+        m_projectName = projectName;
+        m_targetName = targetName;
+    }
+
+    public String getProjectName()
+    {
+        return m_projectName;
+    }
+
+    public String getTargetName()
+    {
+        return m_targetName;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/model/Target.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/model/Target.java
index 541a4aac7..1dbaab8d0 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/model/Target.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/model/Target.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ package org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.model;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configuration;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.conditions.Condition;
 
 /**
  * Targets in build file.
@@ -21,19 +20,13 @@ public class Target
 {
     private final ArrayList m_dependencies = new ArrayList();
     private final ArrayList m_tasks = new ArrayList();
-    private final Condition m_condition;
 
     /**
-     * Constructor taking condition for target.
-     *
-     * @param condition the condition
+     * Constructs a target.
      */
-    public Target( final Condition condition,
-                   final Configuration[] tasks,
-                   final String[] dependencies )
+    public Target( final Configuration[] tasks,
+                   final Dependency[] dependencies )
     {
-        m_condition = condition;
-
         for( int i = 0; i < tasks.length; i++ )
         {
             m_tasks.add( tasks[ i ] );
@@ -48,24 +41,14 @@ public class Target
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get condition under which target is executed.
-     *
-     * @return the condition for target or null
-     */
-    public final Condition getCondition()
-    {
-        return m_condition;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Get dependencies of target
      *
      * @return the dependency list
      */
-    public final String[] getDependencies()
+    public final Dependency[] getDependencies()
     {
-        return (String[])m_dependencies.toArray( new String[ 0 ] );
+        return (Dependency[])m_dependencies.toArray( new Dependency[ 0 ] );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/aut/vfs/AbstractFileSystemTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/aut/vfs/AbstractFileSystemTest.java
index 1b93bbe03..a8e69346c 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/aut/vfs/AbstractFileSystemTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/aut/vfs/AbstractFileSystemTest.java
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractFileSystemTest
         m_charContent = "This is a test file." + eol + "With 2 lines in it." + eol;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Cleans-up test.
+     */
+    protected void tearDown() throws Exception
+    {
+        m_manager.close();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Tests resolution of absolute URI.
      */
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/AbstractMyrmidonTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/AbstractMyrmidonTest.java
index eb3240a19..36c63d613 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/AbstractMyrmidonTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/AbstractMyrmidonTest.java
@@ -11,13 +11,8 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.ExceptionUtil;
-import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.LogKitLogger;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.Logger;
-import org.apache.log.Hierarchy;
-import org.apache.log.LogTarget;
-import org.apache.log.Priority;
-import org.apache.log.format.PatternFormatter;
-import org.apache.log.output.io.StreamTarget;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.frontends.BasicLogger;
 
 /**
  * A base class for Myrmidon tests.  Provides utility methods for locating
@@ -30,8 +25,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMyrmidonTest
 {
     private final File m_testBaseDir;
     private final File m_baseDir;
-
-    private final static String PATTERN = "[%8.8{category}] %{message}\\n%{throwable}";
+    private Logger m_logger;
 
     public AbstractMyrmidonTest( String name )
     {
@@ -49,10 +43,39 @@ public abstract class AbstractMyrmidonTest
      * Locates a test resource, and asserts that the resource exists
      */
     protected File getTestResource( final String name )
+    {
+        return getTestResource( name, true );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Locates a test resource.
+     */
+    protected File getTestResource( final String name, final boolean mustExist )
     {
         File file = new File( m_testBaseDir, name );
         file = getCanonicalFile( file );
-        assertTrue( "Test file \"" + file + "\" does not exist.", file.exists() );
+        if( mustExist )
+        {
+            assertTrue( "Test file \"" + file + "\" does not exist.", file.exists() );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            assertTrue( "Test file \"" + file + "\" should not exist.", !file.exists() );
+        }
+
+        return file;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Locates a test directory, creating it if it does not exist.
+     */
+    protected File getTestDirectory( final String name )
+    {
+        File file = new File( m_testBaseDir, name );
+        file = getCanonicalFile( file );
+
+        assertTrue( "Test directory \"" + file + "\" does not exist or is not a directory.",
+                    file.isDirectory() || file.mkdirs() );
         return file;
     }
 
@@ -83,18 +106,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractMyrmidonTest
     /**
      * Creates a logger.
      */
-    protected Logger createLogger()
+    protected Logger getLogger()
     {
-        // Setup a logger
-        final Priority priority = Priority.WARN;
-        final org.apache.log.Logger targetLogger = Hierarchy.getDefaultHierarchy().getLoggerFor( "myrmidon" );
-
-        final PatternFormatter formatter = new PatternFormatter( PATTERN );
-        final StreamTarget target = new StreamTarget( System.out, formatter );
-        targetLogger.setLogTargets( new LogTarget[]{target} );
-        targetLogger.setPriority( priority );
-
-        return new LogKitLogger( targetLogger );
+        if( m_logger == null )
+        {
+            m_logger = new BasicLogger( "[test]", BasicLogger.LEVEL_WARN );
+        }
+        return m_logger;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -105,6 +123,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractMyrmidonTest
      */
     protected void assertSameMessage( final String[] messages, final Throwable throwable )
     {
+        //System.out.println( "exception:" );
+        //for( Throwable t = throwable; t != null; t = ExceptionUtil.getCause( t, true ) )
+        //{
+        //    System.out.println( "  " + t.getMessage() );
+        //}
+
         Throwable current = throwable;
         for( int i = 0; i < messages.length; i++ )
         {
@@ -125,7 +149,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMyrmidonTest
      */
     protected void assertSameMessage( final String message, final Throwable throwable )
     {
-        assertEquals( message, throwable.getMessage() );
+        assertSameMessage( new String[] { message }, throwable );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/AbstractProjectTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/AbstractProjectTest.java
index ef6f324c6..371e341da 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/AbstractProjectTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/AbstractProjectTest.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class AbstractProjectTest
             // Need to set the context classloader - The default embeddor uses it
             Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader( getClass().getClassLoader() );
 
-            final Logger logger = createLogger();
+            final Logger logger = getLogger();
             m_embeddor = new DefaultEmbeddor();
             m_embeddor.enableLogging( logger );
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/AbstractComponentTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/AbstractComponentTest.java
index 2dad31090..244c6a02d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/AbstractComponentTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/AbstractComponentTest.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import org.apache.aut.converter.Converter;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.LogEnabled;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.Logger;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.service.DefaultServiceManager;
-import org.apache.avalon.framework.service.ServiceException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.service.ServiceManager;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.service.Serviceable;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.AbstractMyrmidonTest;
@@ -24,20 +23,19 @@ import org.apache.myrmidon.components.converter.DefaultConverterRegistry;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.converter.DefaultMasterConverter;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.deployer.DefaultDeployer;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.extensions.DefaultExtensionManager;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.components.property.DefaultPropertyResolver;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.role.DefaultRoleManager;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.type.DefaultTypeManager;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.components.property.DefaultPropertyResolver;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.classloader.ClassLoaderManager;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.configurer.Configurer;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.converter.ConverterRegistry;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.deployer.Deployer;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.extensions.ExtensionManager;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.property.PropertyResolver;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.role.RoleInfo;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.role.RoleManager;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.type.DefaultTypeFactory;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.type.TypeException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.type.TypeManager;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.property.PropertyResolver;
 
 /**
  * A base class for tests for the default components.
@@ -48,7 +46,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractComponentTest
     extends AbstractMyrmidonTest
 {
     private DefaultServiceManager m_serviceManager;
-    private Logger m_logger;
 
     public AbstractComponentTest( final String name )
     {
@@ -58,95 +55,85 @@ public abstract class AbstractComponentTest
     /**
      * Returns the component manager containing the components to test.
      */
-    protected final ServiceManager getServiceManager()
-    {
-        return m_serviceManager;
-    }
-
-    protected final Logger getLogger()
+    protected final ServiceManager getServiceManager() throws Exception
     {
-        return m_logger;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the type manager.
-     */
-    protected TypeManager getTypeManager()
-        throws ServiceException
-    {
-        return (TypeManager)getServiceManager().lookup( TypeManager.ROLE );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Setup the test case - prepares the set of components.
-     */
-    protected void setUp()
-        throws Exception
-    {
-        m_logger = createLogger();
+        if( m_serviceManager == null )
+        {
+            Logger logger = getLogger();
 
-        // Create the components
-        m_serviceManager = new DefaultServiceManager();
-        List components = new ArrayList();
+            // Create the components
+            m_serviceManager = new DefaultServiceManager();
+            List components = new ArrayList();
 
-        Object component = new DefaultMasterConverter();
-        m_serviceManager.put( Converter.ROLE, component );
-        components.add( component );
+            Object component = new DefaultMasterConverter();
+            m_serviceManager.put( Converter.ROLE, component );
+            components.add( component );
 
-        component = new DefaultConverterRegistry();
-        m_serviceManager.put( ConverterRegistry.ROLE, component );
-        components.add( component );
+            component = new DefaultConverterRegistry();
+            m_serviceManager.put( ConverterRegistry.ROLE, component );
+            components.add( component );
 
-        component = new DefaultTypeManager();
-        m_serviceManager.put( TypeManager.ROLE, component );
-        components.add( component );
+            component = new DefaultTypeManager();
+            m_serviceManager.put( TypeManager.ROLE, component );
+            components.add( component );
 
-        component = new DefaultConfigurer();
-        m_serviceManager.put( Configurer.ROLE, component );
-        components.add( component );
+            component = new DefaultConfigurer();
+            m_serviceManager.put( Configurer.ROLE, component );
+            components.add( component );
 
-        component = new DefaultDeployer();
-        m_serviceManager.put( Deployer.ROLE, component );
-        components.add( component );
+            component = new DefaultDeployer();
+            m_serviceManager.put( Deployer.ROLE, component );
+            components.add( component );
 
-        final DefaultClassLoaderManager classLoaderMgr = new DefaultClassLoaderManager();
-        classLoaderMgr.setBaseClassLoader( getClass().getClassLoader() );
-        m_serviceManager.put( ClassLoaderManager.ROLE, classLoaderMgr );
-        components.add( classLoaderMgr );
+            final DefaultClassLoaderManager classLoaderMgr = new DefaultClassLoaderManager();
+            classLoaderMgr.setBaseClassLoader( getClass().getClassLoader() );
+            m_serviceManager.put( ClassLoaderManager.ROLE, classLoaderMgr );
+            components.add( classLoaderMgr );
 
-        component = new DefaultExtensionManager();
-        m_serviceManager.put( ExtensionManager.ROLE, component );
-        components.add( component );
+            component = new DefaultExtensionManager();
+            m_serviceManager.put( ExtensionManager.ROLE, component );
+            components.add( component );
 
-        component = new DefaultRoleManager();
-        m_serviceManager.put( RoleManager.ROLE, component );
-        components.add( component );
+            component = new DefaultRoleManager();
+            m_serviceManager.put( RoleManager.ROLE, component );
+            components.add( component );
 
-        component = new DefaultPropertyResolver();
-        m_serviceManager.put( PropertyResolver.ROLE, component );
-        components.add( component );
+            component = new DefaultPropertyResolver();
+            m_serviceManager.put( PropertyResolver.ROLE, component );
+            components.add( component );
 
-        // Log enable the components
-        for( Iterator iterator = components.iterator(); iterator.hasNext(); )
-        {
-            Object obj = iterator.next();
-            if( obj instanceof LogEnabled )
+            // Log enable the components
+            for( Iterator iterator = components.iterator(); iterator.hasNext(); )
             {
-                final LogEnabled logEnabled = (LogEnabled)obj;
-                logEnabled.enableLogging( m_logger );
+                Object obj = iterator.next();
+                if( obj instanceof LogEnabled )
+                {
+                    final LogEnabled logEnabled = (LogEnabled)obj;
+                    logEnabled.enableLogging( logger );
+                }
             }
-        }
 
-        // Compose the components
-        for( Iterator iterator = components.iterator(); iterator.hasNext(); )
-        {
-            Object obj = iterator.next();
-            if( obj instanceof Serviceable )
+            // Compose the components
+            for( Iterator iterator = components.iterator(); iterator.hasNext(); )
             {
-                final Serviceable serviceable = (Serviceable)obj;
-                serviceable.service( m_serviceManager );
+                Object obj = iterator.next();
+                if( obj instanceof Serviceable )
+                {
+                    final Serviceable serviceable = (Serviceable)obj;
+                    serviceable.service( m_serviceManager );
+                }
             }
         }
+        return m_serviceManager;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the type manager.
+     */
+    protected TypeManager getTypeManager()
+        throws Exception
+    {
+        return (TypeManager)getServiceManager().lookup( TypeManager.ROLE );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -179,7 +166,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractComponentTest
     protected void registerConverter( final Class converterClass,
                                       final Class sourceClass,
                                       final Class destClass )
-        throws ServiceException, TypeException
+        throws Exception
     {
         ConverterRegistry converterRegistry = (ConverterRegistry)getServiceManager().lookup( ConverterRegistry.ROLE );
         converterRegistry.registerConverter( converterClass.getName(), sourceClass.getName(), destClass.getName() );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/DefaultProjectBuilderTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/DefaultProjectBuilderTest.java
index dfbcbcd94..00c706cca 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/DefaultProjectBuilderTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/DefaultProjectBuilderTest.java
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@
 package org.apache.myrmidon.components.builder;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.i18n.ResourceManager;
 import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.i18n.Resources;
+import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.io.FileUtil;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.AbstractMyrmidonTest;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.builder.ProjectException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.model.Project;
 
 /**
  * Test cases for {@link DefaultProjectBuilder}.
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilderTest
     extends AbstractMyrmidonTest
 {
     private final static Resources REZ
-        = ResourceManager.getPackageResources( DefaultProjectBuilder.class );
+        = ResourceManager.getPackageResources( DefaultProjectBuilderTest.class );
 
     private DefaultProjectBuilder m_builder;
 
@@ -35,11 +39,227 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilderTest
     {
         super.setUp();
         m_builder = new DefaultProjectBuilder();
-        m_builder.enableLogging( createLogger() );
+        m_builder.enableLogging( getLogger() );
     }
 
     /**
-     * Test validation of project and target names.
+     * Creates a project, with default values set.
+     */
+    private DefaultProject createProject( final File projFile )
+    {
+        final DefaultProject project = new DefaultProject();
+        project.setProjectName( FileUtil.removeExtension( projFile.getName() ) );
+        project.setBaseDirectory( getTestDirectory( "." ) );
+        project.setDefaultTargetName( "main" );
+        return project;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests bad project file name.
+     */
+    public void testProjectFileName() throws Exception
+    {
+        // Test with a file that does not exist
+        File projFile = getTestResource( "unknown.ant", false );
+
+        try
+        {
+            m_builder.build( projFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+            fail();
+        }
+        catch( ProjectException e )
+        {
+            final String[] messages =
+            {
+                REZ.getString( "ant.project-build.error", projFile.getAbsolutePath() ),
+                REZ.getString( "ant.no-project-file.error" )
+            };
+            assertSameMessage( messages, e );
+        }
+
+        // Test with a directory
+        projFile = getTestDirectory( "some-dir" );
+
+        try
+        {
+            m_builder.build( projFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+            fail();
+        }
+        catch( ProjectException e )
+        {
+            final String[] messages =
+            {
+                REZ.getString( "ant.project-build.error", projFile.getAbsolutePath() ),
+                REZ.getString( "ant.no-project-file.error" )
+            };
+            assertSameMessage( messages, e );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests error reporting when the project file contains badly formed XML.
+     */
+    public void testBadlyFormedFile() throws Exception
+    {
+        final File projFile = getTestResource( "bad-xml.ant" );
+        try
+        {
+            m_builder.build( projFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+            fail();
+        }
+        catch( ProjectException e )
+        {
+            final String[] messages =
+            {
+                REZ.getString( "ant.project-build.error", projFile.getAbsolutePath() ),
+                REZ.getString( "ant.project-parse.error" )
+            };
+            assertSameMessage( messages, e );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests building a project with default values for project name, base dir
+     * and default target.
+     */
+    public void testDefaults() throws Exception
+    {
+        // Build project
+        final File projFile = getTestResource( "defaults.ant" );
+        Project project = m_builder.build( projFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+
+        // Compare against expected project
+        DefaultProject expected = createProject( projFile );
+        assertSameProject( expected, project );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests setting the project name.
+     */
+    public void testProjectName() throws Exception
+    {
+        // Build project
+        final File projFile = getTestResource( "set-project-name.ant" );
+        Project project = m_builder.build( projFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+
+        // Compare against expected project
+        DefaultProject expected = createProject( projFile );
+        expected.setProjectName( "some-project" );
+        assertSameProject( expected, project );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests setting the base directory.
+     */
+    public void testBaseDirectory() throws Exception
+    {
+        // Build project
+        final File projFile = getTestResource( "set-base-dir.ant" );
+        Project project = m_builder.build( projFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+
+        // Compare against expected project
+        DefaultProject expected = createProject( projFile );
+        final File baseDir = getTestDirectory( "other-base-dir" );
+        expected.setBaseDirectory( baseDir );
+        assertSameProject( expected, project );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests setting the default target name.
+     */
+    public void testDefaultTarget() throws Exception
+    {
+        // Build project
+        final File projFile = getTestResource( "set-default-target.ant" );
+        Project project = m_builder.build( projFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+
+        // Compare against expected project
+        DefaultProject expected = createProject( projFile );
+        expected.setDefaultTargetName( "some-target" );
+        assertSameProject( expected, project );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests missing, invalid and incompatible project version.
+     */
+    public void testProjectVersion() throws Exception
+    {
+        // No version
+        File projFile = getTestResource( "no-version.ant" );
+        try
+        {
+            m_builder.build( projFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+            fail();
+        }
+        catch( ProjectException e )
+        {
+            final String[] messages =
+            {
+                REZ.getString( "ant.project-build.error", projFile.getAbsolutePath() ),
+                REZ.getString( "ant.version-missing.error" )
+            };
+            assertSameMessage( messages, e );
+        }
+
+        // Badly formed version
+        projFile = getTestResource( "bad-version.ant" );
+        try
+        {
+            m_builder.build( projFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+            fail();
+        }
+        catch( ProjectException e )
+        {
+            final String[] messages =
+            {
+                REZ.getString( "ant.project-build.error", projFile.getAbsolutePath() ),
+                REZ.getString( "ant.malformed.version", "ant2" )
+            };
+            assertSameMessage( messages, e );
+        }
+
+        // Incompatible version
+        projFile = getTestResource( "mismatched-version.ant" );
+        try
+        {
+            m_builder.build( projFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+            fail();
+        }
+        catch( ProjectException e )
+        {
+            final String[] messages =
+            {
+                REZ.getString( "ant.project-build.error", projFile.getAbsolutePath() ),
+                REZ.getString( "ant.bad-version.error", "2.0.0", "1.0.2" )
+            };
+            assertSameMessage( messages, e );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Asserts that 2 projects are identical.
+     */
+    protected void assertSameProject( final Project expected,
+                                      final Project project )
+    {
+        assertEquals( expected.getProjectName(), project.getProjectName() );
+        assertEquals( expected.getBaseDirectory(), project.getBaseDirectory() );
+        assertEquals( expected.getDefaultTargetName(), project.getDefaultTargetName() );
+
+        // TODO - make sure each of the projects are the same
+        assertTrue( Arrays.equals( expected.getProjectNames(), project.getProjectNames() ) );
+
+        // TODO - make sure the implicit targets are the same
+
+        // TODO - make sure each of the targets are the same
+        assertTrue( Arrays.equals( expected.getTargetNames(), project.getTargetNames() ) );
+
+        // TODO - implement TypeLib.equals(), or use a comparator
+        assertTrue( Arrays.equals( expected.getTypeLibs(), project.getTypeLibs() ) );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests validation of project and target names.
      */
     public void testNameValidation() throws Exception
     {
@@ -52,7 +272,12 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilderTest
         }
         catch( Exception e )
         {
-            assertSameMessage( REZ.getString( "ant.project-bad-name.error" ), e );
+            final String[] messages =
+            {
+                REZ.getString( "ant.project-build.error", badProjectFile.getAbsolutePath() ),
+                REZ.getString( "ant.project-bad-name.error" )
+            };
+            assertSameMessage( messages, e );
         }
 
         // Check bad target name
@@ -64,7 +289,13 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilderTest
         }
         catch( Exception e )
         {
-            // TODO - check error message
+            final String[] messages =
+            {
+                REZ.getString( "ant.project-build.error", badTargetFile.getAbsolutePath() ),
+                // TODO - check error message
+                null
+            };
+            assertSameMessage( messages, e );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultPropertyResolverTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/AbstractPropertyResolverTest.java
similarity index 70%
rename from proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultPropertyResolverTest.java
rename to proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/AbstractPropertyResolverTest.java
index e92675b83..9e79a0d2b 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultPropertyResolverTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/AbstractPropertyResolverTest.java
@@ -5,53 +5,51 @@
  * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
  * the LICENSE.txt file.
  */
-package org.apache.myrmidon.components.workspace;
+package org.apache.myrmidon.components.property;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Date;
 import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.i18n.ResourceManager;
 import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.i18n.Resources;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.context.Context;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AbstractMyrmidonTest;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.components.AbstractComponentTest;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.components.property.DefaultPropertyResolver;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.components.workspace.DefaultTaskContext;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.property.PropertyResolver;
 
 /**
- * Functional tests for {@link DefaultPropertyResolver}.
+ * General-purpose property resolver test cases.
  *
- * @author <a href="mailto:darrell@apache.org">Darrell DeBoer</a>
+ * @author <a href="mailto:adammurdoch@apache.org">Adam Murdoch</a>
  * @version $Revision$ $Date$
  */
-public class DefaultPropertyResolverTest
-    extends AbstractComponentTest
+public abstract class AbstractPropertyResolverTest
+    extends AbstractMyrmidonTest
 {
     protected final static Resources REZ
-        = ResourceManager.getPackageResources( DefaultPropertyResolver.class );
+        = ResourceManager.getPackageResources( AbstractPropertyResolverTest.class );
 
     protected PropertyResolver m_resolver;
     protected DefaultTaskContext m_context;
 
-    public DefaultPropertyResolverTest( String name )
+    public AbstractPropertyResolverTest( String name )
     {
         super( name );
     }
 
     protected void setUp() throws Exception
     {
-        super.setUp();
-
         m_resolver = createResolver();
 
-        m_context = new DefaultTaskContext( null, getServiceManager(), getLogger() );
+        m_context = new DefaultTaskContext( null, null, getLogger() );
         m_context.setProperty( "intProp", new Integer( 333 ) );
         m_context.setProperty( "stringProp", "String property" );
     }
 
-    protected PropertyResolver createResolver()
-    {
-        return new DefaultPropertyResolver();
-    }
+    /**
+     * Creates the resolver to test.
+     */
+    protected abstract PropertyResolver createResolver();
 
     /**
      * Test property resolution with various different typed properties.
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ public class DefaultPropertyResolverTest
         throws Exception
     {
         m_context.setProperty( "typedProp", propObject );
-        String propString = propObject.toString();
+        final String propString = propObject.toString();
 
         doTestResolution( "${typedProp}", propObject, m_context );
         doTestResolution( "${typedProp} with following text",
@@ -96,23 +94,6 @@ public class DefaultPropertyResolverTest
         doTestResolution( "before ${prop2} between ${prop1} after",
                           "before value2 between value1 after", m_context );
         doTestResolution( "${prop1}-${int1}-${prop2}", "value1-123-value2", m_context );
-
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Tests handing undefined property.
-     */
-    public void testUndefinedProp() throws Exception
-    {
-        String undefinedProp = "undefinedProperty";
-        doTestFailure( "${" + undefinedProp + "}",
-                       REZ.getString( "prop.missing-value.error", undefinedProp ),
-                       m_context );
-
-        //TODO - "" should be disallowed as a property name
-        doTestFailure( "${}",
-                       REZ.getString( "prop.missing-value.error", "" ),
-                       m_context );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -131,18 +112,17 @@ public class DefaultPropertyResolverTest
         /* TODO - need to handle these cases. */
         //        testFailure( "${bad${}", "", m_context );
         //        testFailure( "${ }", "", m_context );
-
     }
 
     /**
      * Resolves the property using the supplied context, and checks the result.
      */
-    protected void doTestResolution( String value,
-                                     Object expected,
-                                     Context context )
+    protected void doTestResolution( final String value,
+                                     final Object expected,
+                                     final Context context )
         throws Exception
     {
-        Object resolved = m_resolver.resolveProperties( value, context );
+        final Object resolved = m_resolver.resolveProperties( value, context );
 
         assertEquals( expected, resolved );
     }
@@ -151,9 +131,9 @@ public class DefaultPropertyResolverTest
      * Attempts to resolve the value using the supplied context, expecting to
      * fail with the supplied error message.
      */
-    protected void doTestFailure( String value,
-                                  String expectedErrorMessage,
-                                  Context context )
+    protected void doTestFailure( final String value,
+                                  final String expectedErrorMessage,
+                                  final Context context )
     {
         try
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/ClassicPropertyResolverTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/ClassicPropertyResolverTest.java
similarity index 77%
rename from proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/ClassicPropertyResolverTest.java
rename to proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/ClassicPropertyResolverTest.java
index ae5cbabdf..a0779291f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/ClassicPropertyResolverTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/ClassicPropertyResolverTest.java
@@ -5,19 +5,18 @@
  * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
  * the LICENSE.txt file.
  */
-package org.apache.myrmidon.components.workspace;
+package org.apache.myrmidon.components.property;
 
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.property.PropertyResolver;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.components.property.ClassicPropertyResolver;
 
 /**
- * A test for {@link ClassicPropertyResolver}
+ * A test for {@link ClassicPropertyResolver}.
  *
  * @author <a href="mailto:darrell@apache.org">Darrell DeBoer</a>
  * @version $Revision$ $Date$
  */
 public class ClassicPropertyResolverTest
-    extends DefaultPropertyResolverTest
+    extends AbstractPropertyResolverTest
 {
     public ClassicPropertyResolverTest( String name )
     {
@@ -34,8 +33,7 @@ public class ClassicPropertyResolverTest
      */
     public void testUndefinedProp() throws Exception
     {
-        String undefinedProp = "undefinedProperty";
-
+        final String undefinedProp = "undefinedProperty";
         final String propRef = "${" + undefinedProp + "}";
         doTestResolution( propRef, propRef, m_context );
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/DefaultPropertyResolverTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/DefaultPropertyResolverTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d1f2198d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/DefaultPropertyResolverTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * 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.myrmidon.components.property;
+
+import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.property.PropertyResolver;
+
+/**
+ * Functional tests for {@link DefaultPropertyResolver}.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:darrell@apache.org">Darrell DeBoer</a>
+ * @version $Revision$ $Date$
+ */
+public class DefaultPropertyResolverTest
+    extends AbstractPropertyResolverTest
+{
+    public DefaultPropertyResolverTest( String name )
+    {
+        super( name );
+    }
+
+    protected PropertyResolver createResolver()
+    {
+        return new DefaultPropertyResolver();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests handing undefined property.
+     */
+    public void testUndefinedProp() throws Exception
+    {
+        final String undefinedProp = "undefinedProperty";
+        doTestFailure( "${" + undefinedProp + "}",
+                       REZ.getString( "prop.missing-value.error", undefinedProp ),
+                       m_context );
+
+        //TODO - "" should be disallowed as a property name
+        doTestFailure( "${}",
+                       REZ.getString( "prop.missing-value.error", "" ),
+                       m_context );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/service/InstantiatingServiceManagerTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/service/InstantiatingServiceManagerTest.java
index 8ce1fb3cb..c2b69bdff 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/service/InstantiatingServiceManagerTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/service/InstantiatingServiceManagerTest.java
@@ -44,11 +44,9 @@ public class InstantiatingServiceManagerTest
     protected void setUp()
         throws Exception
     {
-        super.setUp();
-
         // Set-up the service manager
         m_serviceManager = new InstantiatingServiceManager();
-        m_serviceManager.enableLogging( createLogger() );
+        m_serviceManager.enableLogging( getLogger() );
         m_serviceManager.service( getServiceManager() );
         m_serviceManager.parameterize( m_parameters );
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/aut/vfs/AbstractFileSystemTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/aut/vfs/AbstractFileSystemTest.java
index 1b93bbe03..a8e69346c 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/aut/vfs/AbstractFileSystemTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/aut/vfs/AbstractFileSystemTest.java
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractFileSystemTest
         m_charContent = "This is a test file." + eol + "With 2 lines in it." + eol;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Cleans-up test.
+     */
+    protected void tearDown() throws Exception
+    {
+        m_manager.close();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Tests resolution of absolute URI.
      */
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/AbstractMyrmidonTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/AbstractMyrmidonTest.java
index eb3240a19..36c63d613 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/AbstractMyrmidonTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/AbstractMyrmidonTest.java
@@ -11,13 +11,8 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.ExceptionUtil;
-import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.LogKitLogger;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.Logger;
-import org.apache.log.Hierarchy;
-import org.apache.log.LogTarget;
-import org.apache.log.Priority;
-import org.apache.log.format.PatternFormatter;
-import org.apache.log.output.io.StreamTarget;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.frontends.BasicLogger;
 
 /**
  * A base class for Myrmidon tests.  Provides utility methods for locating
@@ -30,8 +25,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMyrmidonTest
 {
     private final File m_testBaseDir;
     private final File m_baseDir;
-
-    private final static String PATTERN = "[%8.8{category}] %{message}\\n%{throwable}";
+    private Logger m_logger;
 
     public AbstractMyrmidonTest( String name )
     {
@@ -49,10 +43,39 @@ public abstract class AbstractMyrmidonTest
      * Locates a test resource, and asserts that the resource exists
      */
     protected File getTestResource( final String name )
+    {
+        return getTestResource( name, true );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Locates a test resource.
+     */
+    protected File getTestResource( final String name, final boolean mustExist )
     {
         File file = new File( m_testBaseDir, name );
         file = getCanonicalFile( file );
-        assertTrue( "Test file \"" + file + "\" does not exist.", file.exists() );
+        if( mustExist )
+        {
+            assertTrue( "Test file \"" + file + "\" does not exist.", file.exists() );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            assertTrue( "Test file \"" + file + "\" should not exist.", !file.exists() );
+        }
+
+        return file;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Locates a test directory, creating it if it does not exist.
+     */
+    protected File getTestDirectory( final String name )
+    {
+        File file = new File( m_testBaseDir, name );
+        file = getCanonicalFile( file );
+
+        assertTrue( "Test directory \"" + file + "\" does not exist or is not a directory.",
+                    file.isDirectory() || file.mkdirs() );
         return file;
     }
 
@@ -83,18 +106,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractMyrmidonTest
     /**
      * Creates a logger.
      */
-    protected Logger createLogger()
+    protected Logger getLogger()
     {
-        // Setup a logger
-        final Priority priority = Priority.WARN;
-        final org.apache.log.Logger targetLogger = Hierarchy.getDefaultHierarchy().getLoggerFor( "myrmidon" );
-
-        final PatternFormatter formatter = new PatternFormatter( PATTERN );
-        final StreamTarget target = new StreamTarget( System.out, formatter );
-        targetLogger.setLogTargets( new LogTarget[]{target} );
-        targetLogger.setPriority( priority );
-
-        return new LogKitLogger( targetLogger );
+        if( m_logger == null )
+        {
+            m_logger = new BasicLogger( "[test]", BasicLogger.LEVEL_WARN );
+        }
+        return m_logger;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -105,6 +123,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractMyrmidonTest
      */
     protected void assertSameMessage( final String[] messages, final Throwable throwable )
     {
+        //System.out.println( "exception:" );
+        //for( Throwable t = throwable; t != null; t = ExceptionUtil.getCause( t, true ) )
+        //{
+        //    System.out.println( "  " + t.getMessage() );
+        //}
+
         Throwable current = throwable;
         for( int i = 0; i < messages.length; i++ )
         {
@@ -125,7 +149,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMyrmidonTest
      */
     protected void assertSameMessage( final String message, final Throwable throwable )
     {
-        assertEquals( message, throwable.getMessage() );
+        assertSameMessage( new String[] { message }, throwable );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/AbstractProjectTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/AbstractProjectTest.java
index ef6f324c6..371e341da 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/AbstractProjectTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/AbstractProjectTest.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class AbstractProjectTest
             // Need to set the context classloader - The default embeddor uses it
             Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader( getClass().getClassLoader() );
 
-            final Logger logger = createLogger();
+            final Logger logger = getLogger();
             m_embeddor = new DefaultEmbeddor();
             m_embeddor.enableLogging( logger );
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/AbstractComponentTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/AbstractComponentTest.java
index 2dad31090..244c6a02d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/AbstractComponentTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/AbstractComponentTest.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import org.apache.aut.converter.Converter;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.LogEnabled;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.Logger;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.service.DefaultServiceManager;
-import org.apache.avalon.framework.service.ServiceException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.service.ServiceManager;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.service.Serviceable;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.AbstractMyrmidonTest;
@@ -24,20 +23,19 @@ import org.apache.myrmidon.components.converter.DefaultConverterRegistry;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.converter.DefaultMasterConverter;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.deployer.DefaultDeployer;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.extensions.DefaultExtensionManager;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.components.property.DefaultPropertyResolver;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.role.DefaultRoleManager;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.components.type.DefaultTypeManager;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.components.property.DefaultPropertyResolver;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.classloader.ClassLoaderManager;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.configurer.Configurer;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.converter.ConverterRegistry;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.deployer.Deployer;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.extensions.ExtensionManager;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.property.PropertyResolver;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.role.RoleInfo;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.role.RoleManager;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.type.DefaultTypeFactory;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.type.TypeException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.type.TypeManager;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.property.PropertyResolver;
 
 /**
  * A base class for tests for the default components.
@@ -48,7 +46,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractComponentTest
     extends AbstractMyrmidonTest
 {
     private DefaultServiceManager m_serviceManager;
-    private Logger m_logger;
 
     public AbstractComponentTest( final String name )
     {
@@ -58,95 +55,85 @@ public abstract class AbstractComponentTest
     /**
      * Returns the component manager containing the components to test.
      */
-    protected final ServiceManager getServiceManager()
-    {
-        return m_serviceManager;
-    }
-
-    protected final Logger getLogger()
+    protected final ServiceManager getServiceManager() throws Exception
     {
-        return m_logger;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the type manager.
-     */
-    protected TypeManager getTypeManager()
-        throws ServiceException
-    {
-        return (TypeManager)getServiceManager().lookup( TypeManager.ROLE );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Setup the test case - prepares the set of components.
-     */
-    protected void setUp()
-        throws Exception
-    {
-        m_logger = createLogger();
+        if( m_serviceManager == null )
+        {
+            Logger logger = getLogger();
 
-        // Create the components
-        m_serviceManager = new DefaultServiceManager();
-        List components = new ArrayList();
+            // Create the components
+            m_serviceManager = new DefaultServiceManager();
+            List components = new ArrayList();
 
-        Object component = new DefaultMasterConverter();
-        m_serviceManager.put( Converter.ROLE, component );
-        components.add( component );
+            Object component = new DefaultMasterConverter();
+            m_serviceManager.put( Converter.ROLE, component );
+            components.add( component );
 
-        component = new DefaultConverterRegistry();
-        m_serviceManager.put( ConverterRegistry.ROLE, component );
-        components.add( component );
+            component = new DefaultConverterRegistry();
+            m_serviceManager.put( ConverterRegistry.ROLE, component );
+            components.add( component );
 
-        component = new DefaultTypeManager();
-        m_serviceManager.put( TypeManager.ROLE, component );
-        components.add( component );
+            component = new DefaultTypeManager();
+            m_serviceManager.put( TypeManager.ROLE, component );
+            components.add( component );
 
-        component = new DefaultConfigurer();
-        m_serviceManager.put( Configurer.ROLE, component );
-        components.add( component );
+            component = new DefaultConfigurer();
+            m_serviceManager.put( Configurer.ROLE, component );
+            components.add( component );
 
-        component = new DefaultDeployer();
-        m_serviceManager.put( Deployer.ROLE, component );
-        components.add( component );
+            component = new DefaultDeployer();
+            m_serviceManager.put( Deployer.ROLE, component );
+            components.add( component );
 
-        final DefaultClassLoaderManager classLoaderMgr = new DefaultClassLoaderManager();
-        classLoaderMgr.setBaseClassLoader( getClass().getClassLoader() );
-        m_serviceManager.put( ClassLoaderManager.ROLE, classLoaderMgr );
-        components.add( classLoaderMgr );
+            final DefaultClassLoaderManager classLoaderMgr = new DefaultClassLoaderManager();
+            classLoaderMgr.setBaseClassLoader( getClass().getClassLoader() );
+            m_serviceManager.put( ClassLoaderManager.ROLE, classLoaderMgr );
+            components.add( classLoaderMgr );
 
-        component = new DefaultExtensionManager();
-        m_serviceManager.put( ExtensionManager.ROLE, component );
-        components.add( component );
+            component = new DefaultExtensionManager();
+            m_serviceManager.put( ExtensionManager.ROLE, component );
+            components.add( component );
 
-        component = new DefaultRoleManager();
-        m_serviceManager.put( RoleManager.ROLE, component );
-        components.add( component );
+            component = new DefaultRoleManager();
+            m_serviceManager.put( RoleManager.ROLE, component );
+            components.add( component );
 
-        component = new DefaultPropertyResolver();
-        m_serviceManager.put( PropertyResolver.ROLE, component );
-        components.add( component );
+            component = new DefaultPropertyResolver();
+            m_serviceManager.put( PropertyResolver.ROLE, component );
+            components.add( component );
 
-        // Log enable the components
-        for( Iterator iterator = components.iterator(); iterator.hasNext(); )
-        {
-            Object obj = iterator.next();
-            if( obj instanceof LogEnabled )
+            // Log enable the components
+            for( Iterator iterator = components.iterator(); iterator.hasNext(); )
             {
-                final LogEnabled logEnabled = (LogEnabled)obj;
-                logEnabled.enableLogging( m_logger );
+                Object obj = iterator.next();
+                if( obj instanceof LogEnabled )
+                {
+                    final LogEnabled logEnabled = (LogEnabled)obj;
+                    logEnabled.enableLogging( logger );
+                }
             }
-        }
 
-        // Compose the components
-        for( Iterator iterator = components.iterator(); iterator.hasNext(); )
-        {
-            Object obj = iterator.next();
-            if( obj instanceof Serviceable )
+            // Compose the components
+            for( Iterator iterator = components.iterator(); iterator.hasNext(); )
             {
-                final Serviceable serviceable = (Serviceable)obj;
-                serviceable.service( m_serviceManager );
+                Object obj = iterator.next();
+                if( obj instanceof Serviceable )
+                {
+                    final Serviceable serviceable = (Serviceable)obj;
+                    serviceable.service( m_serviceManager );
+                }
             }
         }
+        return m_serviceManager;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the type manager.
+     */
+    protected TypeManager getTypeManager()
+        throws Exception
+    {
+        return (TypeManager)getServiceManager().lookup( TypeManager.ROLE );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -179,7 +166,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractComponentTest
     protected void registerConverter( final Class converterClass,
                                       final Class sourceClass,
                                       final Class destClass )
-        throws ServiceException, TypeException
+        throws Exception
     {
         ConverterRegistry converterRegistry = (ConverterRegistry)getServiceManager().lookup( ConverterRegistry.ROLE );
         converterRegistry.registerConverter( converterClass.getName(), sourceClass.getName(), destClass.getName() );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/DefaultProjectBuilderTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/DefaultProjectBuilderTest.java
index dfbcbcd94..00c706cca 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/DefaultProjectBuilderTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/DefaultProjectBuilderTest.java
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@
 package org.apache.myrmidon.components.builder;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.i18n.ResourceManager;
 import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.i18n.Resources;
+import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.io.FileUtil;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.AbstractMyrmidonTest;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.builder.ProjectException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.model.Project;
 
 /**
  * Test cases for {@link DefaultProjectBuilder}.
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilderTest
     extends AbstractMyrmidonTest
 {
     private final static Resources REZ
-        = ResourceManager.getPackageResources( DefaultProjectBuilder.class );
+        = ResourceManager.getPackageResources( DefaultProjectBuilderTest.class );
 
     private DefaultProjectBuilder m_builder;
 
@@ -35,11 +39,227 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilderTest
     {
         super.setUp();
         m_builder = new DefaultProjectBuilder();
-        m_builder.enableLogging( createLogger() );
+        m_builder.enableLogging( getLogger() );
     }
 
     /**
-     * Test validation of project and target names.
+     * Creates a project, with default values set.
+     */
+    private DefaultProject createProject( final File projFile )
+    {
+        final DefaultProject project = new DefaultProject();
+        project.setProjectName( FileUtil.removeExtension( projFile.getName() ) );
+        project.setBaseDirectory( getTestDirectory( "." ) );
+        project.setDefaultTargetName( "main" );
+        return project;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests bad project file name.
+     */
+    public void testProjectFileName() throws Exception
+    {
+        // Test with a file that does not exist
+        File projFile = getTestResource( "unknown.ant", false );
+
+        try
+        {
+            m_builder.build( projFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+            fail();
+        }
+        catch( ProjectException e )
+        {
+            final String[] messages =
+            {
+                REZ.getString( "ant.project-build.error", projFile.getAbsolutePath() ),
+                REZ.getString( "ant.no-project-file.error" )
+            };
+            assertSameMessage( messages, e );
+        }
+
+        // Test with a directory
+        projFile = getTestDirectory( "some-dir" );
+
+        try
+        {
+            m_builder.build( projFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+            fail();
+        }
+        catch( ProjectException e )
+        {
+            final String[] messages =
+            {
+                REZ.getString( "ant.project-build.error", projFile.getAbsolutePath() ),
+                REZ.getString( "ant.no-project-file.error" )
+            };
+            assertSameMessage( messages, e );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests error reporting when the project file contains badly formed XML.
+     */
+    public void testBadlyFormedFile() throws Exception
+    {
+        final File projFile = getTestResource( "bad-xml.ant" );
+        try
+        {
+            m_builder.build( projFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+            fail();
+        }
+        catch( ProjectException e )
+        {
+            final String[] messages =
+            {
+                REZ.getString( "ant.project-build.error", projFile.getAbsolutePath() ),
+                REZ.getString( "ant.project-parse.error" )
+            };
+            assertSameMessage( messages, e );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests building a project with default values for project name, base dir
+     * and default target.
+     */
+    public void testDefaults() throws Exception
+    {
+        // Build project
+        final File projFile = getTestResource( "defaults.ant" );
+        Project project = m_builder.build( projFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+
+        // Compare against expected project
+        DefaultProject expected = createProject( projFile );
+        assertSameProject( expected, project );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests setting the project name.
+     */
+    public void testProjectName() throws Exception
+    {
+        // Build project
+        final File projFile = getTestResource( "set-project-name.ant" );
+        Project project = m_builder.build( projFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+
+        // Compare against expected project
+        DefaultProject expected = createProject( projFile );
+        expected.setProjectName( "some-project" );
+        assertSameProject( expected, project );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests setting the base directory.
+     */
+    public void testBaseDirectory() throws Exception
+    {
+        // Build project
+        final File projFile = getTestResource( "set-base-dir.ant" );
+        Project project = m_builder.build( projFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+
+        // Compare against expected project
+        DefaultProject expected = createProject( projFile );
+        final File baseDir = getTestDirectory( "other-base-dir" );
+        expected.setBaseDirectory( baseDir );
+        assertSameProject( expected, project );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests setting the default target name.
+     */
+    public void testDefaultTarget() throws Exception
+    {
+        // Build project
+        final File projFile = getTestResource( "set-default-target.ant" );
+        Project project = m_builder.build( projFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+
+        // Compare against expected project
+        DefaultProject expected = createProject( projFile );
+        expected.setDefaultTargetName( "some-target" );
+        assertSameProject( expected, project );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests missing, invalid and incompatible project version.
+     */
+    public void testProjectVersion() throws Exception
+    {
+        // No version
+        File projFile = getTestResource( "no-version.ant" );
+        try
+        {
+            m_builder.build( projFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+            fail();
+        }
+        catch( ProjectException e )
+        {
+            final String[] messages =
+            {
+                REZ.getString( "ant.project-build.error", projFile.getAbsolutePath() ),
+                REZ.getString( "ant.version-missing.error" )
+            };
+            assertSameMessage( messages, e );
+        }
+
+        // Badly formed version
+        projFile = getTestResource( "bad-version.ant" );
+        try
+        {
+            m_builder.build( projFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+            fail();
+        }
+        catch( ProjectException e )
+        {
+            final String[] messages =
+            {
+                REZ.getString( "ant.project-build.error", projFile.getAbsolutePath() ),
+                REZ.getString( "ant.malformed.version", "ant2" )
+            };
+            assertSameMessage( messages, e );
+        }
+
+        // Incompatible version
+        projFile = getTestResource( "mismatched-version.ant" );
+        try
+        {
+            m_builder.build( projFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+            fail();
+        }
+        catch( ProjectException e )
+        {
+            final String[] messages =
+            {
+                REZ.getString( "ant.project-build.error", projFile.getAbsolutePath() ),
+                REZ.getString( "ant.bad-version.error", "2.0.0", "1.0.2" )
+            };
+            assertSameMessage( messages, e );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Asserts that 2 projects are identical.
+     */
+    protected void assertSameProject( final Project expected,
+                                      final Project project )
+    {
+        assertEquals( expected.getProjectName(), project.getProjectName() );
+        assertEquals( expected.getBaseDirectory(), project.getBaseDirectory() );
+        assertEquals( expected.getDefaultTargetName(), project.getDefaultTargetName() );
+
+        // TODO - make sure each of the projects are the same
+        assertTrue( Arrays.equals( expected.getProjectNames(), project.getProjectNames() ) );
+
+        // TODO - make sure the implicit targets are the same
+
+        // TODO - make sure each of the targets are the same
+        assertTrue( Arrays.equals( expected.getTargetNames(), project.getTargetNames() ) );
+
+        // TODO - implement TypeLib.equals(), or use a comparator
+        assertTrue( Arrays.equals( expected.getTypeLibs(), project.getTypeLibs() ) );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests validation of project and target names.
      */
     public void testNameValidation() throws Exception
     {
@@ -52,7 +272,12 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilderTest
         }
         catch( Exception e )
         {
-            assertSameMessage( REZ.getString( "ant.project-bad-name.error" ), e );
+            final String[] messages =
+            {
+                REZ.getString( "ant.project-build.error", badProjectFile.getAbsolutePath() ),
+                REZ.getString( "ant.project-bad-name.error" )
+            };
+            assertSameMessage( messages, e );
         }
 
         // Check bad target name
@@ -64,7 +289,13 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilderTest
         }
         catch( Exception e )
         {
-            // TODO - check error message
+            final String[] messages =
+            {
+                REZ.getString( "ant.project-build.error", badTargetFile.getAbsolutePath() ),
+                // TODO - check error message
+                null
+            };
+            assertSameMessage( messages, e );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultPropertyResolverTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/AbstractPropertyResolverTest.java
similarity index 70%
rename from proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultPropertyResolverTest.java
rename to proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/AbstractPropertyResolverTest.java
index e92675b83..9e79a0d2b 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultPropertyResolverTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/AbstractPropertyResolverTest.java
@@ -5,53 +5,51 @@
  * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
  * the LICENSE.txt file.
  */
-package org.apache.myrmidon.components.workspace;
+package org.apache.myrmidon.components.property;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Date;
 import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.i18n.ResourceManager;
 import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.i18n.Resources;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.context.Context;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.AbstractMyrmidonTest;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.components.AbstractComponentTest;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.components.property.DefaultPropertyResolver;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.components.workspace.DefaultTaskContext;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.property.PropertyResolver;
 
 /**
- * Functional tests for {@link DefaultPropertyResolver}.
+ * General-purpose property resolver test cases.
  *
- * @author <a href="mailto:darrell@apache.org">Darrell DeBoer</a>
+ * @author <a href="mailto:adammurdoch@apache.org">Adam Murdoch</a>
  * @version $Revision$ $Date$
  */
-public class DefaultPropertyResolverTest
-    extends AbstractComponentTest
+public abstract class AbstractPropertyResolverTest
+    extends AbstractMyrmidonTest
 {
     protected final static Resources REZ
-        = ResourceManager.getPackageResources( DefaultPropertyResolver.class );
+        = ResourceManager.getPackageResources( AbstractPropertyResolverTest.class );
 
     protected PropertyResolver m_resolver;
     protected DefaultTaskContext m_context;
 
-    public DefaultPropertyResolverTest( String name )
+    public AbstractPropertyResolverTest( String name )
     {
         super( name );
     }
 
     protected void setUp() throws Exception
     {
-        super.setUp();
-
         m_resolver = createResolver();
 
-        m_context = new DefaultTaskContext( null, getServiceManager(), getLogger() );
+        m_context = new DefaultTaskContext( null, null, getLogger() );
         m_context.setProperty( "intProp", new Integer( 333 ) );
         m_context.setProperty( "stringProp", "String property" );
     }
 
-    protected PropertyResolver createResolver()
-    {
-        return new DefaultPropertyResolver();
-    }
+    /**
+     * Creates the resolver to test.
+     */
+    protected abstract PropertyResolver createResolver();
 
     /**
      * Test property resolution with various different typed properties.
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ public class DefaultPropertyResolverTest
         throws Exception
     {
         m_context.setProperty( "typedProp", propObject );
-        String propString = propObject.toString();
+        final String propString = propObject.toString();
 
         doTestResolution( "${typedProp}", propObject, m_context );
         doTestResolution( "${typedProp} with following text",
@@ -96,23 +94,6 @@ public class DefaultPropertyResolverTest
         doTestResolution( "before ${prop2} between ${prop1} after",
                           "before value2 between value1 after", m_context );
         doTestResolution( "${prop1}-${int1}-${prop2}", "value1-123-value2", m_context );
-
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Tests handing undefined property.
-     */
-    public void testUndefinedProp() throws Exception
-    {
-        String undefinedProp = "undefinedProperty";
-        doTestFailure( "${" + undefinedProp + "}",
-                       REZ.getString( "prop.missing-value.error", undefinedProp ),
-                       m_context );
-
-        //TODO - "" should be disallowed as a property name
-        doTestFailure( "${}",
-                       REZ.getString( "prop.missing-value.error", "" ),
-                       m_context );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -131,18 +112,17 @@ public class DefaultPropertyResolverTest
         /* TODO - need to handle these cases. */
         //        testFailure( "${bad${}", "", m_context );
         //        testFailure( "${ }", "", m_context );
-
     }
 
     /**
      * Resolves the property using the supplied context, and checks the result.
      */
-    protected void doTestResolution( String value,
-                                     Object expected,
-                                     Context context )
+    protected void doTestResolution( final String value,
+                                     final Object expected,
+                                     final Context context )
         throws Exception
     {
-        Object resolved = m_resolver.resolveProperties( value, context );
+        final Object resolved = m_resolver.resolveProperties( value, context );
 
         assertEquals( expected, resolved );
     }
@@ -151,9 +131,9 @@ public class DefaultPropertyResolverTest
      * Attempts to resolve the value using the supplied context, expecting to
      * fail with the supplied error message.
      */
-    protected void doTestFailure( String value,
-                                  String expectedErrorMessage,
-                                  Context context )
+    protected void doTestFailure( final String value,
+                                  final String expectedErrorMessage,
+                                  final Context context )
     {
         try
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/ClassicPropertyResolverTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/ClassicPropertyResolverTest.java
similarity index 77%
rename from proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/ClassicPropertyResolverTest.java
rename to proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/ClassicPropertyResolverTest.java
index ae5cbabdf..a0779291f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/ClassicPropertyResolverTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/ClassicPropertyResolverTest.java
@@ -5,19 +5,18 @@
  * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
  * the LICENSE.txt file.
  */
-package org.apache.myrmidon.components.workspace;
+package org.apache.myrmidon.components.property;
 
 import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.property.PropertyResolver;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.components.property.ClassicPropertyResolver;
 
 /**
- * A test for {@link ClassicPropertyResolver}
+ * A test for {@link ClassicPropertyResolver}.
  *
  * @author <a href="mailto:darrell@apache.org">Darrell DeBoer</a>
  * @version $Revision$ $Date$
  */
 public class ClassicPropertyResolverTest
-    extends DefaultPropertyResolverTest
+    extends AbstractPropertyResolverTest
 {
     public ClassicPropertyResolverTest( String name )
     {
@@ -34,8 +33,7 @@ public class ClassicPropertyResolverTest
      */
     public void testUndefinedProp() throws Exception
     {
-        String undefinedProp = "undefinedProperty";
-
+        final String undefinedProp = "undefinedProperty";
         final String propRef = "${" + undefinedProp + "}";
         doTestResolution( propRef, propRef, m_context );
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/DefaultPropertyResolverTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/DefaultPropertyResolverTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d1f2198d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/property/DefaultPropertyResolverTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * 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.myrmidon.components.property;
+
+import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.property.PropertyResolver;
+
+/**
+ * Functional tests for {@link DefaultPropertyResolver}.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:darrell@apache.org">Darrell DeBoer</a>
+ * @version $Revision$ $Date$
+ */
+public class DefaultPropertyResolverTest
+    extends AbstractPropertyResolverTest
+{
+    public DefaultPropertyResolverTest( String name )
+    {
+        super( name );
+    }
+
+    protected PropertyResolver createResolver()
+    {
+        return new DefaultPropertyResolver();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests handing undefined property.
+     */
+    public void testUndefinedProp() throws Exception
+    {
+        final String undefinedProp = "undefinedProperty";
+        doTestFailure( "${" + undefinedProp + "}",
+                       REZ.getString( "prop.missing-value.error", undefinedProp ),
+                       m_context );
+
+        //TODO - "" should be disallowed as a property name
+        doTestFailure( "${}",
+                       REZ.getString( "prop.missing-value.error", "" ),
+                       m_context );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/service/InstantiatingServiceManagerTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/service/InstantiatingServiceManagerTest.java
index 8ce1fb3cb..c2b69bdff 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/service/InstantiatingServiceManagerTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/service/InstantiatingServiceManagerTest.java
@@ -44,11 +44,9 @@ public class InstantiatingServiceManagerTest
     protected void setUp()
         throws Exception
     {
-        super.setUp();
-
         // Set-up the service manager
         m_serviceManager = new InstantiatingServiceManager();
-        m_serviceManager.enableLogging( createLogger() );
+        m_serviceManager.enableLogging( getLogger() );
         m_serviceManager.service( getServiceManager() );
         m_serviceManager.parameterize( m_parameters );
     }