diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java
index af7582581..e159f45c1 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
 import java.io.Reader;
 import java.io.Writer;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
@@ -757,7 +759,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
             {
                 // Compare the destination with the temp file
                 getLogger().debug( "destFile exists" );
-                if( !FileUtils.contentEquals( destFile, tmpFile ) )
+                if( !contentEquals( destFile, tmpFile ) )
                 {
                     getLogger().debug( destFile + " is being written" );
                     if( !destFile.delete() )
@@ -827,6 +829,73 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
         }// end of finally
     }
 
+    private boolean contentEquals( File f1, File f2 )
+        throws IOException
+    {
+        if( f1.exists() != f2.exists() )
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if( !f1.exists() )
+        {
+            // two not existing files are equal
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if( f1.isDirectory() || f2.isDirectory() )
+        {
+            // don't want to compare directory contents for now
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        InputStream in1 = null;
+        InputStream in2 = null;
+        try
+        {
+            in1 = new BufferedInputStream( new FileInputStream( f1 ) );
+            in2 = new BufferedInputStream( new FileInputStream( f2 ) );
+
+            int expectedByte = in1.read();
+            while( expectedByte != -1 )
+            {
+                if( expectedByte != in2.read() )
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                expectedByte = in1.read();
+            }
+            if( in2.read() != -1 )
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            if( in1 != null )
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    in1.close();
+                }
+                catch( IOException e )
+                {
+                }
+            }
+            if( in2 != null )
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    in2.close();
+                }
+                catch( IOException e )
+                {
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Enumerated attribute with the values "asis", "add" and "remove".
      *
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
index 96c0e4e5b..4ca5112b7 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
@@ -35,99 +35,16 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FilterSetCollection;
 
 public class FileUtils
 {
-    /**
-     * Compares the contents of two files.
-     *
-     * @param f1 Description of Parameter
-     * @param f2 Description of Parameter
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
-     * @exception IOException Description of Exception
-     * @since 1.9
-     */
-    public static boolean contentEquals( File f1, File f2 )
-        throws IOException
-    {
-        if( f1.exists() != f2.exists() )
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        if( !f1.exists() )
-        {
-            // two not existing files are equal
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        if( f1.isDirectory() || f2.isDirectory() )
-        {
-            // don't want to compare directory contents for now
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        InputStream in1 = null;
-        InputStream in2 = null;
-        try
-        {
-            in1 = new BufferedInputStream( new FileInputStream( f1 ) );
-            in2 = new BufferedInputStream( new FileInputStream( f2 ) );
-
-            int expectedByte = in1.read();
-            while( expectedByte != -1 )
-            {
-                if( expectedByte != in2.read() )
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
-                expectedByte = in1.read();
-            }
-            if( in2.read() != -1 )
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-            return true;
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            if( in1 != null )
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    in1.close();
-                }
-                catch( IOException e )
-                {
-                }
-            }
-            if( in2 != null )
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    in2.close();
-                }
-                catch( IOException e )
-                {
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Convienence method to copy a file from a source to a destination
      * specifying if token filtering must be used, if source files may overwrite
      * newer destination files and the last modified time of <code>destFile</code>
      * file should be made equal to the last modified time of <code>sourceFile</code>
      * .
-     *
-     * @param sourceFile Description of Parameter
-     * @param destFile Description of Parameter
-     * @param filters Description of Parameter
-     * @param overwrite Description of Parameter
-     * @param preserveLastModified Description of Parameter
-     * @throws IOException
      */
-    public static void copyFile( File sourceFile,
-                                 File destFile,
-                                 FilterSetCollection filters )
+    public static void copyFile( final File sourceFile,
+                                 final File destFile,
+                                 final FilterSetCollection filters )
         throws IOException, TaskException
     {
         if( !destFile.exists() ||
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java
index af7582581..e159f45c1 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
 import java.io.Reader;
 import java.io.Writer;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
@@ -757,7 +759,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
             {
                 // Compare the destination with the temp file
                 getLogger().debug( "destFile exists" );
-                if( !FileUtils.contentEquals( destFile, tmpFile ) )
+                if( !contentEquals( destFile, tmpFile ) )
                 {
                     getLogger().debug( destFile + " is being written" );
                     if( !destFile.delete() )
@@ -827,6 +829,73 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
         }// end of finally
     }
 
+    private boolean contentEquals( File f1, File f2 )
+        throws IOException
+    {
+        if( f1.exists() != f2.exists() )
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if( !f1.exists() )
+        {
+            // two not existing files are equal
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if( f1.isDirectory() || f2.isDirectory() )
+        {
+            // don't want to compare directory contents for now
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        InputStream in1 = null;
+        InputStream in2 = null;
+        try
+        {
+            in1 = new BufferedInputStream( new FileInputStream( f1 ) );
+            in2 = new BufferedInputStream( new FileInputStream( f2 ) );
+
+            int expectedByte = in1.read();
+            while( expectedByte != -1 )
+            {
+                if( expectedByte != in2.read() )
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                expectedByte = in1.read();
+            }
+            if( in2.read() != -1 )
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            if( in1 != null )
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    in1.close();
+                }
+                catch( IOException e )
+                {
+                }
+            }
+            if( in2 != null )
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    in2.close();
+                }
+                catch( IOException e )
+                {
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Enumerated attribute with the values "asis", "add" and "remove".
      *
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
index 96c0e4e5b..4ca5112b7 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
@@ -35,99 +35,16 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FilterSetCollection;
 
 public class FileUtils
 {
-    /**
-     * Compares the contents of two files.
-     *
-     * @param f1 Description of Parameter
-     * @param f2 Description of Parameter
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
-     * @exception IOException Description of Exception
-     * @since 1.9
-     */
-    public static boolean contentEquals( File f1, File f2 )
-        throws IOException
-    {
-        if( f1.exists() != f2.exists() )
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        if( !f1.exists() )
-        {
-            // two not existing files are equal
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        if( f1.isDirectory() || f2.isDirectory() )
-        {
-            // don't want to compare directory contents for now
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        InputStream in1 = null;
-        InputStream in2 = null;
-        try
-        {
-            in1 = new BufferedInputStream( new FileInputStream( f1 ) );
-            in2 = new BufferedInputStream( new FileInputStream( f2 ) );
-
-            int expectedByte = in1.read();
-            while( expectedByte != -1 )
-            {
-                if( expectedByte != in2.read() )
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
-                expectedByte = in1.read();
-            }
-            if( in2.read() != -1 )
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-            return true;
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            if( in1 != null )
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    in1.close();
-                }
-                catch( IOException e )
-                {
-                }
-            }
-            if( in2 != null )
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    in2.close();
-                }
-                catch( IOException e )
-                {
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Convienence method to copy a file from a source to a destination
      * specifying if token filtering must be used, if source files may overwrite
      * newer destination files and the last modified time of <code>destFile</code>
      * file should be made equal to the last modified time of <code>sourceFile</code>
      * .
-     *
-     * @param sourceFile Description of Parameter
-     * @param destFile Description of Parameter
-     * @param filters Description of Parameter
-     * @param overwrite Description of Parameter
-     * @param preserveLastModified Description of Parameter
-     * @throws IOException
      */
-    public static void copyFile( File sourceFile,
-                                 File destFile,
-                                 FilterSetCollection filters )
+    public static void copyFile( final File sourceFile,
+                                 final File destFile,
+                                 final FilterSetCollection filters )
         throws IOException, TaskException
     {
         if( !destFile.exists() ||