diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
index 1ba3a1a9d..49304d5c6 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
@@ -26,16 +26,6 @@ public abstract class Task
     {
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Called by the project to let the task initialize properly.
-     *
-     * @throws TaskException if someting goes wrong with the build
-     */
-    public void initialize()
-        throws TaskException
-    {
-    }
-
     /**
      * Log a mesage with the give priority.
      *
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ANTLR.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ANTLR.java
index cd3adc916..b050223f6 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ANTLR.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ANTLR.java
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ public class ANTLR extends Task
     public void execute()
         throws TaskException
     {
+        //Adds the jars or directories containing Antlr this should make the forked
+        //JVM work without having to specify it directly.
+        addClasspathEntry( "/antlr/Tool.class" );
+
         validateAttributes();
 
         //TODO: use ANTLR to parse the grammer file to do this.
@@ -140,18 +144,6 @@ public class ANTLR extends Task
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Adds the jars or directories containing Antlr this should make the forked
-     * JVM work without having to specify it directly.
-     *
-     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
-     */
-    public void initialize()
-        throws TaskException
-    {
-        addClasspathEntry( "/antlr/Tool.class" );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Search for the given resource and add the directory or archive that
      * contains it to the classpath. <p>
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
index 7d1c6901e..3c26e4211 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
@@ -379,6 +379,15 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
     public void execute()
         throws TaskException
     {
+        /*
+         * Adds the jars or directories containing Ant, this task and JUnit to the
+         * classpath - this should make the forked JVM work without having to
+         * specify them directly.
+         */
+        addClasspathEntry( "/junit/framework/TestCase.class" );
+        addClasspathEntry( "/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.class" );
+        addClasspathEntry( "/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTestRunner.class" );
+
         Enumeration list = getIndividualTests();
         while( list.hasMoreElements() )
         {
@@ -390,18 +399,6 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Adds the jars or directories containing Ant, this task and JUnit to the
-     * classpath - this should make the forked JVM work without having to
-     * specify them directly.
-     */
-    public void initialize()
-    {
-        addClasspathEntry( "/junit/framework/TestCase.class" );
-        addClasspathEntry( "/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.class" );
-        addClasspathEntry( "/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTestRunner.class" );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Get the default output for a formatter.
      *
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4Base.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4Base.java
index 509c7bc65..e9bb2ac32 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4Base.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4Base.java
@@ -93,9 +93,8 @@ public abstract class P4Base extends org.apache.tools.ant.Task
         this.P4View = P4View;
     }
 
-    public void initialize()
+    private void prepare()
     {
-
         util = new Perl5Util();
 
         //Get default P4 settings from environment - Mark would have done something cool with
@@ -115,6 +114,14 @@ public abstract class P4Base extends org.apache.tools.ant.Task
         execP4Command( command, null );
     }
 
+    public void execute()
+        throws TaskException
+    {
+        //Setup task before executing it
+        prepare();
+        super.execute();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Execute P4 command assembled by subclasses.
      *
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sound/SoundTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sound/SoundTask.java
index a4ae5024d..77214fd3f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sound/SoundTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sound/SoundTask.java
@@ -79,15 +79,9 @@ public class SoundTask extends Task
 
     }
 
-    public void initialize()
-    {
-    }
-
     /**
      * A class to be extended by any BuildAlert's that require the output of
      * sound.
-     *
-     * @author RT
      */
     public class BuildAlert
     {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
index 1ba3a1a9d..49304d5c6 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
@@ -26,16 +26,6 @@ public abstract class Task
     {
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Called by the project to let the task initialize properly.
-     *
-     * @throws TaskException if someting goes wrong with the build
-     */
-    public void initialize()
-        throws TaskException
-    {
-    }
-
     /**
      * Log a mesage with the give priority.
      *
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ANTLR.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ANTLR.java
index cd3adc916..b050223f6 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ANTLR.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ANTLR.java
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ public class ANTLR extends Task
     public void execute()
         throws TaskException
     {
+        //Adds the jars or directories containing Antlr this should make the forked
+        //JVM work without having to specify it directly.
+        addClasspathEntry( "/antlr/Tool.class" );
+
         validateAttributes();
 
         //TODO: use ANTLR to parse the grammer file to do this.
@@ -140,18 +144,6 @@ public class ANTLR extends Task
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Adds the jars or directories containing Antlr this should make the forked
-     * JVM work without having to specify it directly.
-     *
-     * @exception TaskException Description of Exception
-     */
-    public void initialize()
-        throws TaskException
-    {
-        addClasspathEntry( "/antlr/Tool.class" );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Search for the given resource and add the directory or archive that
      * contains it to the classpath. <p>
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
index 7d1c6901e..3c26e4211 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
@@ -379,6 +379,15 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
     public void execute()
         throws TaskException
     {
+        /*
+         * Adds the jars or directories containing Ant, this task and JUnit to the
+         * classpath - this should make the forked JVM work without having to
+         * specify them directly.
+         */
+        addClasspathEntry( "/junit/framework/TestCase.class" );
+        addClasspathEntry( "/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.class" );
+        addClasspathEntry( "/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTestRunner.class" );
+
         Enumeration list = getIndividualTests();
         while( list.hasMoreElements() )
         {
@@ -390,18 +399,6 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Adds the jars or directories containing Ant, this task and JUnit to the
-     * classpath - this should make the forked JVM work without having to
-     * specify them directly.
-     */
-    public void initialize()
-    {
-        addClasspathEntry( "/junit/framework/TestCase.class" );
-        addClasspathEntry( "/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.class" );
-        addClasspathEntry( "/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTestRunner.class" );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Get the default output for a formatter.
      *
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4Base.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4Base.java
index 509c7bc65..e9bb2ac32 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4Base.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/P4Base.java
@@ -93,9 +93,8 @@ public abstract class P4Base extends org.apache.tools.ant.Task
         this.P4View = P4View;
     }
 
-    public void initialize()
+    private void prepare()
     {
-
         util = new Perl5Util();
 
         //Get default P4 settings from environment - Mark would have done something cool with
@@ -115,6 +114,14 @@ public abstract class P4Base extends org.apache.tools.ant.Task
         execP4Command( command, null );
     }
 
+    public void execute()
+        throws TaskException
+    {
+        //Setup task before executing it
+        prepare();
+        super.execute();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Execute P4 command assembled by subclasses.
      *
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sound/SoundTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sound/SoundTask.java
index a4ae5024d..77214fd3f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sound/SoundTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sound/SoundTask.java
@@ -79,15 +79,9 @@ public class SoundTask extends Task
 
     }
 
-    public void initialize()
-    {
-    }
-
     /**
      * A class to be extended by any BuildAlert's that require the output of
      * sound.
-     *
-     * @author RT
      */
     public class BuildAlert
     {