diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/runtime/Facility.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/runtime/Facility.java
index 881cd2f7a..67ba49f3f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/runtime/Facility.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/runtime/Facility.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class Facility
         {
             final String name = attributes[ i ];
             final String value = configuration.getAttribute( name );
-            configure( this, name, value );
+            configureAttribute( this, name, value );
         }
 
         final Configuration[] children = configuration.getChildren();
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class Facility
                 throw new ConfigurationException( message, e );
             }
 
-            configure( m_aspectHandler, children[ 0 ] );
+            configureElement( m_aspectHandler, children[ 0 ] );
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/ClassicConfigurer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/ClassicConfigurer.java
index 48088bb6a..1116f23b5 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/ClassicConfigurer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/ClassicConfigurer.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class ClassicConfigurer
      * @param context the Context
      * @exception ConfigurationException if an error occurs
      */
-    public void configure( final Object object,
+    public void configureElement( final Object object,
                            final Configuration configuration,
                            final TaskContext context )
         throws ConfigurationException
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public class ClassicConfigurer
      * @param context the Context
      * @exception ConfigurationException if an error occurs
      */
-    public void configure( final Object object,
+    public void configureAttribute( final Object object,
                            final String name,
                            final String value,
                            final TaskContext context )
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ public class ClassicConfigurer
         try
         {
             final Object created = method.invoke( object, new Object[ 0 ] );
-            configure( created, configuration, context );
+            configureElement( created, configuration, context );
         }
         catch( final ConfigurationException ce )
         {
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ public class ClassicConfigurer
             final Class clazz = method.getParameterTypes()[ 0 ];
             final Object created = clazz.newInstance();
 
-            configure( created, configuration, context );
+            configureElement( created, configuration, context );
             method.invoke( object, new Object[]{created} );
         }
         catch( final ConfigurationException ce )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurer.java
index 1ee98a110..205ccffe9 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurer.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurer
      * @param context the Context
      * @exception ConfigurationException if an error occurs
      */
-    public void configure( final Object object,
+    public void configureElement( final Object object,
                            final Configuration configuration,
                            final TaskContext context )
         throws ConfigurationException
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurer
      * @param context the Context
      * @exception ConfigurationException if an error occurs
      */
-    public void configure( final Object object,
+    public void configureAttribute( final Object object,
                            final String name,
                            final String value,
                            final TaskContext context )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/executor/DefaultExecutor.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/executor/DefaultExecutor.java
index b7d61bdfd..665f46961 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/executor/DefaultExecutor.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/executor/DefaultExecutor.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class DefaultExecutor
                                       final TaskContext taskContext )
         throws ConfigurationException
     {
-        m_configurer.configure( task, taskModel, taskContext );
+        m_configurer.configureElement( task, taskModel, taskContext );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/AbstractContainerTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/AbstractContainerTask.java
index 0ecad83de..52e056f12 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/AbstractContainerTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/AbstractContainerTask.java
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractContainerTask
      * @param element the configuration element
      * @exception ConfigurationException if an error occurs
      */
-    protected final void configure( final Object object, final Configuration element )
+    protected final void configureElement( final Object object, final Configuration element )
         throws ConfigurationException
     {
-        m_configurer.configure( object, element, getContext() );
+        m_configurer.configureElement( object, element, getContext() );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractContainerTask
      * @param value the attibute value
      * @exception ConfigurationException if an error occurs
      */
-    protected final void configure( final Object object, final String name, final String value )
+    protected final void configureAttribute( final Object object, final String name, final String value )
         throws ConfigurationException
     {
-        m_configurer.configure( object, name, value, getContext() );
+        m_configurer.configureAttribute( object, name, value, getContext() );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/TypeInstanceTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/TypeInstanceTask.java
index eefe3b4fa..db106800f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/TypeInstanceTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/TypeInstanceTask.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class TypeInstanceTask
 
             if( name.equals( "id" ) || name.equals( "local-scope" ) )
             {
-                configure( this, name, value );
+                configureAttribute( this, name, value );
             }
             else
             {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class TypeInstanceTask
             throw new ConfigurationException( message, e );
         }
 
-        configure( m_value, newConfiguration );
+        configureElement( m_value, newConfiguration );
     }
 
     public void setId( final String id )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/configurer/Configurer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/configurer/Configurer.java
index e9977034e..56970eccc 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/configurer/Configurer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/interfaces/configurer/Configurer.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public interface Configurer
      * @param context the Context
      * @exception ConfigurationException if an error occurs
      */
-    void configure( Object object, Configuration configuration, TaskContext context )
+    void configureElement( Object object, Configuration configuration, TaskContext context )
         throws ConfigurationException;
 
     /**
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ public interface Configurer
      * @param context the Context
      * @exception ConfigurationException if an error occurs
      */
-    void configure( Object object, String name, String value, TaskContext context )
+    void configureAttribute( Object object, String name, String value, TaskContext context )
         throws ConfigurationException;
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurerTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurerTest.java
index 18dc930f5..ef23c75a0 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurerTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurerTest.java
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         // Configure the object
         try
         {
-            m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+            m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
             fail();
         }
         catch( final ConfigurationException ce )
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         // Configure the object
         try
         {
-            m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+            m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
             fail();
         }
         catch( final ConfigurationException ce )
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         // Configure the object
         try
         {
-            m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+            m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
             fail();
         }
         catch( final ConfigurationException ce )
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         m_context.setProperty( "prop-a", "some value" );
 
         // Configure the object
-        m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+        m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
 
         // Check the configured object
         final ConfigTestReferenceElement expected = new ConfigTestReferenceElement();
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         try
         {
             // Configure the object
-            m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+            m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
             fail();
         }
         catch( ConfigurationException e )
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         try
         {
             // Configure the object
-            m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+            m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
             fail();
         }
         catch( final ConfigurationException ce )
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         try
         {
             // Configure the object
-            m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+            m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
             fail();
         }
         catch( final ConfigurationException ce )
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         final ConfigTestConfigurable test = new ConfigTestConfigurable();
 
         // Configure the object
-        m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+        m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
 
         final ConfigTestConfigurable expected = new ConfigTestConfigurable();
         expected.configure( config );
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         // Configure the object
         try
         {
-            m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+            m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
             fail();
         }
         catch( ConfigurationException e )
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         // Configure the object
         try
         {
-            m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+            m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
             fail();
         }
         catch( ConfigurationException e )
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         try
         {
             // Configure the object
-            m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+            m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
             fail();
         }
         catch( ConfigurationException e )
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
     {
         try
         {
-            m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+            m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
         }
         catch( final ConfigurationException ce )
         {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurerTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurerTest.java
index 18dc930f5..ef23c75a0 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurerTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurerTest.java
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         // Configure the object
         try
         {
-            m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+            m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
             fail();
         }
         catch( final ConfigurationException ce )
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         // Configure the object
         try
         {
-            m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+            m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
             fail();
         }
         catch( final ConfigurationException ce )
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         // Configure the object
         try
         {
-            m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+            m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
             fail();
         }
         catch( final ConfigurationException ce )
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         m_context.setProperty( "prop-a", "some value" );
 
         // Configure the object
-        m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+        m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
 
         // Check the configured object
         final ConfigTestReferenceElement expected = new ConfigTestReferenceElement();
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         try
         {
             // Configure the object
-            m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+            m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
             fail();
         }
         catch( ConfigurationException e )
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         try
         {
             // Configure the object
-            m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+            m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
             fail();
         }
         catch( final ConfigurationException ce )
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         try
         {
             // Configure the object
-            m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+            m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
             fail();
         }
         catch( final ConfigurationException ce )
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         final ConfigTestConfigurable test = new ConfigTestConfigurable();
 
         // Configure the object
-        m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+        m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
 
         final ConfigTestConfigurable expected = new ConfigTestConfigurable();
         expected.configure( config );
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         // Configure the object
         try
         {
-            m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+            m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
             fail();
         }
         catch( ConfigurationException e )
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         // Configure the object
         try
         {
-            m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+            m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
             fail();
         }
         catch( ConfigurationException e )
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
         try
         {
             // Configure the object
-            m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+            m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
             fail();
         }
         catch( ConfigurationException e )
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurerTest
     {
         try
         {
-            m_configurer.configure( test, config, m_context );
+            m_configurer.configureElement( test, config, m_context );
         }
         catch( final ConfigurationException ce )
         {