diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/archive-ant-descriptor.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/archive-ant-descriptor.xml
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index 3b1d7352d..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/archive-ant-descriptor.xml
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-<ant-lib>
-
-  <types>
-    <task name="bunzip2" classname="org.apache.antlib.archive.BUnzip2" />
-    <task name="bzip2" classname="org.apache.antlib.archive.BZip2" />
-    <task name="gunzip" classname="org.apache.antlib.archive.GUnzip" />
-    <task name="gzip" classname="org.apache.antlib.archive.GZip" />
-  </types>
-
-</ant-lib>
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diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/core-ant-descriptor.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/core-ant-descriptor.xml
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index 4f282cdcd..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/core-ant-descriptor.xml
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-<ant-lib>
-
-  <types>
-
-    <!-- basic tasks/datatypes/coverters required in most environments -->
-    <task name="log" classname="org.apache.antlib.core.Log" />
-    <task name="fail" classname="org.apache.antlib.core.Fail" />
-    <task name="property" classname="org.apache.antlib.core.Property" />
-    <task name="load-properties" classname="org.apache.antlib.core.LoadProperties" />
-
-  </types>
-
-  <converters>
-
-    <converter classname="org.apache.antlib.core.StringToEnumConverter"
-               source="java.lang.String"
-               destination="org.apache.avalon.framework.Enum" />
-    <converter classname="org.apache.antlib.core.StringToFileConverter"
-               source="java.lang.String"
-               destination="java.io.File" />
-    <converter classname="org.apache.antlib.core.StringToBooleanConverter"
-               source="java.lang.String"
-               destination="java.lang.Boolean" />
-    <converter classname="org.apache.antlib.core.StringToLongConverter"
-               source="java.lang.String"
-               destination="java.lang.Long" />
-    <converter classname="org.apache.antlib.core.StringToIntegerConverter"
-               source="java.lang.String"
-               destination="java.lang.Integer" />
-    <converter classname="org.apache.antlib.core.StringToShortConverter"
-               source="java.lang.String"
-               destination="java.lang.Short" />
-    <converter classname="org.apache.antlib.core.StringToByteConverter"
-               source="java.lang.String"
-               destination="java.lang.Byte" />
-    <converter classname="org.apache.antlib.core.StringToDoubleConverter"
-               source="java.lang.String"
-               destination="java.lang.Double" />
-    <converter classname="org.apache.antlib.core.StringToFloatConverter"
-               source="java.lang.String"
-               destination="java.lang.Float" />
-    <converter classname="org.apache.antlib.core.StringToClassConverter"
-               source="java.lang.String"
-               destination="java.lang.Class" />
-    <converter classname="org.apache.antlib.core.StringToURLConverter"
-               source="java.lang.String"
-               destination="java.net.URL" />
-
-  </converters>
-
-</ant-lib>
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diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/cvslib-ant-descriptor.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/cvslib-ant-descriptor.xml
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index c83053283..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/cvslib-ant-descriptor.xml
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-<ant-lib>
-
-  <types>
-    <task name="cvs-pass" classname="org.apache.antlib.cvslib.CVSPass" />
-    <task name="cvs" classname="org.apache.antlib.cvslib.Cvs" />
-  </types>
-
-</ant-lib>
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diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/nativelib-ant-descriptor.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/nativelib-ant-descriptor.xml
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index 968d7939a..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/nativelib-ant-descriptor.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<ant-lib>
-
-  <types>
-    <task name="load-environment" classname="org.apache.antlib.nativelib.LoadEnvironment" />
-    <task name="exec" classname="org.apache.antlib.nativelib.Exec" />
-  </types>
-
-</ant-lib>
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diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/runtime-ant-descriptor.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/runtime-ant-descriptor.xml
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index 9a47ed9fb..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/runtime-ant-descriptor.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<ant-lib>
-
-  <types>
-    <!-- core tasks for operation -->
-    <task name="facility" classname="org.apache.antlib.runtime.Facility" />
-    <task name="typedef" classname="org.apache.antlib.runtime.TypeDef" />
-    <task name="converterdef" classname="org.apache.antlib.runtime.ConverterDef" />
-    <task name="import" classname="org.apache.antlib.runtime.Import" />
-    <!--<task name="ant-call" classname="org.apache.antlib.runtime.AntCall" />-->
-  </types>
-
-</ant-lib>
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diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/security-ant-descriptor.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/security-ant-descriptor.xml
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index 12fc5a562..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/security-ant-descriptor.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<ant-lib>
-
-  <types>
-    <task name="generate-key" classname="org.apache.antlib.security.GenerateKey" />
-    <task name="sign-jar" classname="org.apache.antlib.security.SignJar" />
-  </types>
-
-</ant-lib>
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