Mariusz, you are right that this functionality should be available to users ASAP, just a few notes.
The most pressing need for a new release is that there are so many bugfixes/enhancements against the last official version (from _March_) that we want the users to be aware of. "Modern compile" springs to mind as well as many other things. I really want to have this kind of release _now_. If we are going to wait for the things from our TODO lists to be implemented - well even if I could spend as much time on Ant as I devote right now much longer (which I probably can't), I could go coding for weeks before I'd even see the end of this list. As for the Exec with matching task behavior thingie. I've switched my priorities a little - as I seem to be less overwhelmed with real life work than Thomas, I'm going to focus on changing the Exec inerts first. Of course we could provide a first shot on the modified Exec task (using the current Exec and applying your patch) very fast. I'm certain I could build a version that sits on top of the new framework by the end of this week - do you think a delay of a few days would be important enough to commit an intermediate solution (this is by no means a rhetoric question)? Stefan
