Hummm.. I think I didn't explain the problem very well (the language abyss strikes again). I generate the xml descriptors using the ant task.
<!-- **************************************************** --> <!-- Generates meta description to Avalon Fortress --> <!-- **************************************************** --> <target name="meta" description="Generates the XML descriptors"> <mkdir dir="${meta.dir}" /> <taskdef name="meta" classname="org.apache.avalon.meta.info.ant.MetaTask"> <classpath refid="project.classpath" /> </taskdef> <meta destDir="${meta.dir}" format="xml"> <fileset dir="${src}"> <include name="**/*.java"/> </fileset> </meta> </target> -- Btw it will be nice to document somewhere that this ant task needs qdox :-) Then sometime later the fortress container will be initialized. Where/when/how it should look for components/services? hammett --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]