Thanks for the quick reply! I'm using the official binary, downloaded yesterday.
ant -version Apache Ant version 1.6.5 compiled on May 3 2006 The ant-nodeps.jar does contain a PropertyFile.class and its manifest.mf says its name is org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional I tried an empty CLASSPATH, but keep getting the same problem. -Dex -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/ant-fileproperties-task-classpath-problem-t1784395.html#a4865384 Sent from the Ant - Users forum at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]