Index: UnknownElement.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-ant/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -u -b -r1.1 UnknownElement.java
--- UnknownElement.java	2000/09/18 14:04:54	1.1
+++ UnknownElement.java	2000/10/13 02:28:23
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@
         if (realTask == null) {
             throw new BuildException("Could not create task of type: "+elementName+
                                      " because I can\'t find it in the list of task"+
-                                     " class definitions", location);
+                                     " class definitions.  Common solutions are: 1"+
+                                     " execute bin/bootstrap. 2 use taskdef to declare"+
+                                     " your task. 3 add the task to defaults.properties."
+                                     , location);
         }
 
         realTask.setLocation(location);