diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/core/ManagedCommandLineGenerator.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/core/ManagedCommandLineGenerator.java
index 89bdfb7d9be..d49a1da42f4 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/core/ManagedCommandLineGenerator.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/core/ManagedCommandLineGenerator.java
@@ -79,13 +79,23 @@ public class ManagedCommandLineGenerator implements IManagedCommandLineGenerator
 		command = command.replace(makeVariable(OUTPUT_PRM_NAME.toLowerCase()), outputName);
 		command = command.replace(makeVariable(INPUTS_PRM_NAME.toLowerCase()), inputsStr);
 
-		return toManagedCommandLineInfo(command.trim(), commandLinePattern, commandName, flags, outputFlag,
+		return toManagedCommandLineInfo(tool, command.trim(), commandLinePattern, commandName, flags, outputFlag,
 				outputPrefix, outputName, inputResources);
 	}
 
+	@Deprecated(since = "9.2", forRemoval = true)
 	protected IManagedCommandLineInfo toManagedCommandLineInfo(String commandLine, String commandLinePattern,
 			String commandName, String[] flags, String outputFlag, String outputPrefix, String outputName,
 			String[] inputResources) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @since 9.3
+	 */
+	protected IManagedCommandLineInfo toManagedCommandLineInfo(ITool tool, String commandLine,
+			String commandLinePattern, String commandName, String[] flags, String outputFlag, String outputPrefix,
+			String outputName, String[] inputResources) {
 		String flagsStr = stringArrayToString(flags);
 		String inputResourcesStr = stringArrayToString(inputResources);
 
diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.isv/guide/deprecated_API_removals.html b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.isv/guide/deprecated_API_removals.html
index 9f9eddf3944..441549cd6e6 100644
--- a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.isv/guide/deprecated_API_removals.html
+++ b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.isv/guide/deprecated_API_removals.html
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
   </p>
   <ol>
     <li><a href="#gdbBackendDebuggerCommandLine">Rework of API to determine GDB command line in org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb</a></li>
+    <li><a name="ManagedCommandLineGenerator.toManagedCommandLineInfo">Add ITool parameter to ManagedCommandLineGenerator.toManagedCommandLineInfo</a></li>
   </ol>
 
   <hr>
@@ -420,6 +421,22 @@
   <p>
     See <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=572944" target="_blank">Bug 572944</a>.
   </p>
+
+  <h3>2. <a name="ManagedCommandLineGenerator.toManagedCommandLineInfo">Add ITool parameter to ManagedCommandLineGenerator.toManagedCommandLineInfo</a></h3>
+  <p>
+    To allow extenders to know the context of a generated command line, the ITool instance was added to ManagedCommandLineGenerator.toManagedCommandLineInfo
+    method and the method without the ITool parameter will be removed:
+  </p>
+  <ul>
+    <li>org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.ManagedCommandLineGenerator.toManagedCommandLineInfo(String, String, String, String[], String, String, String, String[])</li>
+  </ul>
+  <p>
+    Extenders that override the above protected method should override
+    org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.ManagedCommandLineGenerator.toManagedCommandLineInfo(ITool, String, String, String, String[], String, String, String, String[]) instead.
+  </p>
+  <p>
+    See <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=573254" target="_blank">Bug 573254</a>.
+  </p>
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