diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/core/scannerconfig/gnu/AbstractGCCBOPConsoleParserUtility.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/core/scannerconfig/gnu/AbstractGCCBOPConsoleParserUtility.java
index 60a029e8aea..00eb2111729 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/core/scannerconfig/gnu/AbstractGCCBOPConsoleParserUtility.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/core/scannerconfig/gnu/AbstractGCCBOPConsoleParserUtility.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractGCCBOPConsoleParserUtility {
     /**
      * @return Returns the fBaseDirectory.
      */
-    protected IPath getBaseDirectory() {
+    public IPath getBaseDirectory() {
         return fBaseDirectory;
     }
     /**
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/core/scannerconfig/gnu/GCCPerFileBOPConsoleParserUtility.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/core/scannerconfig/gnu/GCCPerFileBOPConsoleParserUtility.java
index f036f2b5f43..1170186df1b 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/core/scannerconfig/gnu/GCCPerFileBOPConsoleParserUtility.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/core/scannerconfig/gnu/GCCPerFileBOPConsoleParserUtility.java
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public class GCCPerFileBOPConsoleParserUtility extends AbstractGCCBOPConsolePars
      * @param filePath : String
      * @return filePath : IPath - not <code>null</code>
      */
-    IPath getAbsolutePath(String filePath) {
+    public IPath getAbsolutePath(String filePath) {
         IPath pFilePath;
         if (filePath.startsWith("/")) { //$NON-NLS-1$
         	return convertCygpath(new Path(filePath));