diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/ChangeLog b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/ChangeLog
index b524ebe3213..3a4596cbd7d 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-03-13 Mikhail Khodjaiants
+	Added default implementation for "getExtraArguments". No need to force 
+	clients to implement this method.
+	* AbstractGDBCDIDebugger.java
+
 2006-02-09 Mikhail Khodjaiants
 	Bug 114793: Add an extension point to contribute command factories.
 	Registered windows and linux specific command factories for gdbserver.
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/AbstractGDBCDIDebugger.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/AbstractGDBCDIDebugger.java
index f803e33486a..e76182cd798 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/AbstractGDBCDIDebugger.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/AbstractGDBCDIDebugger.java
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ abstract public class AbstractGDBCDIDebugger implements ICDIDebugger2 {
 		throw newCoreException( MIPlugin.getResourceString( "src.AbstractGDBCDIDebugger.0" ) + debugMode, null ); //$NON-NLS-1$
 	}
 
-	abstract protected String[] getExtraArguments( ILaunchConfiguration config ) throws CoreException;
+	protected String[] getExtraArguments( ILaunchConfiguration config ) throws CoreException {
+		return new String[0];
+	}
 
 	abstract protected CommandFactory getCommandFactory( ILaunchConfiguration config ) throws CoreException;