diff --git a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index bfe4276a8f3..c1092ed2ebb 100644
--- a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.core.runtime,
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-11
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core,
- org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.internal;x-friends:="org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.ui"
+ org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.internal;x-friends:="org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.ui",
+ org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.properties
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
diff --git a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/properties/AbstractOsOverrides.java b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/properties/AbstractOsOverrides.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4451ca6ad69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/properties/AbstractOsOverrides.java
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Martin Weber.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *******************************************************************************/
+
+package org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.internal.properties;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.properties.CMakeGenerator;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.properties.IOsOverrides;
+
+/**
+ * Preferences that override/augment the generic properties when running under a
+ * specific OS.
+ *
+ * @author Martin Weber
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractOsOverrides implements IOsOverrides {
+
+	private String command;
+	private boolean useDefaultCommand;
+	private CMakeGenerator generator;
+	private List<String> extraArguments = new ArrayList<>(0);
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new object, initialized with all default values.
+	 */
+	public AbstractOsOverrides() {
+		reset();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets each value to its default.
+	 */
+	public void reset() {
+		setCommand("cmake"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		useDefaultCommand = true;
+		setGenerator(CMakeGenerator.UnixMakefiles);
+		extraArguments.clear();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public final boolean getUseDefaultCommand() {
+		return useDefaultCommand;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setUseDefaultCommand(boolean useDefaultCommand) {
+		this.useDefaultCommand = useDefaultCommand;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public final String getCommand() {
+		return command;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setCommand(String command) {
+		this.command = Objects.requireNonNull(command, "command"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public final CMakeGenerator getGenerator() {
+		return generator;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setGenerator(CMakeGenerator generator) {
+		this.generator = Objects.requireNonNull(generator, "generator"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public final List<String> getExtraArguments() {
+		return List.copyOf(extraArguments);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setExtraArguments(List<String> extraArguments) {
+		this.extraArguments = extraArguments;
+	}
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/properties/CMakePropertiesBean.java b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/properties/CMakePropertiesBean.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..241cc6beaf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/properties/CMakePropertiesBean.java
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Martin Weber.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *******************************************************************************/
+
+package org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.internal.properties;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.properties.ICMakeProperties;
+
+/**
+ * Holds project Properties for cmake. Follows the Java-Beans pattern to make (de-)serialization easier.
+ *
+ * @author Martin Weber
+ */
+public class CMakePropertiesBean implements ICMakeProperties {
+
+	private boolean warnNoDev, debugTryCompile, debugOutput, trace, warnUnitialized, warnUnused;
+	private String cacheFile;
+	private boolean clearCache;
+	private List<String> extraArguments = new ArrayList<>(0);
+	private LinuxOverrides linuxOverrides = new LinuxOverrides();
+	private WindowsOverrides windowsOverrides = new WindowsOverrides();
+	private String buildType;
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new object, initialized with all default values.
+	 */
+	public CMakePropertiesBean() {
+		reset(true);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isWarnNoDev() {
+		return warnNoDev;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setWarnNoDev(boolean warnNoDev) {
+		this.warnNoDev = warnNoDev;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isDebugTryCompile() {
+		return debugTryCompile;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setDebugTryCompile(boolean debugTryCompile) {
+		this.debugTryCompile = debugTryCompile;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isDebugOutput() {
+		return debugOutput;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setDebugOutput(boolean debugOutput) {
+		this.debugOutput = debugOutput;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isTrace() {
+		return trace;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setTrace(boolean trace) {
+		this.trace = trace;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isWarnUnitialized() {
+		return warnUnitialized;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setWarnUnitialized(boolean warnUnitialized) {
+		this.warnUnitialized = warnUnitialized;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isWarnUnused() {
+		return warnUnused;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setWarnUnused(boolean warnUnused) {
+		this.warnUnused = warnUnused;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String getBuildType() {
+		return buildType;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setBuildType(String buildType) {
+		this.buildType = buildType;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public List<String> getExtraArguments() {
+		return List.copyOf(extraArguments);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setExtraArguments(List<String> extraArguments) {
+		this.extraArguments = extraArguments;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public LinuxOverrides getLinuxOverrides() {
+		return linuxOverrides;
+	}
+
+	public void setLinuxOverrides(LinuxOverrides linuxOverrides) {
+		this.linuxOverrides = linuxOverrides;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public WindowsOverrides getWindowsOverrides() {
+		return windowsOverrides;
+	}
+
+	public void setWindowsOverrides(WindowsOverrides windowsOverrides) {
+		this.windowsOverrides = windowsOverrides;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String getCacheFile() {
+		return cacheFile;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setCacheFile(String cacheFile) {
+		this.cacheFile = Objects.requireNonNull(cacheFile);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isClearCache() {
+		return clearCache;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setClearCache(boolean clearCache) {
+		this.clearCache = clearCache;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void reset(boolean resetOsOverrides) {
+		warnNoDev = false;
+		debugTryCompile = false;
+		debugOutput = false;
+		trace = false;
+		warnUnitialized = false;
+		warnUnused = false;
+		extraArguments.clear();
+		cacheFile = ""; //$NON-NLS-1$
+
+		if (resetOsOverrides) {
+			linuxOverrides.reset();
+			windowsOverrides.reset();
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/properties/LinuxOverrides.java b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/properties/LinuxOverrides.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d07699089d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/properties/LinuxOverrides.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Martin Weber.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *******************************************************************************/
+
+package org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.internal.properties;
+
+/**
+ * Preferences that override/augment the generic properties when running under
+ * Linux.
+ *
+ * @author Martin Weber
+ */
+public class LinuxOverrides extends AbstractOsOverrides {
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new object, initialized with all default values.
+	 */
+	public LinuxOverrides() {
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/properties/WindowsOverrides.java b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/properties/WindowsOverrides.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4e79f113d70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/properties/WindowsOverrides.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Martin Weber.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *******************************************************************************/
+
+package org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.internal.properties;
+
+import org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.properties.CMakeGenerator;
+
+/**
+ * Preferences that override/augment the generic properties when running under
+ * Windows.
+ *
+ * @author Martin Weber
+ */
+public class WindowsOverrides extends AbstractOsOverrides {
+
+	/** Overridden to set a sensible generator. */
+	@Override
+	public void reset() {
+		super.reset();
+		setGenerator(CMakeGenerator.MinGWMakefiles);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/properties/CMakeGenerator.java b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/properties/CMakeGenerator.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4841bf9f258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/properties/CMakeGenerator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Martin Weber.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *******************************************************************************/
+
+package org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.properties;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a cmake build-script generator including information about the
+ * makefile (build-script) processor that builds from the generated script.
+ *
+ * @author Martin Weber
+ */
+public enum CMakeGenerator {
+	/*
+	 * Implementation Note: Please do not include generators for IDE project files,
+	 * such as "Eclipse CDT4 - Unix Makefiles".
+	 */
+
+	// linux generators
+	UnixMakefiles("Unix Makefiles"), //$NON-NLS-1$
+	// Ninja
+	Ninja("Ninja", "-k 0") { //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
+		@Override
+		public String getMakefileName() {
+			return "build.ninja"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+		}
+	},
+	// windows generators
+	NMakeMakefilesJOM("NMake Makefiles JOM"), //$NON-NLS-1$
+	MinGWMakefiles("MinGW Makefiles"), //$NON-NLS-1$
+	MSYSMakefiles("MSYS Makefiles"), //$NON-NLS-1$
+	NMakeMakefiles("NMake Makefiles"), //$NON-NLS-1$
+	BorlandMakefiles("Borland Makefiles"), //$NON-NLS-1$
+	WatcomWMake("Watcom WMake"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+
+	private final String name;
+	private String ignoreErrOption;
+
+	private CMakeGenerator(String name, String ignoreErrOption) {
+		this.name = name;
+		this.ignoreErrOption = ignoreErrOption;
+	}
+
+	private CMakeGenerator(String name) {
+		this(name, "-k"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the cmake argument that specifies the build-script generator.
+	 *
+	 * @return a non-empty string, which must be a valid argument for cmake's -G
+	 *         option.
+	 */
+	public String getCMakeName() {
+		return name;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the name of the top-level makefile (build-script) which is interpreted
+	 * by the build-script processor.
+	 *
+	 * @return name of the makefile.
+	 */
+	public String getMakefileName() {
+		return "Makefile"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the build-script processor´s command argument(s) to ignore build errors.
+	 *
+	 * @return the command option string or {@code null} if no argument is needed.
+	 */
+	public String getIgnoreErrOption() {
+		return ignoreErrOption;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/properties/ICMakeProperties.java b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/properties/ICMakeProperties.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d81577bf27d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/properties/ICMakeProperties.java
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Martin Weber.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *******************************************************************************/
+
+package org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.properties;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Holds project Properties for cmake.
+ *
+ * @author Martin Weber
+ */
+public interface ICMakeProperties {
+
+	/**
+	 * {@code -Wno-dev}
+	 */
+	boolean isWarnNoDev();
+
+	/**
+	 * {@code -Wno-dev}
+	 */
+	void setWarnNoDev(boolean warnNoDev);
+
+	/**
+	 * {@code --debug-trycompile}
+	 */
+	boolean isDebugTryCompile();
+
+	/**
+	 * {@code --debug-trycompile}
+	 */
+	void setDebugTryCompile(boolean debugTryCompile);
+
+	/**
+	 * {@code --debug-output}
+	 */
+	boolean isDebugOutput();
+
+	/**
+	 * {@code --debug-output}
+	 */
+	void setDebugOutput(boolean debugOutput);
+
+	/**
+	 * {@code --trace}
+	 */
+	boolean isTrace();
+
+	/**
+	 * {@code --trace}
+	 */
+	void setTrace(boolean trace);
+
+	/**
+	 * {@code --warn-uninitialized}
+	 */
+	boolean isWarnUnitialized();
+
+	/**
+	 * {@code --warn-uninitialized}
+	 */
+	void setWarnUnitialized(boolean warnUnitialized);
+
+	/**
+	 * {@code --warn-unused-vars}
+	 */
+	boolean isWarnUnused();
+
+	/**
+	 * {@code --warn-unused-vars}
+	 */
+	void setWarnUnused(boolean warnUnused);
+
+	/** Gets the build type ({@code Debug}, {@code Release}, ...). The returned value is passed to cmake
+	 * as the {@code CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} symbol on the command-line.
+	 *
+	 * @return the build type String. If <code>null</code> or {@link String#isBlank() blank}, no
+	 * {@code CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} symbol argument will be given to cmake, causing it to use its
+	 * default build-type.
+	 */
+	String getBuildType();
+
+	/** Sets the build type.
+	 * @param buildType the build type to set. May be <code>null</code> or {@link String#isBlank() blank}.
+	 * @see #getBuildType()
+	 */
+	void setBuildType(String buildType);
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the list of extra arguments to pass on the cmake command-line.
+	 *
+	 * @return a unmodifiable list, never {@code null}
+	 *
+	 */
+	List<String> getExtraArguments();
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the list of extra arguments to pass on the cmake command-line.
+	 */
+	void setExtraArguments(List<String> extraArguments);
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the name of the file that is used to pre-populate the cmake cache.
+	 * {@code -C}
+	 *
+	 * @return the file name to set. If <code>null</code> or {@link String#isBlank() blank}, the cmake cache shall not be
+	 *         pre-populated.
+	 */
+	String getCacheFile();
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the name of the file that is used to pre-populate the cmake cache.
+	 * {@code -C}
+	 *
+	 * @param cacheFile
+	 *          the file name.  May be <code>null</code> or {@link String#isBlank() blank}.
+	 * @see #getCacheFile()
+	 */
+	void setCacheFile(String cacheFile);
+
+	/** Gets whether to clear the cmake-cache before build. If set to <code>true</code>, this will force to run cmake
+	 * prior to each build.
+	 */
+	boolean isClearCache();
+
+	/** Sets whether to clear the cmake-cache before build.
+	 */
+	void setClearCache(boolean clearCache);
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the override/augmenting properties to apply when the build runs on linux.
+	 */
+	IOsOverrides getLinuxOverrides();
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the override/augmenting properties to apply when the build runs on windows.
+	 */
+	IOsOverrides getWindowsOverrides();
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets each property to its default value. This is intended for UIs that wish to implement a restore-defaults feature.<br>
+	 *
+	 * @param resetOsOverrides
+	 * 		  whether to also reset the OS-specific overrides ({@link #getLinuxOverrides()},
+	 * 		  {@link #getWindowsOverrides()}). If the overrides are displayed in separate tabs in the UI, <code>false</code>
+	 * 		  should be specified.
+	 */
+	void reset(boolean resetOsOverrides);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/properties/ICMakePropertiesController.java b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/properties/ICMakePropertiesController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8549e96fd0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/properties/ICMakePropertiesController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Martin Weber.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *******************************************************************************/
+
+package org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.properties;
+
+/**
+ * Responsible for loading and persting @code ICMakeProperties} objects.
+ *
+ * @author Martin Weber
+ */
+public interface ICMakePropertiesController {
+
+	/** Creates a new {@code ICMakeProperties} object, initialized from the persistence store.
+	 */
+	ICMakeProperties load();
+
+	/** Saves the specified {@code ICMakeProperties} object to the persistence store.
+	 */
+	void save(ICMakeProperties properties);
+}
diff --git a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/properties/IGeneralProperties.java b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/properties/IGeneralProperties.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..baa34b0176e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/properties/IGeneralProperties.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Martin Weber.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *******************************************************************************/
+
+package org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.properties;
+
+/**
+ * General, non-cmake related project settings.
+ *
+ * @author Martin Weber
+ *
+ */
+public interface IGeneralProperties {
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the name of the top-level directory relative to the project root.
+	 */
+	String getSourceDirectory();
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the name of the top-level directory relative to the project root.
+	 */
+	void setSourceDirectory(String sourceDirectory);
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the name of the build directory.
+	 */
+	String getBuildDirectory();
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the name of the build directory.
+	 */
+	void setBuildDirectory(String buildDirectory);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/properties/IOsOverrides.java b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/properties/IOsOverrides.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d70ed7e62a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/properties/IOsOverrides.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Martin Weber.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *******************************************************************************/
+
+package org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.properties;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Properties that override/augment the generic properties when running under a
+ * specific OS.
+ *
+ * @author Martin Weber
+ */
+public interface IOsOverrides {
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets whether to use the default cmake command.
+	 */
+	boolean getUseDefaultCommand();
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets whether to use the default cmake command.
+	 */
+	void setUseDefaultCommand(boolean useDefaultCommand);
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the cmake command. Has no effect if {@link #getUseDefaultCommand()} returns <code>false</code>.
+	 */
+	String getCommand();
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the cmake command.
+	 */
+	void setCommand(String command);
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the cmake buildscript generator.
+	 */
+	CMakeGenerator getGenerator();
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the cmake build-script generator.
+	 */
+	void setGenerator(CMakeGenerator generator);
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the list of extra arguments to pass on the cmake command-line.
+	 *
+	 * @return an unmodifiable list, never {@code null}
+	 */
+	List<String> getExtraArguments();
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the list of extra arguments to pass on the cmake command-line.
+	 */
+	void setExtraArguments(List<String> extraArguments);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/ui/internal/CMakePreferencePage.java b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/ui/internal/CMakePreferencePage.java
index 4c85aab6ae4..162955e6889 100644
--- a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/ui/internal/CMakePreferencePage.java
+++ b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/ui/internal/CMakePreferencePage.java
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TableItem;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbench;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPreferencePage;
 
+/**
+ * GUI page to configure workbench preferences for cmake.
+ */
 public class CMakePreferencePage extends PreferencePage implements IWorkbenchPreferencePage {
 
 	private ICMakeToolChainManager manager;