diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
index 47b74cf5cac..d69f6b8e547 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CModelManager.java
 	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/DeltaProcessor.java
 
+	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Binary.java
+	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Archive.java
+
 2004-02-28 Alain Magloire
 	Fix PE Parser
 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Archive.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Archive.java
index 58cc150ac6d..0eb0afee7ae 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Archive.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Archive.java
@@ -81,4 +81,10 @@ public class Archive extends Openable implements IArchive {
 		return binaryArchive;
 	}
 
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICElement#exists()
+	 */
+	public boolean exists() {
+		return getResource() != null;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Binary.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Binary.java
index fd7c52e57b6..0de9af10324 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Binary.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Binary.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class Binary extends Openable implements IBinary {
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	public CElementInfo createElementInfo() {
+	 public CElementInfo createElementInfo() {
 		return new BinaryInfo(this);
 	}
 
@@ -326,4 +326,10 @@ public class Binary extends Openable implements IBinary {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICElement#exists()
+	 */
+	public boolean exists() {
+		return getResource() != null;
+	}
 }