diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/ErrorParserManager.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/ErrorParserManager.java
index 9f39ff8e319..8e86c3e7921 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/ErrorParserManager.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/ErrorParserManager.java
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ outer:
 		for (IErrorParser[] parsers : fErrorParsers.values()) {
 			for (IErrorParser parser : parsers) {
 				if (parser instanceof IErrorParser3) {
-					((IErrorParser3) parser).streamFinished();
+					((IErrorParser3) parser).endOfStream();
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/IConsoleParser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/IConsoleParser.java
index ca41651e021..898b27e64a9 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/IConsoleParser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/IConsoleParser.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *  http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
  *
  *  Contributors:
- *  IBM - Initial API and implementation
+ *      IBM - Initial API and implementation
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.core;
 
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ public interface IConsoleParser {
 	public boolean processLine(String line);
 
 	/**
-	 * Finalization of a console parser when the stream is closed.
+	 * Called to let the parser know that the end of the error stream has been reached.
+	 * Can be used by the parser to flush its internal buffers.
 	 */
 	public void shutdown();
-
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/IErrorParser3.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/IErrorParser3.java
index 61bfda836ba..c63cd97440a 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/IErrorParser3.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/IErrorParser3.java
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ package org.eclipse.cdt.core;
  */
 public interface IErrorParser3 extends IErrorParser2 {
 	/**
-	 * Notification that the stream of data to parse has ended.
+	 * Called to let the parser know that the end of the error stream has been reached.
+	 * Can be used by the parser to flush its internal buffers.
 	 */
-	void streamFinished();
+	void endOfStream();
 }