diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/ICOptionContainer.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/ICOptionContainer.java
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+package org.eclipse.cdt.ui;
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2003 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials 
+ * are made available under the terms of the Common Public License v0.5 
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/cpl-v05.html
+ * 
+ * Contributors:
+ * QNX Software Systems - Initial API and implementation
+***********************************************************************/
+
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
+
+public interface ICOptionContainer {
+
+	void updateContainer();
+	IProject getProject();
+}
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/ICOptionPage.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/ICOptionPage.java
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+package org.eclipse.cdt.ui;
+/***********************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2003 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials 
+ * are made available under the terms of the Common Public License v0.5 
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/cpl-v05.html
+ * 
+ * Contributors:
+ * QNX Software Systems - Initial API and implementation
+***********************************************************************/
+
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
+import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;
+
+public interface ICOptionPage {
+
+	public void setContainer(ICOptionContainer container);
+		
+	public String getLabel();
+
+	public Image getImage();
+	
+	public void createControl(Composite parent);
+
+	public Control getControl();
+
+	public boolean isValid();
+	
+	public String getMessage();
+
+	public String getErrorMessage();
+	
+	public void setVisible(boolean visible);
+
+	public void performApply(IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException;
+
+	public void performDefaults();
+
+}