diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
index 1705421a81a..116f358a9dc 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2003-09-03 David Inglis
+	Added shared preference key for error parsers
+	
+	* src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/ErrorParserManager.java
+	
+
 2003-09-01 Alain Magloire
 
 	Typo in the class signature.
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 e5999d7dbb9..73797be1dad 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
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ public class ErrorParserManager extends OutputStream {
 
 	private int nOpens;
 
-	private static String PREF_ERROR_PARSER = "errorOutputParser";
+	private final static String OLD_PREF_ERROR_PARSER = "errorOutputParser"; // $NON-NLS-1$
+	public final static String PREF_ERROR_PARSER = CCorePlugin.PLUGIN_ID + ".errorOutputParser"; // $NON-NLS-1$
 
 	private IProject fProject;
 	private IMarkerGenerator fMarkerGenerator;
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ public class ErrorParserManager extends OutputStream {
 		}
 		if (fErrorParsers.size() == 0) {
 			initErrorParsersMap();
-			CCorePlugin.getDefault().getPluginPreferences().setValue(PREF_ERROR_PARSER, ""); // remove old prefs
+			CCorePlugin.getDefault().getPluginPreferences().setValue(OLD_PREF_ERROR_PARSER, ""); // remove old prefs
 		}
 	}