diff --git a/upc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.upc/about.ini b/upc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.upc/about.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b3cd8d70ba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.upc/about.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# about.ini
+# contains information about a feature
+# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
+# "%key" are externalized strings defined in about.properties
+# This file does not need to be translated.
+
+# Property "aboutText" contains blurb for "About" dialog (translated)
+aboutText=%blurb
+
+# Property "windowImage" contains path to window icon (16x16)
+# needed for primary features only
+
+# Property "featureImage" contains path to feature image (32x32)
+featureImage=eclipse32.gif
+
+# Property "aboutImage" contains path to product image (500x330 or 115x164)
+# needed for primary features only
+
+# Property "appName" contains name of the application (translated)
+# needed for primary features only
+
+# Property "welcomePerspective" contains the id of the perspective in which the
+# welcome page is to be opened.
+# optional
diff --git a/upc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.upc/about.mappings b/upc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.upc/about.mappings
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0824105e69d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.upc/about.mappings
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# about.mappings
+# contains fill-ins for about.properties
+# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
+# This file does not need to be translated.
+
+# The following should contain the build version.
+# e.g. "0=20020612"
+# This value will be added automaticaly via the build scripts
+0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/upc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.upc/about.properties b/upc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.upc/about.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..557e7e56e9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.upc/about.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2007 IBM Corporation and others.
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+#
+# Contributors:
+#     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
+###############################################################################
+# about.properties
+# contains externalized strings for about.ini
+# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
+# fill-ins are supplied by about.mappings
+# This file should be translated.
+# NOTE TO TRANSLATOR: Please do not translate the featureVersion variable.
+
+
+blurb=CDT Unified Parallel C Parser Support\n\
+\n\
+Version: {featureVersion}\n\
+Build id: {0}\n\
+\n\
+(c) Copyright Eclipse contributors and others, 2007.  All rights reserved.\n\
+Visit http://www.eclipse.org/cdt
diff --git a/upc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.upc/build.properties b/upc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.upc/build.properties
index a07eab4f438..d5725dbab32 100644
--- a/upc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.upc/build.properties
+++ b/upc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.upc/build.properties
@@ -14,4 +14,8 @@ bin.includes = META-INF/,\
                .,\
                about.html,\
                plugin.properties,\
-               plugin.xml
+               plugin.xml,\
+               about.ini,\
+               about.mappings,\
+               about.properties,\
+               eclipse32.gif
diff --git a/upc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.upc/eclipse32.gif b/upc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.upc/eclipse32.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e6ad7ccd75b
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diff --git a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/about.ini b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/about.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b3cd8d70ba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/about.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# about.ini
+# contains information about a feature
+# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
+# "%key" are externalized strings defined in about.properties
+# This file does not need to be translated.
+
+# Property "aboutText" contains blurb for "About" dialog (translated)
+aboutText=%blurb
+
+# Property "windowImage" contains path to window icon (16x16)
+# needed for primary features only
+
+# Property "featureImage" contains path to feature image (32x32)
+featureImage=eclipse32.gif
+
+# Property "aboutImage" contains path to product image (500x330 or 115x164)
+# needed for primary features only
+
+# Property "appName" contains name of the application (translated)
+# needed for primary features only
+
+# Property "welcomePerspective" contains the id of the perspective in which the
+# welcome page is to be opened.
+# optional
diff --git a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/about.mappings b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/about.mappings
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0824105e69d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/about.mappings
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# about.mappings
+# contains fill-ins for about.properties
+# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
+# This file does not need to be translated.
+
+# The following should contain the build version.
+# e.g. "0=20020612"
+# This value will be added automaticaly via the build scripts
+0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/about.properties b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/about.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1eeefa6beb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/about.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2007 IBM Corporation and others.
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+#
+# Contributors:
+#     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
+###############################################################################
+# about.properties
+# contains externalized strings for about.ini
+# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
+# fill-ins are supplied by about.mappings
+# This file should be translated.
+# NOTE TO TRANSLATOR: Please do not translate the featureVersion variable.
+
+
+blurb=CDT XL C/C++ Compiler Support\n\
+\n\
+Version: {featureVersion}\n\
+Build id: {0}\n\
+\n\
+(c) Copyright Eclipse contributors and others, 2007.  All rights reserved.\n\
+Visit http://www.eclipse.org/cdt
diff --git a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/build.properties b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/build.properties
index f7540fbc534..c65da7bbd43 100644
--- a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/build.properties
+++ b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/build.properties
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@ bin.includes = META-INF/,\
                .,\
                plugin.properties,\
                plugin.xml,\
-               about.html
+               about.html,\
+               about.ini,\
+               about.mappings,\
+               about.properties,\
+               eclipse32.gif
diff --git a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/eclipse32.gif b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/eclipse32.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e6ad7ccd75b
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