diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.gcc.core.tests/.classpath b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.gcc.core.tests/.classpath
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..675a5e2962b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.gcc.core.tests/.classpath
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<classpath>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-17"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.pde.core.requiredPlugins"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin"/>
+</classpath>
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.gcc.core.tests/.project b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.gcc.core.tests/.project
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8d9ff9c9482
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.gcc.core.tests/.project
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>org.eclipse.cdt.build.gcc.core.tests</name>
+	<comment></comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.pde.ManifestBuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.pde.SchemaBuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature</nature>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.gcc.core.tests/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.gcc.core.tests/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..62ef3488cc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.gcc.core.tests/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=17
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=17
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.assertIdentifier=error
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enablePreviewFeatures=disabled
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enumIdentifier=error
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.reportPreviewFeatures=warning
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.release=enabled
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=17