diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.properties
index 25990122465..302e7cfcb66 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.properties
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.properties
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ CBuildCommand.name=C Builder Command
 CBuildConsole.name=C Builder Console
 CProjectInfo.name=C Project Info
 CBuilder.name=C Build Model
+ProcessList.name=Process List
 
 makeprojectowner.name=Make Project
 genericmake.name=Generic Make
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.xml
index 84145696bac..3713575919d 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.xml
@@ -15,13 +15,11 @@
 <!-- The C Plugin                                                            -->
 <!-- ======================================================================= -->
    <requires>
-      <import plugin="org.eclipse.ui"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.core.resources"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.core.runtime"/>
       <import plugin="org.apache.xerces"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.search"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.compare"/>
-      <import plugin="org.eclipse.debug.ui"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.debug.core"/>
    </requires>
 
@@ -30,6 +28,7 @@
    <extension-point id="CBuildConsole" name="%CBuildConsole.name"/>
    <extension-point id="CProjectOwner" name="%CProjectOwner.name"/>
    <extension-point id="CBuildModel" name="%CBuilder.name"/>
+   <extension-point id="ProcessList" name="%ProcessList.name" schema="schema/ProcessList.exsd"/>
 
    <extension
          id="cbuilder"
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@
          </run>
       </builder>
    </extension>
-
    <extension
          id="newcbuilder"
          name="C Builder"
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/schema/ProcessList.exsd b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/schema/ProcessList.exsd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dccbc5a35ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/schema/ProcessList.exsd
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<!-- Schema file written by PDE -->
+<schema targetNamespace="org.eclipse.cdt.core">
+<annotation>
+   <appInfo>
+      <meta.schema plugin="org.eclipse.cdt.core" id="ProcessList" name="%ProcessList.name"/>
+   </appInfo>
+   <documentation>
+      [Enter description of this extension point]
+   </documentation>
+</annotation>
+
+   <element name="extension">
+      <complexType>
+         <sequence>
+            <element ref="processList"/>
+         </sequence>
+         <attribute name="point" type="string" use="required">
+            <annotation>
+               <documentation>
+                  
+               </documentation>
+            </annotation>
+         </attribute>
+         <attribute name="id" type="string">
+            <annotation>
+               <documentation>
+                  
+               </documentation>
+            </annotation>
+         </attribute>
+         <attribute name="name" type="string">
+            <annotation>
+               <documentation>
+                  
+               </documentation>
+            </annotation>
+         </attribute>
+      </complexType>
+   </element>
+
+   <element name="processList">
+      <complexType>
+         <attribute name="class" type="string" use="required">
+            <annotation>
+               <documentation>
+                  
+               </documentation>
+               <appInfo>
+                  <meta.attribute kind="java" basedOn="org.eclipse.cdt.core.IProcessList"/>
+               </appInfo>
+            </annotation>
+         </attribute>
+      </complexType>
+   </element>
+
+   <annotation>
+      <appInfo>
+         <meta.section type="examples"/>
+      </appInfo>
+      <documentation>
+         [Enter extension point usage example here.]
+      </documentation>
+   </annotation>
+
+   <annotation>
+      <appInfo>
+         <meta.section type="apiInfo"/>
+      </appInfo>
+      <documentation>
+         [Enter API information here.]
+      </documentation>
+   </annotation>
+
+   <annotation>
+      <appInfo>
+         <meta.section type="implementation"/>
+      </appInfo>
+      <documentation>
+         [Enter information about supplied implementation of this extension point.]
+      </documentation>
+   </annotation>
+
+   <annotation>
+      <appInfo>
+         <meta.section type="copyright"/>
+      </appInfo>
+      <documentation>
+         
+      </documentation>
+   </annotation>
+
+</schema>
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/CCorePlugin.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/CCorePlugin.java
index ffd3fe3d6e0..19d08ac24b0 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/CCorePlugin.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/CCorePlugin.java
@@ -320,4 +320,20 @@ public class CCorePlugin extends Plugin {
 		System.arraycopy(extensions, 0, builders, 0, extensions.length);
 		return builders;
 	}
+	
+	public IProcessList getProcessList() {
+		IExtensionPoint extension = getDescriptor().getExtensionPoint("ProcessList");
+		if (extension != null) {
+			IExtension[] extensions =  extension.getExtensions();
+			IConfigurationElement [] configElements = extensions[0].getConfigurationElements();
+			if ( configElements.length != 0 ) {
+				try {
+					return (IProcessList) configElements[0].createExecutableExtension("class");
+				}
+				catch (CoreException e) {
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/IProcessInfo.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/IProcessInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d4714770dd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/IProcessInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * (c) Copyright QNX Software System Ltd. 2002.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+package org.eclipse.cdt.core;
+
+public interface IProcessInfo {
+	public int getPid();
+	public String getName();
+}
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/IProcessList.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/IProcessList.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e9d1a02d32d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/IProcessList.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * (c) Copyright QNX Software System Ltd. 2002.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+package org.eclipse.cdt.core;
+
+public interface IProcessList {
+	public IProcessInfo[] getProcessList();
+}