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diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.core.boot/src/org/eclipse/core/boot/BootLoader.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.core.boot/src/org/eclipse/core/boot/BootLoader.java
index 07ab281..7d97797 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.core.boot/src/org/eclipse/core/boot/BootLoader.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.core.boot/src/org/eclipse/core/boot/BootLoader.java
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
  * All Rights Reserved.

  */

 

-import org.eclipse.core.internal.boot.*;

+import java.io.IOException;

 import java.net.URL;

 

+import org.eclipse.core.internal.boot.InternalBootLoader;

+

 /**

  * Special boot loader class for the Eclipse Platform. This class cannot

  * be instantiated; all functionality is provided by static methods.

@@ -133,6 +135,14 @@
 	return InternalBootLoader.getCommandLineArgs();

 }

 /**

+ * Returns the current platform configuration.

+ * 

+ * @return platform configuration used in current instance of platform

+ */	

+public static IPlatformConfiguration getCurrentPlatformConfiguration() {

+	return InternalBootLoader.getCurrentPlatformConfiguration();

+}

+/**

  * Returns the installation information for this invocation of the platform.

  *

  * @return the installation information.

@@ -174,6 +184,17 @@
 	return InternalBootLoader.getOS();

 }

 /**

+ * Returns a platform configuration object, optionally initialized with previously saved

+ * configuration information.

+ * 

+ * @param url location of previously save configuration information. If <code>null</code>

+ * is specified, an empty configuration object is returned

+ * @return platform configuration used in current instance of platform

+ */	

+public static IPlatformConfiguration getPlatformConfiguration(URL url) throws IOException {

+	return InternalBootLoader.getPlatformConfiguration(url);

+}

+/**

  * Returns the complete plugin path defined by the file at the given location.

  * If the given location is <code>null</code> or does not indicate a valid 

  * plug-in path definition file, <code>null</code> is returned.