diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
index f648ca63c5ff..e6b57972a1c3 100644
--- a/.classpath
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -1,10 +1,39 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src/main/java"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src/test/java"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src/test/resources"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src/main/resources"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/J2SE-1.5"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/java">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/java">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/resources">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/resources">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.6">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
 	<classpathentry exported="true" kind="lib" path="lib/hamcrest-core-1.3.jar" sourcepath="lib/hamcrest-core-1.3-sources.jar"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.m2e.MAVEN2_CLASSPATH_CONTAINER">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/.project b/.project
index 88756880f282..df67bf0ce28d 100644
--- a/.project
+++ b/.project
@@ -10,8 +10,14 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Builder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Nature</nature>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.team.cvs.core.cvsnature</nature>
 	</natures>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index d54f4c25de99..50326049484c 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#Mon Oct 12 21:57:10 EDT 2009
 eclipse.preferences.version=1
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.codeComplete.argumentPrefixes=
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.codeComplete.argumentSuffixes=
@@ -9,9 +8,9 @@ org.eclipse.jdt.core.codeComplete.localSuffixes=
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.codeComplete.staticFieldPrefixes=
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.codeComplete.staticFieldSuffixes=
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.5
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.6
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.unusedLocal=preserve
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.5
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.6
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.lineNumber=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.localVariable=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.sourceFile=generate
@@ -92,7 +91,8 @@ org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedParameterWhenOverridingConcrete=disa
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedPrivateMember=warning
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedWarningToken=warning
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.varargsArgumentNeedCast=warning
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.5
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.release=disabled
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.6
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.taskCaseSensitive=enabled
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.taskPriorities=NORMAL,NORMAL,HIGH,NORMAL
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.taskTags=TODO,REVISIT,HACK,QUESTION
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/junit/Assert.java b/src/main/java/org/junit/Assert.java
index a3d7905e6d24..17e7b2247fe6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/junit/Assert.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/junit/Assert.java
@@ -29,6 +29,38 @@ public class Assert {
     protected Assert() {
     }
 
+    // fixes issue #1432
+    /**
+     * Asserts that charSequence has the same string of chars. If the sequence is not the same, throws a
+     * {@link AssertionError} with the given message.
+     *
+     * @param message the identifying message for the {@link AssertionError} (<code>null</code>
+     * okay)
+     * @param expected the sequence to check against
+     * @param actual the sequence that is being checked
+     */
+    public static void assertContentsEqual(String message, CharSequence expected,
+            CharSequence actual) {
+        if (expected.length() != actual.length()) {
+            failNotEquals(message, expected, actual);
+        }
+        for (int i = 0; i < expected.length(); i++) {
+            if (expected.charAt(i) != actual.charAt(i))
+                failNotEquals(message, expected, actual);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Asserts that charSequence has the same string of chars. If the sequence is not the same, throws a
+     * {@link AssertionError} with the given message.
+     *
+     * @param expected the sequence to check against
+     * @param actual the sequence that is being checked
+     */
+    public static void assertContentsEqual(CharSequence expected, CharSequence actual) {
+        assertContentsEqual(null, expected, actual);
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Asserts that a condition is true. If it isn't it throws an
      * {@link AssertionError} with the given message.
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/assertion/AssertionTest.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/assertion/AssertionTest.java
index d0c3bdfddc59..8ac4e94fde04 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/assertion/AssertionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/assertion/AssertionTest.java
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@ public class AssertionTest {
 
     private static final String ASSERTION_ERROR_EXPECTED = "AssertionError expected";
 
+    @Test(expected = AssertionError.class)
+    public void stringContentEqual() {
+        Assert.assertContentsEqual("String", "String2");
+    }
+    
+    @Test(expected = AssertionError.class)
+    public void stringbuilderContentEqual() {
+        Assert.assertContentsEqual(new StringBuilder("String"), new StringBuilder("String2"));
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void stringbufferContentEqual() {
+        Assert.assertContentsEqual(new StringBuffer("String"), new StringBuffer("String"));
+    }
+    
     @Test(expected = AssertionError.class)
     public void fails() {
         Assert.fail();