preload existing published plugins/features + category-less metadata.
diff --git a/releng/build-scripts/build/otdt_runtests.sh b/releng/build-scripts/build/otdt_runtests.sh
index 6b142f6..8bf3cb9 100755
--- a/releng/build-scripts/build/otdt_runtests.sh
+++ b/releng/build-scripts/build/otdt_runtests.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 # ECLIPSE_SDK_TGZ       archive file of the base eclipse SDK build (full path)
 # ECLIPSE_TESTLIB_ZIP   archive file of the eclipse test framework (full path)
 # OTRE_LIB              directory holding various otre jar files
+# PUBLISHED_UPDATES 	directory of previously published plugins&features
 # ANT_PROFILE           configure the ant process
 # X11                   XVFB, XVNC or X11
 # NICE                  niceness value for nice -n ${NICE}
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
 ##      -Declipse-app.tgz       path of eclipse SDK
 ##      -Declipse.tests.zip     path of eclipse test framework
 ##      -Dotre.lib              directory to otre jars
+##		-Dpublished.updates		path to previously published things
 ##      -Ddo.build.all          true|false: should OTDT and tests be built?
 ##      -Ddo.run.tests          true|false: should test be run?
 # =============================================================================
@@ -144,6 +146,7 @@
     -Declipse-app.tgz=${ECLIPSE_SDK_TGZ} \
     -Declipse.tests.zip=${ECLIPSE_TESTLIB_ZIP} \
     -Dotre.lib=${OTRE_LIB} \
+    -Dpublished.updates=${PUBLISHED_UPDATES} \
     -Ddo.run.tests=${DO_RUN} \
     -Ddo.build.all=${DO_BUILD}"