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 # Add a new directory <tt>engines/quux/</tt>
-# Add <tt>engines/quux/module.mk</tt> (take a look at module.mk files of 2-3 existing engines to understand the content).
+# Add <tt>engines/quux/module.mk</tt> (looking at module.mk files of existing engines should make it clear what you have to do).
 # Add <tt>engines/quux/quux.h</tt> and <tt>engines/quux/quux.cpp</tt>; this will contain your Engine subclass (or at least parts of it).
 # Add <tt>engines/quux/detection.cpp</tt>; It will contain the plugin interface code (more on that in the next section).
 # Modify <tt>engines/engines.mk</tt> by adding your engine. It should be clear what to do by looking at what is done for the other engines there.
 # Modify <tt>configure</tt> by adding a new add_engine line. Again, just check out what is done for the existing engines.
-# Modify <tt>base/plugins.cpp</tt>; in particular, you have to add your engine to the list in PluginManager::loadPlugins.
+# Modify <tt>base/plugins.cpp</tt>; in particular, you have to add your engine to the list in StaticPluginProvider::getPlugins.
 That's it. The difficult part is of course writing the Engine subclass. More on that in the next section!