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This adds info about the other arch-depend replacements repository.

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<center>$Id: index.html,v 1.42 2001/12/08 07:10:32 freesource Exp $</center> <center>$Id: index.html,v 1.43 2001/12/08 23:05:20 freesource Exp $</center>
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confident that any changes made to confident that any changes made to
add-on replacements will remain available to all users.&nbsp;&nbsp; add-on replacements will remain available to all users.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Replacements Replacements
from add-ons are placed in the from add-ons are placed in the archictecture-independent
/usr/share/gbootroot/yard/Replacements directory.&nbsp;&nbsp; /usr/share/gbootroot/yard/Replacements directory, and the
archictecture-dependent /usr/lib/bootroot/yard/Replacements
directory.&nbsp;&nbsp;
When a user opens up gBootRoot, the program checks to see if there are any When a user opens up gBootRoot, the program checks to see if there are any
new replacements and then creates symlinks from the new replacements and then creates symlinks from the
$HOME/.gbootroot/yard/Replacements directory to the $HOME/.gbootroot/yard/Replacements directory to the
replacements repository.&nbsp;&nbsp; replacement repositories.&nbsp;&nbsp;
In general the repository for replacements is owned by root, so normal In general the repositories for replacements are owned by root, so normal
users can't make changes to these files; however, when root is users can't make changes to these files; however, when root is
editing replacements in the $HOME Replacements location, it should be the editing replacements in the $HOME Replacements location, it should be the
administrator's policy to use an editor which respects versioned files (i.e. Emacs).&nbsp;&nbsp;Then the administrator's policy to use an editor which respects versioned files (i.e. Emacs).&nbsp;&nbsp;Then the
administrator will not be able to administrator will not be able to
make any changes to the replacements repository because the CVS directories make any changes to the replacements repository because the CVS directories
keep date information which prevents the editing of these keep date information which prevents the editing of these
files.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is highly recommended to follow this procedure, and files.&nbsp;&nbsp;The files kept in /usr/lib are usually binary files
not to delete the CVS directories because /usr/share is meant to be used specific to the host architecture,
for data which shouldn't be modified directly by any user where as the files linked from /usr/share are often text files compatible
with any architecture; however,
this directory is meant to be used for data which shouldn't be modified
directly by any user
(see <a href="http://www.pathname.com/fhs/">FHS</a>).</p> (see <a href="http://www.pathname.com/fhs/">FHS</a>).</p>
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