--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/packages/README	Mon Aug 13 10:02:21 2007 +0200
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+This is a skeletal packages hierarchy that will (eventually) be installed
+if it doesn't already exist.  Installing XEmacs packages into this directory
+in the build area is a mistake.
+
+Subdirectories:
+
+etc/
+This directory is added to the data-directory-list and is used for storing
+data files needed by Lisp packages at run-time.  This includes things like
+image files, sound files, etc.
+
+info/
+This directory is added to the Info-default-directory-list and is used for
+storing info documentation meant to be accessed when the user hits `C-h i'.
+
+lisp/
+This directory and all its subdirectories are added recursively to the
+`load-path' at dump time.  All auto-autoloads.el files found are dumped with
+XEmacs.