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+$Id$
+Copyright 2016 Karl Berry <tex-live@tug.org>
+Copyright 2009-2013 Peter Breitenlohner <tex-live@tug.org>
+You may freely use, modify and/or distribute this file.
+
+This directory is the central repository for auxiliary files, mostly
+shell scripts, needed to build the TeX Live (TL) tree. They are used by
+all packages included in the TL tree, whether or not TL is the actual
+owner/maintainer of the package
+
+The files fall into three sets:
+
+0) relpath is locally written.
+
+1) Those in GNU Gnulib (http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnulib). The
+script Master/tlpkg/bin/tl-update-auto attempts to keep these up to date
+nightly (except when the TL sources are frozen).
+
+2) Those not in Gnulib, that must come directly from an automake or
+libtool installation. These must be manually updated when new versions
+of those GNU packages are installed. The Master/tlpkg/dev/srclist.txt
+file checks for these relative to installation on the local machine, but
+updates are not automatic.
+
+There should be no other files in this directory.
+
+We generally try to use the latest official release, as it is available
+directly from GNU, rather than any distro or other patched version.