$NetBSD: README,v 1.5 2003/12/04 23:32:37 keihan Exp $

Organization of Sources:

This directory hierarchy is using a new organization that

separates the GNU sources from the BSD-style infrastructure

used to build the GNU sources. The GNU sources are kept in

the standard GNU source tree layout under:

dist/*

The build infrastructure uses the normal BSD way under:

lib/*

usr.bin/*

The makefiles in the above hierarchy will "reach over" into

the GNU sources (src/gnu/dist) for everything they need.

Maintenance Strategy:

The sources under src/gnu/dist are generally a combination of

some published distribution plus changes that we submit to the

maintainers and that are not yet published by them. There are

a few files that are never expected to be submitted to the FSF,

(i.e. BSD-style makefiles and such) and those generally should

stay in src/gnu/lib or src/gnu/usr.bin (the BSD build areas).

Make sure all changes made to the GNU sources are submitted to

the appropriate maintainer, but only after coordinating with the

NetBSD maintainers by sending your proposed submission to the

<tech-toolchain@NetBSD.org> mailing list. Only send the changes

to the third-party maintainers after consensus has been reached.