Ahoy, Doc'ers! Earlier on this list, Paul Frields began a discussion about moving all the overhead directories ("common", "css", "stylesheet-images", and "xsl") into a single object. That way, the root directory of everyone's working tree would not be cluttered with boilerplate cruft. The ensuing discussion has led to the creation of the "docs-common" top-level directory. This now holds the four older directories mentioned above. The old "doc-setup" object is no more. The "docs-common" is intended to be a peer directory for the individual document directories. To check out a document for local editing or building, two steps are needed: $ cvs checkout docs-common $ cvs checkout the-doc-I-want Note that checking out "docs-common" is a one-time operation; all documents will share that one instance. At least two changes need be made to each document's "Makefile": 1) Change the relative paths for the "XSLPDF" and "XSLHTML" macros from "../xsl" to "../docs-common/xsl". 2) Change the relative path of the "cp ../stylesheet-images" line to "cp ../docs-common/stylesheet-images" Then, in the parent file of each document, change the relative paths of the "FEDORA-ENTITIES-EN" entity from "../common" to "../docs-common/common". Yeah, I know, it looks redundant, doesn't it? Also change the relative path of the "LEGALNOTICE" entity from "../common" to "../docs-common/common". With these changes, you document should build. Now, go back to your top-level directory, the one that now holds "docs-common" and *stale* copies of "common", "css", "stylesheet-images", and "xsl" directories. Take a deep breath and type: $ rm -rf README common css stylesheet-images xsl to get rid of the files that are now part of "docs-common". If you have any questions about this process, look at the "example-tutorial/" document: it has the necesssary changes. Cheers