<sect1 id="repo-convs-relbdirs">

    <title>Repository Path Types</title>

    <para>

        In order for automation scripts to produce content inside a

        working copy of &TCAR;, it is required that all work lines be

        related somehow.  The relation between work lines is used by

        automation scripts to know where to retrive the information

        they need to work with (e.g., input files, translation

        messages, output locations, etc.).  This kind of relation is

        built using two path constructions known as <emphasis>master

        paths</emphasis> and <emphasis>auxiliar paths</emphasis>.

    </para>

    <variablelist>

    <varlistentry>

    <term>Master Paths</term>

    <listitem>

    <para>

        A master path refers to a directory inside the repository that

        contain input files required to produce output files through

        automation scripts. Examples of master paths inside the

        repository include:

        <itemizedlist>

        <listitem>

        <para>

            <filename class="directory">trunk/Identity/Models/Brands</filename>

        </para>

        </listitem>

        <listitem>

        <para>

            <filename class="directory">trunk/Manuals/Tcar-ug</filename>

        </para>

        </listitem>

        <listitem>

        <para>

            <filename class="directory">trunk/Identity/Models/Themes/Default/Distro/5/Anaconda</filename>

        </para>

        </listitem>

        </itemizedlist>

    </para>

    </listitem>

    </varlistentry>

    <varlistentry>

    <term>Auxiliar paths</term>

    <listitem>

    <para>

        An auxiliar path refers a directory inside the repository

        considered auxiliar for the master path. Auxiliar path can be

        either for output or localization. Assuming the master path

        provides the input information, the auxiliar paths provide the

        auxiliar information which describes how and where that input 

        information is rendered by automation scripts. Examples of

        auxiliar paths inside the repository include:

        <itemizedlist>

        <listitem>

        <para>

            <filename class="directory">trunk/Identity/Images/Brands</filename>

        </para>

        </listitem>

        <listitem>

        <para>

            <filename class="directory">trunk/Manuals/Tcar-ug/es_ES</filename>

        </para>

        </listitem>

        <listitem>

        <para>

            <filename class="directory">trunk/Locales/Manuals/Tcar-ug/es_ES</filename>

        </para>

        </listitem>

        <listitem>

        <para>

            <filename class="directory">trunk/Identity/Images/Themes/Flame/3/Distro/5/Anaconda/es_ES</filename>

        </para>

        </listitem>

        <listitem>

        <para>

            <filename class="directory">trunk/Locales/Identity/Models/Default/Distro/5/Anaconda/es_ES</filename>

        </para>

        </listitem>

        </itemizedlist>

    </para>

    </listitem>

    </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

    <para>

        The relationship between master and auxiliar paths is built by

        combining the second directory level of master paths with

        directories in the second directory level of repository

        layout. In the second directory level of repository layout,

        the <filename class="directory">Identity</filename>, 

        class="directory">Manuals</filename> and 

        class="directory">Scripts</filename> directories are always

        used to create the master paths and the output auxiliar paths.

        The <filename class="directory">Locales</filename> directory,

        on the other hand, is always used to create localization

        auxiliar paths for all the master paths available under

        <filename class="directory">Identity</filename>, 

        class="directory">Manuals</filename> and 

        class="directory">Scripts directories</filename>.

    </para>

    <para>

        For example, if the <envar>LANG</envar> environment variable

        is set to <literal>es_ES.UTF-8</literal> and you execute the

        <function>render</function> functionality of

        <command>centos-art.sh</command> script with the 

        class="directory">trunk/Manuals/Repository/Docbook</filename>

        master path as argument, it will produce &TCARUG; in Spanish

        language using translation messages from 

        class="directory">trunk/Locales/Manuals/Repository/Docbook/es_ES</filename>

        auxiliar path and saving output files inside 

        class="directory">trunk/Manuals/Repository/Docbook/es_ES</filename>

        auxiliar path.

    </para> 

</sect1>