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-scripts/mkindex.dvo.pl /data/ippc17.0/www/dvodist/www-root/LAP.3pi.PV1 "DVO Release LAP PV1 20130812" dvodist
+
+this directory is used to generate the dvodist web pages.  To generate a new set of pages, follow the example below:
+
+* make sure the new dvo copy has a valid HostTable.dat pointing at the true location for that dvo
+
+* copy the newest "mkdist" script to a new version, change the base name to match the new target
+  * cd scripts; cp mkdist.LAP3pi.PV1.sh mkdist.20140621.sh
+  * change the entries "catroot" and "catdir" to match the input and output locations 
+    (catdir is the relative location in the www directory)
+
+* run the new "mkdist" script (generates the many, many links)
+  NOTE: best to run the script on ippc17 (or wherever the dvodist www server is currently located)
+
+* after the "mkdist" script is done, run the "mkindex.dvo.pl" script, eg:
+  scripts/mkindex.dvo.pl /data/ippc17.0/www/dvodist/www-root/LAP.3pi.PV1 "DVO Release LAP PV1 20130812" dvodist
+
+* copy a Makefile from one of the older distribtions
+
+* modify the makefile to point at the new directories
+
+* add the makefile entry to the dvodist/Makefile
+