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+NAME="CONFIG-TOOL-COMPONENT-REPOSITORY">The Component Repository</H1
+><P
+>When you invoke the <SPAN
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+>eCos</SPAN
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Configuration Tool</SPAN
+>, it accesses the Component
+ Repository, a read-only location of configuration
+ information. For an explanation of “Component
+ Repository” see <A
+HREF="cdl-concepts.html"
+>Chapter 24</A
+>.</P
+><P
+>The <SPAN
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+>eCos</SPAN
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Configuration Tool</SPAN
+> will look
+ for a component repository using (in descending order of preference):</P
+><P
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+><LI
+><P
+>A location specified on the command line</P
+></LI
+><LI
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+>The component repository most recently used by the
+current user</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>An <SPAN
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+>eCos</SPAN
+> distribution under <TT
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+>/opt/ecos</TT
+> (under
+Linux) or a default location set by the installation procedure (under
+Windows)</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>User input</P
+></LI
+></UL
+><P
+>The final case above will normally only occur if the previous
+ repository has been moved or (under Windows) installation information stored in
+ the Windows registry has been modified; it will result in a dialog box
+being displayed that allows you to specify the repository location:</P
+><DIV
+CLASS="FIGURE"
+><A
+NAME="AEN1047"><P
+><B
+>Figure 15-2. Repository relocation dialog box</B
+></P
+><P
+><IMG
+SRC="pix/repos-relocate.png"></P
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+><P
+>Note that in order to use the <SPAN
+CLASS="PRODUCTNAME"
+>eCos</SPAN
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Configuration Tool</SPAN
+> you are obliged to provide a
+ valid repository location. </P
+><P
+>In the rare event that you subsequently wish to change
+ the component location, select
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>Build</I
+></SPAN
+>-><SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>Repository</I
+></SPAN
+>
+ and the above dialog box will then be displayed.</P
+><P
+>You can check the location of the current repository, the current save file
+path, and the current hardware template and default package,
+by selecting <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>Help</I
+></SPAN
+>-><SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
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+></SPAN
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