diff --git a/releng.control/localBuildExample/buildutilities.properties b/releng.control/localBuildExample/buildutilities.properties
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+
+#noralizeJarFiles=true
diff --git a/releng.control/localBuildExample/cc_project_build.properties b/releng.control/localBuildExample/cc_project_build.properties
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+# 	committer.properties
+
+# mapVersionTag=HEAD
+buildType=N
+# buildBranch=R2.0
+# build.distribution=wtp
+
+
+# 	build.trial is always false for production 
+# 	builds. 
+build.trial=true
+
+#   these cvs values need to be "real" if 
+#   build.trial is false. This is the ID used
+#   to tag releng map files per build.
+# cvsUser=david_williams
+#   'ext' protocol typically requires 
+#   environment variable CVS_RSH to be set to ssh
+#   that is, CVS_RSH=ssh 
+# cvsProtocol=ext
+
+
+
+
+# 		This controls whether java files are re-fetched 
+# 		clean according to releng tags, or simply the 
+# 		local versions used. Note: this only works if 
+# 		its "gone though" a build already, where some 
+# 		infrastructure files (e.g. "fetch") have already 
+# 		been created. 
+# build.clean=true
+
+
+# build.pack-all-in-one=false
+
diff --git a/releng.control/localBuildExample/checkout.properties b/releng.control/localBuildExample/checkout.properties
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+# 		checkout.propererties
+
+# 		Its handy to set this value to false, 
+# 		to test new versions of releng.wtpbuilder
+# 		If set to false, local edits to wtpbuilder files
+# 		are not over written each time a 
+# 		build starts. 
+# 		Normally always 'true' for "production" builds, 
+# 		in which case the version of releng.wtpbuilder 
+# 		specificed in releng/build.cfg is used for the build.
+
+#  checkout.wtpbuilder.clean=true
+
+
+
+#  	Following are just handy constants, too avoid
+#   	hard coding in the scripts, but they are not often used
+
+# mapCvsRoot=:pserver:anonymous@dev.eclipse.org:/cvsroot/webtools
+
+
+# 		these are some not currently important constants to avoid hard coding, 
+# 		and allowing easier expansion in future
+# releng=releng
+# releng.wtpbuilder=releng.wtpbuilder
+# wst=wst
+# jst=jst
+
diff --git a/releng.control/localBuildExample/description.txt b/releng.control/localBuildExample/description.txt
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+
+The files in this directory are not used 
+in production builds. 
+
+The are given here as examples of how someone might
+override various build properties on their own machine, 
+to do "local builds".  
+
+These files, if used, should be in the directory named in 
+the LOCAL_BUILD_PROPERTIES_DIR environment variable, which 
+is set in the "commonVariations" file.  
diff --git a/releng.control/localBuildExample/upload.properties b/releng.control/localBuildExample/upload.properties
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+#  	upload.properties
+
+# 		These are some properties needed to upload builds from the build machine to the download machine. 
+# 		The actual task that does that is in wtp.upload in releng.wtpBuidler. 
+# 		Its better to set here, "outside" of wtpBuilder, since it can be machine and user specific
+
+
+# 		Use care with "true" unless you really 
+# 		have a place for the builds to go. You 
+# 		would not want them to accidently go to eclipse.org
+build.upload=false
+ 
+# uploadUser=davidw
+# uploadPassword="This is not really used since ssh login is assumed (required)"
+# uploadServer=localhost
+# uploadRemoteDirectory=/usr/local/apache2/htdocs/webtools/${site-sub-dir}/drops/${buildBranch}
+
+# 		rsyncRootPrefix should be empty for Linux machines.
+# 		But, Windows using cygwin will needs something like /cygdrive/G/
+# 		for what ever drive or directory is parent of build home
+# rsyncRootPrefix=
+