XEmacs 21.2.20 "Yoko".

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diff --git a/man/xemacs/packages.texi b/man/xemacs/packages.texi
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--- a/man/xemacs/packages.texi
+++ b/man/xemacs/packages.texi
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 The XEmacs 21 distribution comes only with a very basic set of
 built-in modes and packages.  Most of the packages that were part of
-the distribution of earlier versions of XEmacs are now separately
-available.  The installer as well as the user can choose which
+the distribution of earlier versions of XEmacs are now available
+separately.  The installer as well as the user can choose which
 packages to install; the actual installation process is easy.
 This gives an installer the ability to tailor an XEmacs installation for
 local needs with safe removal of unnecessary code.
@@ -116,6 +116,17 @@ Hint to system administrators of multi-user systems: it might be a good
 idea to install all packages and not interfere with the wishes of your
 users.
 
+If you can't find which package provides the feature you require, try
+using the @code{package-get-package-provider} function. Eg., if you know 
+that you need @code{thingatpt}, type:
+
+@example
+M-x package-get-package-provider RET thingatpt
+@end example
+
+which will return something like (fsf-compat "1.06"). You can the use
+one of the methods above for installing the package you want.
+
 @subsection XEmacs and Installing Packages
 
 Normally, packages are installed over the network, using EFS
@@ -258,13 +269,18 @@ it depends upon.
 @subsection Manual Binary Package Installation
 
 Pre-compiled, binary packages can be installed in either a system
-package directory (this is determined when XEmacs is compiled), or in a
-subdirectory of your @file{$HOME} directory:
+package directory (this is determined when XEmacs is compiled), or in
+one of the following
+subdirectories of your @file{$HOME} directory:
 
 @example
-~/.xemacs/packages
+~/.xemacs/mule-packages
+~/.xemacs/xemacs-packages
 @end example
 
+Packages in the former directory will only be found by a Mule-enabled
+XEmacs.
+
 XEmacs does not have to be running to install binary packages, although
 XEmacs will not know about any newly-installed packages until you
 restart XEmacs.  Note, however, that installing a newer version of a
@@ -279,11 +295,13 @@ Download the package(s) that you want to install.  Each binary package
 will typically be a gzip'd tarball.
 
 @item
-Decide where to install the packages: in the system package directory,
-or in @file{~/.xemacs/packages}.  If you want to install the
-packages in the system package directory, make sure you can write into
-that directory.  If you want to install in your @file{$HOME} directory,
-create the directory, @file{~/.xemacs/packages}.
+Decide where to install the packages: in the system package
+directory, or in @file{~/.xemacs/mule-packages} or
+@file{~/.xemacs/xemacs-packages}, respectively.  If you want to install
+the packages in the system package directory, make sure you can write
+into that directory.  If you want to install in your @file{$HOME}
+directory, create the directory, @file{~/.xemacs/mule-packages} or
+@file{~/.xemacs/xemacs-packages}, respectively.
 
 @item
 Next, @code{cd} to the directory under which you want to install the