Subversion uses this directory to map in "external" repositories upon which we depend. To see the mappings, cd into this directory and then run: svn propget svn:externals . To modify the mappings, cd into this directory and run: svn propedit svn:externals . See http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.5/svn.advanced.externals.html for more info. NOTE: This set of dependencies must be manually kept in sync with the gclient DEPS; the output of "svn propget svn:externals ." should always be equivalent to the content of the "DEPS" file within trunk.