<p>
  This directory is where we store the architecture independent files that are
  needed when you are forced to install Macaulay 2 manually.
</p>

<p>
  Starting with release 1.1, except under Macintosh OS X and Microsoft Windows
  with Cygwin, there are two files that must be downloaded, one containing the
  files needed just for your architecture, and the other containing the files
  shared in common by all distributions.  The former includes an indication of
  the architecture in its name, and the lat