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@@ -105,6 +105,43 @@ installed on a Tizen box. The RPM can be found at:
     ~/GBS-ROOT/local/repos/tizen/i586/RPMS/rvi-0.3.1-1.i686.rpm
 
 
+# UPDATING REBAR DEPENDENCIES
+All erlang dependencies, residing in ```deps```, are checked in with rvi_core in order
+to avoid having GBS and OBS to access the network to resolve them.
+If a new or updated module is to be included in deps, the following procedure
+can be used:
+
+1. <b>Update rebar.config</b><br>
+Edit rebar.config to include the correct version of the modules you need.
+
+2. <b>Clear deps</b><br>
+Delete the old deps with:
+
+    ```rm -rf deps/*```
+
+3. <b>Retrieve new deps</b><br>
+Use rebar to retrieve all modules listed in rebar.config.
+
+    ```rebar get-deps```
+
+3. <b>Clean out git info from deps</b><br>
+The checked out modules in deps are all their own repos. Clear the
+repo information.
+
+    ```rm -rf deps/*/.git
+	find deps -name .gitignore | xargs rm```
+
+4. <b>Add all new files in deps to the rvi_core repo</b><br>
+If any new files are added to deps by ```rebar get-deps``` above, they
+need to be added to the repo:
+
+    ```git add deps/*```
+
+5. <b>Commit rvi_core</b><br>
+Commit the updated deps directory to the repo:
+
+    ```git commit -a -m "Updated deps/gsm to version x"```
+