diff --git a/lcl/units/i386/freebsd/gnome/README b/lcl/units/i386/freebsd/gnome/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48ed507699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lcl/units/i386/freebsd/gnome/README
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This is an output directory, so it is empty at start or after clean up.
+But CVS does not always create empty directories.
+This file makes sure the directory is created.
diff --git a/lcl/units/i386/freebsd/gtk/README b/lcl/units/i386/freebsd/gtk/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48ed507699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lcl/units/i386/freebsd/gtk/README
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This is an output directory, so it is empty at start or after clean up.
+But CVS does not always create empty directories.
+This file makes sure the directory is created.
diff --git a/lcl/units/i386/freebsd/gtk2/README b/lcl/units/i386/freebsd/gtk2/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48ed507699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lcl/units/i386/freebsd/gtk2/README
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This is an output directory, so it is empty at start or after clean up.
+But CVS does not always create empty directories.
+This file makes sure the directory is created.
diff --git a/lcl/units/i386/linux/gnome/README b/lcl/units/i386/linux/gnome/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48ed507699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lcl/units/i386/linux/gnome/README
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This is an output directory, so it is empty at start or after clean up.
+But CVS does not always create empty directories.
+This file makes sure the directory is created.
diff --git a/lcl/units/i386/linux/gtk/README b/lcl/units/i386/linux/gtk/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48ed507699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lcl/units/i386/linux/gtk/README
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This is an output directory, so it is empty at start or after clean up.
+But CVS does not always create empty directories.
+This file makes sure the directory is created.
diff --git a/lcl/units/i386/linux/gtk2/README b/lcl/units/i386/linux/gtk2/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48ed507699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lcl/units/i386/linux/gtk2/README
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This is an output directory, so it is empty at start or after clean up.
+But CVS does not always create empty directories.
+This file makes sure the directory is created.
diff --git a/lcl/units/i386/linux/qt/README b/lcl/units/i386/linux/qt/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48ed507699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lcl/units/i386/linux/qt/README
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This is an output directory, so it is empty at start or after clean up.
+But CVS does not always create empty directories.
+This file makes sure the directory is created.
diff --git a/lcl/units/i386/netbsd/gnome/README b/lcl/units/i386/netbsd/gnome/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48ed507699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lcl/units/i386/netbsd/gnome/README
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This is an output directory, so it is empty at start or after clean up.
+But CVS does not always create empty directories.
+This file makes sure the directory is created.
diff --git a/lcl/units/i386/netbsd/gtk/README b/lcl/units/i386/netbsd/gtk/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48ed507699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lcl/units/i386/netbsd/gtk/README
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This is an output directory, so it is empty at start or after clean up.
+But CVS does not always create empty directories.
+This file makes sure the directory is created.
diff --git a/lcl/units/i386/netbsd/gtk2/README b/lcl/units/i386/netbsd/gtk2/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48ed507699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lcl/units/i386/netbsd/gtk2/README
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This is an output directory, so it is empty at start or after clean up.
+But CVS does not always create empty directories.
+This file makes sure the directory is created.
diff --git a/lcl/units/i386/openbsd/gnome/README b/lcl/units/i386/openbsd/gnome/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48ed507699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lcl/units/i386/openbsd/gnome/README
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This is an output directory, so it is empty at start or after clean up.
+But CVS does not always create empty directories.
+This file makes sure the directory is created.
diff --git a/lcl/units/i386/openbsd/gtk/README b/lcl/units/i386/openbsd/gtk/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48ed507699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lcl/units/i386/openbsd/gtk/README
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This is an output directory, so it is empty at start or after clean up.
+But CVS does not always create empty directories.
+This file makes sure the directory is created.
diff --git a/lcl/units/i386/openbsd/gtk2/README b/lcl/units/i386/openbsd/gtk2/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48ed507699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lcl/units/i386/openbsd/gtk2/README
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This is an output directory, so it is empty at start or after clean up.
+But CVS does not always create empty directories.
+This file makes sure the directory is created.
diff --git a/lcl/units/i386/win32/gtk/README b/lcl/units/i386/win32/gtk/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48ed507699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lcl/units/i386/win32/gtk/README
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This is an output directory, so it is empty at start or after clean up.
+But CVS does not always create empty directories.
+This file makes sure the directory is created.
diff --git a/lcl/units/i386/win32/win32/README b/lcl/units/i386/win32/win32/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48ed507699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lcl/units/i386/win32/win32/README
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This is an output directory, so it is empty at start or after clean up.
+But CVS does not always create empty directories.
+This file makes sure the directory is created.