Index: trunk/ippScripts/scripts/dist_component.pl
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--- trunk/ippScripts/scripts/dist_component.pl	(revision 26049)
+++ trunk/ippScripts/scripts/dist_component.pl	(revision 27449)
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@
 
 # Parse the command-line arguments
-my ($dist_id, $camera, $stage, $stage_id, $component, $path_base, $chip_path_base, $clean);
+my ($dist_id, $camera, $stage, $stage_id, $component, $path_base, $chip_path_base, $clean, $alt_path_base);
 my ($outdir, $run_state, $data_state, $magicked, $no_magic, $poor_quality);
 my ($dbname, $save_temps, $verbose, $no_update, $logfile);
@@ -55,4 +55,5 @@
            'no_magic'       => \$no_magic,   # magic is not required for this distribution run
            'magicked'       => \$magicked,   # magicked state for this component
+           'alt_path_base=s'=> \$alt_path_base,  # path to alternate inputs
            'outdir=s'       => \$outdir,     # "directory" for outputs
            'clean'          => \$clean,      # create clean distribution
@@ -97,4 +98,5 @@
     $command .= " --no_magic" if defined $no_magic;
     $command .= " --magicked" if defined $magicked;
+    $command .= " --alt_path_base $alt_path_base" if defined $alt_path_base;
     $command .= " --clean" if defined $clean;
     $command .= " --save-temps" if defined $save_temps;