Index: common/searchhelpfilefullpath.cpp
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--- common/searchhelpfilefullpath.cpp.orig
+++ common/searchhelpfilefullpath.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ wxString SearchHelpFileFullPath( const S
     // Below we account for an international subdirectory.
     subdirs.Add( "share" );
     subdirs.Add( "doc" );
+    subdirs.Add( "packages" );
     subdirs.Add( "kicad" );
     subdirs.Add( "help" );