diff --git a/alt_bin/.gitignore b/alt_bin/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3aa723d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alt_bin/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.st
diff --git a/alt_bin/copyScriptClasses.st b/alt_bin/copyScriptClasses.st
deleted file mode 120000
index ff8d321c..00000000
--- a/alt_bin/copyScriptClasses.st
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../shared/repos/GsDevKit_launcher/rowan/tonel/gsdevkit_launcher-Scripts/GdkL_CopyScriptClasses.class.st
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/alt_bin/examples/.gitignore b/alt_bin/examples/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3aa723d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alt_bin/examples/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.st
diff --git a/alt_bin/examples/error.st b/alt_bin/examples/error.st
deleted file mode 120000
index da6d9e99..00000000
--- a/alt_bin/examples/error.st
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../shared/repos/GsDevKit_launcher/rowan/tonel/gsdevkit_launcher-Scripts/GdkL_Error.class.st
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/alt_bin/examples/hello.st b/alt_bin/examples/hello.st
deleted file mode 120000
index 91d11c44..00000000
--- a/alt_bin/examples/hello.st
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../shared/repos/GsDevKit_launcher/rowan/tonel/gsdevkit_launcher-Scripts/GdkL_Hello.class.st
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/alt_bin/install_launcher.st b/alt_bin/install_launcher.st
deleted file mode 120000
index 59687b9f..00000000
--- a/alt_bin/install_launcher.st
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../shared/repos/GsDevKit_launcher/rowan/tonel/gsdevkit_launcher-Scripts/GdkL_Install_Launcher.class.st
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shared/repos/GsDevKit_launcher/README.md b/shared/repos/GsDevKit_launcher/README.md
index 26e0a4bc..219fed94 100644
--- a/shared/repos/GsDevKit_launcher/README.md
+++ b/shared/repos/GsDevKit_launcher/README.md
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ updateGsDevKit -gdtcs       # SKIP this if you have a fresh GsDevKit_home instal
 git checkout issue_260
 git pull origin issue_260	# make sure you have latest commit in your checkout
 
-# bootstrap gsdevkit_launcher script support
-$GS_HOME/alt_bin/bootstrap_launcher
-
 # add alt_bin and alt_bin/examples to your path
 . alt_bin/defHOME_PATH.env
 
+# bootstrap gsdevkit_launcher script support
+$GS_HOME/alt_bin/bootstrap_launcher
+
 # test out the example scripts
 hello.st
 error.st