Doc: Explain "Replacement kits"

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/****************************************************************************
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** Copyright (C) 2018 The Qt Company Ltd.
** Copyright (C) 2021 The Qt Company Ltd.
** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/
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** This file is part of the Qt Creator documentation.
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To view the warning and error messages, move the mouse pointer over
the kit name.
To modify kit configuration or to add kits to the list, select
\uicontrol {Manage Kits}. For more information about managing kits, see
\l{Adding Kits}.
In the list of kits, you may see entries described as \e {Replacement for
<kit-name>}. \QC generates them to save your project-specific settings,
such as custom build flags or run configuration arguments that would
disappear if the corresponding kits were simply removed when you remove
Qt versions while updating your Qt installation. You can modify the kit
configuration to use a currently installed Qt version and save the kit
under a new name.
To modify kit configuration or to add kits to the list or to remove
them from it, select \uicontrol {Manage Kits}. For more information
about managing kits, see \l{Adding Kits}.
Each kit consists of a set of values that define one environment, such as a
\l{glossary-device}{device}, compiler, and Qt version. For more information,