* doc/automake.texi (distcleancheck): Fix bad wording. Report

from Bob Rossi.
(Man pages): Show dist_man_MANS, not EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS).

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bdb66f028cc47f4b3c6e89e57f7f7a92ddf6b7e5..1e8b6a65313cb18b101f97b0440a2b7b43d1bcbf 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2006-02-05  Alexandre Duret-Lutz  <adl@gnu.org>
+
+       * doc/automake.texi (distcleancheck): Fix bad wording.  Report
+       from Bob Rossi.
+       (Man pages): Show dist_man_MANS, not EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS).
+
 2006-01-29  Alexandre Duret-Lutz  <adl@gnu.org>
 
        Append $(EXEEXT) to programs that may be listed in TESTS.

diff --git a/THANKS b/THANKS
index a27fdf398d6b96b6ec3a14f5b2da2fed3ecf787d..aa66efe4ae1529a2fb2fc0ac0d89eb4b2382d4f1 100644 (file)
--- a/THANKS
+++ b/THANKS
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Bill Davidson         bill@kayhay.com
 Bill Fenner            fenner@parc.xerox.com
 Bob Friesenhahn                bfriesen@simple.dallas.tx.us
 Bob Proulx             rwp@hprwp.fc.hp.com
+Bob Rossi              bob@brasko.net
 Braden N. McDaniel     braden@endoframe.com
 Brendan O'Dea          bod@compusol.com.au
 Brian Ford             ford@vss.fsi.com

diff --git a/doc/automake.texi b/doc/automake.texi
index f5732b11fcc765e68e4e201799952d537a70c73a..309d4c9d8df5909f93019842a6c6e9776cff82ff 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/automake.texi
+++ b/doc/automake.texi
@@ -6200,18 +6200,16 @@ not expend effort to keep the man pages up to date.  In these cases, the
 installed by default.  The user can still explicitly install them via
 @samp{make install-man}.
 
-Here is how the man pages are handled in GNU @command{cpio} (which
-includes both Texinfo documentation and man pages):
-
-@example
-man_MANS = cpio.1 mt.1
-EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS)
-@end example
-
 Man pages are not currently considered to be source, because it is not
 uncommon for man pages to be automatically generated.  Therefore they
 are not automatically included in the distribution.  However, this can
-be changed by use of the @code{dist_} prefix.
+be changed by use of the @code{dist_} prefix.  For instance here is
+how to distribute and install the two man pages of GNU @command{cpio}
+(which includes both Texinfo documentation and man pages):
+
+@example
+dist_man_MANS = cpio.1 mt.1
+@end example
 
 The @code{nobase_} prefix is meaningless for man pages and is
 disallowed.
@@ -8606,10 +8604,10 @@ The points made through these examples are worth a summary:
 Distributed files should never depend upon non-distributed built
 files.
 @item
-Distributed files should be distributed will all their dependencies.
+Distributed files should be distributed with all their dependencies.
 @item
-If a file is @emph{intended} be rebuilt by users, there is no point in
-distributing it.
+If a file is @emph{intended} to be rebuilt by users, then there is no point
+in distributing it.
 @end itemize
 @end cartouche
 

diff --git a/doc/stamp-vti b/doc/stamp-vti
index ad87a581b7c95174cb205f481f8622846c52c185..6608007e16e4f3f0a50614229ed7fd168328feaa 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/stamp-vti
+++ b/doc/stamp-vti
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@set UPDATED 29 January 2006
-@set UPDATED-MONTH January 2006
+@set UPDATED 5 February 2006
+@set UPDATED-MONTH February 2006
 @set EDITION 1.9a
 @set VERSION 1.9a

diff --git a/doc/version.texi b/doc/version.texi
index ad87a581b7c95174cb205f481f8622846c52c185..6608007e16e4f3f0a50614229ed7fd168328feaa 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/version.texi
+++ b/doc/version.texi
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@set UPDATED 29 January 2006
-@set UPDATED-MONTH January 2006
+@set UPDATED 5 February 2006
+@set UPDATED-MONTH February 2006
 @set EDITION 1.9a
 @set VERSION 1.9a