From: Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 01:05:20 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: doc tweaks
X-Git-Tag: Release-1-1f~34
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=932aa16ee0ff5c4c838ed97df0238a0c8d587130;p=thirdparty%2Fautomake.git

doc tweaks
---

diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 96a6404c1..a6c53533e 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -354,9 +354,6 @@ This is insufficiently clear
 must document the targets required for integration with
 non-automake-using subdirs
 
-precisely what --gnits implies.  maybe ditto --gnu
-  * README-alpha support with --gnits
-
 ================================================================
 
 Libraries:
diff --git a/automake.texi b/automake.texi
index 02af5597e..3a88e96b8 100644
--- a/automake.texi
+++ b/automake.texi
@@ -1612,7 +1612,8 @@ Note that this option will be extended in the future to do even more
 checking; it is advisable to be familiar with the precise requirements
 of the GNU standards.  Also, @samp{--gnu} can require certain
 non-standard GNU programs to exist for use by various maintainer-only
-targets; for instance in the future @code{pathchk} might be required.
+targets; for instance in the future @code{pathchk} might be required for
+@samp{make dist}.
 
 The @samp{--gnits} option does everything that @samp{--gnu} does, and
 checks the following as well:
@@ -1631,9 +1632,9 @@ standards.
 @c FIXME xref when standards are finished
 
 @item
-If the version number indicates that this is an alpha release, and the
-file @file{README-alpha} appears in the topmost directory of a package,
-then it is included in the distribution.
+If @samp{VERSION} indicates that this is an alpha release, and the file
+@file{README-alpha} appears in the topmost directory of a package, then
+it is included in the distribution.
 
 @item
 The file @file{THANKS} is required.