* 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 bdb66f0..1e8b6a6 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 a27fdf3..aa66efe 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 f5732b1..309d4c9 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 ad87a58..6608007 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 ad87a58..6608007 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