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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/doc/Makefile.in b/doc/Makefile.in
index 885630294..e1aa308f1 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.in
+++ b/doc/Makefile.in
@@ -93,9 +93,13 @@ info_TEXINFOS = fileutils.texi
 
 EXTRA_DIST = perm.texi getdate.texi
 
-# Tell makeinfo to put everything in a single info file: sh-utils.info.
-# Otherwise, it would also generate files with names like sh-utils.info-[123],
-# and those names all map to one 14-byte name (sh-utils.info-) on some crufty
+# The following is necessary if the package name is 8 characters or longer.
+# If the info documentation would be split into 10 or more separate files,
+# then this is necessary even if the package name is 7 characters long.
+#
+# Tell makeinfo to put everything in a single info file: <package>.info.
+# Otherwise, it would also generate files with names like <package>.info-[123],
+# and those names all map to one 14-byte name (<package>.info-) on some crufty
 # old systems.
 MAKEINFO = makeinfo --no-split
 mkinstalldirs = $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/mkinstalldirs