diff --git a/old/fileutils/ChangeLog b/old/fileutils/ChangeLog
index 3d75a0fca..077642021 100644
--- a/old/fileutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/old/fileutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 1997-10-25  Jim Meyering  <meyering@na-net.ornl.gov>
 
+	* lib/Makefile.am (noinst_HEADERS): Add xalloc.h.
+
 	* lib/xalloc.h: New file.
 	* lib/xmalloc.c: Updated from textutils.
 
diff --git a/old/sh-utils/ChangeLog b/old/sh-utils/ChangeLog
index 652e4f0fa..07232750e 100644
--- a/old/sh-utils/ChangeLog
+++ b/old/sh-utils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+1997-10-25  Jim Meyering  <meyering@na-net.ornl.gov>
+
+	* lib/Makefile.am (noinst_HEADERS): Add xalloc.h.
+
+	* lib/xalloc.h: New file.
+	* lib/xmalloc.c: Updated from textutils.
+
+	* src/*.c: Remove old-style xmalloc and xrealloc decls.
+	* src/system.h: Include xalloc.h.
+	Remove dcls of xmalloc, xcalloc and xrealloc.
+
 1997-10-23  Jim Meyering  <meyering@na-net.ornl.gov>
 
 	* Makefile.am (aclocal-files): Also depend on m4/Makefile.am.