diff --git a/m4/ChangeLog b/m4/ChangeLog
index e5f76a2c7..4a5625605 100644
--- a/m4/ChangeLog
+++ b/m4/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-09-15  Jim Meyering  <meyering@lucent.com>
+
+	* jm-macros.m4: Check for help2man.
+
 2001-09-11  Jim Meyering  <meyering@lucent.com>
 
 	* host-os.m4 (UTILS_HOST_OS): New file/macro.
diff --git a/old/fileutils/ChangeLog b/old/fileutils/ChangeLog
index fd81c76ba..119d48961 100644
--- a/old/fileutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/old/fileutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 2001-09-15  Jim Meyering  <meyering@lucent.com>
 
+	Convert to a more conventional (e.g., like autoconf) Makefile.am.
+	* man/Makefile.am: Remove hacks.
+	* man/GNUmakefile: Remove file.
 	* man/Makefile.summ: Remove file.
 	* man/Makefile.maint: Remove file.
-
 	* man/ginstall.x: Remove.  Renamed to ...
 	* man/install.x: ... this.  New file.
+	Michael Stone reported that man pages weren't built in non-srcdir build.
 
 	* src/touch.c (EISDIR): Define to 0, if not already defined.
 	(touch): Give a better diagnostic for e.g., `touch /' by non-root.