doc nits

diff --git a/automake.texi b/automake.texi
index fa0581d837aff6c17709c914d77eb21f7d1e49bd..a20ee721263dd04365aa5f0f858dfba1142e541a 100644 (file)
--- a/automake.texi
+++ b/automake.texi
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ documents version @value{VERSION}.
 * Tests::                       Support for test suites
 * Options::                     Changing Automake's behavior
 * Miscellaneous::               Miscellaneous rules
-* Gnits::                       What --gnu and --gnits really do
+* Gnits::                       The effect of --gnu and --gnits
 * Extending::                   Extending Automake
 * Distributing::                Distributing the Makefile.in
 * Examples::                    Some example packages
@@ -1600,11 +1600,10 @@ FIXME write this
 
 
 @node Gnits
-@chapter What --gnu and --gnits really do
+@chapter The effect of --gnu and --gnits
 
-The @samp{--gnu} option, as mentioned earlier, attempts to check as much
-of the GNU standards as possible.  Here is a more detailed list of what
-@samp{--gnu} implies:
+The @samp{--gnu} option (or @samp{gnu} in the @samp{AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS}
+variable) causes @code{automake} to check the following:
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item