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- description "description" ; a one-line description string
+ description "DESCRIPTION" ; one-line period-terminated string
filename FILENAME
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of the main Lisp file or principal feature provided. The allowed values
for distribution are @code{xemacs} and @code{mule}. Write them as
unquoted symbols. The @code{description} is a quoted Lisp string; use
-the usual conventions. The value for @code{provides} is a list of
-feature symbols (written unquoted). All of the features provided by
-libraries in your package should be elements of this list. Implementing
-an automatic method for generating the @file{provides} line is
-desirable, but as yet undone.
+the usual conventions. The first letter should be capitalized, and the
+string should end in a period. It need not be a complete sentence
+grammatically. The value for @code{provides} is a list of feature
+symbols (written unquoted). All of the features provided by libraries
+in your package should be elements of this list. Implementing an
+automatic method for generating the @file{provides} line is desirable,
+but as yet undone.
The variables in upper-case are references to variables set in the
@file{Makefile} or automatically generated. Do not change them; they