--- a/build-aux/depcomp
+++ b/build-aux/depcomp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # depcomp - compile a program generating dependencies as side-effects
 
-scriptversion=2011-04-16.09; # UTC
+scriptversion=2011-12-04.11; # UTC
 
 # Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010,
 # 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   object      Object file output by `PROGRAMS ARGS'.
   DEPDIR      directory where to store dependencies.
   depfile     Dependency file to output.
-  tmpdepfile  Temporary file to use when outputing dependencies.
+  tmpdepfile  Temporary file to use when outputting dependencies.
   libtool     Whether libtool is used (yes/no).
 
 Report bugs to <bug-automake@gnu.org>.

--- a/doc/maintain.texi
+++ b/doc/maintain.texi
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 @c For double-sided printing, uncomment:
 @c @setchapternewpage odd
 @c This date is automagically updated when you save this file:
-@set lastupdate October 12, 2011
+@set lastupdate December 2, 2011
 @c %**end of header
 
 @dircategory GNU organization
@@ -526,6 +526,11 @@
 automatically, if you are careful about the formatting of the change
 log entries.
 
+It is ok to include other email addresses, names, and program
+information in @file{AUTHORS}, such as bug-reporting information.
+@xref{Standard Mailing Lists}.
+
+
 @node Copying from Other Packages
 @section Copying from Other Packages
 
@@ -1059,9 +1064,7 @@
 advertised bug-reporting email address should always be
 @samp{bug-@var{package}@@gnu.org}, to help show users that the program
 is a GNU package, but it is ok to set up that list to forward to another
-site if you prefer.  The package distribution should state the
-name of the bug-reporting list in a prominent place, and ask users to
-help us by reporting bugs there.
+site if you prefer.
 
 @cindex @email{bug-gnu-utils@@gnu.org}
 We also have a catch-all list, @email{bug-gnu-utils@@gnu.org}, which is
@@ -1084,6 +1087,14 @@
 @samp{info-@var{package}} for announcements (@pxref{Announcements}).
 Any other mailing lists you find useful can also be created.
 
+The package distribution should state the name of all the package's
+mailing lists in a prominent place, and ask users to help us by
+reporting bugs appropriately.  The top-level @file{README} file and/or
+@file{AUTHORS} file are good places.  Mailing list information should
+also be included in the manual and the package web pages (@pxref{Web
+Pages}).
+
+
 
 @node Creating Mailing Lists
 @section Creating Mailing Lists

--- a/doc/standards.texi
+++ b/doc/standards.texi
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 @setfilename standards.info
 @settitle GNU Coding Standards
 @c This date is automagically updated when you save this file:
-@set lastupdate September 25, 2011
+@set lastupdate December 4, 2011
 @c %**end of header
 
 @dircategory GNU organization
@@ -614,8 +614,8 @@
 for interface to certain types of terminals or printers
 that can't handle those characters.
 Whenever possible, try to make programs work properly with
-sequences of bytes that represent multibyte characters, using encodings
-such as UTF-8 and others.
+sequences of bytes that represent multibyte characters; 
+UTF-8 is the most important.
 
 @cindex error messages
 Check every system call for an error return, unless you know you wish
@@ -769,7 +769,9 @@
 column numbers should start from 1 at the beginning of the line.  (Both
 of these conventions are chosen for compatibility.)  Calculate column
 numbers assuming that space and all ASCII printing characters have
-equal width, and assuming tab stops every 8 columns.
+equal width, and assuming tab stops every 8 columns.  For non-ASCII
+characters, Unicode character widths should be used when in a UTF-8
+locale; GNU libc and GNU gnulib provide suitable @code{wcwidth} functions.
 
 The error message can also give both the starting and ending positions
 of the erroneous text.  There are several formats so that you can
@@ -3170,11 +3172,12 @@
 the application domain.  For example, if source code deals with the
 French Revolutionary calendar, it is OK if its literal strings contain
 accented characters in month names like ``Flor@'eal''.  Also, it is OK
-to use non-ASCII characters to represent proper names of contributors in
-change logs (@pxref{Change Logs}).
+(but not required) to use non-ASCII characters to represent proper
+names of contributors in change logs (@pxref{Change Logs}).
 
 If you need to use non-ASCII characters, you should normally stick with
-one encoding, as one cannot in general mix encodings reliably.
+one encoding, certainly within a single file.  UTF-8 is likely to be
+the best choice.
 
 
 @node Quote Characters
@@ -4163,7 +4166,7 @@
 scope of what a software distribution needs to include.
 
 Referring to a web site that describes or recommends a non-free
-program is promoting that program, so please do not make links (or
+program is promoting that program, so please do not make links to (or
 mention by name) web sites that contain such material.  This policy is
 relevant particularly for the web pages for a GNU package.