--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2011-09-29  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
+
+	doc: Improve doc about gl_EARLY.
+	* doc/gnulib-tool.texi (Initial import): Mention where to place an
+	AC_PROG_CC_STDC invocation.
+	Reported by Gary V. Vaughan <gary@vaughan.pe>.
+
 2011-09-28  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
 
 	fgetc, fputc, fread, fwrite tests: Fix link error.

--- a/doc/gnulib-tool.texi
+++ b/doc/gnulib-tool.texi
@@ -217,6 +217,17 @@
 ...
 @end example
 
+If you are using @code{AC_PROG_CC_STDC}, the macro @code{gl_EARLY} must
+be called after it, like this:
+
+@example
+...
+AC_PROG_CC
+AC_PROG_CC_STDC
+gl_EARLY
+...
+@end example
+
 The core part of the gnulib checks are done by the macro
 @code{gl_INIT}.  Place it further down in the file, typically where
 you normally check for header files or functions.  It must come after