--- a/lib/version-etc.h
+++ b/lib/version-etc.h
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+/* Utility to help print --version output in a consistent format.
+   Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+   any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+   Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
+
+/* Written by Jim Meyering. */
+
 #ifndef VERSION_ETC_H
 # define VERSION_ETC_H 1
 
@@ -9,9 +28,11 @@
 #  endif
 # endif
 
+extern char *version_etc_copyright;
+
 void
 version_etc PARAMS ((FILE *stream,
-		    const char *command_name, const char *package,
-		    const char *version, const char *authors));
+		     const char *command_name, const char *package,
+		     const char *version, const char *authors));
 
 #endif /* VERSION_ETC_H */