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diff --git a/regen.mk.in b/regen.mk.in
index b9625d7..06b2fbd 100644
--- a/regen.mk.in
+++ b/regen.mk.in
@@ -13,9 +13,15 @@
 #
 # If you add includes to configure.ac, add them to CONFIGURE_ACS.
 #
+# Makefiles updated by config.status and passed to SUBDIRMK_MAKEFILES
+# in configure.ac are automatically handled too.  If you have other
+# files updated by config.status (eg, the output of autoheader) you
+# need to put them in CONFIG_STATUS_OUTPUTS (before your inclusion
+# of regen.mk).
+#
 # Also provides a `realclean::' target at the toplevel which deletes
-# the autoconf output.  This may be made into a recursive target
-# by mentioning &TARGETS_realclean in appropriate .sd.mk.
+# the autoconf output.  (This is suitable for being part of a recursive
+# target creaed by setting &TARGETS_realclean in appropriate .sd.mk.)
 
 CONFIGURE	?= configure
 CONFIGURE_AC	?= $(CONFIGURE).ac
@@ -33,7 +39,8 @@ $(top_srcdir)/$(CONFIGURE): $(addprefix $(top_srcdir)/,$(CONFIGURE_ACS))
 $(CONFIG_STATUS): $(top_srcdir)/$(CONFIGURE)
 	./$(CONFIG_STATUS) --recheck
 
-# Normally, generate will add all the inputs to MAKEFILE_TEMPLATES.
+# generate will add all its own inputs and outputs to these variables
+SUBDIRMK_MAKEFILES += @_SUBDIRMK_MAKEFILES@
 MAKEFILE_TEMPLATES += $(addprefix $(top_srcdir)/, $(addsuffix .in, \
 	@_SUBDIRMK_MAKEFILES@ \
 	))