diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 28773c6a6..d4cd3a074 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@
       </itemizedlist>
     </listitem>
 -->
+    <listitem>
+      <para>2016-05-03</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[ken] - Note that configure in texinfo-6.1 incorrectly
+          complains about the --disable-static switch.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>2016-04-28</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/chapter06/texinfo.xml b/chapter06/texinfo.xml
index 7061cdbca..b0034f840 100644
--- a/chapter06/texinfo.xml
+++ b/chapter06/texinfo.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,22 @@
 
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static</userinput></screen>
 
+    <variablelist>
+      <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><parameter>--disable-static</parameter></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>iIn this case, the top-level configure script will complain that
+          this is an unrecognized option, but the configure script for
+          XSParagraph recognizes it and uses it to disable installing a static
+          <filename class="libraryfile">XSParagraph.a</filename> to <filename
+          class="directory">/usr/lib/texinfo</filename>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+    </variablelist>
+
     <para>Compile the package:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 67cc61944..ba72d4472 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<!ENTITY version         "SVN-20160428">
+<!ENTITY version         "SVN-20160503">
 <!ENTITY short-version   "svn">  <!-- Used below in &blfs-book;. Change to x.y for release 
                                       but not -rc releases -->
-<!ENTITY releasedate     "April 28, 2016">
+<!ENTITY releasedate     "May 3, 2016">
 <!ENTITY copyrightdate   "1999-2016"><!-- jhalfs needs a literal dash, not &ndash; -->
 <!ENTITY milestone       "7.10">
 <!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development", "testing", or "x.y[-pre{x}]" -->