diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 8e6acee79..b998d399e 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@
     </listitem>
 -->
 
+    <listitem>
+      <para>2012-10-02</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[matthew] - Fix Flex instructions; the directory creation for
+          its documentation is performed by the Makefile since r9999.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>2012-09-27</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/chapter06/flex.xml b/chapter06/flex.xml
index f12261235..b7c7c9866 100644
--- a/chapter06/flex.xml
+++ b/chapter06/flex.xml
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ chmod -v 755 /usr/bin/lex</userinput></screen>
     <para>If desired, install the <filename>flex.pdf</filename> documentation
     file:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="install">mkdir -v /usr/share/doc/flex-&flex-version;
-cp    -v doc/flex.pdf /usr/share/doc/flex-&flex-version;</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="install">cp -v doc/flex.pdf /usr/share/doc/flex-&flex-version;</userinput></screen>
 
   </sect2>
 
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 7889c4647..b5f13403d 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!ENTITY version "SVN-20120928">
-<!ENTITY releasedate "September 28, 2012">
+<!ENTITY version "SVN-20121002">
+<!ENTITY releasedate "October 2, 2012">
 <!ENTITY copyrightdate "1999-2012"><!-- jhalfs needs a literal dash, not &ndash; -->
 <!ENTITY milestone "7.3">
 <!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development", "testing", or "x.y[-pre{x}]" -->