diff -ur -N automake-1.10.1.orig/doc/automake.texi automake-1.10.1/doc/automake.texi
--- automake-1.10.1.orig/doc/automake.texi	2008-01-21 23:41:02.000000000 +0100
+++ automake-1.10.1/doc/automake.texi	2008-02-19 20:52:29.000000000 +0100
@@ -1962,8 +1962,9 @@
 
 Some primaries also allow additional prefixes that control other
 aspects of @command{automake}'s behavior.  The currently defined prefixes
-are @samp{dist_}, @samp{nodist_}, and @samp{nobase_}.  These prefixes
-are explained later (@pxref{Program and Library Variables}).
+are @samp{dist_}, @samp{nodist_}, @samp{nobase_}, and @samp{notrans_}.
+These prefixes are explained later (@pxref{Program and Library Variables})
+(@pxref{Man pages}).
 
 
 @node Canonicalization
@@ -7633,6 +7634,34 @@
 The @code{nobase_} prefix is meaningless for man pages and is
 disallowed.
 
address@hidden notrans_
address@hidden @code{notrans_} prefix
address@hidden Man page renaming, avoiding
address@hidden Avoiding man page renaming
+
+The GNU Build System provides means to automatically rename executables
+before they are installed.  By default, the same renaming rules (if any) are
+applied to the basenames of man pages.  However, this can be avoided by use
+of the @code{notrans_} prefix.  For instance here is how to install two man
+pages for an executable @samp{foo} (to be renamed) allowing to access a
+library function @samp{foo()} (not to be renamed) from the command line.
+
address@hidden
+man1_MANS = foo.1
+notrans_man3_MANS = foo.3
address@hidden example
+
address@hidden @code{notrans_} and @code{dist_} or @code{nodist_}
address@hidden @code{dist_} and @code{notrans_}
address@hidden @code{nodist_} and @code{notrans_}
+
address@hidden must be specified first when used in conjunction with
+either @samp{dist_} or @samp{nodist_} (@pxref{Dist}).  For instance:
+
address@hidden
+notrans_dist_man_MANS = foo.3
address@hidden example
+
 
 @node Install
 @chapter What Gets Installed