diff --git a/share/doc/handbook/porting.sgml b/share/doc/handbook/porting.sgml
index 953feebd910a..9f92922b25b0 100644
--- a/share/doc/handbook/porting.sgml
+++ b/share/doc/handbook/porting.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $Id: porting.sgml,v 1.67 1997/02/25 07:51:19 asami Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: porting.sgml,v 1.68 1997/03/10 09:55:20 asami Exp $ -->
 <!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
 
 <sect1><heading>Porting an existing piece of free software<label id="porting"></heading>
@@ -922,8 +922,11 @@ FETCH_DEPENDS=   ncftp2:${PORTSDIR}/net/ncftp2
 	to us (i.e., if your modified ports directory is called
 	`<tt>superedit</tt>' and the original as in our tree is
 	`<tt>superedit.bak</tt>', then send us the result of `<tt>diff
-	-ru superedit.bak superedit</tt>'.)  Please don't
-	forget to send us a message using <tt>send-pr(1)</tt>!
+	-ru superedit.bak superedit</tt>').  Please examine the output
+	to make sure all the changes make sense.  The best way to send
+	us the diff is by including it to <tt>send-pr(1)</tt>.  Please
+	mention any added or deleted files in the message, as they
+	have to be explicitly specified to CVS when doing a commit.
 
     <sect2>
       <heading>Do's and Dont's</heading>