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diff --git a/doc/luaotfload-main.tex b/doc/luaotfload-main.tex
index ad38eb6..26d7314 100644
--- a/doc/luaotfload-main.tex
+++ b/doc/luaotfload-main.tex
@@ -1287,9 +1287,11 @@ files not contained in the merge. Some of these have no equivalent in
\label{sec:pkg}%
The fontloader code is integrated as an isolated component that can be
switched out on demand.
+%
To specify the fontloader you wish to use, the configuration file
(described in section \ref{sec:conf}) provides the option
\inlinecode{fontloader}.
+%
Its value can be one of the identifiers \inlinecode{default} or
\inlinecode{reference} (see above, section \ref{package}) or the name
of a file somewhere in the search path of \LUATEX.
@@ -1316,11 +1318,6 @@ together in their expected order and stripped of non-significant parts.
%
The \fileent{mkimport} utility assists in pulling the files from a
\CONTEXT tree and packaging them for use with \identifier{Luaotfload}.%
-\footnote{%
- These tasks are performed, respectively, by the build targets
- \inlinecode{import} and \inlinecode{package} of the
- \identifier{Luaotfload} makefile.
-}
%
The state of the files currently in \identifier{Luaotfload}’s
repository can be queried:
@@ -1340,6 +1337,21 @@ Whereas the command for packaging requires a path to the
./scripts/mkimport package ./src/fontloader/luaotfload-package.lua fontloader-custom.lua
\endlisting
+From the toplevel makefile, the targets \inlinecode{import} and
+\inlinecode{package} provide easy access to the commands as invoked during
+the \identifier{Luaotfload} build process.\footnote{%
+ \emphasis{Hint for those interested in the packaging process}: issue
+ \inlinecode{make show} for a list of available build routines.
+}
+These will call \inlinecode{mkimport} script with the correct
+parameters to generate a datestamped package.
+%
+Whether files have been updated in the upstream distribution can be
+queried by \inlinecode{./scripts/mkimport news}.
+%
+This will compare the imported files with their counterparts in the
+\CONTEXT distribution and report changes.
+
\endsubsection
\endsection