; Revise short descriptions of EDE.

2 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
index 38491d00b11..166256362ab 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ Maintaining Large Programs
 * Change Log::          Maintaining a change history for your program.
 * Xref::                Find definitions and references of any function,
                           method, struct, macro, @dots{} in your program.
-* EDE::                 An integrated development environment for Emacs.
+* EDE::                 Alternative tools for managing programming projects.
 @ifnottex
 * Emerge::              A convenient way of merging two versions of a program.
 @end ifnottex
diff --git a/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi b/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi
index 8780bd8b781..38ecfa87e17 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ a chronological log of program changes.
 symbols (a.k.a.@: ``identifiers'') and their references.
 
 @item
-@acronym{EDE}, the Emacs's own IDE.
+@acronym{EDE}, alternative tools for managing programming projects,
+especially building and debugging.
 
 @ifnottex
 @item
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ Lisp Regression Testing}).
 * Change Log::          Maintaining a change history for your program.
 * Xref::                Find definitions and references of any function,
                           method, struct, macro, @dots{} in your program.
-* EDE::                 An integrated development environment for Emacs.
+* EDE::                 Alternative tools for managing programming projects.
 @ifnottex
 * Emerge::              A convenient way of merging two versions of a program.
 @end ifnottex