2 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index c9b19b5ff98..5ff71492944 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-09-22  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+        * internals.texi (Building Emacs): Mention preloaded-file-list.
+
 2009-09-14  Alan Mackenzie  <acm@muc.de>
 
         * os.texi (Terminal Output): Put "@code{}" around "stdout".
diff --git a/doc/lispref/internals.texi b/doc/lispref/internals.texi
index e2814983770..ba28396482d 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/internals.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/internals.texi
@@ -52,12 +52,15 @@ preloaded.  @file{emacs} starts more quickly because it does not need to
 load the files.  This is the Emacs executable that is normally
 installed.
 
+@vindex preloaded-file-list
+@cindex dumped Lisp files
   To create @file{emacs}, use the command @samp{temacs -batch -l loadup
 dump}.  The purpose of @samp{-batch} here is to prevent @file{temacs}
 from trying to initialize any of its data on the terminal; this ensures
 that the tables of terminal information are empty in the dumped Emacs.
 The argument @samp{dump} tells @file{loadup.el} to dump a new executable
-named @file{emacs}.
+named @file{emacs}.  The variable @code{preloaded-file-list} stores a
+list of the Lisp files that were dumped with the @file{emacs} executable.
 
   Some operating systems don't support dumping.  On those systems, you
 must start Emacs with the @samp{temacs -l loadup} command each time you