diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml
index 6899ce8dba..109ad57cd3 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       </author>
     </authorgroup>
 
-    <pubdate>$Date: 2000-07-23 16:22:16 $</pubdate>
+    <pubdate>$Date: 2000-07-24 20:02:45 $</pubdate>
 
     <copyright>
       <year>1999</year>
@@ -317,7 +317,11 @@
 
       <step>
 	<para>If you are not already downloading the GNATS tree, add this line 
-	  to your <filename>supfile</filename>, and re-sup.</para>
+	  to your <filename>supfile</filename>, and re-sup. Note that since
+	  GNATS is not under CVS control it has no tag, so if you are adding
+	  it to your existing <filename>supfile</filename> it should appear
+	  before any <quote>tag=</quote> entry as these remain active once set.
+	</para>
 
 	<programlisting>gnats release=current prefix=/usr</programlisting>
 
diff --git a/en_US.ISO_8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml b/en_US.ISO_8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml
index 6899ce8dba..109ad57cd3 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO_8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO_8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       </author>
     </authorgroup>
 
-    <pubdate>$Date: 2000-07-23 16:22:16 $</pubdate>
+    <pubdate>$Date: 2000-07-24 20:02:45 $</pubdate>
 
     <copyright>
       <year>1999</year>
@@ -317,7 +317,11 @@
 
       <step>
 	<para>If you are not already downloading the GNATS tree, add this line 
-	  to your <filename>supfile</filename>, and re-sup.</para>
+	  to your <filename>supfile</filename>, and re-sup. Note that since
+	  GNATS is not under CVS control it has no tag, so if you are adding
+	  it to your existing <filename>supfile</filename> it should appear
+	  before any <quote>tag=</quote> entry as these remain active once set.
+	</para>
 
 	<programlisting>gnats release=current prefix=/usr</programlisting>