-# Assumes that rpmbuild was invoked main nmh directory using "make rpm".
-# "make rpm" uses an RPM directory below the current directory.
+# Assumes that rpmbuild was invoked in main nmh directory using "make
+# rpm". Therefore, configure must already have been run. "make rpm"
+# uses an RPM directory below the current directory.
+#
+# This file is intended to be zero maintenance, that's why it relies
+# on the Makefile (and specifically on the nmhdist target). If you
+# really want to start with rpmbuild from a clean distribution, look
+# at the rpm target in the main Makefile.in to see what it does.
+#