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diff --git a/pod/pod2man.PL b/pod/pod2man.PL
index 8642641..b1b1a55 100644
--- a/pod/pod2man.PL
+++ b/pod/pod2man.PL
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ $Config{startperl}
 print OUT <<'!NO!SUBS!';
 
 # pod2man -- Convert POD data to formatted *roff input.
-# $Id: pod2man.PL,v 1.8 2001/11/05 04:55:47 eagle Exp $
+# $Id: pod2man.PL,v 1.10 2002/07/15 05:45:56 eagle Exp $
 #
 # Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001 by Russ Allbery <rra@stanford.edu>
 #
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ my $stdin;
 # allowing short forms as well.  --lax is currently ignored.
 my %options;
 Getopt::Long::config ('bundling_override');
-GetOptions (\%options, 'section|s=s', 'release|r=s', 'center|c=s',
+GetOptions (\%options, 'section|s=s', 'release|r:s', 'center|c=s',
             'date|d=s', 'fixed=s', 'fixedbold=s', 'fixeditalic=s',
             'fixedbolditalic=s', 'name|n=s', 'official|o', 'quotes|q=s',
             'lax|l', 'help|h', 'verbose|v') or exit 1;
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ if ($options{official} && !defined $options{center}) {
 my $verbose = $options{verbose};
 delete $options{verbose};
 
+# This isn't a valid Pod::Man option and is only accepted for backwards
+# compatibility.
+delete $options{lax};
+
 # Initialize and run the formatter, pulling a pair of input and output off at
 # a time.
 my $parser = Pod::Man->new (%options);
@@ -183,8 +187,9 @@ Print out usage information.
 
 =item B<-l>, B<--lax>
 
-Don't complain when required sections are missing.  Not currently used, as
-POD checking functionality is not yet implemented in Pod::Man.
+No longer used.  B<pod2man> used to check its input for validity as a manual
+page, but this should now be done by L<podchecker(1)> instead.  Accepted for
+backwards compatibility; this option no longer does anything.
 
 =item B<-n> I<name>, B<--name>=I<name>
 
@@ -274,8 +279,6 @@ L<Pod::Man> for more details.
 
 Lots of this documentation is duplicated from L<Pod::Man>.
 
-POD checking and the corresponding B<--lax> option don't work yet.
-
 =head1 NOTES
 
 For those not sure of the proper layout of a man page, here are some notes
@@ -445,9 +448,8 @@ Other man pages to check out, like man(1), man(7), makewhatis(8), or
 catman(8).  Normally a simple list of man pages separated by commas, or a
 paragraph giving the name of a reference work.  Man page references, if they
 use the standard C<name(section)> form, don't have to be enclosed in
-LE<lt>E<gt>, but other things in this section probably should be when
-appropriate.  You may need to use the C<LE<lt>...|...E<gt>> syntax to keep
-B<pod2man> and B<pod2text> from being too verbose; see perlpod(1).
+LE<lt>E<gt> (although it's recommended), but other things in this section
+probably should be when appropriate.
 
 If the package has a mailing list, include a URL or subscription
 instructions here.
@@ -512,16 +514,20 @@ to later edit the documentation.  Note that many existing translators
 or URLs when wrapped in LE<lt>E<gt>, so don't do that.
 
 For additional information that may be more accurate for your specific
-system, see either man(5) or man(7) depending on your system manual section
-numbering conventions.
+system, see either L<man(5)> or L<man(7)> depending on your system manual
+section numbering conventions.
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
-L<Pod::Man|Pod::Man>, L<Pod::Parser|Pod::Parser>, man(1), nroff(1),
-troff(1), man(7)
+L<Pod::Man>, L<Pod::Parser>, L<man(1)>, L<nroff(1)>, L<podchecker(1)>,
+L<troff(1)>, L<man(7)>
+
+The man page documenting the an macro set may be L<man(5)> instead of
+L<man(7)> on your system.
 
-The man page documenting the an macro set may be man(5) instead of man(7) on
-your system.
+The current version of this script is always available from its web site at
+L<http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/podlators/>.  It is also part of the
+Perl core distribution as of 5.6.0.
 
 =head1 AUTHOR