note that distutils API docs are included in "Distributing Python
Modules"
diff --git a/Doc/lib/distutils.tex b/Doc/lib/distutils.tex
index f7783e3..5472628 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/distutils.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/distutils.tex
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 This package is discussed in two separate documents which are included
 in the Python documentation package.  To learn about distributing new
 modules using the \module{distutils} facilities, read
-\citetitle[../dist/dist.html]{Distributing Python Modules}.  To learn
+\citetitle[../dist/dist.html]{Distributing Python Modules}; this
+includes documentation needed to extend distutils.  To learn
 about installing Python modules, whether or not the author made use of
 the \module{distutils} package, read
 \citetitle[../inst/inst.html]{Installing Python Modules}.