diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fbaa0db0..a4ca7eb0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 NEW IN WAF 1.8.0
 ----------------
-* Do not propagate external static libraries uselib vars #1320
+* Prevent external static libraries propagation through uselib vars #1320
 * Removed the Waf cache from the task level
 * Fix for systems without threading #1323
 * LaTeX glossaries #1342
diff --git a/DEVEL b/DEVEL
index 0837245f..411faf95 100644
--- a/DEVEL
+++ b/DEVEL
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Main repository for waf 1.7 on http://waf.googlecode.com/git/
+Main repository for waf 1.8 on http://waf.googlecode.com/git/
 -------------------------------------------------------------
 
 waflib            the core library
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ Programming details
 -------------------
 
 * Do not use x.split("\n") but x.splitlines()
-* Do not catch all exceptions unless you have a good reason to do so
+* Do not catch all exceptions unless you have a good reason to do so (no "except:")
 * File handles are too easy to get wrong, use Node.readf/Node.writef/Utils.readf/Utils.writef
 
 Wiki documentation on http://wiki.waf.googlecode.com/git/
 ---------------------------------------------------------
 
-...
+The wiki documentation is always outdated
 
 Previous branches
 -----------------
@@ -43,4 +43,3 @@ Previous branches
 old svn repository http://waf.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ (for waf 1.5, read-only and unused)
 old branch for waf 1.5 http://waf.googlecode.com/svn/branches/waf-1.5/ (again, read-only and unused)
 
-
diff --git a/README b/README
index 136af7dd..715f8b73 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 WHAT YOU WILL FIND HERE
 -----------------------
 
-Waf (1.7)
+Waf (1.8)
 
 For the manual: http://docs.waf.googlecode.com/git/book_16/single.html
 For the api docs: http://docs.waf.googlecode.com/git/apidocs_16/index.html
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ $ ./waf-light --tools=compat15 --prelude=$'\tfrom waflib.extras import compat15\
 Any kind of initialization is possible, though one may prefer the build system kit (folder build_system_kit):
 $ ./waf-light --make-waf --tools=compat15,/comp/waf/aba.py --prelude=$'\tfrom waflib.extras import compat15\n\tprint("ok")'
 
+Or if you do not want to regenerate the waf file all the time, set the WAFDIR environment variable to the directory containing "waflib".
+
 HOW TO TRY THE EXAMPLES
 -----------------------