7 files changed, 38 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/doc/refman/Classes.tex b/doc/refman/Classes.tex
index 22c75b4fc8..cab6739998 100644
--- a/doc/refman/Classes.tex
+++ b/doc/refman/Classes.tex
@@ -462,11 +462,18 @@ abbreviate a type, like {\tt relation A := A -> A -> Prop}.
 
 This is equivalent to {\tt Hint Transparent,Opaque} {\ident} {\tt: typeclass\_instances}.
 
+\subsection{\tt Set Typeclasses Axioms Are Instances}
+\optindex{Typeclasses Axioms Are Instances}
+
+This option (off by default since 8.8) automatically declares axioms
+whose type is a typeclass at declaration time as instances of that
+class.
+
 \subsection{\tt Set Typeclasses Dependency Order}
 \optindex{Typeclasses Dependency Order}
 
 This option (on by default since 8.6) respects the dependency order between
-subgoals, meaning that subgoals which are depended on by other subgoals 
+subgoals, meaning that subgoals which are depended on by other subgoals
 come first, while the non-dependent subgoals were put before the
 dependent ones previously (Coq v8.5 and below). This can result in quite
 different performance behaviors of proof search.
diff --git a/doc/refman/Extraction.tex b/doc/refman/Extraction.tex
index 83e866e9f3..79060e6062 100644
--- a/doc/refman/Extraction.tex
+++ b/doc/refman/Extraction.tex
@@ -391,9 +391,11 @@ Extract Inductive bool => "bool" [ "true" "false" ].
 Extract Inductive sumbool => "bool" [ "true" "false" ].
 \end{coq_example}
 
-\noindent If an inductive constructor or type has arity 2 and the corresponding 
-string is enclosed by parenthesis, then the rest of the string is used
-as infix constructor or type. 
+\noindent When extracting to {\ocaml}, if an inductive constructor or type
+has arity 2 and the corresponding string is enclosed by parentheses,
+and the string meets {\ocaml}'s lexical criteria for an infix symbol,
+then the rest of the string is used as infix constructor or type.
+
 \begin{coq_example}
 Extract Inductive list => "list" [ "[]" "(::)" ].
 Extract Inductive prod => "(*)"  [ "(,)" ].
diff --git a/doc/refman/RefMan-com.tex b/doc/refman/RefMan-com.tex
index 8b1fc7c8f3..04a8a25c12 100644
--- a/doc/refman/RefMan-com.tex
+++ b/doc/refman/RefMan-com.tex
@@ -299,8 +299,9 @@ The following command-line options are recognized by the commands {\tt
 
 \section{Compiled libraries checker ({\tt coqchk})}
 
-The {\tt coqchk} command takes a list of library paths as argument.
-The corresponding compiled libraries (.vo files) are searched in the
+The {\tt coqchk} command takes a list of library paths as argument, described
+either by their logical name or by their physical filename, which must end in
+{\tt .vo}. The corresponding compiled libraries (.vo files) are searched in the
 path, recursively processing the libraries they depend on. The content
 of all these libraries is then type-checked. The effect of {\tt
   coqchk} is only to return with normal exit code in case of success,
@@ -330,9 +331,12 @@ code, it cannot be guaranteed that the produced compiled libraries are
 correct. {\tt coqchk} is a standalone verifier, and thus it cannot be
 tainted by such malicious code.
 
-Command-line options {\tt -I}, {\tt -R}, {\tt -where} and
+Command-line options {\tt -Q}, {\tt -R}, {\tt -where} and
 {\tt -impredicative-set} are supported by {\tt coqchk} and have the
-same meaning as for {\tt coqtop}. Extra options are:
+same meaning as for {\tt coqtop}. As there is no notion of relative paths in
+object files {\tt -Q} and {\tt -R} have exactly the same meaning.
+
+Extra options are:
 \begin{description}
 \item[{\tt -norec} {\em module}]\ %
 
diff --git a/doc/refman/RefMan-ltac.tex b/doc/refman/RefMan-ltac.tex
index 5fb4585884..7034c56081 100644
--- a/doc/refman/RefMan-ltac.tex
+++ b/doc/refman/RefMan-ltac.tex
@@ -311,10 +311,11 @@ A sequence is an expression of the following form:
 \begin{quote}
 {\tacexpr}$_1$ {\tt ;} {\tacexpr}$_2$
 \end{quote}
-The expressions {\tacexpr}$_1$ and {\tacexpr}$_2$ are evaluated
-to $v_1$ and $v_2$ which have to be tactic values. The tactic $v_1$ is
-then applied and $v_2$ is applied to the goals generated by the
-application of $v_1$. Sequence is left-associative.
+The expression {\tacexpr}$_1$ is evaluated to $v_1$, which must be
+a tactic value. The tactic $v_1$ is applied to the current goal,
+possibly producing more goals. Then {\tacexpr}$_2$ is evaluated to
+produce $v_2$, which must be a tactic value. The tactic $v_2$ is applied to
+all the goals produced by the prior application. Sequence is associative.
 
 \subsubsection[Local application of tactics]{Local application of tactics\tacindex{[>\ldots$\mid$\ldots$\mid$\ldots]}\tacindex{;[\ldots$\mid$\ldots$\mid$\ldots]}\index{Tacticals![> \mid ]@{\tt {\tac$_0$};[{\tac$_1$}$\mid$\ldots$\mid$\tac$_n$]}}\index{Tacticals!; [ \mid ]@{\tt {\tac$_0$};[{\tac$_1$}$\mid$\ldots$\mid$\tac$_n$]}}}
 %\tacindex{; [ | ]}
diff --git a/doc/refman/RefMan-oth.tex b/doc/refman/RefMan-oth.tex
index 60cd8b73a4..3ebeba178a 100644
--- a/doc/refman/RefMan-oth.tex
+++ b/doc/refman/RefMan-oth.tex
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ defined object referred by {\qualid}.
 
 \begin{ErrMsgs}
 \item {\qualid} \errindex{not a defined object}
+\item \errindex{Universe instance should have length} $n$.
+\item \errindex{This object does not support universe names.}
 \end{ErrMsgs}
 
 \begin{Variants}
@@ -27,6 +29,11 @@ constructor, abbreviation, \ldots), long name, type, implicit
 arguments and argument scopes. It does not print the body of
 definitions or proofs.
 
+\item {\tt Print {\qualid}@\{names\}.}\\
+This locally renames the polymorphic universes of {\qualid}.
+An underscore means the raw universe is printed.
+This form can be used with {\tt Print Term} and {\tt About}.
+
 %\item {\tt Print Proof {\qualid}.}\comindex{Print Proof}\\
 %In case \qualid\ denotes an opaque theorem defined in a section,
 %it is stored on a special unprintable form and displayed as 
diff --git a/doc/refman/RefMan-uti.tex b/doc/refman/RefMan-uti.tex
index 8f846f2f59..c411db1001 100644
--- a/doc/refman/RefMan-uti.tex
+++ b/doc/refman/RefMan-uti.tex
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ the \Coq\ language, and also a rudimentary indentation facility:
 \end{itemize}
 
 An inferior mode to run \Coq\ under Emacs, by Marco Maggesi, is also
-included in the distribution, in file \texttt{coq-inferior.el}.
+included in the distribution, in file \texttt{inferior-coq.el}.
 Instructions to use it are contained in this file.
 
 \subsection[{\ProofGeneral}]{{\ProofGeneral}\index{Proof General@{\ProofGeneral}}}
diff --git a/doc/refman/Universes.tex b/doc/refman/Universes.tex
index 75fac9454a..a1a6a43918 100644
--- a/doc/refman/Universes.tex
+++ b/doc/refman/Universes.tex
@@ -285,8 +285,10 @@ universes and explicitly instantiate polymorphic definitions.
   \label{UniverseCmd}}
 
 In the monorphic case, this command declares a new global universe named
-{\ident}. It supports the polymorphic flag only in sections, meaning the
-universe quantification will be discharged on each section definition
+{\ident}, which can be referred to using its qualified name as
+well. Global universe names live in a separate namespace. The command
+supports the polymorphic flag only in sections, meaning the universe
+quantification will be discharged on each section definition
 independently. One cannot mix polymorphic and monomorphic declarations
 in the same section.