diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7f8cf9e58e..f8e1135721 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Sat Mar 14 20:52:06 EST 1998 Adrian Likins <adrian@gimp.org>
+
+	* doc/gimp.1
+	* app/main.c: some updates to reflect that none of
+	  "valid debugging options" do anything anymore
+     
 Sat Mar 14 15:14:16 PST 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
 
 	* updated to use libtool 1.1
diff --git a/app/main.c b/app/main.c
index 8fd0cbbf6b..990ddd96eb 100644
--- a/app/main.c
+++ b/app/main.c
@@ -186,11 +186,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
       g_print ("  --no-shm               Do not use shared memory between GIMP and its plugins.\n");
       g_print ("  --no-xshm              Do not use the X Shared Memory extension.\n");
       g_print ("  --display <display>    Use the designated X display.\n\n");
-      g_print ("Valid debugging options are:\n");
-      g_print ("  --sync                 Send X commands synchronously.\n");
-      g_print ("  --show-events          Show GDK events.\n");
-      g_print ("  --no-show-events       Don't show GDK events.\n");
-      g_print ("  --debug-level <level>  Provide debug output at designated level.\n");
+
     }
 
   if (show_version || show_help)
diff --git a/docs/gimp.1 b/docs/gimp.1
index 9942837c59..01fdcdf563 100644
--- a/docs/gimp.1
+++ b/docs/gimp.1
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ Gimp - an image manipulation and paint program.
 .B gimp
 [\-h] [\-\-help] [-v] [\-\-version] [\-b] [\-\-batch \fI<commands>\fP] [\-n] [\-\-no\-interface]
 [\-\-no\-data] [\-\-verbose] [\-\-no\-shm] [\-\-no\-xshm] [\-\-display \fIdisplay\fP]
-[\-\-no\-splash] [\-\-no\-splash\-image] [\-\-sync] [\-\-show\-events] [\-\-no\-show\-events] 
-[\-\-debug\-level \fIlevel\fP]
+[\-\-no\-splash] [\-\-no\-splash\-image] 
+
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .PP
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Do not load patterns, gradients, palettes, or brushes. Often useful
 in non-interactive situations where startup time is to be minimized.
 .TP 8
 .B \-\-verbose
-Show startup messages. FIXME!
+Show startup messages.
 .TP 8 
 .B \-\-no\-shm
 Do not use shared memory between GIMP and its plugins. 
@@ -70,18 +70,6 @@ Do not show the splash screen.
 .TP 8
 .B \-\-no\-splash\-image
 Do not show the splash screen image as part of the splash screen.
-.TP 8
-.B \-\-sync
-Send X commands synchronously.
-.TP 8
-.B \-\-show\-events
-Show GDK events.
-.TP 8
-.B \-\-no\-show\-events
-Dont show GDK events.
-.TP 8
-.B \-\-debug-\-level \fIlevel\fP
-Provide debug output at designated level.
 
 .SH ENVIRONMENT
 .PP
@@ -214,10 +202,10 @@ Tom Bech, Marc Bless, Edward Blevins, Roberto Boyd,
 Seth Burgess, Brent Burton, Ed Connel, Andreas Dilger,
 Larry Ewing, David Forsyth, Jim Geuther, Scott Goehring,
 Heiko Goller, Michael Hammel, Christoph Hoegl, 
-Jan Hubicka, Simon Janes, Tim Janik, Tuomas Kuosmanen, 
-Peter Kirchgessner, Karl LaRocca, Jens Lautenbacher,
-Laramie Leavitt, Raph Levien, Adrian Likins,
-Ingo Luetkebohle, Josh MacDonald, Ed Mackey,
+Jan Hubicka, Simon Janes, Ben Jackson, Tim Janik,
+Tuomas Kuosmanen, Peter Kirchgessner, Karl LaRocca, 
+Jens Lautenbacher, Laramie Leavitt, Raph Levien,
+Adrian Likins, Ingo Luetkebohle, Josh MacDonald, Ed Mackey,
 Marcelo Malheiros, Ian Main, Torsten Martinsen,
 Federico Mena, Adam D. Moss, Shuji Narazaki,
 Sven Neumann, Stephen Robert Norris, Erik Nygren,