+
+# Select which lines of NEWS are searched for $(news-check-regexp).
+# This is a sed line number spec. The default says that we search
+# lines 1..10 of NEWS for $(news-check-regexp).
+# If you want to search only line 3 or only lines 20-22, use "3" or "20,22".
+news-check-lines-spec ?= 1,10