Allow specifying the LGPL version number through --lgpl=2 or --lgpl=3.

[gnulib.git] / doc / gnulib-intro.texi

diff --git a/doc/gnulib-intro.texi b/doc/gnulib-intro.texi
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 If you want to use some Gnulib modules under LGPL, you can do so by
 passing the option @samp{--lgpl} to @code{gnulib-tool}.  This will
 replace the GPL header with an LGPL header while copying the source
-files to your package.
+files to your package.  Similarly, if you want some Gnulib modules
+under LGPLv2+ (Lesser GPL version 2.1 or newer), you can do so by
+passing the option @samp{--lgpl=2} to @code{gnulib-tool}.
 
 Keep in mind that when you submit patches to files in Gnulib, you should
 license them under a compatible license.  This means that sometimes the