3 files changed, 39 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/user/factories.xml b/doc/user/factories.xml
index 08f20e6..c8480db 100644
--- a/doc/user/factories.xml
+++ b/doc/user/factories.xml
@@ -176,6 +176,24 @@ touch $*
       <scons_output_command>scons -Q</scons_output_command>
     </scons_output>
 
+    <para>
+    The &Copy; factory has a third optional argument which controls
+    how symlinks are copied.
+    </para>
+    
+    <para>
+    </para>
+
+    <scons_example name="factories_SymlinkCopy">
+      <file name ="SymlinkCopy" printme="1">
+# Symbolic link shallow copied as a new symbolic link:
+Command("LinkIn", "LinkOut", Copy("$TARGET", "$SOURCE"[, True]))
+
+# Symbolic link target copied as a file or directory:
+Command("LinkIn", "FileOrDirectoryOut", Copy("$TARGET", "$SOURCE", False))
+      </file>
+    </scons_example>
+
   </section>
 
   <section>
diff --git a/doc/user/main.xml b/doc/user/main.xml
index ae515fa..a165777 100644
--- a/doc/user/main.xml
+++ b/doc/user/main.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
       <surname>Knight</surname>
     </author>
 
-    <corpauthor>Steven Knight</corpauthor>
+    <corpauthor>Steven Knight and the SCons Development Team</corpauthor>
 
     <pubdate>2004 - 2014</pubdate>
 
diff --git a/doc/user/sconf.xml b/doc/user/sconf.xml
index ff39b6b..214569d 100644
--- a/doc/user/sconf.xml
+++ b/doc/user/sconf.xml
@@ -282,6 +282,26 @@ env = conf.Finish()
     </sconstruct>
 
   </section>
+  <section>
+  <title>Checking the size of a datatype</title>
+    <para>
+    Check the size of a datatype by using the &CheckTypeSize; method:
+    </para>
+    
+    <sconstruct>
+env = Environment()
+conf = Configure(env)
+int_size = conf.CheckTypeSize('unsigned int')
+print 'sizeof unsigned int is', int_size
+env = conf.Finish()
+    </sconstruct>
+    
+    <screen>
+% <userinput>scons -Q</userinput>
+sizeof unsigned int is 4
+scons: `.' is up to date.
+    </screen>
+  </section>
 
   <section>
   <title>Adding Your Own Custom Checks</title>