Explaining, in the overall README for latex source, that

the tools directory is not something that most contributors
need to look at.

diff --git a/dwarf5/README b/dwarf5/README
index 76ea2a4..e14e129 100644 (file)
--- a/dwarf5/README
+++ b/dwarf5/README
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 
 The directory 'latexdoc' contains a work-in-progress
-of DWARF5 in latex source.  See latexdoc/README
-and tools/README and latexdoc/Makefile for more information.
+of DWARF5 in latex source.  
+
+See latexdoc/README and tools/README and latexdoc/Makefile
+for more information.
+
+The tools directory is intended to help in overall reviews
+of the latexdoc files and for special projects involving the
+.tex files.  The tools read the .tex source and operate on
+that source in various ways.
+
+Editting a .tex file and committing the result does not
+require or involve any use of the python or other code in the
+tools directory.  Most contributors editting the .tex source
+have no need to look at the tools source or use the tools.