diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 044f522f5..5a38e71ea 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2010-11-22  Robert Larice
+ * src/frontend/parse-bison.c ,
+ * src/spicelib/parser/inpptree-parser.c :
+    touch (timestamp) bison output files
+       to make sure bison won't be needed on a fresh CVS checkout
+
 2010-11-22  Robert Larice
  * src/xspice/icm/digital/d_source/cfunc.mod :
     d_source, bug fix
diff --git a/src/frontend/parse-bison.c b/src/frontend/parse-bison.c
index dcd6a9d25..468274a6e 100644
--- a/src/frontend/parse-bison.c
+++ b/src/frontend/parse-bison.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* A Bison parser, made by GNU Bison 2.3.  */
+/* A Bison parser, made by GNU Bison 2.3.   */
 
 /* Skeleton implementation for Bison's Yacc-like parsers in C
 
diff --git a/src/spicelib/parser/inpptree-parser.c b/src/spicelib/parser/inpptree-parser.c
index 16fa45fcb..81b7ec494 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/parser/inpptree-parser.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/parser/inpptree-parser.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* A Bison parser, made by GNU Bison 2.3.  */
+/* A Bison parser, made by GNU Bison 2.3.   */
 
 /* Skeleton implementation for Bison's Yacc-like parsers in C