diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index b8f117aeb6..f61bfefe14 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -7151,6 +7151,9 @@ Karl 2003-10-27
       disk filename 'open_name=url_filename' (url_filename is the basename of
       file as copied to download/)
 
+    py/Boinc/
+        tools.py
+
     - BOINC 2.07 release
     - Astropulse 2.07 release
     - SETI@Home 2.01 release
diff --git a/py/Boinc/db_def_to_py b/py/Boinc/db_def_to_py
index 9ea68136b4..79e29fa0c6 100755
--- a/py/Boinc/db_def_to_py
+++ b/py/Boinc/db_def_to_py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ## syntax: ./db_def_to_php < ../db/boinc_db.h > boinc_db.inc
 
 # print "# Generated by db_def_to_py on ";
-system('date');
+# system('date');
 
 while (<>) {
     if (/^\s*#define\s+([^\s]+)\s+([0-9]+)\s*$/) {
diff --git a/py/Boinc/tools.py b/py/Boinc/tools.py
index 366382e5a7..70cdebc869 100644
--- a/py/Boinc/tools.py
+++ b/py/Boinc/tools.py
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ def process_executable_file(file, signature_text=None, quiet=False, executable=T
     '''Handle a new executable (or non-executable) file to be added to the
     database.
 
-    0. If filename contains a "=", target filename is the text after the "="
-       (before "=" is used for app open name)
-
+    0. target filename is url_filename as described in process_app_version
     1. Copy file to download_dir if necessary.
     2. Return <file_info> XML.
         - if signature_text specified, use it
@@ -103,8 +101,9 @@ def process_app_version(app, version_num, exec_files, non_exec_files=[], signatu
                     probably has network visibility)!
 
     exec_files[1:] and non_exec_files should be named like 'open_name=url_filename'.
-                    If there is no '=', then the entire filename is used as
-                    both the open_name and the filename.
+                    (url_filename is the basename of file as copied to
+                    download/) If there is no '=', then the entire filename is
+                    used as both the open_name and the filename.
 
     """
     assert(exec_files)
diff --git a/test/db_def_to_php b/test/db_def_to_php
index 31b39e16a5..d1febfb4e8 100755
--- a/test/db_def_to_php
+++ b/test/db_def_to_php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ## syntax: ./db_def_to_php < ../db/boinc_db.h > boinc_db.inc
 
 print "<?php\n";
+print "    // Generated by db_def_to_php\n";
 # print "    // Generated by db_def_to_php on ";
 # system('date');