diff -r 9055bf115e30 -r 6408fb6f7d81 NEWS
--- a/NEWS	Fri Aug 17 17:52:10 2012 +0200
+++ b/NEWS	Fri Aug 17 17:35:07 2012 +0200
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@
 with "isabelle build", similar to former "isabelle mkdir" for
 "isabelle usedir".
 
+* The "isabelle components" tool helps to resolve add-on components
+that are not bundled, or referenced from a bare-bones repository
+version of Isabelle.
+
 * Discontinued support for Poly/ML 5.2.1, which was the last version
 without exception positions and advanced ML compiler/toplevel
 configuration.