diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2cdfb374..de091699 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 - gifload supports n/page-height
 - added #defines for VIPS_SONAME, VIPS_LIBRARY_CURRENT, VIPS_LIBRARY_REVISION,
   VIPS_LIBRARY_AGE
-- deprecate vips_warn(), use g_warning() instead
-- deprecate vips_info(), use g_info() instead
+- deprecate vips_warn() / vips_info(); use g_warning() / g_info() instead
 
 8/12/16 started 8.4.5
 - allow libgsf-1.14.26 to help centos, thanks tdiprima
diff --git a/doc/using-command-line.xml b/doc/using-command-line.xml
index 95f48ec5..828fc256 100644
--- a/doc/using-command-line.xml
+++ b/doc/using-command-line.xml
@@ -208,6 +208,14 @@ rm t1.v
             leak-test on exit, and also display an estimate of peak memory use.
           </para>
         </listitem>
+
+        <listitem>
+          <para>
+            Set <code>G_MESSAGES_DEBUG=VIPS</code> and GLib will display 
+            informational and debug messages from libvips. 
+          </para>
+        </listitem>
+
       </itemizedlist>
     </para>
 
diff --git a/libvips/iofuncs/init.c b/libvips/iofuncs/init.c
index 07cd8b1f..d8bfd35f 100644
--- a/libvips/iofuncs/init.c
+++ b/libvips/iofuncs/init.c
@@ -343,9 +343,6 @@ vips_init( const char *argv0 )
 
 	/* Deprecated, this is just for compat.
 	 */
-
-	/* If set by --vips-info.
-	 */
 	if( g_getenv( "VIPS_INFO" ) || 
 		g_getenv( "IM_INFO" ) ) 
 		vips_info_set( TRUE );