diff --git a/photobook.cls b/photobook.cls
index e8bf0c0..f6d4e03 100644
--- a/photobook.cls
+++ b/photobook.cls
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
 %	$ make doc
 %
 %
+% NOTE: in a stripped code install this file may contain only code and 
+%		code comments, in this case, to see the docs refer to either the 
+%		source or the actual documentation/pdf.
+% NOTE: the stripped code file is auto-generated, it is not recommended 
+%		to edit it directly, edit the source instead.
+%
 %
 % XXX Q: do we add the pdf to the repo and if so, should it be 
 %		compressed (diff-able) or uncompressed (blob)??
diff --git a/scripts/cls2tex.sh b/scripts/cls2tex.sh
index 15313f1..370eb8f 100755
--- a/scripts/cls2tex.sh
+++ b/scripts/cls2tex.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+CMD="$0 $@"
+
 SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename $0)
 
 printusage(){
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ printhelp(){
 	echo "  -p | --prefix PREFIX"
 	echo "                      Set the doc comment PREFIX (default: \"%\")"
 	echo "  -s | --strip        Strip docs out"
+	echo "  -n | --no-msg       Don't add the \"generated with\" message to output"
 	echo
 	echo "This will:"
 	echo "  - read the INPUT"
@@ -57,6 +60,17 @@ printerror(){
 	printusage
 }
 
+printmsg(){
+	# print message...
+	if [ -z $NO_MSG ] ; then 
+		echo "%----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+		echo "% $1 file generated by:" 
+		echo "%    $CMD"
+		echo "% NOTE: multiple messages indicate multiple runs."
+		echo "%----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	fi
+}
+
 
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -79,6 +93,10 @@ while true ; do
 			STRIP_DOC=1
 			shift
 			;;
+		-n|--no-msg)
+			NO_MSG=1
+			shift
+			;;
 
 		# handle unknown options...
 		-*|--*)
@@ -108,6 +126,8 @@ MODULE=${MODULE/.*/}
 
 # make docs...
 if [ -z $STRIP_DOC ] ; then
+	printmsg "Documentation" \
+		> "$OUTPUT"
 	cat "$INPUT" \
 		| egrep '(^%'$PREFIX'|^\\edef\\'$MODULE'@[A-Z][A-Z]+)' \
 		| sed 's/^\(\\edef\\\)'$MODULE'@/%'$PREFIX'\1/' \
@@ -116,14 +136,16 @@ if [ -z $STRIP_DOC ] ; then
 		| sed 's/%'$PREFIX'%% \(.*\)/%'$PREFIX'\\section{\1}\\label{sec:\1}/' \
 		| sed 's/%'$PREFIX'\s\+>>\s\+\(.*\)/%'$PREFIX'\\begin{verbatim} \1 \\end{verbatim}/' \
 		| cut -c 3- - \
-		> "$OUTPUT"
+		>> "$OUTPUT"
 
 # make stripped code...
 else
+	printmsg "Stripped code" \
+		> "$OUTPUT"
 	cat "$INPUT" \
 		| egrep -v '%'$PREFIX'' \
 		| egrep -v '^(\s*%)?\s*$' \
-		> "$OUTPUT"
+		>> "$OUTPUT"
 fi