diff --git a/lib/ChangeLog b/lib/ChangeLog
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@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
 	(save_cwd) [HAVE_FCHDIR]: Use O_DIRECTORY when opening ".".
 	Suggestion from Ulrich Drepper.
 
+2000-10-21  Jim Meyering  <meyering@lucent.com>
+
+	* dirname.c (dir_name_r): New function, factored out of dir_name.
+	(dir_name): Use dir_name_r.
+	* dirname.h (dir_name_r): Declare it.
+
 2000-10-21  Jim Meyering  <meyering@lucent.com>
 
 	* dirname.c (memrchr): Declare if necessary.