--- a/Makefile	Mon Jan 23 13:07:49 2006 -0500
+++ b/Makefile	Tue Jan 24 13:23:44 2006 -0500
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make
 
-MAKE_RCS_VERSION="$Revision: 1946 $ $Name$"
+MAKE_RCS_VERSION="$Revision: 1957 $ $Name$"
 
 TOP?=$(shell pwd)
 RULESDIR?=$(TOP)
@@ -104,7 +104,16 @@
 		paper ;							\
 	done
 
-install: install-aides $(PACKAGE).tar.bz2 $(HTML_FILES)
+validate: validate-rules
+
+validate-rules:
+	for short in 0 1 ; do				\
+		make TOP=$(TOP) RULESDIR=$(RULESDIR)	\
+		INSTALL_DIR=$(INSTALL_DIR)		\
+		SHORT_VERSION=$$short valid ;		\
+	done
+
+install: validate install-aides $(PACKAGE).tar.bz2 $(HTML_FILES)
 	for short in 0 1 ; do				\
 		make TOP=$(TOP) RULESDIR=$(RULESDIR)	\
 		INSTALL_DIR=$(INSTALL_DIR)		\
@@ -136,8 +145,7 @@
 	done
 
 
-.PHONY: all rules install install-rules purge purge-rules
-
+.PHONY: all rules install install-rules purge purge-rules validate validate-rules
 
 include $(RULESDIR)/Makefile.rules