4 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ports/ChangeLog b/ports/ChangeLog
index c657c6b6a5..9c2f3c1ac9 100644
--- a/ports/ChangeLog
+++ b/ports/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+This file describes changes to the shared files of the ports/ add-on
+directory.  The ports/ directory is no longer used and the files
+described here are all gone.
+
+
+
 2014-04-29  Carlos O'Donell  <carlos@redhat.com>
 
 	* README: Removed. The ports repository is no longer used.
diff --git a/ports/ChangeLog.aix b/ports/ChangeLog.aix
index f47ad58e82..95bdbd2b36 100644
--- a/ports/ChangeLog.aix
+++ b/ports/ChangeLog.aix
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+This file describes changes to the AIX port while it was in the ports/
+add-on directory.  That port has since been removed entirely.
+The ports/ directory is no longer used, so reintroduction of AIX code
+would be described in the top-level ChangeLog file, not here.
+
+
+
 2011-11-29  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix: Remove.
diff --git a/ports/ChangeLog.am33 b/ports/ChangeLog.am33
index b14de01abf..103ed0e99c 100644
--- a/ports/ChangeLog.am33
+++ b/ports/ChangeLog.am33
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+This file describes changes to the AM33 port while it was in the ports/
+add-on directory.  That port has since been removed entirely.
+The ports/ directory is no longer used, so reintroduction of AIX code
+would be described in the top-level ChangeLog file, not here.
+
+
+
 2014-02-08  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* sysdeps/am33: Remove.
diff --git a/ports/ChangeLog.cris b/ports/ChangeLog.cris
index 2f8cd7c4e3..d5369a00bf 100644
--- a/ports/ChangeLog.cris
+++ b/ports/ChangeLog.cris
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+This file describes changes to the CRIS port while it was in the ports/
+add-on directory.  That port has since been removed entirely.
+The ports/ directory is no longer used, so reintroduction of AIX code
+would be described in the top-level ChangeLog file, not here.
+
+
+
 2012-02-21  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* sysdeps/cris: Remove.