diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 9700e10839..07cef4efe6 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-12-27  Jean-Marc Lasgouttes  <Jean-Marc.Lasgouttes@inria.fr>
+
+	* lyx_main.C (init): make annoying error message a debug message
+	(bug #780)
+
 2002-10-25  Angus Leeming  <leeming@lyx.org>
 
 	* lyx_cb.C (AutoSave): move out child process into new class
diff --git a/src/lyx_main.C b/src/lyx_main.C
index 82fc287ab6..0007b5b5d0 100644
--- a/src/lyx_main.C
+++ b/src/lyx_main.C
@@ -316,8 +316,8 @@ void LyX::init(bool gui)
 		FileInfo file(fullbinpath, true);
 		followlink = file.isLink();
 		if (followlink) {
-			lyxerr << " directory " << fullbinpath
-			       << " is a link" << endl;
+			lyxerr[Debug::INIT] << " directory " << fullbinpath
+					    << " is a link" << endl;
 			string link;
 			if (LyXReadLink(fullbinpath, link)) {
 				fullbinpath = link;
diff --git a/status.12x b/status.12x
index 1e653980dc..9e27170631 100644
--- a/status.12x
+++ b/status.12x
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ What's new
 
 ** Updates
 
+- updated italian User Guide
 
 ** Bug fixes
 
@@ -31,4 +32,7 @@ What's new
 - fix functions word-find-forward and word-find-backward, which
   meaning was inverted
 
+- when the lyx binary was actually a symbolic link, LyX printed
+  annoying debug messages on console; they are debug messages now
+
 - fix an installation issue with solaris