diff --git a/Shorewall/compiler b/Shorewall/compiler
index fd0ccc372..26df43df7 100755
--- a/Shorewall/compiler
+++ b/Shorewall/compiler
@@ -3696,7 +3696,7 @@ process_action_file() # $1 = File Name
     local user_exit=$(find_file $1)
 
     if [ -f $user_exit ]; then
-	progress_message2 "Processing $user_exit ..."
+	progress_message "Processing $user_exit ..."
 
 	. $user_exit
     fi
diff --git a/docs/shorewall_extension_scripts.xml b/docs/shorewall_extension_scripts.xml
index 95525ce7b..f24fce639 100644
--- a/docs/shorewall_extension_scripts.xml
+++ b/docs/shorewall_extension_scripts.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       </author>
     </authorgroup>
 
-    <pubdate>2006-03-24</pubdate>
+    <pubdate>2006-06-21</pubdate>
 
     <copyright>
       <year>2001-2006</year>
@@ -238,15 +238,16 @@
     <listitem>
       <para><emphasis role="bold">Shorewall version 3.2.0 and later
       only.</emphasis> When compiling your firewall configuration, Shorewall
-      copies extension scripts directly into the "compiled" program where they
-      are executed in-line during processing of the start, restart and restore
-      commands. When copying a script, Shorewall indents the script to match
-      the surrounding code; if you have 'awk' installed on the system where
-      the configuration is being compiled, Shorewall can correctly handle line
-      continuation in your script ("\" as the last character on a line). If
-      you do not have awk, you may not use line continuation in your scripts.
-      Also beware that quoted strings continued from one line to another will
-      have extra whitespace inserted as a result of indentation.</para>
+      copies most extension scripts directly into the "compiled" program where
+      they are executed in-line during processing of the start, restart and
+      restore commands. When copying a script, Shorewall indents the script to
+      match the surrounding code; if you have 'awk' installed on the system
+      where the configuration is being compiled, Shorewall can correctly
+      handle line continuation in your script ("\" as the last character on a
+      line). If you do not have awk, you may not use line continuation in your
+      scripts. Also beware that quoted strings continued from one line to
+      another will have extra whitespace inserted as a result of
+      indentation.</para>
 
       <note>
         <para>The <filename>/etc/shorewall/params</filename> script is
@@ -260,6 +261,16 @@
         you use the <command>shorewall compile</command> command to compile a
         program then run that program at a later time.</para>
       </note>
+
+      <note>
+        <para>Extension scripts associated with a particular chain or action
+        are not copied into the compiled script; they are rather processed
+        directly by the compiler using the Bourne shell "." command. For
+        example, if A is an action then if <filename
+        class="directory">/etc/shorewall/A</filename> exists then it will be
+        processed by the compiler rather than copied into the compiled
+        script.</para>
+      </note>
     </listitem>
   </itemizedlist>