diff --git a/admin/make-tarball.txt b/admin/make-tarball.txt
index 22e76a0ac2e..61d19e54b8e 100644
--- a/admin/make-tarball.txt
+++ b/admin/make-tarball.txt
@@ -388,9 +388,9 @@ add the new NEWS file as news/NEWS.xx.y
 Copy new etc/MACHINES to MACHINES and CONTRIBUTE to CONTRIBUTE
 
 For every new release, a banner is displayed on top of the emacs.html
-page.  Uncomment and the release banner in emacs.html.  Keep it on the
-page for about a month, then comment it again.  The new release banner
-looks like this:
+page.  Uncomment the release banner in emacs.html.  Keep it on the page
+for about a month, then comment it again.  The new release banner looks
+like this:
 
     <div class="release-banner">
 	<div class="container">
@@ -398,6 +398,16 @@ looks like this:
 	</div>
     </div>
 
+Add the information about the new release in the "Releases" section of
+emacs.html, which begins like this:
+
+    <div class="releases">
+	<div class="container">
+	  <!-- NOTE: There is no need to keep more than the two most recent -->
+	  <!-- major versions here. -->
+
+	    <h2 id="Releases">
+
 Also, make sure the copyright years at the bottom of emacs.html are
 up-to-date.
 
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/executable.el b/lisp/progmodes/executable.el
index b003b75b0e4..aa3a74d30fa 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/executable.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/executable.el
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ command to find the next error.  The buffer is also in `comint-mode' and
 `compilation-shell-minor-mode', so that you can answer any prompts."
   (interactive (list (read-string "Run script: "
 				  (or executable-command
-				      buffer-file-name))))
+				      (file-local-name buffer-file-name)))))
   (require 'compile)
   (save-some-buffers (not compilation-ask-about-save))
   (setq-local executable-command command)