diff --git a/autosetup/README.md b/autosetup/README.md
index 8f0f5601e7..c67709e0c5 100644
--- a/autosetup/README.md
+++ b/autosetup/README.md
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ found in [proj.tcl][].
 
 In (mostly) alphabetical order:
 
+- **`file-isexec filename`**\  
+  Should be used in place of `[file executable]`, as it will also
+  check for `${filename}.exe` on Windows platforms. However, on such
+  platforms is also assumes that _any_ existing file is executable.
+
 - **`get-env VAR ?default?`**\  
   Will fetch an "environment variable"
   from the first of either: (A) a KEY=VALUE passed to the configure
diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index 38c1aef4f7..76ca282253 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-C Change\sseveral\s'file\sexists'\schecks\sfor\stclsh\sto\sfile-isexec\sbecause\sthat\schecks\sfor\s.exe\sextensions\son\sWindows.
-D 2024-11-07T06:00:14.892
+C Add\smention\sof\sfile-isexec\sin\sautosetup/README.md.
+D 2024-11-07T06:02:05.347
 F .fossil-settings/empty-dirs dbb81e8fc0401ac46a1491ab34a7f2c7c0452f2f06b54ebb845d024ca8283ef1
 F .fossil-settings/ignore-glob 35175cdfcf539b2318cb04a9901442804be81cd677d8b889fcc9149c21f239ea
 F LICENSE.md e108e1e69ae8e8a59e93c455654b8ac9356a11720d3345df2a4743e9590fb20d
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ F autoconf/tea/win/rules.vc 94a18c3e453535459b4a643983acca52fb8756e79055bd2ad4b0
 F autoconf/tea/win/targets.vc 96a25a1fa6e9e9cfb348fd3760a5395b4ce8acafc8ed10f0412937ec200d5dbd
 F autosetup/LICENSE 41a26aebdd2cd185d1e2b210f71b7ce234496979f6b35aef2cbf6b80cbed4ce4
 F autosetup/README.autosetup a78ff8c4a3d2636a4268736672a74bf14a82f42687fcf0631a70c516075c031e
-F autosetup/README.md 78f434bc13029a7ddf4d62fb0c82216f1dceaee448239022a1ce49230925b4c9
+F autosetup/README.md c2f4356d1ce44b44d7420c236afa548bf7a584a8a89b1eaa765b575232927896
 F autosetup/autosetup 9416ffdcdd6e2dbf7f6d1e5c890078518930f8af7722a950eacc28c7f151d2d6 x
 F autosetup/autosetup-config.guess dfa101c5e8220e864d5e9c72a85e87110df60260d36cb951ad0a85d6d9eaa463 x
 F autosetup/autosetup-config.sub a38fb074d0dece01cf919e9fb534a26011608aa8fa606490864295328526cd73 x
@@ -2200,8 +2200,8 @@ F tool/version-info.c 3b36468a90faf1bbd59c65fd0eb66522d9f941eedd364fabccd7227350
 F tool/warnings-clang.sh bbf6a1e685e534c92ec2bfba5b1745f34fb6f0bc2a362850723a9ee87c1b31a7
 F tool/warnings.sh 49a486c5069de041aedcbde4de178293e0463ae9918ecad7539eedf0ec77a139
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-R 37857bf341f005fe9a1012fdd57752f9
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+R 44b9bde08584eb60e3c1ac7b538f4ce9
 U stephan
-Z cfe6f62fa97b31ccaf6d0632d55f4017
+Z 32ba8fe39d3740f9d9fe595729b68f87
 # Remove this line to create a well-formed Fossil manifest.
diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index 69d80bd6e8..fe5637dca4 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-052a1b4d7cb43b7f65028c41e9a7a17b533c834d8f620fbc7bc0adddb1fdb843
+f469356749b62b3ce4161b40ed105d60867a366a389efa583fe9607a13426803