diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_SITE b/configure/CONFIG_SITE
index 920900d52aeaa7d854cb557f379bd4cdfc236784..443eab63292408166de9bd8542ba5c9b4e25d33a 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_SITE
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_SITE
@@ -8,22 +8,27 @@
 #  CONFIG_SITE.Common.$(T_A)
 #  CONFIG_SITE.$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH).$(T_A)
 
+# CHECK_RELEASE controls the consistency checking of the support
+#   applications pointed to by the RELEASE* files.
+# Normally CHECK_RELEASE should be set to YES.
+# Set CHECK_RELEASE to NO to disable checking completely.
+# Set CHECK_RELEASE to WARN to perform consistency checking but
+#   continue building anyway if conflicts are found.
+CHECK_RELEASE = YES
+
 # Set this when you only want to compile this application
-# for a subset of the cross-compiled target architectures
-# that Base is built for.
+#   for a subset of the cross-compiled target architectures
+#   that Base is built for.
 #CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS = vxWorks-68040
 
+# To install files into a location other than $(TOP) define
+#   INSTALL_LOCATION here.
+#INSTALL_LOCATION=</path/name/to/install/top>
+
 # Set this when your IOC and the host use different paths
-# to access the application. This will be needed to boot
-# from a Microsoft FTP server or with some NFS mounts.
+#   to access the application. This will be needed to boot
+#   from a Microsoft FTP server or with some NFS mounts.
 # You must rebuild in the iocBoot directory for this to
-# take effect.
-#IOCS_APPL_TOP = /xorApps/epics/synApps_5_4/ioc/xxx
-
-# If you don't want to install into $(TOP) then
-# define INSTALL_LOCATION here
-#INSTALL_LOCATION=<fullpathname>
+#   take effect.
+#IOCS_APPL_TOP = </IOC/path/to/application/top>
 
-# uncomment both of the following to override release check
-#CHECK_RELEASE_YES = 
-#CHECK_RELEASE_NO = checkRelease