Index: Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
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--- Doc/distutils/apiref.rst	(revision 82961)
+++ Doc/distutils/apiref.rst	(working copy)
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
    |                        | filename or pathname, but      |                           |
    |                        | Python dotted name             |                           |
    +------------------------+--------------------------------+---------------------------+
-   | *sources*              | list of source filenames,      | string                    |
+   | *sources*              | list of source filenames,      | a list of strings         |
    |                        | relative to the distribution   |                           |
    |                        | root (where the setup script   |                           |
    |                        | lives), in Unix form (slash-   |                           |
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
    |                        | as source for a Python         |                           |
    |                        | extension.                     |                           |
    +------------------------+--------------------------------+---------------------------+
-   | *include_dirs*         | list of directories to search  | string                    |
+   | *include_dirs*         | list of directories to search  | a list of strings         |
    |                        | for C/C++ header files (in     |                           |
    |                        | Unix form for portability)     |                           |
    +------------------------+--------------------------------+---------------------------+
@@ -205,15 +205,15 @@
    | *undef_macros*         | list of macros to undefine     | string                    |
    |                        | explicitly                     |                           |
    +------------------------+--------------------------------+---------------------------+
-   | *library_dirs*         | list of directories to search  | string                    |
+   | *library_dirs*         | list of directories to search  | a list of strings         |
    |                        | for C/C++ libraries at link    |                           |
    |                        | time                           |                           |
    +------------------------+--------------------------------+---------------------------+
-   | *libraries*            | list of library names (not     | string                    |
+   | *libraries*            | list of library names (not     | a list of strings         |
    |                        | filenames or paths) to link    |                           |
    |                        | against                        |                           |
    +------------------------+--------------------------------+---------------------------+
-   | *runtime_library_dirs* | list of directories to search  | string                    |
+   | *runtime_library_dirs* | list of directories to search  | a list of strings         |
    |                        | for C/C++ libraries at run     |                           |
    |                        | time (for shared extensions,   |                           |
    |                        | this is when the extension is  |                           |