Message ID | mwimdwe0or.fsf@tomate.loria.fr |
---|---|
State | New |
Headers | show |
Series | fixed typos in "NEWS for version 2.32" | expand |
* Paul Zimmermann: > * Unicode 13.0.0 Support: Character encoding, character type info, and > transliteration tables are all updated to Unicode 13.0.0, using > - generator scripts contributed by Mike FABIAN (Red Hat). > + generator scripts contributed by Mike Fabian (Red Hat). I don't think that's a typo, it's just a different cultural convention. > - The arc* ABI is little-endian while arceb is big-endian. All ABIs use > + The arc* ABI are little-endian while arceb is big-endian. All ABIs use > 64-bit time (y2038 safe) and 64-bit file offsets (LFS default). Maybe “arc* ABIs”? Rest looks fine to me, thanks. Florian
thank you Florian for your review, here is a v2.
Best regards,
Paul
From 4cb7e0bfbfbecb0ba29b85dd414e8d5e21f86b8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Zimmermann <Paul.Zimmermann@inria.fr>
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2020 10:56:15 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fixed typos in "NEWS for version 2.32" (v2)
---
NEWS | 20 ++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2937adc3f3..ddbf6c0801 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ Major new features:
- arc-linux-gnuhf
- arceb-linux-gnu
- The arc* ABI is little-endian while arceb is big-endian. All ABIs use
+ The arc* ABIs are little-endian while arceb is big-endian. All ABIs use
64-bit time (y2038 safe) and 64-bit file offsets (LFS default).
* The GNU C Library now loads audit modules listed in the DT_AUDIT and
DT_DEPAUDIT dynamic section entries of the main executable.
* powerpc64le supports IEEE128 long double libm/libc redirects when
- using the -mabi=ieeelongdouble to compile C code on supported GCC
+ using -mabi=ieeelongdouble to compile C code on supported GCC
toolchains. It is recommended to use GCC 8 or newer when testing
this option.
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Major new features:
several APIs have been annotated with GCC 'access' attribute. This
should help GCC 10 issue better warnings.
-* On Linux, functions the pthread_attr_setsigmask_np and
+* On Linux, functions pthread_attr_setsigmask_np and
pthread_attr_getsigmask_np have been added. They allow applications
to specify the signal mask of a thread created with pthread_create.
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ Major new features:
libpthread.
* The functions sigabbrev_np and sigdescr_np have been added. The
- sigabbrev_np returns the abbreviated signal name (e.g. "HUP" for SIGHUP)
- while sigdescr_np returns a string describing the signal number (e.g
- "Hangup" for SIGHUP). Different than strsignal, sigdescr_np does not
+ sigabbrev_np function returns the abbreviated signal name (e.g. "HUP" for
+ SIGHUP) while sigdescr_np returns a string describing the signal number
+ (e.g "Hangup" for SIGHUP). Different than strsignal, sigdescr_np does not
attempt to translate the return description, both functions return
NULL for an invalid signal number.
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ Major new features:
are both thread and async-signal safe. These functions are GNU extensions.
* The functions strerrorname_np and strerrordesc_np have been added. The
- strerroname_np returns error number name (e.g. "EINVAL" for EINVAL) while
- strerrordesc_np returns string describing error number
+ strerroname_np function returns error number name (e.g. "EINVAL" for EINVAL)
+ while strerrordesc_np returns a string describing the error number
(e.g "Invalid argument" for EINVAL). Different than strerror,
strerrordesc_np does not attempt to translate the return description, both
functions return NULL for an invalid error number.
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
that have been added in or before version 2.28. Replacement
implementations based on TI-RPC, which additionally support IPv6, are
available from <https://github.com/thkukuk/>. This change does not
- affect the "compat" NSS module, which does not depended on libnsl
+ affect the "compat" NSS module, which does not depend on libnsl
since 2.27 and thus can be used without NIS.
* The deprecated <sys/sysctl.h> header and the sysctl function have been
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
* The deprecated symbols sys_errlist, _sys_errlist, sys_nerr, and _sys_nerr
are no longer available to newly linked binaries, and their declarations
- have been removed from from <stdio.h>. They are exported solely as
+ have been removed from <stdio.h>. They are exported solely as
compatibility symbols to support old binaries. All programs should use
strerror or strerror_r instead.
* Paul Zimmermann:
> thank you Florian for your review, here is a v2.
Thanks. Do you have commit access, or do you need someone to commit
this for you?
Florian
Dear Florian, I'm not sure I have commit access, I can try if you think this v2 is ok. Paul > From: Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> > Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2020 11:14:24 +0200 > > * Paul Zimmermann: > > > thank you Florian for your review, here is a v2. > > Thanks. Do you have commit access, or do you need someone to commit > this for you? > > Florian > >
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 2937adc3f3..ea47e53207 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Major new features: * Unicode 13.0.0 Support: Character encoding, character type info, and transliteration tables are all updated to Unicode 13.0.0, using - generator scripts contributed by Mike FABIAN (Red Hat). + generator scripts contributed by Mike Fabian (Red Hat). * New locale added: ckb_IQ (Kurdish/Sorani spoken in Iraq) @@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ Major new features: - arc-linux-gnuhf - arceb-linux-gnu - The arc* ABI is little-endian while arceb is big-endian. All ABIs use + The arc* ABI are little-endian while arceb is big-endian. All ABIs use 64-bit time (y2038 safe) and 64-bit file offsets (LFS default). * The GNU C Library now loads audit modules listed in the DT_AUDIT and DT_DEPAUDIT dynamic section entries of the main executable. * powerpc64le supports IEEE128 long double libm/libc redirects when - using the -mabi=ieeelongdouble to compile C code on supported GCC + using -mabi=ieeelongdouble to compile C code on supported GCC toolchains. It is recommended to use GCC 8 or newer when testing this option. @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Major new features: several APIs have been annotated with GCC 'access' attribute. This should help GCC 10 issue better warnings. -* On Linux, functions the pthread_attr_setsigmask_np and +* On Linux, functions pthread_attr_setsigmask_np and pthread_attr_getsigmask_np have been added. They allow applications to specify the signal mask of a thread created with pthread_create. @@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ Major new features: libpthread. * The functions sigabbrev_np and sigdescr_np have been added. The - sigabbrev_np returns the abbreviated signal name (e.g. "HUP" for SIGHUP) - while sigdescr_np returns a string describing the signal number (e.g - "Hangup" for SIGHUP). Different than strsignal, sigdescr_np does not + sigabbrev_np function returns the abbreviated signal name (e.g. "HUP" for + SIGHUP) while sigdescr_np returns a string describing the signal number + (e.g "Hangup" for SIGHUP). Different than strsignal, sigdescr_np does not attempt to translate the return description, both functions return NULL for an invalid signal number. @@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ Major new features: are both thread and async-signal safe. These functions are GNU extensions. * The functions strerrorname_np and strerrordesc_np have been added. The - strerroname_np returns error number name (e.g. "EINVAL" for EINVAL) while - strerrordesc_np returns string describing error number + strerroname_np function returns error number name (e.g. "EINVAL" for EINVAL) + while strerrordesc_np returns a string describing the error number (e.g "Invalid argument" for EINVAL). Different than strerror, strerrordesc_np does not attempt to translate the return description, both functions return NULL for an invalid error number. @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility: that have been added in or before version 2.28. Replacement implementations based on TI-RPC, which additionally support IPv6, are available from <https://github.com/thkukuk/>. This change does not - affect the "compat" NSS module, which does not depended on libnsl + affect the "compat" NSS module, which does not depend on libnsl since 2.27 and thus can be used without NIS. * The deprecated <sys/sysctl.h> header and the sysctl function have been @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility: * The deprecated symbols sys_errlist, _sys_errlist, sys_nerr, and _sys_nerr are no longer available to newly linked binaries, and their declarations - have been removed from from <stdio.h>. They are exported solely as + have been removed from <stdio.h>. They are exported solely as compatibility symbols to support old binaries. All programs should use strerror or strerror_r instead.
Hi, while reading the 2.32 news, I noticed several typos. The following patch fixes them. Paul From f76aa47f475640c8fe5c5f320382e7237190c454 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Zimmermann <Paul.Zimmermann@inria.fr> Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2020 08:38:07 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] fixed typos in "NEWS for version 2.32" --- NEWS | 22 +++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)