Typos on LFS Testing (Chapter 7, setclock.xml and network.xml)

[lizardo@…]

Attached a patch that fixes small typos on these two files.

[lizardo@…]

Fixes two typos on Chapter 7

[Matthew Burgess]

Some comments on that patch:

chapter04/aboutsbus.xml -provide accurate time estimates. The biggest package (Glibc) will +provide accurate time estimates. The biggest package (Glibc) will

The only thing I see here is the removal of a space. I may have been taught incorrectly, but when typing, one uses two spaces after a full stop (period) and one after any other punctuation mark. It wouldn't matter in this case anyway, as XML is non-printable character agnostic in the most part.

chapter04/aboutlfs.xml: -<para>Having this variable set is beneficial in that commands such as +<para>Having this variable set is beneficial so that commands such as

I don't see a problem with the original, and it actually sounds more correct than your proposed correction. I'll defer this one to Gerard though.

chapter05/binutils-pass1.xml:

-<para>Next, prepare the linker for the <quote>adjusting</quote> phase +<para>Next, prepare the linker for the <quote>Adjusting</quote> phase

Not sure quite what to do with this one. Maybe it should be an xref instead of inside quotes, so it actually points at the correct section?

prologue/foreword.xml

-programs were configured by default. I tried a number of alternate +programs were configured by default. I tried a number of alternative

I prefer your version to the original, but what about 'different' instead of 'alternative'?

-customized system. This <quote>perfect</quote> Linux system would then +customized one. This <quote>perfect</quote> Linux system would then

Deferred to Gerard.

chapter07/introduction.xml

-<para>If using an alternate style of init scripts, skip this chapter +<para>If using an alternative style of init scripts, skip this chapter

Thanks, I prefer your version too. The fact that this change has been suggested earlier suggests there might be some stylistic/grammatical issue I'm overlooking. Gerard?

chapter07/setclock.xml

-substracting an hour (or only add six in the first place) during the summer +subtracting an hour (or only add six in the first place) during the summer

Thanks.

Index: chapter07/network.xml

-Prefixes longer than 24 bits are commonly used by DSL- and cable-based +Prefixes longer than 24 bits are commonly used by DSL and cable-based

The original looks correct to me, the '-' links the 'based' suffix from 'cable-based' to DSL, meaning it should be read as 'DSL-based and cable-based'.

Thanks Anderson, I'll leave Gerard to comment on the suggestions you made,

Matt.

[lizardo@…]

Sorry, you can ignore all changes, except from chapter 7. They were local changes I didn't really intend to publish :/ As of the "DSL-" thing, now I see what the text meant. At first look I thought it was a typo ;)

[gerard@…]

Fixed the typos, will not change the "alternate" vs. "alternative" right now. It was edited as such on purpose for technical correctness too, but of course it could always be wrong. Then sometimes there are different styles or different accepted usages (ie. the words effect vs. affect is often used wrong and whereas "affect" may sound better, it's technicall still wrong although not everybody would agree from a "feeling" point of view).

Anyways I will look into it, but I think both words can be used in our instances so it becomes a matter of preference and personal style more than anything. We can battle this some other time for the "Trunk" branch.

[jeremy@…]

Going to close this one for now. The necessary changes made it into the book for LFS 6.