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authorbmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org>2004-03-15 00:24:27 +0000
committerbmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org>2004-03-15 00:24:27 +0000
commitb9c25c4f01b5469af0a21fa929c0f1df8bf56796 (patch)
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parent126f7cc74613775c066176595754d198af1b6ce8 (diff)
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Grammar nits.
Move a SGML comment to a more meaningful (and correct) place in this file.
Diffstat (limited to 'release')
-rw-r--r--release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml26
-rw-r--r--release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml26
2 files changed, 26 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml
index 6a16c3f..16ad138 100644
--- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml
+++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@
kernel locking continues, the scheduler will be able to make
more efficient use of the available parallel resources.</para>
+ <!-- Above this line, sort kernel changes by manpage/keyword-->
+
<para>The device driver infrastructure (as well as many drivers)
have been updated. Among the changes: Many more drivers now use
automatically-assigned major numbers (instead of the old static
@@ -206,16 +208,16 @@
<para>The kernel's file descriptor allocation code has been
updated, and is now derived from similar code in OpenBSD.</para>
- <para arch="sparc64">On &os;/sparc64 <varname>time_t</varname>
+ <para arch="sparc64">On &os;/sparc64, <varname>time_t</varname>
has been changed from a 32-bit value to a 64-bit value.
<note>
<para>Since this change is not backward-compatible,
- any programs which are built on the older system using
- the 32-bit <varname>time_t</varname> as well as
- call system-routines for handling
+ any programs which were built on an older system using
+ a 32-bit <varname>time_t</varname> and
+ call system routines for handling
<varname>time_t</varname> values, will have to be recompiled.
- More detail information and notice on upgrading from
+ More detailed information and notice on upgrading from
the source can be found in
<filename>/usr/src/UPDATING.64BTT</filename>.</para>
</note>
@@ -225,8 +227,6 @@
kernel with the Intel C/C++ Compiler (as in the <filename
role="package">lang/icc</filename> port).</para>
- <!-- Above this line, sort kernel changes by manpage/keyword-->
-
<sect3 id="proc">
<title>Platform-Specific Hardware Support</title>
@@ -589,14 +589,14 @@
</para>
<para><application>pf</application>, OpenBSD's packet filter as of
- OpenBSD 3.4 has been imported into &os; source tree and installed
+ OpenBSD 3.4, has been imported into &os; source tree and is now installed
by default. A new user <username>proxy</username>, and two new
groups <username>authpf</username> and <username>proxy</username>,
- which <application>pf</application> needs are added as well.
+ which <application>pf</application> needs, are added as well.
<note>
<para>On upgrading from the source, these user accounts must be
- added in advance. And, the <varname>NO_PF</varname> variable
+ added in advance. The <varname>NO_PF</varname> variable
in <filename>make.conf</filename> can be used to prevent
<application>pf</application> from building.</para>
</note>
@@ -628,14 +628,14 @@
<sect2 id="ports">
<title>Ports/Packages Collection Infrastructure</title>
- <para>The <literal>SIZE</literal> attribute for distfiles
- which can be used for checking file size before fetching,
+ <para>The <literal>SIZE</literal> attribute for distfiles,
+ which can be used for checking file sizes before fetching,
has been added and enabled by default.
<varname>DISABLE_SIZE</varname> is a user control knob
to disable the distfile size checking. This is especially
useful on old &os; versions which didn't have &man.fetch.1;
support for this, and for some FTP proxies which always
- report incorrect or bogus size.</para>
+ report incorrect or bogus sizes.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="releng">
diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml
index 6a16c3f..16ad138 100644
--- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml
+++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@
kernel locking continues, the scheduler will be able to make
more efficient use of the available parallel resources.</para>
+ <!-- Above this line, sort kernel changes by manpage/keyword-->
+
<para>The device driver infrastructure (as well as many drivers)
have been updated. Among the changes: Many more drivers now use
automatically-assigned major numbers (instead of the old static
@@ -206,16 +208,16 @@
<para>The kernel's file descriptor allocation code has been
updated, and is now derived from similar code in OpenBSD.</para>
- <para arch="sparc64">On &os;/sparc64 <varname>time_t</varname>
+ <para arch="sparc64">On &os;/sparc64, <varname>time_t</varname>
has been changed from a 32-bit value to a 64-bit value.
<note>
<para>Since this change is not backward-compatible,
- any programs which are built on the older system using
- the 32-bit <varname>time_t</varname> as well as
- call system-routines for handling
+ any programs which were built on an older system using
+ a 32-bit <varname>time_t</varname> and
+ call system routines for handling
<varname>time_t</varname> values, will have to be recompiled.
- More detail information and notice on upgrading from
+ More detailed information and notice on upgrading from
the source can be found in
<filename>/usr/src/UPDATING.64BTT</filename>.</para>
</note>
@@ -225,8 +227,6 @@
kernel with the Intel C/C++ Compiler (as in the <filename
role="package">lang/icc</filename> port).</para>
- <!-- Above this line, sort kernel changes by manpage/keyword-->
-
<sect3 id="proc">
<title>Platform-Specific Hardware Support</title>
@@ -589,14 +589,14 @@
</para>
<para><application>pf</application>, OpenBSD's packet filter as of
- OpenBSD 3.4 has been imported into &os; source tree and installed
+ OpenBSD 3.4, has been imported into &os; source tree and is now installed
by default. A new user <username>proxy</username>, and two new
groups <username>authpf</username> and <username>proxy</username>,
- which <application>pf</application> needs are added as well.
+ which <application>pf</application> needs, are added as well.
<note>
<para>On upgrading from the source, these user accounts must be
- added in advance. And, the <varname>NO_PF</varname> variable
+ added in advance. The <varname>NO_PF</varname> variable
in <filename>make.conf</filename> can be used to prevent
<application>pf</application> from building.</para>
</note>
@@ -628,14 +628,14 @@
<sect2 id="ports">
<title>Ports/Packages Collection Infrastructure</title>
- <para>The <literal>SIZE</literal> attribute for distfiles
- which can be used for checking file size before fetching,
+ <para>The <literal>SIZE</literal> attribute for distfiles,
+ which can be used for checking file sizes before fetching,
has been added and enabled by default.
<varname>DISABLE_SIZE</varname> is a user control knob
to disable the distfile size checking. This is especially
useful on old &os; versions which didn't have &man.fetch.1;
support for this, and for some FTP proxies which always
- report incorrect or bogus size.</para>
+ report incorrect or bogus sizes.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="releng">
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