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Bug#31961: packaging-manual: editorial fixes



Package: packaging-manual
Version: 2.5.0.0

I suggest these changes:

--- packaging.sgml.orig	Fri Jan 15 15:35:20 1999
+++ packaging.sgml	Fri Jan 15 16:05:28 1999
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 	This manual describes the technical aspects of creating Debian
 	binary packages (<tt>.deb</tt> files).  It documents the
 	behaviour of the package management programs
-	<prgn>dpkg</prgn>, <prgn>dselect</prgn> et al. and and the way
+	<prgn>dpkg</prgn>, <prgn>dselect</prgn> et al. and the way
 	they interact with packages.</p>
 
       <p>
@@ -2711,7 +2711,7 @@
 	</heading>
 
 	<p>	  
-	  It is possible supply scripts as part of a package which
+	  It is possible to supply scripts as part of a package which
 	  <prgn>dpkg</prgn> will run for you when your package is
 	  installed, upgraded or removed.
 	</p>
@@ -3527,7 +3527,7 @@
       </sect>
 
       <sect><heading>Dependencies - <tt>Depends</tt>, <tt>Recommends</tt>,
-	  <tt>tt>Sugge</tt>tt>, <tt>Pre-Depends</tt>
+	  <tt>Suggests</tt>, <tt>Pre-Depends</tt>
 	</heading>
 
 	<p>	  
@@ -3765,7 +3765,7 @@
       </sect1>
 
       <sect id="conflicts"><heading>Alternative packages -
-	  <tt>tt>Confli</tt>tt> and <tt>Replaces</tt>
+	  <tt>Conflicts</tt> and <tt>Replaces</tt>
 	</heading>
 
 	<p>	  
@@ -3840,7 +3840,7 @@
 	  <tt>Provides</tt> control file field of another package.
 	  The effect is as if the package(s) which provide a
 	  particular virtual package name had been listed by name
-	  everywhere were the virtual package name appears.
+	  everywhere the virtual package name appears.
 	</p>
 
 	<p>	  
@@ -3886,7 +3886,7 @@
 	<p>	  
 	  If you want to specify which of a set of real packages should be the
 	  default to satisfy a particular dependency on a virtual package, you
-	  should list the real package as alternative before the virtual.
+	  should list the real package as an alternative before the virtual.
 	</p>
       </sect>
 	
@@ -3960,7 +3960,7 @@
 	  <p>	    
 	    Secondly, <tt>Replaces</tt> allows <prgn>dpkg</prgn> and
 	    <prgn>dselect</prgn> to resolve which package should be
-	    removed when a conflict - see <ref id="conflicts">.  This
+	    removed when there is a conflict - see <ref id="conflicts">.  This
 	    usage only takes effect when the two packages <em>do</em>
 	    conflict, so that the two effects do not interfere with
 	    each other.
@@ -4092,7 +4092,7 @@
 	<p>	  
 	  If neither the user nor the package maintainer has changed
 	  the file, it is left alone.  If one or the other has changed
-	  their version, then the changed version is preferred - ie,
+	  their version, then the changed version is preferred - i.e.,
 	  if the user edits their file, but the package maintainer
 	  doesn't ship a different version, the user's changes will
 	  stay, silently, but if the maintainer ships a new version


-- System Information
Debian Release: 2.0
Kernel Version: Linux vanzandt 2.1.132 #5 Tue Dec 29 15:31:03 EST 1998 i686 unknown


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