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FYI [PATCH 2/3] doc: omit mention of version when not needed
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Paul Eggert |
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FYI [PATCH 2/3] doc: omit mention of version when not needed |
Date: |
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:40:12 -0800 |
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* doc/gnulib-intro.texi (Portability and Application Code):
* doc/gnulib.texi (Brief Overview, Legacy Function Substitutes):
Don't mention particular dates or versions when not necessary, so
that the documentation won't go out of date so quickly.
---
ChangeLog | 6 ++++++
doc/gnulib-intro.texi | 2 +-
doc/gnulib.texi | 8 ++++----
3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 74546ee..09a87c5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
2012-12-29 Paul Eggert <address@hidden>
+ doc: omit mention of version when not needed
+ * doc/gnulib-intro.texi (Portability and Application Code):
+ * doc/gnulib.texi (Brief Overview, Legacy Function Substitutes):
+ Don't mention particular dates or versions when not necessary, so
+ that the documentation won't go out of date so quickly.
+
* doc/intprops.texi (Integer Properties): Fix Texinfo typo.
2012-12-28 Akim Demaille <address@hidden>
diff --git a/doc/gnulib-intro.texi b/doc/gnulib-intro.texi
index 0ed07d6..7b3ff8a 100644
--- a/doc/gnulib-intro.texi
+++ b/doc/gnulib-intro.texi
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ instead allow synergies between users on different operating
systems.
Another goal of Gnulib is to provide application code that can be shared
between several applications. Some people wonder: "What? glibc doesn't
have a function to copy a file?" Indeed, the scope of a system's libc is
-to implement the relevant standards (ISO C99, POSIX:2001) and to provide
+to implement the relevant standards (ISO C, POSIX) and to provide
access functions to the kernel's system calls, and little more.
There is no clear borderline between both areas.
diff --git a/doc/gnulib.texi b/doc/gnulib.texi
index 2141c53..b492b76 100644
--- a/doc/gnulib.texi
+++ b/doc/gnulib.texi
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ If you need this particular \thing\, you may write to
@node Brief Overview
@chapter Brief Overview
-Gnulib is a source code library. It provides basic functionality to
-programs and libraries. Currently (as of October 2006) more than 30
-packages make use of Gnulib.
+Gnulib is a source code library that provides basic functionality to
+programs and libraries. Many software packages make use of Gnulib
+to avoid reinventing the portability wheel.
Resources:
@@ -3743,7 +3743,7 @@ by Gnulib.
@chapter Past POSIX Function Substitutes
This chapter describes which functions and function-like macros specified by
-older versions of POSIX (POSIX:2001) are substituted by Gnulib, which
+older versions of POSIX are substituted by Gnulib, which
portability pitfalls are fixed by Gnulib, and which (known) portability
problems are not worked around by Gnulib.
--
1.7.11.7
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