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
