Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 10:43:17 +0000 (UTC) From: Warren Block <wblock@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r41718 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports Message-ID: <201305231043.r4NAhHWi057313@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: wblock Date: Thu May 23 10:43:17 2013 New Revision: 41718 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/41718 Log: Make some wording in the ports/packages section more clear and consistent. PR: docs/178763 Submitted by: Drahos Cagan <drahos_1@yahoo.com> Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml Thu May 23 10:29:53 2013 (r41717) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml Thu May 23 10:43:17 2013 (r41718) @@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ Info: Lists information about open fil <command>make <maketarget>quicksearch</maketarget> key=<replaceable>string</replaceable></command>, where <replaceable>string</replaceable> is some text to search - for. The text can be comments, descriptions or dependencies + for. The text can be in comments, descriptions, or dependencies in order to find ports which relate to a particular subject when the name of the program is unknown.</para> @@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ local: lsof-4.56.4.tgz remote: lsof-4.56 <envar>FTP_PASSIVE_MODE</envar>, <envar>FTP_PROXY</envar>, and <envar>FTP_PASSWORD</envar>. You may need to set one or more of these if you are behind a firewall, or need to use an - FTP/HTTP proxy. See &man.fetch.3; for the complete list. + FTP/HTTP proxy. See &man.fetch.3; for the complete list of variables. Note that in the example above <literal>lsof</literal> is used instead of <literal>lsof-4.56.4</literal>. When the remote fetching feature is used, the version number of the package @@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ local: lsof-4.56.4.tgz remote: lsof-4.56 available from <ulink url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/"></ulink>, or the <filename>/packages</filename> directory of the &os; - DVD distribution. The layout of the packages is similar to + DVD distribution. The layout of the packages directory is similar to that of the <filename>/usr/ports</filename> tree. Each category has its own directory, and every package can be found within the <filename>All</filename> directory.</para> @@ -507,22 +507,22 @@ docbook = <row> <entry>=</entry> <entry>The version of the installed package matches the - one found in the local ports tree.</entry> + one in the local ports tree.</entry> </row> <row> <entry><</entry> - <entry>The installed version is older than the one - available in the local ports tree.</entry> + <entry>The version of the installed package is older + than the one in the local ports tree.</entry> </row> <row> - <entry>></entry><entry>The installed version is newer - than the one found in the local ports tree, meaning + <entry>></entry> + <entry>The version of the installed package is newer + than the one in the local ports tree, meaning that the local ports tree is probably out of date.</entry> </row> - <row> <entry>?</entry> <entry>The installed package cannot be found in the
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