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Date:      Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:49:03 -0500
From:      Andre Guibert de Bruet <andy@siliconlandmark.com>
To:        Yar Tikhiy <yar@comp.chem.msu.su>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [PATCH] Typo fixes: preceed -> precede
Message-ID:  <D02D1F13-D472-426A-AD6A-99937891F1FD@siliconlandmark.com>
In-Reply-To: <20061229125454.GF76083@comp.chem.msu.su>
References:  <21FFCA85-E5E5-4B60-BFB5-54C63A33ED90@siliconlandmark.com> <20061229125454.GF76083@comp.chem.msu.su>

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On Dec 29, 2006, at 7:54 AM, Yar Tikhiy wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 28, 2006 at 02:02:23AM -0500, Andre Guibert de Bruet  
> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> The attached patch fixes the misspelling of the word "precede" in CVS
>> HEAD in a number of source files and man pages. It needs to be
>> applied in src/. Could someone commit it?
>>
>> It can also be found online at: https://bling.properkernel.com/
>> freebsd/20061227-fix-preceed.patch
>>
>> PS: This patch does not fix the instances in src/contrib/ as it is my
>> understanding that these are vendor imported sources. I will take
>> these up with the appropriate people.
>
> Thank you for spotting those typos!  Personally, I hate typos in
> comments and docs as they make me suspect that the author didn't
> have enough concentration to write good code either. :-)

I feel the same way.

> My only remark is that we should't touch the files in src/crypto/
> or the manpages in src/secure/.  The former are much like those
> in src/contrib/, while the latter are auto-generated from the POD
> files in src/crypto/.

I have the POD files fixed in my local repo. Would you like the patches?

> Having said that, I'll happily correct the rest of slips you've
> found.  Thanks, and Happy New Year!

I'm happy to oblige. Happy New Year to you too! :)

Andy

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