[pacman-dev] [PATCH 2/3] makepkg.conf(5): Fix and improve grammar and spelling issues
Jason St. John
jstjohn at purdue.edu
Thu Jan 16 18:30:18 EST 2014
Signed-off-by: Jason St. John <jstjohn at purdue.edu>
---
doc/makepkg.conf.5.txt | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/makepkg.conf.5.txt b/doc/makepkg.conf.5.txt
index e43368c..c0e1e05 100644
--- a/doc/makepkg.conf.5.txt
+++ b/doc/makepkg.conf.5.txt
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ Synopsis
Description
-----------
-Configuration options for makekpg are stored in makepkg.conf. This file is
-sourced, so you can include any special compiler flags you wish to use. This is
-helpful for building for different architectures, or with different
+Configuration options for makepkg are stored in makepkg.conf. This file is
+sourced so you can include any special compiler flags you wish to use. This is
+helpful for building for different architectures or with different
optimizations. However, only the variables described below are exported to the
build environment.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ NOTE: This does not guarantee that all package Makefiles will use your exported
variables. Some of them are non-standard.
The system-wide configuration file is found in {sysconfdir}/makepkg.conf.
-Individual options can be overridden (or added to) on a per user basis in
+Individual options can be overridden (or added to) on a per-user basis in
~/.makepkg.conf.
The default file is fairly well commented, so it may be easiest to simply
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Options
+
If present, `%u` will be replaced with the download URL. Otherwise, the
download URL will be placed on the end of the command. If present, `%o` will
- be replaced with the local filename, plus a ``.part'' extension, which allows
+ be replaced with the local file name, plus a ``.part'' extension, which allows
makepkg to handle resuming file downloads.
**CARCH=**"carch"::
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Options
installation.
**CHOST=**"chost"::
- A string such as ``i686-pc-linux-gnu'', do not touch unless you know what
+ A string such as ``i686-pc-linux-gnu''; do not touch unless you know what
you are doing. This can be commented out by most users if desired.
**CPPFLAGS=**"cppflags"::
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Options
available linker flags.
**MAKEFLAGS=**"makeflags"::
- This is often used to set the number of jobs used, for example, `-j2`.
+ This is often used to set the number of jobs used; for example, `-j2`.
Other flags that make accepts can also be passed.
**DEBUG_CFLAGS=**"debug_cflags"::
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ Options
Debug flags used for the C++ compiler; see DEBUG_CFLAGS for more info.
**BUILDENV=(**fakeroot !distcc color !ccache check !sign**)**::
- This array contains options that affect the build environment, the defaults
+ This array contains options that affect the build environment; the defaults
are shown here. All options should always be left in the array; to enable
- or disable an option simply remove or place an ``!'' at the front of the
+ or disable an option, simply remove or add an ``!'' at the front of the
option. If an option is specified multiple times, the final value takes
precedence. Each option works as follows:
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ Options
*check*;;
Run the check() function if present in the PKGBUILD. This can be
enabled or disabled for individual packages through the use of
- makepkg's '\--check' and '\--nocheck' options respectively.
+ makepkg's '\--check' and '\--nocheck' options, respectively.
*sign*;;
Generate a PGP signature file using GnuPG. This will execute 'gpg
\--detach-sign \--use-agent' on the built package to generate a detached
- signature file, using the GPG agent if it is available. The signature
- file will be the entire filename of the package with a ``.sig''
+ signature file, using the GPG agent, if it is available. The signature
+ file will be the entire file name of the package with a ``.sig''
extension.
**DISTCC_HOSTS=**"host1 ..."::
@@ -127,22 +127,21 @@ Options
`MAKEFLAGS`.
**BUILDDIR=**"/path/to/folder"::
- If this value is not set, packages will by default be built in
- subdirectories of the directory that makepkg is called from. This
+ If this value is not set, packages will, by default, be built in
+ subdirectories of the directory that makepkg is called from. This
option allows setting the build location to another folder.
Incorrect use of `$startdir` in a PKGBUILD may cause building with
this option to fail.
-
**GPGKEY=**""::
- Specify a key to use for gpg signing instead of the default key in the
+ Specify a key to use for GPG signing instead of the default key in the
keyring. Can be overridden with makepkg's '\--key' option.
**OPTIONS=(**strip docs libtool staticlibs emptydirs zipman purge !upx**)**::
- This array contains options that affect the default packaging. They are
+ This array contains options that affect default packaging. They are
equivalent to options that can be placed in the PKGBUILD; the defaults are
shown here. All options should always be left in the array; to enable or
- disable an option simply remove or place an ``!'' at the front of the
+ disable an option, simply remove or add an ``!'' at the front of the
option. If an option is specified multiple times, the final value takes
precedence. Each option works as follows:
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ Options
*staticlibs*;;
Leave static library (.a) files in packages. Specify `!staticlibs` to
- remove them (if they have a shared counterpart).
+ remove them, if they have a shared counterpart.
*emptydirs*;;
Leave empty directories in packages.
@@ -198,7 +197,7 @@ Options
for details.
**STRIP_STATIC=**"--strip-debug"::
- Options to be used when stripping static libraries. See linkman:strip[1]
+ Options to be used when stripping static libraries. See linkman:strip[1]
for details.
**MAN_DIRS=(**{usr{,/local}{,/share},opt/*}/{man,info} ...**)**::
@@ -220,10 +219,10 @@ Options
useful for index files that are added by multiple packages.
**PKGDEST=**"/path/to/folder"::
- If this value is not set, packages will by default be placed in the
+ If this value is not set, packages will, by default, be placed in the
current directory (location of the linkman:PKGBUILD[5]). Many people
like to keep all their packages in one place so this option allows
- this behavior. A common location is ``/home/packages''.
+ for this behavior. A common location is ``/home/packages''.
**SRCDEST=**"/path/to/folder"::
If this value is not set, downloaded source files will only be stored
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ Options
**PACKAGER=**"John Doe <john at example.com>"::
This value is used when querying a package to see who was the builder.
- It is recommended you change this to your name and email address.
+ It is recommended to change this to your name and email address.
**COMPRESSGZ=**"(gzip -c -f -n)"::
**COMPRESSBZ2=**"(bzip2 -c -f)"::
@@ -255,8 +254,8 @@ Options
**PKGEXT=**".pkg.tar.gz", **SRCEXT=**".src.tar.gz"::
Sets the compression used when making compiled or source packages. The
- current valid suffixes are `.tar`, `.tar.gz`, `.tar.bz2`, `.tar.xz`,
- `.tar.lzo`, `.tar.lrz` and `.tar.Z`.
+ current, valid suffixes are `.tar`, `.tar.gz`, `.tar.bz2`, `.tar.xz`,
+ `.tar.lzo`, `.tar.lrz`, and `.tar.Z`.
Do not touch these unless you know what you are doing.
See Also
--
1.8.5.3
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