Update.

1999-06-16  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* manual/errno.texi: Fix typos.
	* manual/memory.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/ctype.texi: Likewise.
	Patches by Brian Youmans <3diff@gnu.org>.

1 files changed, 25 insertions, 25 deletions

diff --git a/manual/ctype.texi b/manual/ctype.texi
index fde864b647..b5ab6bae3d 100644
--- a/manual/ctype.texi
+++ b/manual/ctype.texi
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ by the locale currently selected for character classification---the
 
 The @w{ISO C} standard specifies two different sets of functions.  The
 one set works on @code{char} type characters, the other one on
-@code{wchar_t} wide character (@pxref{Extended Char Intro}).
+@code{wchar_t} wide characters (@pxref{Extended Char Intro}).
 
 @menu
 * Classification of Characters::       Testing whether characters are
@@ -266,20 +266,21 @@ with the SVID.
 @section Character class determination for wide characters
 
 The second amendment to @w{ISO C89} defines functions to classify wide
-character.  Although the original @w{ISO C89} standard already defined
-the type @code{wchar_t} but no functions operating on them were defined.
+characters.  The original @w{ISO C89} standard defined the type
+@code{wchar_t} but failed to define any functions to operate on wide
+characters.
 
 The general design of the classification functions for wide characters
-is more general.  It allows to extend the set of available
-classification beyond the set which is always available.  The POSIX
-standard specifies a way how the extension can be done and this is
-already implemented in the GNU C library implementation of the
-@code{localedef} program.
+is more general.  It allows extending the set of available
+classifications beyond the set which is always available.  The POSIX
+standard specifies how the extension can be done and this is already
+implemented in the GNU C library implementation of the @code{localedef}
+program.
 
 The character class functions are normally implemented using bitsets.
 I.e., for the character in question the appropriate bitset is read from
-a table and a test is performed whether a certain bit is set in this
-bitset.  Which bit is tested for is determined by the class.
+a table and a test is performed to determine whether a certain bit is
+set in this bitset.  Which bit is tested for is determined by the class.
 
 For the wide character classification functions this is made visible.
 There is a type representing the classification, a function to retrieve
@@ -338,11 +339,11 @@ by a successful call to @code{wctype}.
 This function is declared in @file{wctype.h}.
 @end deftypefun
 
-The make it easier to use the commonly used classification functions
-they are defined in the C library.  There is no need to use
-@code{wctype} is the property string is one of the known character
+This makes it easier to use the commonly-used classification functions
+that are defined in the C library.  There is no need to use
+@code{wctype} if the property string is one of the known character
 classes.  In some situations it is desirable to construct the property
-string and then it gets important that @code{wctype} can also handle the
+string and then it becomes important that @code{wctype} can also handle the
 standard classes.
 
 @cindex alphanumeric character
@@ -588,7 +589,7 @@ iswctype (wc, wctype ("xdigit"))
 It is declared in @file{wctype.h}.
 @end deftypefun
 
-The GNu C library provides also a function which is not defined in the
+The GNU C library also provides a function which is not defined in the
 @w{ISO C} standard but which is available as a version for single byte
 characters as well.
 
@@ -610,10 +611,9 @@ available as real functions but when the @file{wctype.h} header is
 included the macros will be used.  This is nothing new compared to the
 @code{char} type versions of these functions.
 
-The second notes covers something which is new.  It can be best
-illustrated by a (real-world) example.  The first piece of code is an
-excerpt from the original code.  It is truncated a bit but the intention
-should be clear.
+The second note covers something new.  It can be best illustrated by a
+(real-world) example.  The first piece of code is an excerpt from the
+original code.  It is truncated a bit but the intention should be clear.
 
 @smallexample
 int
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ is_in_class (int c, const char *class)
 @}
 @end smallexample
 
-The problem is that it is not guarateed that the wide character
+The problem is that it is not guaranteed that the wide character
 representation of a single-byte character can be found using casting.
 In fact, usually this fails miserably.  The correct solution for this
 problem is to write the code as follows:
@@ -669,9 +669,9 @@ function is probably not the final one.
 @node Wide Character Case Conversion, , Using Wide Char Classes, Character Handling
 @section Mapping of wide characters.
 
-As for the classification functions the @w{ISO C} standard also
+As for the classification functions, the @w{ISO C} standard also
 generalizes the mapping functions.  Instead of only allowing the two
-standard mappings the locale can contain others.  Again, the
+standard mappings, the locale can contain others.  Again, the
 @code{localedef} program already supports generating such locale data
 files.
 
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ files.
 @deftp {Data Type} wctrans_t
 This data type is defined as a scalar type which can hold a value
 representing the locale-dependent character mapping.  There is no way to
-construct such a value beside using the return value of the
+construct such a value except using the return value of the
 @code{wctrans} function.
 
 @pindex wctype.h
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ This function is declared in @file{wctype.h}.
 @deftypefun wint_t towctrans (wint_t @var{wc}, wctrans_t @var{desc})
 The @code{towctrans} function maps the input character @var{wc}
 according to the rules of the mapping for which @var{desc} is an
-descriptor and returns the so found value.  The @var{desc} value must be
+descriptor and returns the value so found.  The @var{desc} value must be
 obtained by a successful call to @code{wctrans}.
 
 @pindex wctype.h
@@ -765,6 +765,6 @@ This function is declared in @file{wctype.h}.
 @end deftypefun
 
 The same warnings given in the last section for the use of the wide
-character classiffication function applies here.  It is not possible to
+character classification function applies here.  It is not possible to
 simply cast a @code{char} type value to a @code{wint_t} and use it as an
 argument for @code{towctrans} calls.