| Message ID | 37734712403055c8a791.1406225222@localhost |
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Thomas, All, On 2014-07-24 20:07 +0200, Thomas De Schampheleire spake thusly: > In English, unlike in French, almost all usages of the word 'information' > are uncountable, meaning that 'informations' is invalid. Indeed. But I really wonder why you would even mention French? :-] /me hides... ;-) > This patch fixes this typo throughout the tree, except in CHANGES and > docs/news.html (historic text). > > Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com> Acked-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr> Regards, Yann E. MORIN. > --- > board/minnowboard/readme.txt | 2 +- > package/pkg-autotools.mk | 2 +- > package/pkg-cmake.mk | 2 +- > package/pkg-generic.mk | 4 ++-- > package/pkg-luarocks.mk | 2 +- > package/pkg-python.mk | 2 +- > support/scripts/xorg-release | 4 ++-- > 7 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) > > diff -r e79d6f3e1d9c -r 377347124030 board/minnowboard/readme.txt > --- a/board/minnowboard/readme.txt Tue Mar 04 14:50:03 2014 +0000 > +++ b/board/minnowboard/readme.txt Thu Jul 24 20:01:15 2014 +0200 > @@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ > > 4. Enjoy > > -Additional informations about this board can be found at > +Additional information about this board can be found at > http://www.minnowboard.org/. > diff -r e79d6f3e1d9c -r 377347124030 package/pkg-autotools.mk > --- a/package/pkg-autotools.mk Tue Mar 04 14:50:03 2014 +0000 > +++ b/package/pkg-autotools.mk Thu Jul 24 20:01:15 2014 +0200 > @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ > # infrastructure > # > # In terms of implementation, this autotools infrastructure requires > -# the .mk file to only specify metadata informations about the > +# the .mk file to only specify metadata information about the > # package: name, version, download URL, etc. > # > # We still allow the package .mk file to override what the different > diff -r e79d6f3e1d9c -r 377347124030 package/pkg-cmake.mk > --- a/package/pkg-cmake.mk Tue Mar 04 14:50:03 2014 +0000 > +++ b/package/pkg-cmake.mk Thu Jul 24 20:01:15 2014 +0200 > @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ > # infrastructure > # > # In terms of implementation, this CMake infrastructure requires > -# the .mk file to only specify metadata informations about the > +# the .mk file to only specify metadata information about the > # package: name, version, download URL, etc. > # > # We still allow the package .mk file to override what the different > diff -r e79d6f3e1d9c -r 377347124030 package/pkg-generic.mk > --- a/package/pkg-generic.mk Tue Mar 04 14:50:03 2014 +0000 > +++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk Thu Jul 24 20:01:15 2014 +0200 > @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ > # In terms of implementation, this generic infrastructure requires the > # .mk file to specify: > # > -# 1. Metadata informations about the package: name, version, > +# 1. Metadata information about the package: name, version, > # download URL, etc. > # > # 2. Description of the commands to be executed to configure, build > @@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ > # already defined. For some variables (version, source, site and > # subdir), if they are undefined, we try to see if a variable without > # the HOST_ prefix is defined. If so, we use such a variable, so that > -# these informations have only to be specified once, for both the > +# this information has only to be specified once, for both the > # target and host packages of a given .mk file. > > $(2)_TYPE = $(4) > diff -r e79d6f3e1d9c -r 377347124030 package/pkg-luarocks.mk > --- a/package/pkg-luarocks.mk Tue Mar 04 14:50:03 2014 +0000 > +++ b/package/pkg-luarocks.mk Thu Jul 24 20:01:15 2014 +0200 > @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ > # infrastructure > # > # In terms of implementation, this LuaRocks infrastructure requires > -# the .mk file to only specify metadata informations about the > +# the .mk file to only specify metadata information about the > # package: name, version, etc. > # > ################################################################################ > diff -r e79d6f3e1d9c -r 377347124030 package/pkg-python.mk > --- a/package/pkg-python.mk Tue Mar 04 14:50:03 2014 +0000 > +++ b/package/pkg-python.mk Thu Jul 24 20:01:15 2014 +0200 > @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ > # infrastructure > # > # In terms of implementation, this Python infrastructure requires the > -# .mk file to only specify metadata informations about the package: > +# .mk file to only specify metadata information about the package: > # name, version, download URL, etc. > # > # We still allow the package .mk file to override what the different > diff -r e79d6f3e1d9c -r 377347124030 support/scripts/xorg-release > --- a/support/scripts/xorg-release Tue Mar 04 14:50:03 2014 +0000 > +++ b/support/scripts/xorg-release Thu Jul 24 20:01:15 2014 +0200 > @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ > return m.group(2) > return None > > -# Augment the informations of the X.org list of packages (given as > +# Augment the information of the X.org list of packages (given as > # argument) by details about their packaging in Buildroot. Those > # details are found by looking at the contents of package/x11r7/. > def get_buildroot_pkgs(packages): > @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ > version = buildroot_get_version(d) > if packages.has_key(pkgname): > # There is a X.org package of the same name, so we just > - # add informations to the existing dict entry. > + # add information to the existing dict entry. > packages[pkgname]['br-version'] = version > packages[pkgname]['br-name'] = d > else: > _______________________________________________ > buildroot mailing list > buildroot@busybox.net > http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/buildroot
On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 8:12 PM, Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin.1998@free.fr> wrote: > Thomas, All, > > On 2014-07-24 20:07 +0200, Thomas De Schampheleire spake thusly: >> In English, unlike in French, almost all usages of the word 'information' >> are uncountable, meaning that 'informations' is invalid. > > Indeed. > > But I really wonder why you would even mention French? :-] > /me hides... ;-) Yes, indeed, a nasty reference to the near-domination of the French nation in the Buildroot development team... ;-)
Dear Thomas De Schampheleire, On Thu, 24 Jul 2014 20:07:02 +0200, Thomas De Schampheleire wrote: > In English, unlike in French, almost all usages of the word 'information' > are uncountable, meaning that 'informations' is invalid. > This patch fixes this typo throughout the tree, except in CHANGES and > docs/news.html (historic text). > > Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com> Applied, thanks. Thomas
diff -r e79d6f3e1d9c -r 377347124030 board/minnowboard/readme.txt --- a/board/minnowboard/readme.txt Tue Mar 04 14:50:03 2014 +0000 +++ b/board/minnowboard/readme.txt Thu Jul 24 20:01:15 2014 +0200 @@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ 4. Enjoy -Additional informations about this board can be found at +Additional information about this board can be found at http://www.minnowboard.org/. diff -r e79d6f3e1d9c -r 377347124030 package/pkg-autotools.mk --- a/package/pkg-autotools.mk Tue Mar 04 14:50:03 2014 +0000 +++ b/package/pkg-autotools.mk Thu Jul 24 20:01:15 2014 +0200 @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ # infrastructure # # In terms of implementation, this autotools infrastructure requires -# the .mk file to only specify metadata informations about the +# the .mk file to only specify metadata information about the # package: name, version, download URL, etc. # # We still allow the package .mk file to override what the different diff -r e79d6f3e1d9c -r 377347124030 package/pkg-cmake.mk --- a/package/pkg-cmake.mk Tue Mar 04 14:50:03 2014 +0000 +++ b/package/pkg-cmake.mk Thu Jul 24 20:01:15 2014 +0200 @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ # infrastructure # # In terms of implementation, this CMake infrastructure requires -# the .mk file to only specify metadata informations about the +# the .mk file to only specify metadata information about the # package: name, version, download URL, etc. # # We still allow the package .mk file to override what the different diff -r e79d6f3e1d9c -r 377347124030 package/pkg-generic.mk --- a/package/pkg-generic.mk Tue Mar 04 14:50:03 2014 +0000 +++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk Thu Jul 24 20:01:15 2014 +0200 @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ # In terms of implementation, this generic infrastructure requires the # .mk file to specify: # -# 1. Metadata informations about the package: name, version, +# 1. Metadata information about the package: name, version, # download URL, etc. # # 2. Description of the commands to be executed to configure, build @@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ # already defined. For some variables (version, source, site and # subdir), if they are undefined, we try to see if a variable without # the HOST_ prefix is defined. If so, we use such a variable, so that -# these informations have only to be specified once, for both the +# this information has only to be specified once, for both the # target and host packages of a given .mk file. $(2)_TYPE = $(4) diff -r e79d6f3e1d9c -r 377347124030 package/pkg-luarocks.mk --- a/package/pkg-luarocks.mk Tue Mar 04 14:50:03 2014 +0000 +++ b/package/pkg-luarocks.mk Thu Jul 24 20:01:15 2014 +0200 @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ # infrastructure # # In terms of implementation, this LuaRocks infrastructure requires -# the .mk file to only specify metadata informations about the +# the .mk file to only specify metadata information about the # package: name, version, etc. # ################################################################################ diff -r e79d6f3e1d9c -r 377347124030 package/pkg-python.mk --- a/package/pkg-python.mk Tue Mar 04 14:50:03 2014 +0000 +++ b/package/pkg-python.mk Thu Jul 24 20:01:15 2014 +0200 @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ # infrastructure # # In terms of implementation, this Python infrastructure requires the -# .mk file to only specify metadata informations about the package: +# .mk file to only specify metadata information about the package: # name, version, download URL, etc. # # We still allow the package .mk file to override what the different diff -r e79d6f3e1d9c -r 377347124030 support/scripts/xorg-release --- a/support/scripts/xorg-release Tue Mar 04 14:50:03 2014 +0000 +++ b/support/scripts/xorg-release Thu Jul 24 20:01:15 2014 +0200 @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ return m.group(2) return None -# Augment the informations of the X.org list of packages (given as +# Augment the information of the X.org list of packages (given as # argument) by details about their packaging in Buildroot. Those # details are found by looking at the contents of package/x11r7/. def get_buildroot_pkgs(packages): @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ version = buildroot_get_version(d) if packages.has_key(pkgname): # There is a X.org package of the same name, so we just - # add informations to the existing dict entry. + # add information to the existing dict entry. packages[pkgname]['br-version'] = version packages[pkgname]['br-name'] = d else:
In English, unlike in French, almost all usages of the word 'information' are uncountable, meaning that 'informations' is invalid. This patch fixes this typo throughout the tree, except in CHANGES and docs/news.html (historic text). Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com> --- board/minnowboard/readme.txt | 2 +- package/pkg-autotools.mk | 2 +- package/pkg-cmake.mk | 2 +- package/pkg-generic.mk | 4 ++-- package/pkg-luarocks.mk | 2 +- package/pkg-python.mk | 2 +- support/scripts/xorg-release | 4 ++-- 7 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)