fixed text in missing prog

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bea0e352d94fc23ef5d56a541cfa0b1c87f748c1..1c99086c85b4c7fcaba0dbc1af35281e62f2d241 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 Fri Apr 25 12:33:23 1997  Tom Tromey  <tromey@cygnus.com>
 
+       * missing: Changed bison text.  From Ian Taylor.
+
        * m4/missing.m4: Redirect stdin of testee.  From Bill Fenner.
 
        * automake.in (output_yacc_build_rule): Generate rule to create .h

diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 91e9a2dd92834cb69166faab4a67582dae4b4c5c..4f2a582a02c7556c2302b691f6d60aa01b16a022 100644 (file)
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+* update text in missing
+  avoid passive voice
+
 ** make sure every variable that is used is also defined
 
 * make sure `missing' defines are generated

diff --git a/lib/missing b/lib/missing
index e4b838ca924dc092dbeae9051132cfb02f2157d6..dc01d27d3a6b9c557f87128562ead1e7ce48c019 100755 (executable)
--- a/lib/missing
+++ b/lib/missing
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system.  It should be needed only if
 
   bison|yacc)
     echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system.  It should be needed only if
-         your modified any \`.y' file.  For being effective, your
-         modifications might require the \`Bison' package.  Grab it from
-         any GNU archive site."
+WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system.  You should only need it if
+       you modified a \`.y' file.  You may need the \`Bison' package
+       in order for those modifications to take effect.  You can get
+       \`Bison' from any GNU archive site."
     touch y.tab.c
     ;;
 

diff --git a/missing b/missing
index e4b838ca924dc092dbeae9051132cfb02f2157d6..dc01d27d3a6b9c557f87128562ead1e7ce48c019 100755 (executable)
--- a/missing
+++ b/missing
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system.  It should be needed only if
 
   bison|yacc)
     echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system.  It should be needed only if
-         your modified any \`.y' file.  For being effective, your
-         modifications might require the \`Bison' package.  Grab it from
-         any GNU archive site."
+WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system.  You should only need it if
+       you modified a \`.y' file.  You may need the \`Bison' package
+       in order for those modifications to take effect.  You can get
+       \`Bison' from any GNU archive site."
     touch y.tab.c
     ;;