[PATCH] fixed typos in "NEWS for version 2.32" (v2)

[Adhemerval Zanella]

On 30/11/2020 12:56, Paul Zimmermann wrote:
>        Hi,
> 
> I resubmit that patch to the list since the original mail (patch 40224)
> was ill-formed. Hopefully this one will be good. Florian, please could
> you confirm your positive review, so that I can push it using git-pw?
> 
> Paul
> ---
>  NEWS | 20 ++++++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
> index 2937adc3f3..ddbf6c0801 100644
> --- a/NEWS
> +++ b/NEWS
> @@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ Major new features:
>       - arc-linux-gnuhf
>       - arceb-linux-gnu
>  
> -  The arc* ABI is little-endian while arceb is big-endian. All ABIs use
> +  The arc* ABIs are little-endian while arceb is big-endian. All ABIs use
>    64-bit time (y2038 safe) and 64-bit file offsets (LFS default).


Since you are there, add the double space after period as well.  The rest
look ok, thanks.

>  
>  * The GNU C Library now loads audit modules listed in the DT_AUDIT and
>    DT_DEPAUDIT dynamic section entries of the main executable.
>  
>  * powerpc64le supports IEEE128 long double libm/libc redirects when
> -  using the -mabi=ieeelongdouble to compile C code on supported GCC
> +  using -mabi=ieeelongdouble to compile C code on supported GCC
>    toolchains.  It is recommended to use GCC 8 or newer when testing
>    this option.
>  
> @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Major new features:
>    several APIs have been annotated with GCC 'access' attribute.  This
>    should help GCC 10 issue better warnings.
>  
> -* On Linux, functions the pthread_attr_setsigmask_np and
> +* On Linux, functions pthread_attr_setsigmask_np and
>    pthread_attr_getsigmask_np have been added.  They allow applications
>    to specify the signal mask of a thread created with pthread_create.
>  
> @@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ Major new features:
>    libpthread.
>  
>  * The functions sigabbrev_np and sigdescr_np have been added.  The
> -  sigabbrev_np returns the abbreviated signal name (e.g. "HUP" for SIGHUP)
> -  while sigdescr_np returns a string describing the signal number (e.g
> -  "Hangup" for SIGHUP).  Different than strsignal, sigdescr_np does not
> +  sigabbrev_np function returns the abbreviated signal name (e.g. "HUP" for
> +  SIGHUP) while sigdescr_np returns a string describing the signal number
> +  (e.g "Hangup" for SIGHUP).  Different than strsignal, sigdescr_np does not
>    attempt to translate the return description, both functions return
>    NULL for an invalid signal number.
>  
> @@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ Major new features:
>    are both thread and async-signal safe.  These functions are GNU extensions.
>  
>  * The functions strerrorname_np and strerrordesc_np have been added.  The
> -  strerroname_np returns error number name (e.g. "EINVAL" for EINVAL) while
> -  strerrordesc_np returns string describing error number
> +  strerroname_np function returns error number name (e.g. "EINVAL" for EINVAL)
> +  while strerrordesc_np returns a string describing the error number
>    (e.g "Invalid argument" for EINVAL).  Different than strerror,
>    strerrordesc_np does not attempt to translate the return description, both
>    functions return NULL for an invalid error number.
> @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
>    that have been added in or before version 2.28.  Replacement
>    implementations based on TI-RPC, which additionally support IPv6, are
>    available from <https://github.com/thkukuk/>.  This change does not
> -  affect the "compat" NSS module, which does not depended on libnsl
> +  affect the "compat" NSS module, which does not depend on libnsl
>    since 2.27 and thus can be used without NIS.
>  
>  * The deprecated <sys/sysctl.h> header and the sysctl function have been
> @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
>  
>  * The deprecated symbols sys_errlist, _sys_errlist, sys_nerr, and _sys_nerr
>    are no longer available to newly linked binaries, and their declarations
> -  have been removed from from <stdio.h>.  They are exported solely as
> +  have been removed from <stdio.h>.  They are exported solely as
>    compatibility symbols to support old binaries.  All programs should use
>    strerror or strerror_r instead.
>  
>