Package: debian-faq Version: 5.0.1 Severity: minor
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Index: pkg_basics.sgml
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--- pkg_basics.sgml (revision 10421)
+++ pkg_basics.sgml (working copy)
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@
number may have formats as different as "19990513" and "1.3.8pre1".
<p>The <tt>RRR</tt> component is the Debian revision number, and is
-specified by the Debian developer (or an individual user if he chooses
-to build the package himself). This number corresponds to the revision
+specified by the Debian developer (or an individual user if he/she chooses
+to build the package by himself/herself). This number corresponds to the revision
level of the Debian package, thus, a new revision level usually signifies
changes in the Debian Makefile (<tt>debian/rules</tt>), the Debian control
file (<tt>debian/control</tt>), the installation or removal scripts
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
<item>This script typically completes any required configuration of the
package <tt>foo</tt> once <tt>foo</tt> has been unpacked from its Debian
archive (".deb") file. Often, 'postinst' scripts ask the user for input,
- and/or warn the user that if he accepts default values, he should remember
+ and/or warn the user that if he/she accepts default values, he/she should remember
to go back and re-configure that package as the situation warrants.
Many 'postinst' scripts then execute any commands necessary to start or
restart a service once a new package has been installed or upgraded.
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
<p>Their meanings are:
<list>
- <item>unknown - the user has never indicated whether he wants the package
+ <item>unknown - the user has never indicated whether he/she wants the package
<item>install - the user wants the package installed or upgraded
<item>remove - the user wants the package removed, but does not want to
remove any existing configuration files.
Index: pkgtools.sgml
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--- pkgtools.sgml (revision 10421)
+++ pkgtools.sgml (working copy)
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
ensuring that no packages are installed that conflict with one another,
and that all packages required to make each package work properly are
installed;
- <item>warn the user about inconsistencies or incompatibilities in their
+ <item>warn the users about inconsistencies or incompatibilities in their
selections;
<item>determine the order in which the packages must be installed;
<item>automatically perform the installation or removal; and
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
by using the arrow keys to move the highlighter bar, then pressing the
<em><enter></em> key to select the highlighted action.
-<p>What the user sees next depends on the action he selected. If he selects
+<p>What the user sees next depends on the action he/she selected. If he/she selects
any option but <tt>Access</tt> or <tt>Select</tt>, then <prgn/dselect/
will simply proceed to execute the specified action: e.g., if the user
selected the action <tt>Remove</tt>, then dselect would proceed to remove
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
<item><strong/Select/ specific packages for installation on his system.
After choosing this menu item, the user is first presented with a full
screen of help (unless the `--expert' command line option was used).
- Once the user exits the Help screen, he sees the split-screen menu for
+ Once the user exits the Help screen, he/she sees the split-screen menu for
choosing packages to install (or remove).
<p>The top part of the screen is a relatively narrow window into the
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