Re: Small typo in /usr/share/examples/make.conf

From: Maxim Konovalov <maxim_at_macomnet.ru>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 12:54:02 +0400 (MSD)
On Mon, 24 Oct 2005, 18:34+1000, Peter Jeremy wrote:

> On Mon, 2005-Oct-24 12:11:21 +0400, Maxim Konovalov wrote:
> >On Mon, 24 Oct 2005, 09:58+0200, Ulrich Spoerlein wrote:
> >> -#	Sets the default ruleset of dir to ruleset. The ruleset arguement
> >> +#	Sets the default ruleset of dir to ruleset. The ruleset argument
> >>  #	must be a ruleset name as specified in devfs.rules(5) file.
> >>  #	Returns non-zero if it could not set it successfully.
> >>  #
> >
> >Being non-native speaker I am not sure this is a error.  There are
> >about a dozen "arguement"s in our src tree and google gives 2.8
> >millions.
>
> Being a native speaker, I can guarantee that "argument" is the correct
> spelling.  My Concise Macquarie (Australian) dictionary doesn't even
> list "arguement" as a valid alternate spelling.  Don't rely on google
> for accurate spelling.

OK, fixed.  Thanks!

-- 
Maxim Konovalov
Received on Mon Oct 24 2005 - 06:54:05 UTC

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