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authorwl <wl>2006-01-21 14:14:09 +0000
committerwl <wl>2006-01-21 14:14:09 +0000
commit89e050a8a6c6b16b39ae3b9f64843110f2078e6c (patch)
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downloadgroff-89e050a8a6c6b16b39ae3b9f64843110f2078e6c.tar.gz
Don't use future tense.
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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MS-Windows, see the file arch/djgpp/README.)
(For instructions how to build groff with the MinGW tools for
MS-Windows, see the file README.MinGW.)
-groff is written in C++, so you will need a C++ compiler. The C++
+groff is written in C++, so you need a C++ compiler. The C++
source files use a suffix of `.cpp', so your C++ compiler must be able
to handle this. If you don't already have a C++ compiler, I suggest
gcc 2.7.1 or later (gcc version 2 includes GNU C++ as well as GNU C).
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ an incorrect guess, say
PAGE=xxx ./configure
-where `xxx' should be either `A4' or `letter'. Note that this will only
-affect the paper selection of some device drivers like grops (which can
+where `xxx' should be either `A4' or `letter'. Note that this only
+affects the paper selection of some device drivers like grops (which can
be still overridden on the command line). For compatibility with
ditroff, the default page length in gtroff is always 11 inches. The
page length can be changed with the `pl' request.
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ To get a DVI, PDF, or HTML version of the groff texinfo manual, say `make
groff.dvi', `make groff.pdf', or `make groff.html', respectively, in the
`doc' subdirectory (after configuring the groff package). Note that you
need texinfo version 4.6 as a prerequisite. Neither older versions nor
-texinfo 4.7 (due to a bug) will work.
+texinfo 4.7 (due to a bug) work.
If you have problems, read the PROBLEMS file. If this doesn't help
send a bug report using the form in the file BUG-REPORT.