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diff --git a/README.os2 b/README.os2 index f2c4a12bdf..ab501ba28c 100644 --- a/README.os2 +++ b/README.os2 @@ -1847,7 +1847,7 @@ same as for Perl 5.005_53 (same as in a popular binary release). Thus new Perls will be able to I<resolve the names> of old extension DLLs if @INC allows finding their directories. -However, this still does not guarantie that these DLL may be loaded. +However, this still does not guarantee that these DLL may be loaded. The reason is the mangling of the name of the I<Perl DLL>. And since the extension DLLs link with the Perl DLL, extension DLLs for older versions would load an older Perl DLL, and would most probably @@ -1872,7 +1872,7 @@ Old perl executable is started when a new executable is running has loaded an extension compiled for the old executable (ouph!). In this case the old executable will get a forwarder DLL instead of the old perl DLL, so would link with the new perl DLL. While not directly -fatal, it will behave the same as new excutable. This beats the whole +fatal, it will behave the same as new executable. This beats the whole purpose of explicitly starting an old executable. =item * |