Re: [PATCH] doc: update for ISO/IEC 80000-13

[Bjartur Thorlacius]

On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:28:35 -0000, Paul Eggert <address@hidden> wrote:
> +      /* On GNU/Hurd hosts, getuid etc. can fail and return -1.
> +         However, on GNU/Linux hosts, uid_t is an unsigned value and
> +         getuid etc. can return the positive value (uid_t) -1.  To
> +         handle both cases correctly, consider getuid etc. to fail if
> +         it returns a negative value (a value that is impossible on
> +         GNU/Linux hosts).
> +
> +         GNU/Linux sysadmins should not give users the UID (uid_t) -1
> +         even though uid_t is unsigned, as system calls like chown would
> +         not have the desired behavior with such a UID, and other
> +         coreutils applications therefore do not support such a UID.
> +         However, 'id' makes a special attempt to handle this UID, to
> +         help people diagnose the problem.  */
s/etc\./e.t.c./g?

Personally, I had to read the second instance of "etc." three times before  
being sure I had inferred the correct semantics of the dot (while I had no  
problem with the first instance). This probably stems from stricter  
punctuation rules in my native language when compared with English, but I  
figure this simple change might help another or two speakers of English as  
a second language while harming no one.
[/nitpick]
-,Bjartur