* [PATCH v3] doc: bitbake-user-manual: grammar fix for the number of "metadata"
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@ 2021-07-29 14:00 ` Michael Opdenacker
2021-07-29 14:03 ` [docs] " Quentin Schulz
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From: Michael Opdenacker @ 2021-07-29 14:00 UTC (permalink / raw
To: bitbake-devel; +Cc: docs, Michael Opdenacker, Quentin Schulz
"metadata" is used both as singular and as plural.
The first change fixes a case in which the verb has a singular conjugation
but absence of article indicates a plural case.
The second and third changes are for consistency with the first one inside
the same paragraph.
Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>
Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz <foss@0leil.net>
---
doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-intro.rst | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-intro.rst b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-intro.rst
index eb140665..01ca28ee 100644
--- a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-intro.rst
+++ b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-intro.rst
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ Linux software stacks using a task-oriented approach.
Conceptually, BitBake is similar to GNU Make in some regards but has
significant differences:
-- BitBake executes tasks according to provided metadata that builds up
- the tasks. Metadata is stored in recipe (``.bb``) and related recipe
+- BitBake executes tasks according to the provided metadata that builds up
+ the tasks. The metadata is stored in recipe (``.bb``) and related recipe
"append" (``.bbappend``) files, configuration (``.conf``) and
underlying include (``.inc``) files, and in class (``.bbclass``)
files. The metadata provides BitBake with instructions on what tasks
--
2.25.1
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* Re: [docs] [PATCH v3] doc: bitbake-user-manual: grammar fix for the number of "metadata"
2021-07-29 14:00 ` [PATCH v3] doc: bitbake-user-manual: grammar fix for the number of "metadata" Michael Opdenacker
@ 2021-07-29 14:03 ` Quentin Schulz
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From: Quentin Schulz @ 2021-07-29 14:03 UTC (permalink / raw
To: Michael Opdenacker; +Cc: bitbake-devel, docs, Quentin Schulz
On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 04:00:51PM +0200, Michael Opdenacker wrote:
> "metadata" is used both as singular and as plural.
> The first change fixes a case in which the verb has a singular conjugation
> but absence of article indicates a plural case.
>
> The second and third changes are for consistency with the first one inside
> the same paragraph.
>
Nitpick: this paragraph does not apply to this patch anymore as far as I
can tell.
Cheers,
Quentin
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