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authorMatthew Marchese <maffblaster@gentoo.org>2023-12-21 04:17:53 -0800
committerUlrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org>2024-05-07 19:16:52 +0200
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-rw-r--r--archs/alpha/text.xml12
-rw-r--r--archs/amd64/text.xml51
-rw-r--r--archs/mips/text.xml8
-rw-r--r--archs/ppc/text.xml8
-rw-r--r--archs/sparc/text.xml10
-rw-r--r--archs/text.xml2
-rw-r--r--archs/x86/text.xml6
7 files changed, 49 insertions, 48 deletions
diff --git a/archs/alpha/text.xml b/archs/alpha/text.xml
index 32b539b..f068317 100644
--- a/archs/alpha/text.xml
+++ b/archs/alpha/text.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<guide self="archs/alpha/">
<chapter>
-<title>Arch Specific Notes — Alpha</title>
+<title>Arch specific notes — Alpha</title>
<body>
<p>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The Alpha port uses the <c>alpha</c> keyword. It focuses upon HP (formerly Compa
</body>
<section>
-<title>Alpha Kernel and Userland ABIs</title>
+<title>Alpha kernel and userland ABIs</title>
<body>
<p>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ little endian.
</section>
<section>
-<title>Additional Alpha Keywording Requirements</title>
+<title>Additional Alpha keywording requirements</title>
<body>
<p>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ like to know about it.
</section>
<section>
-<title>Alpha Instruction Set and Performance Notes</title>
+<title>Alpha instruction set and performance notes</title>
<body>
<p>
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ this results in errors during the compilation aborting emerge.
</section>
<section>
-<title>Contacting the Alpha Team</title>
+<title>Contacting the Alpha team</title>
<body>
<p>
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ The Alpha team can be contacted:
</section>
<section>
-<title>Other Resources</title>
+<title>Other resources</title>
<body>
<ul>
diff --git a/archs/amd64/text.xml b/archs/amd64/text.xml
index f227005..4f3b7da 100644
--- a/archs/amd64/text.xml
+++ b/archs/amd64/text.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<guide self="archs/amd64/">
<chapter>
-<title>Arch Specific Notes — AMD64/EM64T</title>
+<title>Arch specific notes — AMD64/EM64T</title>
<section>
-<title>Position Independent Code Issues</title>
+<title>Position Independent Code issues</title>
<body>
<p>
@@ -83,32 +83,33 @@ applied to shared objects.
<body>
<p>
-The current AMD64 processors are able to natively run 32bit code on a 64bit
+The current AMD64 processors are able to natively run 32-bit code on a 64-bit
kernel. Therefore, you can run programs compiled for x86 in an amd64 environment.
-However, 32bit applications need to be linked against 32bit libraries. Mixing
-them won't work. For this reason the libraries are sorted, 32bit libraries normally
-go to <c>/lib32</c> respectively <c>/usr/lib32</c>, the 64bit ones normally to <c>/lib64</c> or
-<c>/usr/lib64</c>. In a perfect world, you wouldn't have to read on. Unfortunately,
-that's not the case, and so it's a bit more complicated.
+However, 32-bit applications need to be linked against 32-bit libraries. Mixing
+them won't work. For this reason the libraries are sorted, 32-bit libraries
+normally go to <c>/lib32</c> respectively <c>/usr/lib32</c>, the 64-bit ones
+normally to <c>/lib64</c> or <c>/usr/lib64</c>. In a perfect world, you wouldn't
+have to read on. Unfortunately, that's not the case, and so it's a bit more
+complicated.
</p>
</body>
<subsection>
-<title>Multilib-Toolchain</title>
+<title>Multilib toolchain</title>
<subsubsection>
<title>GCC</title>
<body>
<p>
-To generate 32bit code, we need a multilib-capable GCC. On other architectures,
+To generate 32-bit code, we need a multilib-capable GCC. On other architectures,
this functionality is enabled with the USE flag <c>multilib</c>. This is also true
for amd64 with the <e>pre</e>-2005.0 profiles. From 2005.0 on, you have to choose
whether you want multilib support or not by selecting the profile. Choose
<c>2005.0/no-multilib</c> if you don't want it, all other profiles have the
<c>multilib</c> USE flag masked, you're forced to it. With these profiles, GCC will
produce x86-code whenever you add <c>-m32</c> to its command line. Adding <c>-m64</c>
-or omitting any bit-width option will default to producing 64bit code.
+or omitting any bit-width option will default to producing 64-bit code.
</p>
</body>
@@ -119,8 +120,8 @@ or omitting any bit-width option will default to producing 64bit code.
<body>
<p>
-If you've chosen a multilib profile, glibc will be built twice, once 64bit and
-once 32bit. This is because nearly every application links against glibc.
+If you've chosen a multilib profile, glibc will be built twice, once 64-bit and
+once 32-bit. This is because nearly every application links against glibc.
To understand how this is done in the ebuild, read
<uri link="::archs/amd64/#The ABI Variable"/>.
</p>
@@ -130,11 +131,11 @@ To understand how this is done in the ebuild, read
</subsection>
<subsection>
-<title>32bit compatibility</title>
+<title>32-bit compatibility</title>
<body>
<p>
-As you read above, 32bit applications must be linked against 32bit libraries.
+As you read above, 32-bit applications must be linked against 32-bit libraries.
For that, we've made the most common libraries as multilib (via <c>ABI</c>
variable and <c><uri link="::eclass-reference/multilib.eclass/"/></c>).
</p>
@@ -209,14 +210,14 @@ the <c>ABI</c> variable.
</subsection>
<subsection>
-<title>The <c>multilib-strict</c> Feature</title>
+<title>The <c>multilib-strict</c> feature</title>
<body>
<p>
Many Makefiles assume that their libraries should go to <c>/usr/lib</c>, or
<c>$(prefix)/lib</c>. This assumption can cause a serious mess if <c>/usr/lib</c>
isn't a symlink to <c>/usr/lib64</c>. To find the bad packages, we have a Portage feature
-called <b>multilib-strict</b>. It will prevent emerge from putting 64bit libraries
+called <b>multilib-strict</b>. It will prevent emerge from putting 64-bit libraries
into anything other than <c>(/usr)/lib64</c>.
</p>
@@ -247,13 +248,13 @@ modifications!
</subsection>
<subsection>
-<title>Headers and Multilib</title>
+<title>Headers and multilib</title>
<body>
<p>
Most C/C++ programs need standard header files like <c>types.h</c>. Some of them
depend on architecture specific facts, e.g. <c>types.h</c> on the length
-of machine words. To ensure that we can compile both 32bit and 64bit
+of machine words. To ensure that we can compile both 32-bit and 64-bit
applications and libraries, we treat <c>/usr/include/asm</c> a bit special.
</p>
@@ -285,16 +286,16 @@ section.
</subsection>
<subsection>
-<title>The ABI Variable</title>
+<title>The ABI variable</title>
<body>
<p>
Whenever Portage builds something on amd64, it has to decide whether it should
-be 32bit or 64bit. As stated in <uri link="::archs/amd64/#Headers and Multilib"/>
+be 32-bit or 64-bit. As stated in <uri link="::archs/amd64/#Headers and Multilib"/>
the <c>__i386__</c> or <c>__x86_64__</c> respectively, is needed in <c>CDEFINE</c>.
Also, gcc has to know what code it should produce, therefore <c>-m32</c> or <c>-m64</c>
must be appended to CFLAGS. This is done via <c>profile.bashrc</c>. All you need to do
-if you want to build a package 32bit is to set <c>ABI=x86</c>.
+if you want to build a package 32-bit is to set <c>ABI=x86</c>.
</p>
<p>
@@ -323,10 +324,10 @@ LIBDIR_x86="lib32"
</section>
<section>
-<title>Porting Notes</title>
+<title>Porting notes</title>
<subsection>
-<title>Machine Word sizes</title>
+<title>Machine word sizes</title>
<body>
<p>
@@ -473,7 +474,7 @@ segmentation faults or strange behaviour. GCC 4.0 refuses to compile such code.
</section>
<section>
-<title>Other Resources</title>
+<title>Other resources</title>
<body>
<ul>
diff --git a/archs/mips/text.xml b/archs/mips/text.xml
index 436e361..141664a 100644
--- a/archs/mips/text.xml
+++ b/archs/mips/text.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<guide self="archs/mips/">
<chapter>
-<title>Arch Specific Notes — MIPS</title>
+<title>Arch specific notes — MIPS</title>
<body>
<p>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ between these, talk to the MIPS team.
</section>
<section>
-<title>Not Dropping <c>CFLAGS</c> on MIPS</title>
+<title>Not dropping <c>CFLAGS</c> on MIPS</title>
<body>
<p>
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ vital that packages honour this setting. See
</section>
<section>
-<title>Additional MIPS Keywording Requirements</title>
+<title>Additional MIPS keywording requirements</title>
<body>
<note>
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ MIPS doesn't currently use stable keywords so don't file stable requests to them
</section>
<section>
-<title>Contacting the MIPS Team</title>
+<title>Contacting the MIPS team</title>
<body>
<p>
diff --git a/archs/ppc/text.xml b/archs/ppc/text.xml
index e6a4966..3afb633 100644
--- a/archs/ppc/text.xml
+++ b/archs/ppc/text.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<guide self="archs/ppc/">
<chapter>
-<title>Arch Specific Notes — PPC</title>
+<title>Arch specific notes — PPC</title>
<body>
<p>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ code below to define vectors is the preferred way of fixing this:
</section>
<section>
-<title>Contacting the PowerPC Team</title>
+<title>Contacting the PowerPC team</title>
<body>
<p>
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ The PowerPC team can be reached by:
</section>
<section>
-<title>Other Resources</title>
+<title>Other resources</title>
<body>
<ul>
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ The PowerPC team can be reached by:
<uri link="https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/PPC/FAQ">Gentoo PPC FAQ</uri>
</li>
<li>
- <uri link="https://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum-f-24.html">Gentoo PPC Forums</uri>
+ <uri link="https://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum-f-24.html">Gentoo PPC forums</uri>
</li>
</ul>
diff --git a/archs/sparc/text.xml b/archs/sparc/text.xml
index 5cfbdf2..fccf53c 100644
--- a/archs/sparc/text.xml
+++ b/archs/sparc/text.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<guide self="archs/sparc/">
<chapter>
-<title>Arch Specific Notes — SPARC</title>
+<title>Arch specific notes — SPARC</title>
<body>
<p>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ by the code authors.
</body>
<section>
-<title>SPARC Kernel and Userland ABIs</title>
+<title>SPARC kernel and userland ABIs</title>
<body>
<p>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ buses.
</section>
<section>
-<title>Additional SPARC Keywording Requirements</title>
+<title>Additional SPARC keywording requirements</title>
<body>
<note>
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ the <c>sparc@</c> alias.
</section>
<section>
-<title>SPARC Instruction Set and Performance Notes</title>
+<title>SPARC instruction set and performance notes</title>
<body>
<p>
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ are especially important on SPARC.
</section>
<section>
-<title>Contacting the SPARC Team</title>
+<title>Contacting the SPARC team</title>
<body>
<p>
diff --git a/archs/text.xml b/archs/text.xml
index 137920b..5df6b24 100644
--- a/archs/text.xml
+++ b/archs/text.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<guide self="archs/">
<chapter>
-<title>Arch Specific Notes</title>
+<title>Arch specific notes</title>
<body>
<p>
diff --git a/archs/x86/text.xml b/archs/x86/text.xml
index 76f57c2..59a3f68 100644
--- a/archs/x86/text.xml
+++ b/archs/x86/text.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<guide self="archs/x86/">
<chapter>
-<title>Arch Specific Notes — x86</title>
+<title>Arch specific notes — x86</title>
<body>
<p>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ unless someone on the team can test it.
</body>
<section>
-<title>x86 Team Guidelines</title>
+<title>x86 team guidelines</title>
<body>
<p>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ The following is a list of rules and expectations for members of the x86 team:
</section>
<section>
-<title>Contacting the x86 Team</title>
+<title>Contacting the x86 team</title>
<body>
<p>