Bugs in TC2d5 (from IEEE balloter)

[Andrew Josey <yyyyyy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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The following comments were received in a positive ballot
from an IEEE balloter. I've formatted them to expanded
rdvk convenience
regards
Andrew
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 EDITORIAL                                        Enhancement Request Number 1
 Julian Blake                                         Bugs in TC2d5 (rdvk#  1)

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 Page: 1  Line: 316,320  Section: XBD/TC2/D5/18


 Problem:

 Missing sign in negative number.

 Action:

 Change "2 147 483 647" to "-2 147 483 647" twice.


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 EDITORIAL                                        Enhancement Request Number 2
 Julian Blake                                         Bugs in TC2d5 (rdvk#  2)

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 Page: 1  Line: 1066  Section: XSH/TC2/D5/24


 Problem:

 Typing error (or unclear English).

 Action:

 Change "the" to "this" so that the phrase reads
 "... in this volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 ...".


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 EDITORIAL                                        Enhancement Request Number 3
 Julian Blake                                         Bugs in TC2d5 (rdvk#  3)

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 Page: 1  Line: 1162  Section: XSH/TC2/D5/29


 Problem:

 Missing noun.

 Action:

 Change "an incompatible" to "an incompatible lock".


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 EDITORIAL                                        Enhancement Request Number 4
 Julian Blake                                         Bugs in TC2d5 (rdvk#  4)

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 Page: 1  Line: 1553,1560  Section: XSH/TC2/D5/54


 Problem:
 Plural form needed.

 Action:
 Change "function" to "functions" twice.


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 EDITORIAL                                        Enhancement Request Number 5
 Julian Blake                                         Bugs in TC2d5 (rdvk#  5)

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 Page: 1  Line: 1576,1577  Section: XSH/TC2/D5/55


 Problem:

 "localtime_r" is misspelt; verb "mention" is missing; "additional"
 where "addition" is meant.

 Action:

 Replace the sentence by
 "This updates the description of localtime_r() to mention daylight and
 timezone as well as tzname."
 Note: This affects only the rationale for the change.


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 EDITORIAL                                        Enhancement Request Number 6
 Julian Blake                                         Bugs in TC2d5 (rdvk#  6)

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 Page: 1  Line: 1610  Section: XSH/TC2/D5/56


 Problem:

 Wrong tense.

 Action:

 Change "would have force" to "would have forced".


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 EDITORIAL                                        Enhancement Request Number 7
 Julian Blake                                         Bugs in TC2d5 (rdvk#  7)

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 Page: 1  Line: 1621  Section: XSH/TC2/D5/56


 Problem:

 Plural form needed.

 Action:

 Change "it is more complex to use" to "they are more complex to use".


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 EDITORIAL                                        Enhancement Request Number 8
 Julian Blake                                         Bugs in TC2d5 (rdvk#  8)

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 Page: 1  Line: 2104  Section: XSH/TC2/D5/88


 Problem:

 Missing article.

 Action:

 Change "or" to "or the" at the end of this line.



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