Re: [PATCH][BZ #6885] Clarify description of __freading and __fwriting

[Roland McGrath <roland at hack dot frob dot com>]

> The patch below makes the descriptions of __freading and __fwriting a
> bit clearer.  OK to commit (I assume after the freeze is lifted)?

I think it's probably fine to do changes to the manual during the freeze,
assuming you verify that it still formats correctly.  But it's up to Dave.

> +The @code{__freading} function returns a nonzero value if the stream
> +@var{stream} was last read from or is opened read-only.  Otherwise the function

"was opened"

> +returns zero.  Determining whether a stream opened for reading and writing was
> +last used for writing allows to draw conclusions about the content about the
>  buffer, among other things.

"allows one to draw" or "makes it possible to draw"
"the contents of the buffer"

> +The @code{__fwriting} function returns a nonzero value if the stream
> +@var{stream} was last written to or is opened write-only.  Otherwise the
> +function returns zero.

"or was opened"

These still don't really give any clarity about why you'd ever use these
functions.  But it is an improvement from the old text anyway.  I don't
think it's really any clearer, but it is in much more natural English.


Thanks,
Roland