[pypy-svn] rev 2622 - pypy/trunk/doc/devel

[alex at codespeak.net]

Author: alex
Date: Sat Dec 20 10:18:24 2003
New Revision: 2622

Modified:
   pypy/trunk/doc/devel/howtopypy.txt
Log:
fix a couple typos, turn passive forms into active


Modified: pypy/trunk/doc/devel/howtopypy.txt
==============================================================================
--- pypy/trunk/doc/devel/howtopypy.txt	(original)
+++ pypy/trunk/doc/devel/howtopypy.txt	Sat Dec 20 10:18:24 2003
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
    After a few seconds, you should be at the PyPy prompt, which is
    the same as the Python prompt, but with an extra ">".
 
-   The "-S" given on the command line insructs the PyPy interpreter
+   The "-S" given on the command line instructs the PyPy interpreter
    to use the `Standard object space`_.  PyPy has the concept of different
    object spaces_, but the standard space is the one which contains
-   the "real" Python interpreter.
+   the "real" Python-in-Python interpreter.
 
 
 4. Now you are ready to start running Python code.  Some real Python
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
    on the current PyPy implementation.
 
 
-5. The PyPy interpreter command line options are listed by typing::
+5. To list the PyPy interpreter command line options, type::
 
         python py.py --help
 
@@ -68,17 +68,18 @@
 
         python py.py -S ../appspace/pystone.py
 
-   (Note that this will run forever.)
+   (Note that this will run "forever" -- actually, "just" for many
+   hours, with the current implementation of PyPy.)
 
 
 6. The PyPy project uses test-driven-development.  Right now, there are
-   a couple of different categories of tests which can be run.
+   a couple of different categories of tests which you can run.
    To run all the unit tests::
 
         cd src/pypy
         python test_all.py -S
 
-   Alternatively, subtests may be run by going to the correct subdirectory
+   Alternatively, you may run subtests by going to the correct subdirectory
    and running them individually::
 
         cd src/pypy/module/test