[Python-checkins] r73709 - peps/trunk/pep-0376.txt

[guido.van.rossum]

Author: guido.van.rossum
Date: Wed Jul  1 00:10:55 2009
New Revision: 73709

Log:
Minor fixes of typos and grammar in the first third of the file.


Modified:
   peps/trunk/pep-0376.txt

Modified: peps/trunk/pep-0376.txt
==============================================================================
--- peps/trunk/pep-0376.txt	(original)
+++ peps/trunk/pep-0376.txt	Wed Jul  1 00:10:55 2009
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@
 How distributions are installed
 -------------------------------
 
-Right now, when a distribution is installed in Python, every element it
-contains is installed in various directories.
+Right now, when a distribution is installed in Python, the elements it
+contains are installed in various directories.
 
 The pure Python code, for instance, is installed in the `purelib` directory
-which is located in the Python installation at ``lib\python2.6\site-packages``
-for example under Unix-like systems or Mac OS X, and in ``Lib/site-packages``
+which is located in the Python installation at ``lib/python2.6/site-packages``
+for example under Unix-like systems or Mac OS X, and in ``Lib\site-packages``
 under Windows. This is done with the Distutils `install` command, which calls
 various subcommands.
 
@@ -174,12 +174,13 @@
 
 The egg-info directory name is created using a new function called
 ``egginfo_dirname(name, version)`` added to ``pkgutil``. ``name`` is
-converted to a standard distribution name any runs of non-alphanumeric
-characters are replaced with a single '-'. ``version`` is converted
+converted to a standard distribution name by replacing any runs of
+non-alphanumeric characters with a single '-'. ``version`` is converted
 to a standard version string. Spaces become dots, and all other
-non-alphanumeric characters become dashes, with runs of multiple dashes
-condensed to a single dash. Both attributes are then converted into their
-filename-escaped form. Any '-' characters are currently replaced with '_'.
+non-alphanumeric characters (except dots) become dashes, with runs of
+multiple dashes condensed to a single dash. Both attributes are then
+converted into their filename-escaped form, i.e. any '-' characters are
+replaced with '_'.
 
 Examples::
 
@@ -198,10 +199,10 @@
 A `RECORD` file will be added inside the `.egg-info` directory at installation
 time. The `RECORD` file will hold the list of installed files. These correspond
 to the files listed by the `record` option of the `install` command, and will
-be generated by default. This will allow uninstallation, as explained later in this
-PEP. The `install` command will also provide an option to prevent the `RECORD`
-file from being written and this option should be used when creating system
-packages.
+be generated by default. This will allow uninstallation, as explained later in
+this PEP. The `install` command will also provide an option to prevent the
+`RECORD` file from being written and this option should be used when creating
+system packages.
 
 Third-party installation tools also should not overwrite or delete files
 that are not in a RECORD file without prompting or warning.
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@
 
 - field delimiter : `,`
 - quoting char :  `"`.
-- line terminator : ``os.linesep`` (so ``\r\n`` or ``\r``)
+- line terminator : ``os.linesep`` (so ``\r\n`` or ``\n``)
 
 Each record is composed of three elements.
 
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@
  - if the installed file is located in the directory where the `.egg-info`
    directory of the package is located, it will be a '/'-separated relative
    path, no matter what the target system is. This makes this information
-   cross-compatible and allows simple installation to be relocatable.
+   cross-compatible and allows simple installations to be relocatable.
 
  - if the installed file is located elsewhere in the system, a
    '/'-separated absolute path is used.