From d82cdf7391f04a98e5fb954ca23506f7f52435b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:40:02 +0200
Subject: =?UTF-8?q?*=20doc/apt.conf.5.xml:=20=20=20-=20merged=20patch=20fr?=
 =?UTF-8?q?om=20Aur=C3=A9lien=20Couderc=20to=20improve=20the=20text=20=20?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=20=20=20(thanks!)?=
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---
 debian/changelog   |  7 +++----
 doc/apt.conf.5.xml | 12 ++++++++----
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 668cf5596..2fb53972d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ apt (0.7.21) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     - provide DPkg::Chroot-Directory config option (useful for testing)
   * Only run Download-Upgradable and Unattended-Upgrades if the initial
     update was successful Closes: #341970
-  
- -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 28 May 2009 17:51:42 +0200
-
-  [ Michael Vogt ]
   * apt-pkg/indexcopy.cc:
     - support having CDs with no Packages file (just a Packages.gz)
       by not forcing a verification on non-existing files
@@ -77,6 +73,9 @@ apt (0.7.21) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * build fixes for g++-4.4
   * cmdline/apt-mark:
     - add "showauto" option to show automatically installed packages
+  * doc/apt.conf.5.xml:
+    - merged patch from Aurélien Couderc to improve the text
+      (thanks!)
 
   [ Dereck Wonnacott ]
   * apt-ftparchive might write corrupt Release files (LP: #46439)
diff --git a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
index 1835f2282..6590c9795 100644
--- a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
+++ b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ APT {
 </programlisting></informalexample>
 
    <para>with newlines placed to make it more readable. Lists can be created by 
-   opening a scope and including a single word enclosed in quotes followed by a 
+   opening a scope and including a single string enclosed in quotes followed by a
    semicolon. Multiple entries can be included, each separated by a semicolon.</para>
 
 <informalexample><programlisting>   
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";};
    <para>Two specials are allowed, <literal>#include</literal> and <literal>#clear</literal> 
    <literal>#include</literal> will include the given file, unless the filename
    ends in a slash, then the whole directory is included.  
-   <literal>#clear</literal> is used to erase a list of names.</para>
+   <literal>#clear</literal> is used to erase a part of the configuration tree. The
+   specified element and all its descendents are erased.</para>
 
    <para>All of the APT tools take a -o option which allows an arbitrary configuration 
    directive to be specified on the command line. The syntax is a full option
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";};
 
    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry><term>PDiffs</term>
-	 <listitem><para>Try do download deltas called <literal>PDiffs</literal> for
+	 <listitem><para>Try to download deltas called <literal>PDiffs</literal> for
 	 Packages or Sources files instead of downloading whole ones. True
 	 by default.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -683,7 +684,7 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";};
        <term><literal>Debug::pkgInitConfig</literal></term>
        <listitem>
 	 <para>
-	   Dump the default configuration to standard output on
+	   Dump the default configuration to standard error on
 	   startup.
 	 </para>
        </listitem>
@@ -766,6 +767,8 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";};
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
+<!-- 2009/07/11 Currently used nowhere. The corresponding code
+is commented.
      <varlistentry>
        <term><literal>Debug::Vendor</literal></term>
 
@@ -775,6 +778,7 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";};
 	 </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
+-->
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
  
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