0005587: "allows to" is incorrect

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0005587

OCaml

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2012-04-12 11:12

2012-04-18 15:33

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glondu

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doligez

Priority

normal

Severity

tweak

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always

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closed

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fixed

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4.00.0+dev

Summary

0005587: "allows to" is incorrect

Description

The phrase "allow to" (and its variant "allows to") appears in several locations in OCaml sources, in particular in ocamldoc manpage, and some comments that end up in ocamldoc-generated documentation.

The blind fix is to replace with "allow one to", but replacing with "allow ${verb in -ing form}" might be more appropriate in some circumstances. In case of doubt, ask a native English speaker for their opinion.

For the record, I am not a native speaker. This issue has been brought to my attention because of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lintian/+bug/608231 [^]

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(0007379) doligez (manager) 2012-04-18 15:33	Thanks for the report. This will be fixed in 4.00.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2012-04-12 11:12	glondu	New Issue
2012-04-13 15:44	doligez	Status	new => confirmed
2012-04-18 14:57	doligez	Assigned To	=> doligez
2012-04-18 14:57	doligez	Status	confirmed => assigned
2012-04-18 15:33	doligez	Note Added: 0007379
2012-04-18 15:33	doligez	Status	assigned => closed
2012-04-18 15:33	doligez	Resolution	open => fixed
2012-04-18 15:33	doligez	Fixed in Version	=> 4.00.0+dev