Re: [PATCH] nextup.3: minor improvements

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Hi Vincent,

On Wed, Aug 07, 2024 at 12:56:17PM GMT, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> The current "If x is 0" is a bit misleading because "is" is not the
> equality test, while this condition should apply to both -0 and 0.
> Replace this condition by "If x is equal to 0".

How does 'is' differ semantically from 'is equal to' in this case?

I don't think 'is equal to' does anything different to mean also -0.

> 
> Replace "Nan" by "NaN" (typography used everywhere else).

Ok.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Vincent Lefevre <vincent@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  man/man3/nextup.3 | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man/man3/nextup.3 b/man/man3/nextup.3
> index 285c2bcda..02fdb9bae 100644
> --- a/man/man3/nextup.3
> +++ b/man/man3/nextup.3
> @@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ is the smallest representable negative number in the corresponding type,
>  these functions return \-0.
>  If
>  .I x
> -is 0, the returned value is the smallest representable positive number
> -of the corresponding type.
> +is equal to 0, the returned value is the smallest representable positive
> +number of the corresponding type.

Please keep semantic newlines.  See man-pages(7).

Have a lovely night!
Alex

>  .P
>  If
>  .I x
> @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ of the corresponding type.
>  .P
>  If
>  .I x
> -is Nan,
> +is NaN,
>  the returned value is NaN.
>  .P
>  The value returned by
> -- 
> 2.45.2

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