Re: CVS commit: src/lib/libc/sys

[Charlotte Koch <charlotte%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On Fri, 28 Aug 2026, Roland Illig wrote:

> Am 28.08.2026 um 23:34 schrieb Jeff Rizzo:
> > On 8/28/26 01:36, Charlotte Koch wrote:
> >
> > > Modified Files:
> > > 	src/lib/libc/sys: chflags.2
> > >
> > > Log Message:
> > > chflags.2: Grammar.
> > >
> > > -flags may only be set or unset by the super-user.
> > > +flags may be set or unset only by the super-user.
> >
> > I really (honestly) am not trying to start a grammar flame war, but I
> > don't see how your change is an improvement upon what was there...
>
> I guess the point here is to let the "only" refer more specifically to
> the _user_ executing the action, and not the _action_ that is being
> executed.
>
> The previous version might have been interpreted as "the super-user can
> only set or unset, while all other users may also toggle or increment or
> do whatever else they please".

That's correct. It is the superuser, and no one else, who may set or
unset those flags. My change communicates that better -- but only
slightly, I'll admit. (Rewriting the sentence would be better, but I
didn't feel the need.)

It was intended to be a quick and harmless way to get back into NetBSD
development, and to put my new copyediting education into practice.

Charlotte