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[PATCH] gnu: Add comma after “i.e.” in descriptions.

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From: "Paul A. Patience" <paul <at> apatience.com>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Cc: "Paul A. Patience" <paul <at> apatience.com>
Subject: [PATCH] gnu: Add comma after “i.e.” in descriptions.
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2022 12:19:41 +0000

* gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm (r-anota)[description]: Add comma after
“i.e.”.
* gnu/packages/code.scm (xenon)[description]: Same.
* gnu/packages/cran.scm (r-crosstalk)[description]: Same.
* gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm (python-radon)[description]: Same.
* gnu/packages/statistics.scm (r-logspline)[description]: Same.
* gnu/packages/suckless.scm (tabbed)[description]: Same.
---
 gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm | 2 +-
 gnu/packages/code.scm         | 2 +-
 gnu/packages/cran.scm         | 2 +-
 gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm   | 2 +-
 gnu/packages/statistics.scm   | 2 +-
 gnu/packages/suckless.scm     | 2 +-
 6 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
index 31484799b2..8a3a38b36f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
@@ -8834,7 +8834,7 @@ (define-public r-anota
 the mRNA level (e.g. cytosolic mRNA level) and the level of mRNA actively
 involved in translation (the actively translating mRNA level) for each mRNA.
 The standard analysis of such data strives towards identifying differential
-translational between two or more sample classes - i.e.  differences in
+translational between two or more sample classes - i.e., differences in
 actively translated mRNA levels that are independent of underlying differences
 in cytosolic mRNA levels.  This package allows for such analysis using partial
 variances and the random variance model.  As 10s of thousands of mRNAs are
diff --git a/gnu/packages/code.scm b/gnu/packages/code.scm
index 64040270eb..11df6fd4b2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/code.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/code.scm
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ (define-public xenon
      "Xenon is a monitoring tool based on Radon.  It monitors code complexity.
 Ideally, @code{xenon} is run every time code is committed.  Through command
 line options, various thresholds can be set for the complexity of code.  It
-will fail (i.e.  it will exit with a non-zero exit code) when any of these
+will fail (i.e., it will exit with a non-zero exit code) when any of these
 requirements is not met.")
     (license license:expat)))

diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 731facb4e5..a677360700 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -3315,7 +3315,7 @@ (define-public r-crosstalk
     (synopsis "Inter-widget interactivity for HTML widgets")
     (description
      "This package provides building blocks for allowing HTML widgets to
-communicate with each other, with Shiny or without (i.e.  static @code{.html}
+communicate with each other, with Shiny or without (i.e., static @code{.html}
 files).  It currently supports linked brushing and filtering.")
     (license license:expat)))

diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 7f6bbd55be..1f89f018d3 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -19659,7 +19659,7 @@ (define-public python-radon
      Supported metrics are:
      @itemize @bullet
      @item raw metrics: SLOC, comment lines, blank lines, &c.
-     @item Cyclomatic Complexity (i.e.  McCabe’s Complexity)
+     @item Cyclomatic Complexity (i.e., McCabe’s Complexity)
      @item Halstead metrics (all of them)
      @item the Maintainability Index (a Visual Studio metric)
      @end itemize")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 0e977698d7..1ef7efe266 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -6624,7 +6624,7 @@ (define-public r-logspline
     (description
       "Contains routines for logspline density estimation.  The function
 @code{oldlogspline()} uses the same algorithm as the logspline package version
-1.0.x; i.e.  the Kooperberg and Stone (1992) algorithm (with an improved
+1.0.x; i.e., the Kooperberg and Stone (1992) algorithm (with an improved
 interface).  The recommended routine @code{logspline()} uses an algorithm from
 @url{doi:10.1214/aos/1031594728,Stone et al (1997)}.")
     (license license:asl2.0)))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/suckless.scm b/gnu/packages/suckless.scm
index 8dd8f76143..460e8bfc0f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/suckless.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/suckless.scm
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ (define-public tabbed
     (synopsis "Tab interface for application supporting Xembed")
     (description "Tabbed is a generic tabbed frontend to xembed-aware
 applications.  It was originally designed for surf but also usable with many
-other applications, i.e. st, uzbl, urxvt and xterm.")
+other applications, i.e., st, uzbl, urxvt and xterm.")
     (license
      ;; Dual-licensed.
      (list
--
2.37.0

Message #10 received at 56737-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: "Paul A. Patience" <paul <at> apatience.com>
Cc: 56737-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#56737: [PATCH] gnu: Add comma after “i.e.” in descriptions.
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 11:35:56 +0200

"Paul A. Patience" <paul <at> apatience.com> skribis:

> * gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm (r-anota)[description]: Add comma after
> “i.e.”.
> * gnu/packages/code.scm (xenon)[description]: Same.
> * gnu/packages/cran.scm (r-crosstalk)[description]: Same.
> * gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm (python-radon)[description]: Same.
> * gnu/packages/statistics.scm (r-logspline)[description]: Same.
> * gnu/packages/suckless.scm (tabbed)[description]: Same.

Applied, thanks!

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