Re: Not an error but a difficult wording
Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>
Cc: riivo.kolka@gmail.com, pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org
Date: 2023-01-26T01:39:01Z
Lists: pgsql-docs
Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at> writes: > On Wed, 2023-01-25 at 08:22 +0000, PG Doc comments form wrote: >> Maybe this would be better? (I don't know the comma rules) >> "because the files(,?) that are generated/processed by these tools(,?) are >> already included in the tarball" > +1 > Correct English would be: > These tools are not needed to build from a distribution tarball, because > the files generated by these tools are included in the tarball. The existing wording is not incorrect AFAICS, but I agree it's a bit awkward. I'd modify one word in your version: These tools are not needed to build from a distribution tarball, because the files generated using these tools are included in the tarball. Or possibly "with" instead of "using"? regards, tom lane
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Doc: use less-awkward phrasing.
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