m fixes

Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée <m@maandree.se>

6 files changed, 23 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 33e5c28..177852e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.POSIX:
+
 PREFIX = /usr
 BINDIR = $(PREFIX)/bin
 DATADIR = $(PREFIX)/share
@@ -17,15 +19,15 @@ install-copyright: install-license
 
 install-cmd:
 	mkdir -p -- "$(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)"
-	install -m755 -- dlu.py "$(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/$(COMMAND)"
+	cp -- dlu.py "$(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/$(COMMAND)"
 
 install-man:
 	mkdir -p -- "$(DESTDIR)$(MAN1DIR)"
-	install -m644 -- dlu.1 "$(DESTDIR)$(MAN1DIR)/$(COMMAND).1"
+	cp -- dlu.1 "$(DESTDIR)$(MAN1DIR)/$(COMMAND).1"
 
 install-license:
 	mkdir -p -- "$(DESTDIR)$(LICENSEDIR)/$(PKGNAME)"
-	install -m644 -- LICENSE "$(DESTDIR)$(LICENSEDIR)/$(PKGNAME)/LICENSE"
+	cp -- LICENSE "$(DESTDIR)$(LICENSEDIR)/$(PKGNAME)/LICENSE"
 
 uninstall:
 	-rm -- "$(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/$(COMMAND)"
@@ -36,5 +38,6 @@ uninstall:
 	-rmdir -- "$(DESTDIR)$(LICENSEDIR)/$(PKGNAME)"
 
 clean:
+	@:
 
 .PHONY: all clean
diff --git a/README b/README
index 934b424..a6a989c 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
 		Returns a list of all dictionaries.
 
 	load_dictionary(dictionary : str) -> bool
-		Sets the fuction get() or a variable that get() reads
+		Sets the function get() or a variable that get() reads
 		to identify which dictionary has been selected. The
 		function shall return True if the dictionary exists,
 		and False otherwise.
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
 		Modifies and returns a word so that it can be used
 		to compare against known words in the dictionary.
 
-		The default implemention of this function covers the
+		The default implementation of this function converts the
 		word to lower case using Python's string class's
 		lower() function.
 
diff --git a/dlu.1 b/dlu.1
index 23ca185..ab4d5bd 100644
--- a/dlu.1
+++ b/dlu.1
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ a Python 3 file which defines the functions:
 Returns a list of all dictionaries.
 .TP
 .BR load_dictionary "(\fIdictionary\fP : str) -> bool"
-Sets the fuction
+Sets the function
 .BR get ()
 or a variable that
 .BR get ()
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Modifies and returns a
 so that it can be used to compare against known words
 in the dictionary.
 
-The default implemention of this function covers the
+The default implementation of this function converts the
 .I word
 to lower case using Python's string class's
 .BR lower ()
diff --git a/dlu.py b/dlu.py
index 8783e7d..3711a66 100755
--- a/dlu.py
+++ b/dlu.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ else:
     dictionary_name = sys.argv[i]
     sought_word = sys.argv[i + 1]
 
-# Default functions, can be overriden by configurations on call to load_dictionary.
+# Default functions, can be overridden by configurations on call to load_dictionary.
 if not f_list:
     display_envs = ['MDS_DISPLAY', 'MIR_DISPLAY', 'WAYLAND_DISPLAY', 'DISPLAY']
     x_reads = [
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ if not f_list:
         for command_lambda in reads[disps[0]]:
             command = command_lambda(filename, str(page));
             os.execvp(command[0], command)
-        print("%s: could find any viewer to use." % sys.argv[0], file = sys.stderr)
+        print("%s: could not find any viewer to use" % sys.argv[0], file = sys.stderr)
         print("%s:   file to open: %s" % (sys.argv[0], filename), file = sys.stderr)
         print("%s:   page to open: %i" % (sys.argv[0], page), file = sys.stderr)
         sys.exit(1)
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ for file in ('$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/%/%rc', '$HOME/.config/%/%rc', '$HOME/.%rc', '$~/
             else:
                 file = None
                 break
-    # Proceed if there where no errors.
+    # Proceed if there were no errors.
     if file is not None:
-        # With use $~ (instead of ~) for the user's proper home
-        # directroy. HOME should be defined, but it could be missing.
+        # We use $~ (instead of ~) for the user's proper home
+        # directory. HOME should be defined, but it could be missing
         # It could also be set to another directory.
         if file.startswith('$~'):
             import pwd
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ if config_file is not None:
     # Read configuration script file.
     with open(config_file, 'rb') as script:
         code = script.read()
-    # Decode configurion script file and add a line break
+    # Decode configuration script file and add a line break
     # at the end to ensure that the last line is empty.
     # If it is not, we will get errors.
     code = code.decode('utf-8', 'strict') + '\n'
diff --git a/example/Makefile b/example/Makefile
index 0df1ef6..d6d0b05 100644
--- a/example/Makefile
+++ b/example/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.POSIX:
+
 all: dict.pdf
 
 dict.pdf: dict.tex
diff --git a/example/README b/example/README
index 9e12b3a..90dace4 100644
--- a/example/README
+++ b/example/README
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Step 1) cd into this directory.
 Step 2) Run `make`.
-Step 3) If ~/.config/dlu already exists move it.
-Step 4) Run `ln -s ~/.config/dlu .`.
-Step 5) You can know run ../dlu.py.
-Step 6) Run `rm ~/.config/dlu`
+Step 3) If ~/.config/dlu already exists, move it.
+Step 4) Run `ln -s -- ~/.config/dlu .`.
+Step 5) You can now run ../dlu.py.
+Step 6) Run `rm -- ~/.config/dlu`.
 Step 7) If ~/.config/dlu already existed, restore it.
-Step 8) If ~/.config/dlu didn't exist, install dlu and set it up.
+Step 8) If ~/.config/dlu did not exist, install dlu and set it up.