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authorMattias Andrée <m@maandree.se>2026-02-22 14:37:56 +0100
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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ librarian \- Return flags for compiling against libraries
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B librarian
is used to print flags required when compiling or linking,
-and want to use library that requires non-trival flags.
+and want to use a library that requires non-trivial flags.
.PP
.B librarian
shall output the flags, required by the selected libraries,
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Combines
and
.IR NAME \fB<\fP MAX .
.PP
-The are not predefined values for
+There are no predefined values for
.IR VARIABLE ,
but the standardised ones are:
.TP
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ appear in the other variables unless the library
requires them directly.
.PP
All variables should be in upper case unless they are
-reserved. In the latter case, the are lower cased.
+reserved. In the latter case, they are lower case.
.PP
If
.I VARIABLE
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ by an
.PP
Empty lines and lines starting with a
.B #
-(she) in a
+(hash) in a
.B librarian
files are ignored. Other lines should begin with a variable
name and be followed by the required flags relevant to that
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ Print the location of the files specified by
.IR LIBRARY .
.TP
.B \-o
-Prefer-older libraries, when multiple versions are available.
+Prefer older libraries, when multiple versions are available.
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.B LIBRARIAN_PATH
Colon separated list of directories to search for librarian files.
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ sucks.
Will be implemented if needed in the real world:
.TP
*
-When is used
+When
.BR \-d ,
.B librarian
-will try all versions of the libraries until it founds
-a combination all selected libraries and their dependencies
+will try all versions of the libraries until it finds
+a combination where all selected libraries and their dependencies
are compatible with, rather than simply failing.
.TP
*