*BETTER* installperl script patch for VOS

[p5sagit/p5-mst-13.2.git] / numeric.c

diff --git a/numeric.c b/numeric.c
index 2e1e261..913ecc8 100644 (file)
--- a/numeric.c
+++ b/numeric.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*    numeric.c
  *
- *    Copyright (c) 2001, Larry Wall
+ *    Copyright (c) 2001-2002, Larry Wall
  *
  *    You may distribute under the terms of either the GNU General Public
  *    License or the Artistic License, as specified in the README file.
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
  * wizards count differently to other people."
  */
 
+/*
+=head1 Numeric functions
+*/
+
 #include "EXTERN.h"
 #define PERL_IN_NUMERIC_C
 #include "perl.h"
@@ -122,7 +126,7 @@ returns UV_MAX, sets C<PERL_SCAN_GREATER_THAN_UV_MAX> in the output flags,
 and writes the value to I<*result> (or the value is discarded if I<result>
 is NULL).
 
-The hex number may optinally be prefixed with "0b" or "b" unless
+The hex number may optionally be prefixed with "0b" or "b" unless
 C<PERL_SCAN_DISALLOW_PREFIX> is set in I<*flags> on entry. If
 C<PERL_SCAN_ALLOW_UNDERSCORES> is set in I<*flags> then the binary
 number may use '_' characters to separate digits.
@@ -178,7 +182,7 @@ Perl_grok_bin(pTHX_ char *start, STRLEN *len_p, I32 *flags, NV *result) {
             }
             value_nv *= 2.0;
            /* If an NV has not enough bits in its mantissa to
-            * represent an UV this summing of small low-order numbers
+            * represent a UV this summing of small low-order numbers
             * is a waste of time (because the NV cannot preserve
             * the low-order bits anyway): we could just remember when
             * did we overflow and in the end just multiply value_nv by the
@@ -236,7 +240,7 @@ returns UV_MAX, sets C<PERL_SCAN_GREATER_THAN_UV_MAX> in the output flags,
 and writes the value to I<*result> (or the value is discarded if I<result>
 is NULL).
 
-The hex number may optinally be prefixed with "0x" or "x" unless
+The hex number may optionally be prefixed with "0x" or "x" unless
 C<PERL_SCAN_DISALLOW_PREFIX> is set in I<*flags> on entry. If
 C<PERL_SCAN_ALLOW_UNDERSCORES> is set in I<*flags> then the hex
 number may use '_' characters to separate digits.
@@ -293,7 +297,7 @@ Perl_grok_hex(pTHX_ char *start, STRLEN *len_p, I32 *flags, NV *result) {
             }
             value_nv *= 16.0;
            /* If an NV has not enough bits in its mantissa to
-            * represent an UV this summing of small low-order numbers
+            * represent a UV this summing of small low-order numbers
             * is a waste of time (because the NV cannot preserve
             * the low-order bits anyway): we could just remember when
             * did we overflow and in the end just multiply value_nv by the
@@ -375,7 +379,7 @@ Perl_grok_oct(pTHX_ char *start, STRLEN *len_p, I32 *flags, NV *result) {
             }
             value_nv *= 8.0;
            /* If an NV has not enough bits in its mantissa to
-            * represent an UV this summing of small low-order numbers
+            * represent a UV this summing of small low-order numbers
             * is a waste of time (because the NV cannot preserve
             * the low-order bits anyway): we could just remember when
             * did we overflow and in the end just multiply value_nv by the