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authorrideout <rideout@17b73243-c579-4c4c-a9d2-2d5706c11dac>2001-08-23 11:02:04 +0000
committerrideout <rideout@17b73243-c579-4c4c-a9d2-2d5706c11dac>2001-08-23 11:02:04 +0000
commit5ccc2199446a71a64a11622170209c1de6336ebf (patch)
tree3f2614a413a827bd12a22f6652c6fc928ff596c8 /doc/UsersGuide/RunningCactus.tex
parent88c74814ffce0c92d818247993d950de1ffcf247 (diff)
Fixed some typos.
git-svn-id: http://svn.cactuscode.org/flesh/trunk@2310 17b73243-c579-4c4c-a9d2-2d5706c11dac
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diff --git a/doc/UsersGuide/RunningCactus.tex b/doc/UsersGuide/RunningCactus.tex
index 12d02983..56dd10b2 100644
--- a/doc/UsersGuide/RunningCactus.tex
+++ b/doc/UsersGuide/RunningCactus.tex
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ system.
Once a configuration has been created, by {\tt gmake <config>} as described
in detail in the next section, a single call to {\tt gmake <config>}
-will compile the code. The first time generate a compile
+will compile the code. The first time it generates a compile
{\tt ThornList}, and gives you the chance to edit it before continuing.
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ An architecture specific header file containing things which cannot be
automatically detected, and have thus been hand-coded for this architecture.
\end{Lentry}
-These are the first files which should be checked or modified to suite any
+These are the first files which should be checked or modified to suit any
peculiarities of this configuration.
In addition the following files may be informative:
@@ -739,7 +739,8 @@ targets and options which are detailed in the following sections.
A target for {\tt gmake} can be naively thought of as an argument
that tells it which of several things listed in the {\tt Makefile} it
-is to do. The command {\tt gmake help} lists all gmake targets.
+is to do. The command {\tt gmake help} lists all gmake targets:
+% colon clarifies that all (config) targets are listed here
\begin{Lentry}
@@ -760,7 +761,7 @@ is to do. The command {\tt gmake help} lists all gmake targets.
\item [{\tt gmake <config>-delete}] deletes a configuration ({\tt rm -r configs/<config>}).
-\item [{\tt gmake <config>-editthorns}] edits the ThornList
+\item [{\tt gmake <config>-editthorns}] edits the ThornList.
\item [{\tt gmake <config>-examples}] copies all the example parameter files relevant for this configuration to the directory {\tt examples} in the Cactus home directory. If a file of the same name is already there, it will not overwrite it.
@@ -838,11 +839,11 @@ the same.
\begin{Lentry}
-\item [{\tt gmake <target> THORNLIST=<file> [THORNLIST\_DIR=<dir>]}] uses the file {\tt dir/file} as the ThornList for the configuration. The directory defaults to the current directory
-\item [{\tt gmake <target> SILENT=no}] print the commands that gmake is executing
+\item [{\tt gmake <target> THORNLIST=<file> [THORNLIST\_DIR=<dir>]}] uses the file {\tt dir/file} as the ThornList for the configuration. The directory defaults to the current directory.
+\item [{\tt gmake <target> SILENT=no}] print the commands that gmake is executing.
\item [{\tt gmake <target> WARN=yes}] show compiler warnings during compilation.
-\item [{\tt gmake <target> FJOBS=<number>}] compile in parallel, across files within each thorn
-\item [{\tt gmake <target> TJOBS=<number>}] compile in parallel, across thorns
+\item [{\tt gmake <target> FJOBS=<number>}] compile in parallel, across files within each thorn.
+\item [{\tt gmake <target> TJOBS=<number>}] compile in parallel, across thorns.
\end{Lentry}
@@ -859,7 +860,7 @@ Note that with more modern versions of gmake, it is sufficient to pass the norma
\begin{Lentry}
-\item [{\tt gmake help}] lists all make options
+\item [{\tt gmake help}] lists all make options.
\item [{\tt gmake checkout}] allows you to easily checkout Cactus arrangements and thorns.
@@ -873,8 +874,6 @@ Note that with more modern versions of gmake, it is sufficient to pass the norma
\item [{\tt gmake distclean}] delete your {\tt configs} directory and hence all your configurations.
-\item [{\tt gmake doc}] places a postscript version of the Users Guide documentation in your Cactus home directory.
-
\item [{\tt gmake downsize}] removes non essential files as documents
and testsuites to allow for minimal installation size.
@@ -985,13 +984,13 @@ Runs the code far enough to check the consistency of the parameters. If
given a numeric argument it will attempt to simulate being on that number
of processors. [To be implemented]
\item [{\tt -W <level>} or {\tt -waring-level <level>}]
-Sets the warning level of the code. All warning messages are given a level--
+Sets the warning level of the code. All warning messages are given a level ---
the lower the level the greater the severity. This parameter controls the
level of messages to be seen. The default is a warning level of 1, with
-0 indicating the only those messages which are (by default) fatal should
+0 indicating that only those messages which are (by default) fatal should
be seen.
\item [{\tt -E <level} or {\tt -error-level <level>}]
-This works in concert with {\tt -W} - it controls which warning level is
+This works in concert with {\tt -W} --- it controls which warning level is
treated as a fatal error. This cannot be set to a higher value than
{\tt -W}. The default value is zero.
\item [{\tt -r} or {\tt -redirect-stout}]
@@ -1010,10 +1009,10 @@ Set the level of parameter checking to be used, either {\tt strict}, {\tt normal
\label{sec:pafisy}
The parameter file is used to control the behaviour of the code at runtime.
-It is of a text file with lines which are either comments, denoted
+It is a text file with lines which are either comments, denoted
by a `\#', or parameter statements. A parameter statement consists
of one or more parameter names, followed by
-and `=', followed by the value(s) for this (these) parameter(s).
+an `=', followed by the value(s) for this (these) parameter(s).
Note that all string parameters are case insensitive.
The {\tt first parameter} in any parameter file should be {\tt ActiveThorns}.
@@ -1111,7 +1110,7 @@ are usually written to the screen. Standard output provides you
with information about the run, and standard error reports warnings
and errors from the flesh and thorns.
-As the program runs, the normal output provides the following information
+As the program runs, the normal output provides the following information:
\begin{Lentry}
@@ -1139,7 +1138,7 @@ or if the parameter value is not in the allowed range
{\tt
\begin{verbatim}
-Unable to set keyword CartGrid3D::type - ByMouth not in any active rangey
+Unable to set keyword CartGrid3D::type - ByMouth not in any active range
\end{verbatim}
}
@@ -1182,7 +1181,7 @@ order that they will be executed. For example
}
\item [Thorn banners]
- Any banners registered from the thorns are displayed
+ Any banners registered from the thorns are displayed.
\end{Lentry}