doc/: Fix various unfortunate garblings.

[sod] / lib / sod-structs.3

diff --git a/lib/sod-structs.3 b/lib/sod-structs.3
index febcdf5..a515c8e 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/sod-structs.3
+++ b/lib/sod-structs.3
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ struct \fIC\fB__ilayout {
 \h'6n'} \fIc\fB;
 \h'4n'} \fIc\fB;
 \h'4n'\fR...\fB
-\h'4n'struct \fIH\fB__ichain_\fIh\fB \fIh\fB;
+\h'4n'struct \fIA\fB__ichain_\fIh\fB \fIa\fB;
 \h'2n'} \fIh\fB;
 \h'2n'union \fIB\fB__ichainu_\fIi\fB \fIi\fB;
 \h'2n'\fR...\fB
@@ -626,6 +626,9 @@ for each of
 superclasses
 .IR A
 in the same chain in some (unimportant) order.
+The (somewhat obtuse) purpose of this union is to
+engage the `common initial sequence' rule of
+C99 (clause 6.5.2.3).
 .PP
 The
 .B ichain
@@ -689,7 +692,7 @@ will have
 .I different
 structures.
 .PP
-The instance layout split neatly into disjoint chains.
+The instance layout splits neatly into disjoint chains.
 This is necessary because
 each
 .B ichain