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Description: Fix some formatting issues with bc man page
 * Space at end of lines removed
 * Removed or added word space
 * Use "\(en" as a dash to indicate a range instead of "-"
 * Added "\&" after a full stop if it is not an end of sentence
 * Use "\e" to print a backslash
 * Use either macros "IR" or "RI" when mixing these two styles in a row of
   words
 * Use "\," when mixing roman and italic, "\/" for italic and roman.
 * The Word 'funtion' changed to 'function'.
Author: Bjarni Ingi Gislason <bjarniig@rhi.hi.is>
Bug-Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725898
Forwarded: no
---
This patch header follows DEP-3: http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep3/
Index: bc/doc/bc.1
===================================================================
--- bc.orig/doc/bc.1	2017-07-26 17:33:33.565027514 -0400
+++ bc/doc/bc.1	2017-07-26 17:34:24.721361863 -0400
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 \fBbc\fR is a language that supports arbitrary precision numbers
 with interactive execution of statements.  There are some similarities
-in the syntax to the C programming language. 
+in the syntax to the C programming language.
 A standard math library is available by command line option.
 If requested, the math library is defined before processing any files.
 \fBbc\fR starts by processing code from all the files listed
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
 .PP
 This version of \fBbc\fR contains several extensions beyond
 traditional \fBbc\fR implementations and the POSIX draft standard.
-Command line options can cause these extensions to print a warning 
-or to be rejected.  This 
+Command line options can cause these extensions to print a warning
+or to be rejected.  This
 document describes the language accepted by this processor.
 Extensions will be identified as such.
 .SS OPTIONS
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@
 arrays.  Both simple variables and array variables are named.  Names
 begin with a letter followed by any number of letters, digits and
 underscores.  All letters must be lower case.  (Full alpha-numeric
-names are an extension. In POSIX \fBbc\fR all names are a single
+names are an extension.  In POSIX \fBbc\fR all names are a single
 lower case letter.)  The type of variable is clear by the context
 because all array variable names will be followed by brackets ([]).
 .PP
 There are four special variables, \fBscale, ibase, obase,\fR and
 \fBlast\fR.  \fBscale\fR defines how some operations use digits after the
-decimal point.  The default value of \fBscale\fR is 0. \fBibase\fR
+decimal point.  The default value of \fBscale\fR is 0.  \fBibase\fR
 and \fBobase\fR define the conversion base for input and output
 numbers.  The default for both input and output is base 10.
 \fBlast\fR (an extension) is a variable that has the value of the last
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 The legal values of \fBibase\fR are 2 through 36. (Bases greater than
 16 are an extension.) Assigning a value outside this range to
 \fBibase\fR will result in a value of 2 or 36.  Input numbers may
-contain the characters 0-9 and A-Z. (Note: They must be capitals.
+contain the characters 0\(en9 and A\(enZ. (Note: They must be capitals.
 Lower case letters are variable names.)  Single digit numbers always
 have the value of the digit regardless of the value of
 \fBibase\fR. (i.e. A = 10.)  For multi-digit numbers, \fBbc\fR changes
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@
 .RE
 and an array variable is specified as
 .RS
-\fIname\fR[\fIexpr\fR]
+.\"\fIname\fR[\fIexpr\fR]
+.IR name [ expr ]
 .RE
 Unless specifically
 mentioned the scale of the result is the maximum scale of the
@@ -187,13 +188,13 @@
 integer remainder function.
 .IP "expr ^ expr"
 The result of the expression is the value of the first raised to the
-second. The second expression must be an integer.  (If the second
+second.  The second expression must be an integer.  (If the second
 expression is not an integer, a warning is generated and the
 expression is truncated to get an integer value.)  The scale of the
 result is \fBscale\fR if the exponent is negative.  If the exponent
 is positive the scale of the result is the minimum of the scale of the
 first expression times the value of the exponent and the maximum of
-\fBscale\fR and the scale of the first expression.  (e.g. scale(a^b)
+\fBscale\fR and the scale of the first expression.  (e.g.\& scale(a^b)
 = min(scale(a)*b, max( \fBscale,\fR scale(a))).)  It should be noted
 that expr^0 will always return the value of 1.
 .IP "( expr )"
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@
 The result is 1 if expr1 is not equal to expr2.
 .PP
 Boolean operations are also legal.  (POSIX \fBbc\fR does NOT have
-boolean operations). The result of all boolean operations are 0 and 1
+boolean operations).  The result of all boolean operations are 0 and 1
 (for false and true) as in relational expressions.  The boolean
 operators are:
 .IP "!expr"
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@
 .fi
 .PP
 This precedence was chosen so that POSIX compliant \fBbc\fR programs
-will run correctly. This will cause the use of the relational and
+will run correctly.  This will cause the use of the relational and
 logical operators to have some unusual behavior when used with
 assignment expressions.  Consider the expression:
 .RS
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@
 .PP
 There are a few more special expressions that are provided in \fBbc\fR.
 These have to do with user defined functions and standard
-functions.  They all appear as "\fIname\fB(\fIparameters\fB)\fR".
+functions.  They all appear as "\,\fIname\/\fB(\,\fIparameters\/\fB)\fR".
 See the section on functions for user defined functions.  The standard
 functions are:
 .IP "length ( expression )"
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@
 The best use for this function is in a previously written program that
 needs input from the user, but never allows program code to be input
 from the user.  The value of the read function is the number read from
-the standard input using the current value of the variable 
+the standard input using the current value of the variable
 \fBibase\fR for the conversion base.
 .IP "scale ( expression )"
 The value of the scale function is the number of digits after the decimal
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@
 expression evaluation.  In \fBbc\fR statements are executed "as soon
 as possible."  Execution happens when a newline in encountered and
 there is one or more complete statements.  Due to this immediate
-execution, newlines are very important in \fBbc\fR. In fact, both a
+execution, newlines are very important in \fBbc\fR.  In fact, both a
 semicolon and a newline are used as statement separators.  An
 improperly placed newline will cause a syntax error.  Because newlines
 are statement separators, it is possible to hide a newline by using
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@
 is printed, a newline is printed.  For example, "a=1" is an assignment
 statement and "(a=1)" is an expression that has an embedded
 assignment.  All numbers that are printed are printed in the base
-specified by the variable \fBobase\fR. The legal values for \fB
+specified by the variable \fBobase\fR.  The legal values for \fB
 obase\fR are 2 through BC_BASE_MAX.  (See the section LIMITS.)  For
 bases 2 through 16, the usual method of writing numbers is used.  For
 bases greater than 16, \fBbc\fR uses a multi-character digit method
@@ -325,13 +326,13 @@
 last character on a line.  The maximum number of characters printed
 per line is 70.  Due to the interactive nature of \fBbc\fR, printing
 a number causes the side effect of assigning the printed value to the
-special variable \fBlast\fR. This allows the user to recover the
+special variable \fBlast\fR.  This allows the user to recover the
 last value printed without having to retype the expression that
 printed the number.  Assigning to \fBlast\fR is legal and will
 overwrite the last printed value with the assigned value.  The newly
 assigned value will remain until the next number is printed or another
-value is assigned to \fBlast\fR.  (Some installations may allow the 
-use of a single period (.) which is not part of a number as a short
+value is assigned to \fBlast\fR.  (Some installations may allow the
+use of a single period (.\&) which is not part of a number as a short
 hand notation for for \fBlast\fR.)
 .IP "string"
 The string is printed to the output.  Strings start with a double quote
@@ -343,13 +344,13 @@
 The "list" is a list of strings and expressions separated by commas.
 Each string or expression is printed in the order of the list.  No
 terminating newline is printed.  Expressions are evaluated and their
-value is printed and assigned to the variable \fBlast\fR. Strings
+value is printed and assigned to the variable \fBlast\fR.  Strings
 in the print statement are printed to the output and may contain
 special characters.  Special characters start with the backslash
 character (\e).  The special characters recognized by \fBbc\fR are
 "a" (alert or bell), "b" (backspace), "f" (form feed), "n" (newline),
 "r" (carriage return), "q" (double quote), "t" (tab), and "\e" (backslash).
-Any other character following the backslash will be ignored.  
+Any other character following the backslash will be ignored.
 .IP "{ statement_list }"
 This is the compound statement.  It allows multiple statements to be
 grouped together for execution.
@@ -365,7 +366,7 @@
 the statement.   Termination of the loop is caused by a zero
 expression value or the execution of a break statement.
 .IP "\fBfor\fR ( [expression1] ; [expression2] ; [expression3] ) statement"
-The for statement controls repeated execution of the statement.  
+The for statement controls repeated execution of the statement.
 Expression1 is evaluated before the loop.  Expression2 is evaluated
 before each execution of the statement.  If it is non-zero, the statement
 is evaluated.  If it is zero, the loop is terminated.  After each
@@ -374,7 +375,7 @@
 evaluated at the point they would be evaluated.
 If expression2 is missing, it is the same as substituting
 the value 1 for expression2.  (The optional expressions are an
-extension. POSIX \fBbc\fR requires all three expressions.)
+extension.  POSIX \fBbc\fR requires all three expressions.)
 The following is equivalent code for the for statement:
 .nf
 .RS
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@
 This statement causes a forced exit of the most recent enclosing while
 statement or for statement.
 .IP "\fBcontinue\fR"
-The continue statement (an extension)  causes the most recent enclosing
+The continue statement (an extension) causes the most recent enclosing
 for statement to start the next iteration.
 .IP "\fBhalt\fR"
 The halt statement (an extension) is an executed statement that causes
@@ -399,7 +400,7 @@
 .IP "\fBreturn\fR"
 Return the value 0 from a function.  (See the section on functions.)
 .IP "\fBreturn\fR ( expression )"
-Return the value of the expression from a function.  (See the section on 
+Return the value of the expression from a function.  (See the section on
 functions.)  As an extension, the parenthesis are not required.
 .SS PSEUDO STATEMENTS
 These statements are not statements in the traditional sense.  They are
@@ -415,7 +416,7 @@
 Print a longer warranty notice.  This is an extension.
 .SS FUNCTIONS
 Functions provide a method of defining a computation that can be executed
-later.  Functions in 
+later.  Functions in
 .B bc
 always compute a value and return it to the caller.  Function definitions
 are "dynamic" in the sense that a function is undefined until a definition
@@ -429,13 +430,13 @@
 .RE
 .fi
 A function call is just an expression of the form
-"\fIname\fB(\fIparameters\fB)\fR".
+"\,\fIname\/\fB(\,\fIparameters\/\fB)\fR".
 .PP
 Parameters are numbers or arrays (an extension).  In the function definition,
 zero or more parameters are defined by listing their names separated by
-commas.  All parameters are call by value parameters.  
+commas.  All parameters are call by value parameters.
 Arrays are specified in the parameter definition by
-the notation "\fIname\fB[]\fR".   In the function call, actual parameters
+the notation "\,\fIname\/\fB[]\fR".   In the function call, actual parameters
 are full expressions for number parameters.  The same notation is used
 for passing arrays as for defining array parameters.  The named array is
 passed by value to the function.  Since function definitions are dynamic,
@@ -464,7 +465,7 @@
 are separated by semicolons or newlines.  Return statements cause the
 termination of a function and the return of a value.  There are two
 versions of the return statement.  The first form, "\fBreturn\fR", returns
-the value 0 to the calling expression.  The second form, 
+the value 0 to the calling expression.  The second form,
 "\fBreturn ( \fIexpression \fB)\fR", computes the value of the expression
 and returns that value to the calling expression.  There is an implied
 "\fBreturn (0)\fR" at the end of every function.  This allows a function
@@ -494,7 +495,7 @@
 .fi
 .PP
 Functions may be defined as \fBvoid\fR.  A void
-funtion returns no value and thus may not be used in any place that needs
+function returns no value and thus may not be used in any place that needs
 a value.  A void function does not produce any output when called by itself
 on an input line.  The key word \fBvoid\fR is placed between the key word
 \fBdefine\fR and the function name.  For example, consider the following
@@ -520,27 +521,27 @@
 .PP
 Also, call by variable for arrays was added.  To declare
 a call by variable array, the declaration of the array parameter in the
-function definition looks like "\fI*name\fB[]\fR".  The call to the
-function remains the same as call by value arrays. 
+function definition looks like "\,\fI*name\/\fB[]\fR".  The call to the
+function remains the same as call by value arrays.
 .SS MATH LIBRARY
 If \fBbc\fR is invoked with the \fB-l\fR option, a math library is preloaded
 and the default scale is set to 20.   The math functions will calculate their
-results to the scale set at the time of their call.  
+results to the scale set at the time of their call.
 The math library defines the following functions:
-.IP "s (\fIx\fR)"
+.IP "s (\,\fIx\/\fR)"
 The sine of x, x is in radians.
-.IP "c (\fIx\fR)"
+.IP "c (\,\fIx\/\fR)"
 The cosine of x, x is in radians.
-.IP "a (\fIx\fR)"
+.IP "a (\,\fIx\/\fR)"
 The arctangent of x, arctangent returns radians.
-.IP "l (\fIx\fR)"
+.IP "l (\,\fIx\/\fR)"
 The natural logarithm of x.
-.IP "e (\fIx\fR)"
+.IP "e (\,\fIx\/\fR)"
 The exponential function of raising e to the value x.
-.IP "j (\fIn,x\fR)"
+.IP "j (\,\fIn,x\/\fR)"
 The Bessel function of integer order n of x.
 .SS EXAMPLES
-In /bin/sh,  the following will assign the value of "pi" to the shell
+In /bin/sh, the following will assign the value of "pi" to the shell
 variable \fBpi\fR.
 .RS
 \f(CW
@@ -567,7 +568,7 @@
   if (x<0) {
     m = 1
     x = \-x
-  } 
+  }
 
   /* Precondition x. */
   z = scale;
@@ -599,7 +600,7 @@
 .PP
 The following is code that uses the extended features of \fBbc\fR to
 implement a simple program for calculating checkbook balances.  This
-program is best kept in a file so that it can be used many times 
+program is best kept in a file so that it can be used many times
 without having to retype it at every use.
 .nf
 .RS
@@ -646,12 +647,12 @@
 number of history lines are retained.  Setting the value of
 \fBhistory\fR to a positive number restricts the number of history
 lines to the number given.  The value of 0 disables the history
-feature.  The default value is 100. For more information, read the
+feature.  The default value is 100.  For more information, read the
 user manuals for the GNU \fBreadline\fR, \fBhistory\fR and BSD \fBlibedit\fR
 libraries.  One can not enable both \fBreadline\fR and \fBlibedit\fR
 at the same time.
 .SS DIFFERENCES
-This version of 
+This version of
 .B bc
 was implemented from the POSIX P1003.2/D11 draft and contains
 several differences and extensions relative to the draft and
@@ -666,7 +667,7 @@
 .PP
 A major source of differences is
 extensions, where a feature is extended to add more functionality and
-additions, where new features are added. 
+additions, where new features are added.
 The following is the list of differences and extensions.
 .IP "LANG environment"
 This version does not conform to the POSIX standard in the processing
@@ -683,7 +684,7 @@
 must be included in strings.
 .IP "last"
 POSIX \fBbc\fR does not have a \fBlast\fR variable.  Some implementations
-of \fBbc\fR use the period (.) in a similar way.  
+of \fBbc\fR use the period (.\&) in a similar way.
 .IP "comparisons"
 POSIX \fBbc\fR allows comparisons only in the if statement, the while
 statement, and the second expression of the for statement.  Also, only
@@ -697,7 +698,7 @@
 .IP "read function"
 POSIX \fBbc\fR does not have a read function.
 .IP "print statement"
-POSIX \fBbc\fR does not have a print statement .
+POSIX \fBbc\fR does not have a print statement.
 .IP "continue statement"
 POSIX \fBbc\fR does not have a continue statement.
 .IP "return statement"
@@ -709,7 +710,7 @@
 is most likely an oversight in the grammar.)  Traditional implementations
 of \fBbc\fR have only call by value array parameters.
 .IP "function format"
-POSIX \fBbc\fR requires the opening brace on the same line as the 
+POSIX \fBbc\fR requires the opening brace on the same line as the
 \fBdefine\fR key word and the \fBauto\fR statement on the next line.
 .IP "=+, =\-, =*, =/, =%, =^"
 POSIX \fBbc\fR does not require these "old style" assignment operators to
@@ -732,7 +733,7 @@
 Syntax errors in the interactive execution code will invalidate the
 current execution block.  The execution block is terminated by an
 end of line that appears after a complete sequence of statements.
-For example, 
+For example,
 .nf
 .RS
 a = 1
@@ -762,7 +763,7 @@
 clean up process.  During a non-interactive
 session, the SIGINT signal will terminate the entire run of \fBbc\fR.
 .SS LIMITS
-The following are the limits currently in place for this 
+The following are the limits currently in place for this
 .B bc
 processor.  Some of them may have been changed by an installation.
 Use the limits statement to see the actual values.
@@ -798,8 +799,8 @@
 the user wants defined every time \fBbc\fR is run.
 .IP "BC_LINE_LENGTH"
 This should be an integer specifying the number of characters in an
-output line for numbers. This includes the backslash and newline characters
-for long numbers.  As an extension, the value of zero disables the 
+output line for numbers.  This includes the backslash and newline characters
+for long numbers.  As an extension, the value of zero disables the
 multi-line feature.  Any other value of this variable that is less than
 3 sets the line length to 70.
 .SH DIAGNOSTICS
@@ -814,7 +815,7 @@
 Be sure to include the word ``bc'' somewhere in the ``Subject:'' field.
 .SH AUTHOR
 .nf
-Philip A. Nelson
+Philip A.\& Nelson
 philnelson@acm.org
 .fi
 .SH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS