Comment fixes.

lib-src/emacstool.c

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ button_value (event)
  *  Variables to store the time of the previous mouse event that was
  *  sent to emacs.
  *
- *  The theory is that to time double clicks while ignoreing UP buttons,
+ *  The theory is that to time double clicks while ignoring UP buttons,
  *  we must keep track of the accumulated time.
  *
  *  If someone writes a SUN-SET-INPUT-MASK for emacstool,
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ int interpose_on_window(argc,argv)
     char **argv;
 {
 #ifndef TTERM
-    int i, font_width_adjust = 1; /* hackery, and hueristics */
+    int i, font_width_adjust = 1; /* hackery, and heuristics */
     /* if -Wt is not supplied, then font comes out as lucida-14 (width=8)
      * rather than the screen.r.12 (width=7) typically used
      * this hack attempts to workaround it.

lib-src/movemail.c

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ main (argc, argv)
   if (access (outname, F_OK) == 0 && access (outname, W_OK) != 0)
     pfatal_with_name (outname);
 
-  /* Also check that outname's directory is writeable to the real uid.  */
+  /* Also check that outname's directory is writable to the real uid.  */
   {
     char *buf = (char *) xmalloc (strlen (outname) + 1);
     char *p;

lib-src/pop.c

@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ pop_reset (server)
  * Return value: 0 for success, non-zero otherwise with error in
  * 	pop_error.
  *
- * Side Effects: The popserver passed in is unuseable after this
+ * Side Effects: The popserver passed in is unusable after this
  * 	function is called, even if an error occurs.
  */
 int
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ fullwrite (fd, buf, nbytes)
  * 
  * Returns: 0 for success, else for failure and puts error in pop_error.
  *
- * Side effects: On failure, may make the connection unuseable.
+ * Side effects: On failure, may make the connection unusable.
  */
 static int
 getok (server)
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ gettermination (server)
  * 	try to get the server to quit, but ignoring any responses that
  * 	are received.
  *
- * Side effects: The server is unuseable after this function returns.
+ * Side effects: The server is unusable after this function returns.
  * 	Changes made to the maildrop since the session was started (or
  * 	since the last pop_reset) may be lost.
  */

src/Makefile.in

@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ STARTFILES = START_FILES
    which will be in a file named localcpp.  */
 MYCPPFLAG= -Blocal
 /* LOCALCPP is the local one or nothing.
-   CPP is the local one or the standardone.  */
+   CPP is the local one or the standard one.  */
 LOCALCPP= localcpp
 #endif /* ! defined (LONGNAMEBBBARFOOX) */
 

src/alloc.c

@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Lisp_Object memory_signal_data;
 /* Define DONT_COPY_FLAG to be some bit which will always be zero in a
    pointer to a Lisp_Object, when that pointer is viewed as an integer.
    (On most machines, pointers are even, so we can use the low bit.
-   Word-addressible architectures may need to override this in the m-file.)
+   Word-addressable architectures may need to override this in the m-file.)
    When linking references to small strings through the size field, we
    use this slot to hold the bit that would otherwise be interpreted as
    the GC mark bit.  */
@@ -2157,7 +2157,7 @@ gc_sweep ()
 
 #ifndef standalone
   /* Put all unmarked markers on free list.
-     Dechain each one first from the buffer it points into,
+     Unchain each one first from the buffer it points into,
      but only if it's a real marker.  */
   {
     register struct marker_block *mblk;

src/callproc.c

@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ If you quit, the process is killed with SIGINT, or SIGKILL if you quit again.")
       {
 	/* Repeatedly read until we've filled as much as possible
 	   of the buffer size we have.  But don't read
-	   less than 1024--save that for the next bufferfull.  */
+	   less than 1024--save that for the next bufferful.  */
 
 	nread = 0;
 	while (nread < bufsize - 1024)

src/data.c

@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ swap_in_symval_forwarding (sym, valcontents)
 
 /* Find the value of a symbol, returning Qunbound if it's not bound.
    This is helpful for code which just wants to get a variable's value
-   if it has one, without signalling an error.
+   if it has one, without signaling an error.
    Note that it must not be possible to quit
    within this function.  Great care is required for this.  */
 

src/dired.c

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ If NOSORT is non-nil, the list is not sorted--its order is unpredictable.\n\
       CHECK_STRING (match, 3);
 
       /* MATCH might be a flawed regular expression.  Rather than
-	 catching and signalling our own errors, we just call
+	 catching and signaling our own errors, we just call
 	 compile_pattern to do the work for us.  */
 #ifdef VMS
       bufp = compile_pattern (match, 0,
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ If NOSORT is non-nil, the list is not sorted--its order is unpredictable.\n\
      which might compile a new regexp until we're done with the loop!  */
 
   /* Do this opendir after anything which might signal an error; if
-     an error is signalled while the directory stream is open, we
+     an error is signaled while the directory stream is open, we
      have to make sure it gets closed, and setting up an
      unwind_protect to do so would be a pain.  */
   d = opendir (XSTRING (dirfilename)->data);

src/fileio.c

@@ -2936,7 +2936,7 @@ and (2) it puts less data in the undo list.")
 		 && FETCH_CHAR (same_at_start) == buffer[bufpos])
 	    same_at_start++, bufpos++;
 	  /* If we found a discrepancy, stop the scan.
-	     Otherwise loop around and scan the next bufferfull.  */
+	     Otherwise loop around and scan the next bufferful.  */
 	  if (bufpos != nread)
 	    break;
 	}
@@ -2979,7 +2979,7 @@ and (2) it puts less data in the undo list.")
 		       XSTRING (filename)->data, strerror (errno));
 	      total_read += nread;
 	    }
-	  /* Scan this bufferfull from the end, comparing with
+	  /* Scan this bufferful from the end, comparing with
 	     the Emacs buffer.  */
 	  bufpos = total_read;
 	  /* Compare with same_at_start to avoid counting some buffer text
@@ -2988,7 +2988,7 @@ and (2) it puts less data in the undo list.")
 		 && FETCH_CHAR (same_at_end - 1) == buffer[bufpos - 1])
 	    same_at_end--, bufpos--;
 	  /* If we found a discrepancy, stop the scan.
-	     Otherwise loop around and scan the preceding bufferfull.  */
+	     Otherwise loop around and scan the preceding bufferful.  */
 	  if (bufpos != 0)
 	    break;
 	  /* If display current starts at beginning of line,

src/floatfns.c

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
    (What systems actually do this?  Please let us know.)
 
    Define FLOAT_CHECK_DOMAIN if the float library doesn't handle errors by
-   either setting errno, or signalling SIGFPE/SIGILL.  Otherwise, domain and
+   either setting errno, or signaling SIGFPE/SIGILL.  Otherwise, domain and
    range checking will happen before calling the float routines.  This has
    no effect if HAVE_MATHERR is defined (since matherr will be called when
    a domain error occurs.)

src/insdel.c

@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ adjust_markers_for_insert (pos, amount)
    a conceptual change in point as a marker.  In particular, point is
    not crossing any interval boundaries, so there's no need to use the
    usual SET_PT macro.  In fact it would be incorrect to do so, because
-   either the old or the new value of point is out of synch with the
+   either the old or the new value of point is out of sync with the
    current set of intervals.  */
 static void
 adjust_point (amount)

src/intervals.c

@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ previous_interval (interval)
    Modifications are needed to handle the hungry bits -- after simply
    finding the interval at position (don't add length going down),
    if it's the beginning of the interval, get the previous interval
-   and check the hugry bits of both.  Then add the length going back up
+   and check the hungry bits of both.  Then add the length going back up
    to the root.  */
 
 static INTERVAL
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ adjust_intervals_for_insertion (tree, position, length)
 
       /* Even if we are positioned between intervals, we default
 	 to the left one if it exists.  We extend it now and split
-	 off a part later, if stickyness demands it.  */
+	 off a part later, if stickiness demands it.  */
       for (temp = prev ? prev : i;! NULL_INTERVAL_P (temp); temp = temp->parent)
 	{
 	  temp->total_length += length;
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ adjust_intervals_for_insertion (tree, position, length)
 	}
       
       /* If at least one interval has sticky properties,
-	 we check the stickyness property by property.  */
+	 we check the stickiness property by property.  */
       if (END_NONSTICKY_P (prev) || FRONT_STICKY_P (i))
 	{
 	  Lisp_Object pleft, pright;
@@ -1516,7 +1516,7 @@ graft_intervals_into_buffer (source, position, length, buffer, inherit)
   /* The inserted text "sticks" to the interval `under',
      which means it gets those properties.
      The properties of under are the result of
-     adjust_intervals_for_insertion, so stickyness has
+     adjust_intervals_for_insertion, so stickiness has
      already been taken care of.  */
      
   while (! NULL_INTERVAL_P (over))

src/keyboard.c

@@ -7138,7 +7138,7 @@ init_kboard (kb)
 
 /*
  * Destroy the contents of a kboard object, but not the object itself.
- * We use this just before deleteing it, or if we're going to initialize
+ * We use this just before deleting it, or if we're going to initialize
  * it a second time.
  */
 static void

src/lread.c

@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ read_filtered_event (no_switch_frame, ascii_required, error_nonascii)
     goto retry;
 
   /* switch-frame events are put off until after the next ASCII
-     character.  This is better than signalling an error just because
+     character.  This is better than signaling an error just because
      the last characters were typed to a separate minibuffer frame,
      for example.  Eventually, some code which can deal with
      switch-frame events will read it and process it.  */
@@ -2297,7 +2297,7 @@ init_lread ()
 #ifndef WINDOWSNT
   /* When Emacs is invoked over network shares on NT, PATH_LOADSEARCH is 
      almost never correct, thereby causing a warning to be printed out that 
-     confuses users.  Since PATH_LOADSEARCH is always overriden by the
+     confuses users.  Since PATH_LOADSEARCH is always overridden by the
      EMACSLOADPATH environment variable below, disable the warning on NT.  */
 
   /* Warn if dirs in the *standard* path don't exist.  */

src/m/pmax.h

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ NOTE-END  */
    also solve the problem, but I doubt you can convince everyone to do this. */
 /* Addendum: the MIT X11 distribution neglects to define certain symbols
    when NeedFunctionPrototypes is 0, but still tries to use them when
-   NeedVarargsProrotypes is 1 (which is its default value).  So if we're
+   NeedVarargsPrototypes is 1 (which is its default value).  So if we're
    going to disable non-variadic prototypes, we also need to disable
    variadic prototypes.  --kwzh@gnu.ai.mit.edu */
 #define C_SWITCH_X_MACHINE -DNeedFunctionPrototypes=0 -DNeedVarargsPrototypes=0

src/m/tower32.h

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
 /* #define C_OPTIMIZE_SWITCH -O2 */
 
 /* emacs's magic number isn't temacs's;
-   temacs is writeable text (the default!).  */
+   temacs is writable text (the default!).  */
 
 #include <asld.h>
 #define EXEC_MAGIC AOUT1MAGIC

src/m/windowsnt.h

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
    Otherwise Emacs assumes that text space precedes data space,
    numerically.  */
 
-/* Text does preceed data space, but this is never a safe assumption.  */
+/* Text does precede data space, but this is never a safe assumption.  */
 #define VIRT_ADDR_VARIES
 
 /* Define C_ALLOCA if this machine does not support a true alloca

src/msdos.c

@@ -1785,7 +1785,7 @@ XMenuActivate (Display *foo, XMenu *menu, int *pane, int *selidx,
 			result = XM_IA_SELECT;
 		    *pane = state[i].pane - 1;
 		    *selidx = dy;
-		    /* We hit some part of a menu, so drop extra menues that
+		    /* We hit some part of a menu, so drop extra menus that
 		       have been opened.  That does not include an open and
 		       active submenu.  */
 		    if (i != statecount - 2
@@ -2518,7 +2518,7 @@ sys_select (nfds, rfds, wfds, efds, timeout)
 #endif
 
 /*
- * Define overlayed functions:
+ * Define overlaid functions:
  *
  *	chdir -> sys_chdir
  *	tzset -> init_gettimeofday

src/print.c

@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ print_error_message (data, stream)
 
 /*
  * The buffer should be at least as large as the max string size of the
- * largest float, printed in the biggest notation.  This is undoubtably
+ * largest float, printed in the biggest notation.  This is undoubtedly
  * 20d float_output_format, with the negative of the C-constant "HUGE"
  * from <math.h>.
  * 

src/process.c

@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ Remaining arguments are strings to give program as arguments.")
 }
 
 /* This function is the unwind_protect form for Fstart_process.  If
-   PROC doesn't have its pid set, then we know someone has signalled
+   PROC doesn't have its pid set, then we know someone has signaled
    an error and the process wasn't started successfully, so we should
    remove it from the process list.  */
 static Lisp_Object