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Posted to commits@maven.apache.org by el...@apache.org on 2020/04/04 15:05:24 UTC

[maven-site] 01/01: docs: minor copy editing

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commit d7290eaa0c0a8a818ce964ad25cfdb34b54b3035
Author: Elliotte Rusty Harold <el...@users.noreply.github.com>
AuthorDate: Sat Apr 4 11:05:17 2020 -0400

    docs: minor copy editing
    
    @hboutemy
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 .../apt/guides/mini/guide-reproducible-builds.apt  | 36 +++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/content/apt/guides/mini/guide-reproducible-builds.apt b/content/apt/guides/mini/guide-reproducible-builds.apt
index 34948a2..caff931 100644
--- a/content/apt/guides/mini/guide-reproducible-builds.apt
+++ b/content/apt/guides/mini/guide-reproducible-builds.apt
@@ -28,19 +28,19 @@
 
 Configuring for Reproducible Builds
 
-* What is Reproducible Builds?
+* What are Reproducible Builds?
 
  {{{https://reproducible-builds.org/}Reproducible builds}} are a set of software development practices that create an
  independently-verifiable path from source to binary code: a build is <<reproducible>> if given the same source code,
  build environment and build instructions, any party can recreate <<bit-by-bit>> identical copies of all specified artifacts.
 
-* How to configure my Maven build?
+* How do I configure my Maven build?
 
- There is no Maven version prerequisite, everything happens at plugins level:
+ There is no Maven version prerequisite. Everything happens at plugins level:
 
- [[1]] upgrade your plugins to reproducible version, particularly <<<maven-jar-plugin>>>, <<<maven-source-plugin>>> and <<<maven-assembly-plugin>>> to version 3.2.0 minimum,
+ [[1]] Upgrade your plugins to reproducible version, particularly <<<maven-jar-plugin>>>, <<<maven-source-plugin>>> and <<<maven-assembly-plugin>>> to version 3.2.0 minimum.
 
- [[2]] add <<<project.build.outputTimestamp>>> property with the timestamp value that will be used in zip/jar/tar archives:
+ [[2]] Add a <<<project.build.outputTimestamp>>> property to the project's pom.xml with the timestamp value that will be used in zip/jar/tar archives:
 
 +--------+
    <properties>
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ Configuring for Reproducible Builds
 +--------+
  []
 
- You have the basis configured, the output should be reproducible now.
+ You have the basics configured. The output should be reproducible now.
  
 * How to test and fix my Maven build reproducibility?
 
  Using {{{https://github.com/apache/maven-studies/tree/maven-buildinfo-plugin}<<<maven-buildinfo-plugin>>>}},
- you can easily check that 2 builds give you the same output:
+ you can check that 2 builds give the same output:
 
  [[1]] build and deploy to a staging directory: <<<mvn clean deploy -e -DskipTests -DaltDeploymentRepository=local::default::file:../stage buildinfo:buildinfo>>>
 
@@ -64,22 +64,22 @@ Configuring for Reproducible Builds
 
  If something is still not reproducible:
  
- [[1]] use {{{https://diffoscope.org/}diffoscope}} to find the unstable output (maven-buildinfo-plugin propose you the command to launch),
+ [[1]] Use {{{https://diffoscope.org/}diffoscope}} to find the unstable output (maven-buildinfo-plugin propose you the command to launch),
   
- [[2]] find the plugin that generated this output
+ [[2]] Find the plugin that generated this output.
 
- [[3]] check if there is a reproducible version available:
- if not, please open an issue to help plugin maintainers improving Reproducible Builds support at every plugin level.
+ [[3]] Check if a reproducible version of the plugin is available.
+ If not, please open an issue to help plugin maintainers improving Reproducible Builds support at every plugin level.
 
  []
 
  <<Notice>>: Reproducible Builds for Maven:
  
- * require to have <<no version ranges>> in dependencies,
+ * Require <<no version ranges>> in dependencies,
 
- * generally give <<different result on Windows vs Unixes>> because of newline (CRLF on Windows, LF on Unixes),
+ * Generally give <<different result on Windows vs Unixes>> because of newline (CRLF on Windows, LF on Unixes),
 
- * and generally depend on the <<major version of JDK>> used to compile (even with source/target defined, each major JDK version changes generated bytecode)
+ * Generally depend on the <<major version of the JDK>> used to compile. (Even with source/target defined, each major JDK version changes the generated bytecode.)
 
  []
 
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ Configuring for Reproducible Builds
 
 * FAQ
 
- * Q. can <<<project.build.outputTimestamp>>> property be updated automatically at release time?
+ * Q. Can <<<project.build.outputTimestamp>>> property be updated automatically at release time?
 
-   A. yes, you'll need to upgrade maven-release-plugin to version 3.0.0-M1 minimum: see {{{https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MRELEASE-1029}MRELEASE-1029}}
+   A. Yes, you'll need to the maven-release-plugin version 3.0.0-M1 or later: see {{{https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MRELEASE-1029}MRELEASE-1029}}
  
- * Q. which additional plugins need to be updated for Reproducible Builds?
+ * Q. Which additional plugins need to be updated for Reproducible Builds?
  
-   A. here is a simplified list:
+   A. Here is a simplified list:
 
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+--------------+
 | <<plugin>>                                                   | <<minimum version>> | <<comments>>