Fix typos in comments.

Backpatch to all supported versions, where applicable, to make backpatching
of future fixes go more smoothly.

Josh Soref

Discussion: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CACZqfqCf+5qRztLPgmmosr-B0Ye4srWzzw_mo4c_8_B_mtjmJQ@mail.gmail.com

Author: hlinnaka

configure

@@ -7188,7 +7188,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_SCRIPT" && INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
 test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 # When Autoconf chooses install-sh as install program it tries to generate
-# a relative path to it in each makefile where it subsitutes it. This clashes
+# a relative path to it in each makefile where it substitutes it. This clashes
 # with our Makefile.global concept. This workaround helps.
 case $INSTALL in
   *install-sh*) install_bin='';;
@@ -7332,7 +7332,7 @@ fi
 $as_echo "$MKDIR_P" >&6; }
 
 # When Autoconf chooses install-sh as mkdir -p program it tries to generate
-# a relative path to it in each makefile where it subsitutes it. This clashes
+# a relative path to it in each makefile where it substitutes it. This clashes
 # with our Makefile.global concept. This workaround helps.
 case $MKDIR_P in
   *install-sh*) MKDIR_P='\${SHELL} \${top_srcdir}/config/install-sh -c -d';;

configure.in

@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ fi
 
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 # When Autoconf chooses install-sh as install program it tries to generate
-# a relative path to it in each makefile where it subsitutes it. This clashes
+# a relative path to it in each makefile where it substitutes it. This clashes
 # with our Makefile.global concept. This workaround helps.
 case $INSTALL in
   *install-sh*) install_bin='';;
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ AC_PROG_LN_S
 AC_PROG_AWK
 AC_PROG_MKDIR_P
 # When Autoconf chooses install-sh as mkdir -p program it tries to generate
-# a relative path to it in each makefile where it subsitutes it. This clashes
+# a relative path to it in each makefile where it substitutes it. This clashes
 # with our Makefile.global concept. This workaround helps.
 case $MKDIR_P in
   *install-sh*) MKDIR_P='\${SHELL} \${top_srcdir}/config/install-sh -c -d';;

contrib/cube/expected/cube.out

@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ SELECT cube_dim('(0,0,0)'::cube);
         3
 (1 row)
 
--- Test of cube_ll_coord function (retrieves LL coodinate values)
+-- Test of cube_ll_coord function (retrieves LL coordinate values)
 --
 SELECT cube_ll_coord('(-1,1),(2,-2)'::cube, 1);
  cube_ll_coord 
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ SELECT cube_ll_coord('(-1,1),(2,-2)'::cube, 3);
              0
 (1 row)
 
--- Test of cube_ur_coord function (retrieves UR coodinate values)
+-- Test of cube_ur_coord function (retrieves UR coordinate values)
 --
 SELECT cube_ur_coord('(-1,1),(2,-2)'::cube, 1);
  cube_ur_coord 

contrib/cube/expected/cube_1.out

@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ SELECT cube_dim('(0,0,0)'::cube);
         3
 (1 row)
 
--- Test of cube_ll_coord function (retrieves LL coodinate values)
+-- Test of cube_ll_coord function (retrieves LL coordinate values)
 --
 SELECT cube_ll_coord('(-1,1),(2,-2)'::cube, 1);
  cube_ll_coord 
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ SELECT cube_ll_coord('(-1,1),(2,-2)'::cube, 3);
              0
 (1 row)
 
--- Test of cube_ur_coord function (retrieves UR coodinate values)
+-- Test of cube_ur_coord function (retrieves UR coordinate values)
 --
 SELECT cube_ur_coord('(-1,1),(2,-2)'::cube, 1);
  cube_ur_coord 

contrib/cube/expected/cube_2.out

@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ SELECT cube_dim('(0,0,0)'::cube);
         3
 (1 row)
 
--- Test of cube_ll_coord function (retrieves LL coodinate values)
+-- Test of cube_ll_coord function (retrieves LL coordinate values)
 --
 SELECT cube_ll_coord('(-1,1),(2,-2)'::cube, 1);
  cube_ll_coord 
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ SELECT cube_ll_coord('(-1,1),(2,-2)'::cube, 3);
              0
 (1 row)
 
--- Test of cube_ur_coord function (retrieves UR coodinate values)
+-- Test of cube_ur_coord function (retrieves UR coordinate values)
 --
 SELECT cube_ur_coord('(-1,1),(2,-2)'::cube, 1);
  cube_ur_coord 

contrib/cube/expected/cube_3.out

@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ SELECT cube_dim('(0,0,0)'::cube);
         3
 (1 row)
 
--- Test of cube_ll_coord function (retrieves LL coodinate values)
+-- Test of cube_ll_coord function (retrieves LL coordinate values)
 --
 SELECT cube_ll_coord('(-1,1),(2,-2)'::cube, 1);
  cube_ll_coord 
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ SELECT cube_ll_coord('(-1,1),(2,-2)'::cube, 3);
              0
 (1 row)
 
--- Test of cube_ur_coord function (retrieves UR coodinate values)
+-- Test of cube_ur_coord function (retrieves UR coordinate values)
 --
 SELECT cube_ur_coord('(-1,1),(2,-2)'::cube, 1);
  cube_ur_coord 

contrib/cube/sql/cube.sql

@@ -224,13 +224,13 @@ SELECT cube_dim('(0)'::cube);
 SELECT cube_dim('(0,0)'::cube);
 SELECT cube_dim('(0,0,0)'::cube);
 
--- Test of cube_ll_coord function (retrieves LL coodinate values)
+-- Test of cube_ll_coord function (retrieves LL coordinate values)
 --
 SELECT cube_ll_coord('(-1,1),(2,-2)'::cube, 1);
 SELECT cube_ll_coord('(-1,1),(2,-2)'::cube, 2);
 SELECT cube_ll_coord('(-1,1),(2,-2)'::cube, 3);
 
--- Test of cube_ur_coord function (retrieves UR coodinate values)
+-- Test of cube_ur_coord function (retrieves UR coordinate values)
 --
 SELECT cube_ur_coord('(-1,1),(2,-2)'::cube, 1);
 SELECT cube_ur_coord('(-1,1),(2,-2)'::cube, 2);

contrib/earthdistance/earthdistance--1.0.sql

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ CREATE FUNCTION earth() RETURNS float8
 LANGUAGE SQL IMMUTABLE
 AS 'SELECT ''6378168''::float8';
 
--- Astromers may want to change the earth function so that distances will be
+-- Astronomers may want to change the earth function so that distances will be
 -- returned in degrees. To do this comment out the above definition and
 -- uncomment the one below. Note that doing this will break the regression
 -- tests.

contrib/isn/ISSN.h

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  * Product		9 + 21 + 7 + 3 + 1 + 12 + 4 + 24 + 7 + 15 + 0 + 0 = 103
  *				103 / 10 = 10 remainder 3
  * Check digit	10 - 3 = 7
- * => 977-1144875-00-7 ??  <- suplemental number (number of the week, month, etc.)
+ * => 977-1144875-00-7 ??  <- supplemental number (number of the week, month, etc.)
  *				  ^^ 00 for non-daily publications (01=Monday, 02=Tuesday, ...)
  *
  * The hyphenation is always in after the four digits of the ISSN code.

contrib/isn/isn.c

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ dehyphenate(char *bufO, char *bufI)
  *				  into bufO using the given hyphenation range TABLE.
  *				  Assumes the input string to be used is of only digits.
  *
- * Returns the number of characters acctually hyphenated.
+ * Returns the number of characters actually hyphenated.
  */
 static unsigned
 hyphenate(char *bufO, char *bufI, const char *(*TABLE)[2], const unsigned TABLE_index[10][2])
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ string2ean(const char *str, bool errorOK, ean13 *result,
 		}
 		else if (*aux2 == '!' && *(aux2 + 1) == '\0')
 		{
-			/* the invalid check digit sufix was found, set it */
+			/* the invalid check digit suffix was found, set it */
 			if (!magic)
 				valid = false;
 			magic = true;

contrib/ltree/expected/ltree.out

@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ SELECT '{a.b.c.d.e,B.df}'::ltree[] ? '{A.b.c.d.e,*.df}';
  t
 (1 row)
 
---exractors
+--extractors
 SELECT ('{3456,1.2.3.34}'::ltree[] ?@> '1.2.3.4') is null;
  ?column? 
 ----------

contrib/ltree/ltxtquery_io.c

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ pushval_asis(QPRS_STATE *state, int type, char *strval, int lenval, uint16 flag)
 
 #define STACKDEPTH		32
 /*
- * make polish notaion of query
+ * make polish notation of query
  */
 static int32
 makepol(QPRS_STATE *state)

contrib/ltree/sql/ltree.sql

@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ SELECT 'a.b.c.d.e'::ltree ? '{A.b.c.d.e, a.*}';
 SELECT '{a.b.c.d.e,B.df}'::ltree[] ? '{A.b.c.d.e}';
 SELECT '{a.b.c.d.e,B.df}'::ltree[] ? '{A.b.c.d.e,*.df}';
 
---exractors
+--extractors
 SELECT ('{3456,1.2.3.34}'::ltree[] ?@> '1.2.3.4') is null;
 SELECT '{3456,1.2.3}'::ltree[] ?@> '1.2.3.4';
 SELECT '{3456,1.2.3.4}'::ltree[] ?<@ '1.2.3';

contrib/pg_standby/pg_standby.c

@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		{
 			/*
 			 * Once we have restored this file successfully we can remove some
-			 * prior WAL files. If this restore fails we musn't remove any
+			 * prior WAL files. If this restore fails we mustn't remove any
 			 * file because some of them will be requested again immediately
 			 * after the failed restore, or when we restart recovery.
 			 */

contrib/pgcrypto/mbuf.c

@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ pullf_read_max(PullFilter *pf, int len, uint8 **data_p, uint8 *tmpbuf)
 }
 
 /*
- * caller wants exatly len bytes and dont bother with references
+ * caller wants exactly len bytes and don't bother with references
  */
 int
 pullf_read_fixed(PullFilter *src, int len, uint8 *dst)

contrib/pgcrypto/pgp-mpi-internal.c

@@ -140,16 +140,16 @@ bn_to_mpi(mpz_t *bn)
 }
 
 /*
- * Decide the number of bits in the random componont k
+ * Decide the number of bits in the random component k
  *
  * It should be in the same range as p for signing (which
  * is deprecated), but can be much smaller for encrypting.
  *
  * Until I research it further, I just mimic gpg behaviour.
  * It has a special mapping table, for values <= 5120,
  * above that it uses 'arbitrary high number'.  Following
- * algorihm hovers 10-70 bits above gpg values.  And for
- * larger p, it uses gpg's algorihm.
+ * algorithm hovers 10-70 bits above gpg values.  And for
+ * larger p, it uses gpg's algorithm.
  *
  * The point is - if k gets large, encryption will be
  * really slow.  It does not matter for decryption.

contrib/pgcrypto/pgp-mpi-openssl.c

@@ -75,16 +75,16 @@ bn_to_mpi(BIGNUM *bn)
 }
 
 /*
- * Decide the number of bits in the random componont k
+ * Decide the number of bits in the random component k
  *
  * It should be in the same range as p for signing (which
  * is deprecated), but can be much smaller for encrypting.
  *
  * Until I research it further, I just mimic gpg behaviour.
  * It has a special mapping table, for values <= 5120,
  * above that it uses 'arbitrary high number'.  Following
- * algorihm hovers 10-70 bits above gpg values.  And for
- * larger p, it uses gpg's algorihm.
+ * algorithm hovers 10-70 bits above gpg values.  And for
+ * larger p, it uses gpg's algorithm.
  *
  * The point is - if k gets large, encryption will be
  * really slow.  It does not matter for decryption.

contrib/seg/seg.c

@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ restore(char *result, float val, int n)
 		if (Abs(exp) <= 4)
 		{
 			/*
-			 * remove the decimal point from the mantyssa and write the digits
+			 * remove the decimal point from the mantissa and write the digits
 			 * to the buf array
 			 */
 			for (p = result + sign, i = 10, dp = 0; *p != 'e'; p++, i++)

contrib/sepgsql/selinux.c

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  * When we ask SELinux whether the required privileges are allowed or not,
  * we use security_compute_av(3). It needs us to represent object classes
  * and access vectors using 'external' codes defined in the security policy.
- * It is determinded in the runtime, not build time. So, it needs an internal
+ * It is determined in the runtime, not build time. So, it needs an internal
  * service to translate object class/access vectors which we want to check
  * into the code which kernel want to be given.
  */

contrib/sepgsql/sql/label.sql

@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ SELECT * FROM auth_tbl;	-- failed
 SELECT sepgsql_setcon(NULL);	-- end of session
 SELECT sepgsql_getcon();
 
--- the pooler cannot touch these tables directry
+-- the pooler cannot touch these tables directly
 SELECT * FROM foo_tbl;	-- failed
 
 SELECT * FROM var_tbl;	-- failed

contrib/spi/refint.c

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ check_primary_key(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 		/* internal error */
 		elog(ERROR, "check_primary_key: cannot process DELETE events");
 
-	/* If UPDATion the must check new Tuple, not old one */
+	/* If UPDATE, then must check new Tuple, not old one */
 	else
 		tuple = trigdata->tg_newtuple;
 

contrib/start-scripts/osx/PostgreSQL

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 # modified by Ray Aspeitia 12-03-2003 :
 # added log rotation script to db startup
 # modified StartupParameters.plist "Provides" parameter to make it easier to
-# start and stop with the SystemStarter utitlity
+# start and stop with the SystemStarter utility
 
 # use the below command in order to correctly start/stop/restart PG with log rotation script:
 # SystemStarter [start|stop|restart] PostgreSQL

contrib/tsearch2/tsearch2--1.0.sql

@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ CREATE FUNCTION stat(text,text)
 	LANGUAGE INTERNAL
 	RETURNS NULL ON NULL INPUT;
 
---reset - just for debuging
+--reset - just for debugging
 CREATE FUNCTION reset_tsearch()
         RETURNS void
         as 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'tsa_reset_tsearch'

contrib/xml2/xpath.c

@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ xpath_table(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	/*
 	 * At the moment we assume that the returned attributes make sense for the
-	 * XPath specififed (i.e. we trust the caller). It's not fatal if they get
+	 * XPath specified (i.e. we trust the caller). It's not fatal if they get
 	 * it wrong - the input function for the column type will raise an error
 	 * if the path result can't be converted into the correct binary
 	 * representation.

src/Makefile.shlib

@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ $(shlib): $(OBJS) $(DLL_DEFFILE) | $(SHLIB_PREREQS)
 $(stlib): $(shlib) $(DLL_DEFFILE) | $(SHLIB_PREREQS)
 	$(DLLTOOL) --dllname $(shlib) $(DLLTOOL_LIBFLAGS) --def $(DLL_DEFFILE) --output-lib $@
 
-endif # PORTNAME == cgywin
+endif # PORTNAME == cygwin
 endif # PORTNAME == cygwin || PORTNAME == win32
 
 

src/backend/access/gist/README

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ The current implementation of GiST supports:
 
 The support for concurrency implemented in PostgreSQL was developed based on
 the paper "Access Methods for Next-Generation Database Systems" by
-Marcel Kornaker:
+Marcel Kornacker:
 
     http://www.sai.msu.su/~megera/postgres/gist/papers/concurrency/access-methods-for-next-generation.pdf.gz
 

src/backend/commands/dbcommands.c

@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ createdb(const CreatedbStmt *stmt)
 
 		/*
 		 * Force synchronous commit, thus minimizing the window between
-		 * creation of the database files and commital of the transaction. If
+		 * creation of the database files and committal of the transaction. If
 		 * we crash before committing, we'll have a DB that's taking up disk
 		 * space but is not in pg_database, which is not good.
 		 */
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ dropdb(const char *dbname, bool missing_ok)
 
 	/*
 	 * Force synchronous commit, thus minimizing the window between removal of
-	 * the database files and commital of the transaction. If we crash before
+	 * the database files and committal of the transaction. If we crash before
 	 * committing, we'll have a DB that's gone on disk but still there
 	 * according to pg_database, which is not good.
 	 */
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ movedb(const char *dbname, const char *tblspcname)
 
 		/*
 		 * Force synchronous commit, thus minimizing the window between
-		 * copying the database files and commital of the transaction. If we
+		 * copying the database files and committal of the transaction. If we
 		 * crash before committing, we'll leave an orphaned set of files on
 		 * disk, which is not fatal but not good either.
 		 */

src/backend/commands/explain.c

@@ -2619,7 +2619,7 @@ ExplainYAMLLineStarting(ExplainState *es)
 }
 
 /*
- * YAML is a superset of JSON; unfortuantely, the YAML quoting rules are
+ * YAML is a superset of JSON; unfortunately, the YAML quoting rules are
  * ridiculously complicated -- as documented in sections 5.3 and 7.3.3 of
  * http://yaml.org/spec/1.2/spec.html -- so we chose to just quote everything.
  * Empty strings, strings with leading or trailing whitespace, and strings

src/backend/commands/functioncmds.c

@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ CreateCast(CreateCastStmt *stmt)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_WRONG_OBJECT_TYPE),
 				 errmsg("cast will be ignored because the target data type is a domain")));
 
-	/* Detemine the cast method */
+	/* Determine the cast method */
 	if (stmt->func != NULL)
 		castmethod = COERCION_METHOD_FUNCTION;
 	else if (stmt->inout)

src/backend/commands/indexcmds.c

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static void RangeVarCallbackForReindexIndex(const RangeVar *relation,
  * Errors arising from the attribute list still apply.
  *
  * Most column type changes that can skip a table rewrite do not invalidate
- * indexes.  We ackowledge this when all operator classes, collations and
+ * indexes.  We acknowledge this when all operator classes, collations and
  * exclusion operators match.  Though we could further permit intra-opfamily
  * changes for btree and hash indexes, that adds subtle complexity with no
  * concrete benefit for core types.
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ CheckMutability(Expr *expr)
  * indxpath.c could do something with.  However, that seems overly
  * restrictive.  One useful application of partial indexes is to apply
  * a UNIQUE constraint across a subset of a table, and in that scenario
- * any evaluatable predicate will work.  So accept any predicate here
+ * any evaluable predicate will work.  So accept any predicate here
  * (except ones requiring a plan), and let indxpath.c fend for itself.
  */
 static void

src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c

@@ -5734,7 +5734,7 @@ ATAddCheckConstraint(List **wqueue, AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
 
 	/*
 	 * Check if ONLY was specified with ALTER TABLE.  If so, allow the
-	 * contraint creation only if there are no children currently.  Error out
+	 * constraint creation only if there are no children currently.  Error out
 	 * otherwise.
 	 */
 	if (!recurse && children != NIL)