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authorchriseth <chris@ethereum.org>2018-09-24 20:13:25 +0800
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diff --git a/docs/contracts.rst b/docs/contracts.rst
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+++ b/docs/contracts.rst
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ when they are declared.
The getter functions have external visibility. If the
symbol is accessed internally (i.e. without ``this.``),
-evaluates to a state variable. If it is accessed externally
+it evaluates to a state variable. If it is accessed externally
(i.e. with ``this.``), it evaluates to a function.
::
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ Like any function, the fallback function can execute complex operations as long
.. warning::
The fallback function is also executed if the caller meant to call
a function that is not available. If you want to implement the fallback
- function merely for being able to receive ether, you should add a check
+ function only to receive ether, you should add a check
like ``require(msg.data.length == 0)`` to prevent invalid calls.
.. warning::
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ Frontier and Homestead, but this might change with Serenity). Log and
event data is not accessible from within contracts (not even from
the contract that created them).
-"Simple payment verification" proofs for logs are possible, so if an external entity supplies
+"Simple payment verification" (SPV) proofs for logs are possible, so if an external entity supplies
a contract with such a proof, it can check that the log actually
exists inside the blockchain. Be aware that block headers have to be supplied because
the contract can only see the last 256 block hashes.
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ derived contracts need to specify all of them. This can be done in two ways::
}
One way is directly in the inheritance list (``is Base(7)``). The other is in
-the way a modifier would be invoked as part of
+the way a modifier is invoked as part of
the derived constructor (``Base(_y * _y)``). The first way to
do it is more convenient if the constructor argument is a
constant and defines the behaviour of the contract or
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ contract, and a regular ``JUMP`` call will be used instead of a ``DELEGATECALL``
.. index:: using for, set
-The following example illustrates how to use libraries (but
+The following example illustrates how to use libraries (butmanual method
be sure to check out :ref:`using for <using-for>` for a
more advanced example to implement a set).
@@ -1439,10 +1439,14 @@ will contain placeholders of the form ``__Set______`` (where
``Set`` is the name of the library). The address can be filled
manually by replacing all those 40 symbols by the hex
encoding of the address of the library contract.
-Note that this manual method is discouraged, because
-it is restricted to 36 characters. Either use the ``--libraries``
-option of ``solc`` or the ``libraries`` key if you use
-the standard-JSON interface to the compiler.
+
+.. note::
+ Manually linking libraries on the generated bytecode is discouraged, because
+ it is restricted to 36 characters.
+ You should ask the compiler to link the libraries at the time
+ a contract is compiled by either using
+ the ``--libraries`` option of ``solc`` or the ``libraries`` key if you use
+ the standard-JSON interface to the compiler.
Restrictions for libraries in comparison to contracts: