PR27116, Spelling errors found by Debian style checker

	PR 27116
bfd/
	* xcofflink.c: Correct spelling in comments.
binutils/
	* coffgrok.c (do_type): Correct spelling of auxiliary in errors.
	* doc/binutils.texi: Correct grammar.
	* readelf.c (process_version_sections): Correct spelling of auxiliary
	in warning.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/vax/objdump.exp: Comment grammar fix.
config/
	* override.m4: Correct comment grammar.
gas/
	* config/tc-i386.c: Correct comment spelling.
	* config/tc-riscv.c: Likewise.
	* config/tc-s390.c: Correct comment grammar.
	* doc/c-i386.texi: Correct spelling.
	* doc/c-s390.texi: Correct grammar.
gold/
	* tilegx.cc: Correct comment spelling.
gprof/
	* README: Correct grammar.
	* gprof.texi: Likewise.
include/
	* coff/internal.h: Correct comment spelling.
	* coff/sym.h: Likewise.
	* opcode/aarch64.h: Likewise.
ld/
	* configure.tgt: Correct comment grammar.
	* emultempl/m68hc1xelf.em: Likewise.
	* ld.texi: Correct grammar.

38 files changed, 88 insertions, 43 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 199f89b..d760a4a 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-01-01  Nicolas Boulenguez  <nicolas@debian.org>
+
+	* xcofflink.c: Correct spelling in comments.
+
 2021-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog-2009 b/bfd/ChangeLog-2009
index a3f7b24..1f7f522 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog-2009
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog-2009
@@ -3868,15 +3868,15 @@
 	* coffcode.h (coff_pointerize_aux_hook): Update CSECT_SYM_P to
 	check whether a symbol has csect information.
 	(coff_print_aux): Likewise.
-	* coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_swap_aux_in): Handle auxillary csect
+	* coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_swap_aux_in): Handle auxiliary csect
 	information for C_AIX_WEAKEXT too.
 	(_bfd_xcoff_swap_aux_out): Likewise.
 	(xcoff_reloc_type_br): Handle defweak symbols too.
-	* coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_aux_in): Handle auxillary csect
+	* coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_aux_in): Handle auxiliary csect
 	information for C_AIX_WEAKEXT too.
 	(_bfd_xcoff64_swap_aux_out): Likewise.
 	(xcoff64_reloc_type_br): Handle defweak symbols too.
-	* coffgen.c (coff_print_symbol): Handle auxillary function
+	* coffgen.c (coff_print_symbol): Handle auxiliary function
 	information for C_AIX_WEAKEXT too.
 	* xcofflink.c (_bfd_xcoff_canonicalize_dynamic_symtab): Set BSF_WEAK
 	instead of BSF_GLOBAL if the L_WEAK flag is set.
@@ -3942,7 +3942,7 @@
 	objects in a dynamic link, rather than checking whether csectpp
 	is null.  Always allocate debug_index for other objects,
 	and always go through the loop.  Update the type of debug_index
-	after the change above.  Read the auxillary csect information
+	after the change above.  Read the auxiliary csect information
 	and use xcoff_keep_symbol_p to decide whether a symbol should
 	be kept.  Set its debug_index to -2 if not.
 	(xcoff_link_input_bfd): Update the type of debug_index after
diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog-2014 b/bfd/ChangeLog-2014
index 02b1ef7..d35ff8c 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog-2014
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog-2014
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@
 
 	PR binutils/17512
 	* coffgen.c (coff_get_normalized_symtab): Check for an excessive
-	number of auxillary entries.
+	number of auxiliary entries.
 	* ieee.c (next_byte): Convert to a function.  Return FALSE if the
 	next byte is beyond the end of the buffer.
 	(parse_int): Test the return value of next_byte.
diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog-2015 b/bfd/ChangeLog-2015
index e57cd70..f07b736 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog-2015
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog-2015
@@ -3076,7 +3076,7 @@
 
 	PR binutils/17512
 	* coffgen.c (coff_get_normalized_symtab): Fix test for out of
-	range auxillary sections.
+	range auxiliary sections.
 
 2015-03-24  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>
 
diff --git a/bfd/xcofflink.c b/bfd/xcofflink.c
index 4df5ee1..f0d6c8d 100644
--- a/bfd/xcofflink.c
+++ b/bfd/xcofflink.c
@@ -3408,7 +3408,7 @@ xcoff_post_gc_symbol (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h, void * p)
 }
 
 /* INPUT_BFD includes XCOFF symbol ISYM, which is associated with linker
-   hash table entry H and csect CSECT.  AUX contains ISYM's auxillary
+   hash table entry H and csect CSECT.  AUX contains ISYM's auxiliary
    csect information, if any.  NAME is the function's name if the name
    is stored in the .debug section, otherwise it is null.
 
@@ -5145,7 +5145,7 @@ xcoff_find_tc0 (bfd *output_bfd, struct xcoff_final_link_info *flinfo)
   irsym.n_numaux = 1;
   bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (output_bfd, &irsym, flinfo->outsyms);
 
-  /* Fill out the auxillary csect information.  */
+  /* Fill out the auxiliary csect information.  */
   memset (&iraux, 0, sizeof iraux);
   iraux.x_csect.x_smtyp = XTY_SD;
   iraux.x_csect.x_smclas = XMC_TC0;
diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 199f89b..653d6b6 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2021-01-01  Nicolas Boulenguez  <nicolas@debian.org>
+
+	* coffgrok.c (do_type): Correct spelling of auxiliary in errors.
+	* doc/binutils.texi: Correct grammar.
+	* readelf.c (process_version_sections): Correct spelling of auxiliary
+	in warning.
+	* testsuite/binutils-all/vax/objdump.exp: Comment grammar fix.
+
 2021-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog-2011 b/binutils/ChangeLog-2011
index c92d0d3..f73fd1e 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog-2011
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog-2011
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@
 	in the file.
 	(arm_process_unwind): Likewise.
 	(ia64_process_unwind): Likewise.
-	Set the size of the unwind auxillary information to 0 if the data
+	Set the size of the unwind auxiliary information to 0 if the data
 	could not be read.
 	(load_specific_debug_section): Handle a failure to read in the
 	section.
diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog-2017 b/binutils/ChangeLog-2017
index 714b20d..01a15e3 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog-2017
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog-2017
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@
 
 	PR binutils/21437
 	* readelf.c (process_version_sections): Check for underflow when
-	computing the start address of the auxillary version data.
+	computing the start address of the auxiliary version data.
 
 2017-04-28  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@
 2017-02-13  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	PR binutils/21148
-	* readelf.c (process_version_sections): Include size of auxillary
+	* readelf.c (process_version_sections): Include size of auxiliary
 	version information when checking for buffer overflow.
 
 2017-02-13  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
diff --git a/binutils/coffgrok.c b/binutils/coffgrok.c
index d40f0d9..7b8dcf6 100644
--- a/binutils/coffgrok.c
+++ b/binutils/coffgrok.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ do_type (unsigned int i)
       if (sym->n_numaux)
 	{
 	  if (aux == NULL)
-	    fatal (_("Aggregate definition needs auxillary information"));
+	    fatal (_("Aggregate definition needs auxiliary information"));
 
 	  if (aux->x_sym.x_tagndx.p)
 	    {
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ do_type (unsigned int i)
       break;
     case T_ENUM:
       if (aux == NULL)
-	fatal (_("Enum definition needs auxillary information"));
+	fatal (_("Enum definition needs auxiliary information"));
       if (aux->x_sym.x_tagndx.p)
 	{
 	  unsigned int idx = INDEXOF (aux->x_sym.x_tagndx.p);
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ do_type (unsigned int i)
 	    int els;
 
 	    if (aux == NULL)
-	      fatal (_("Array definition needs auxillary information"));
+	      fatal (_("Array definition needs auxiliary information"));
 	    els = (dimind < DIMNUM
 		   ? aux->x_sym.x_fcnary.x_ary.x_dimen[dimind]
 		   : 0);
diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
index 0410075..526efe4 100644
--- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
@@ -2471,7 +2471,7 @@ hexadecimal using @option{hex}.  By default, the short immediates are
 printed using the decimal representation, while the long immediate
 values are printed as hexadecimal.
 
-@option{cpu=...} allows to enforce a particular ISA when disassembling
+@option{cpu=...} allows one to enforce a particular ISA when disassembling
 instructions, overriding the @option{-m} value or whatever is in the ELF file.
 This might be useful to select ARC EM or HS ISA, because architecture is same
 for those and disassembler relies on private ELF header data to decide if code
diff --git a/binutils/readelf.c b/binutils/readelf.c
index f6945d9..d6e7a7b 100644
--- a/binutils/readelf.c
+++ b/binutils/readelf.c
@@ -11451,7 +11451,7 @@ process_version_sections (Filedata * filedata)
 		  }
 
 		if (j < ent.vn_cnt)
-		  warn (_("Missing Version Needs auxillary information\n"));
+		  warn (_("Missing Version Needs auxiliary information\n"));
 
 		if (ent.vn_next < sizeof (*entry)
 		    && !(cnt == section->sh_info - 1 && ent.vn_next == 0))
diff --git a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/vax/objdump.exp b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/vax/objdump.exp
index bb2cb09..6a6c5c3 100644
--- a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/vax/objdump.exp
+++ b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/vax/objdump.exp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #
 # This file was written by Jan-Benedict Glaw <jbglaw@lug-owl.de>. It's goal
 # is to check the VAX-specific support of the -M entry:0xf00 switch, which
-# allows to force function entry masks at given addresses.
+# allows one to force function entry masks at given addresses.
 #
 
 if ![istarget vax*-*-*] then {
diff --git a/config/ChangeLog b/config/ChangeLog
index a6454d3..faba901 100644
--- a/config/ChangeLog
+++ b/config/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-01-01  Nicolas Boulenguez  <nicolas@debian.org>
+
+	* override.m4: Correct comment grammar.
+
 2020-09-08  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	Sync from gcc
diff --git a/config/override.m4 b/config/override.m4
index d3e815b..5a1bffe 100644
--- a/config/override.m4
+++ b/config/override.m4
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ m4_ifndef([_GCC_AUTOCONF_VERSION],
   [m4_define([_GCC_AUTOCONF_VERSION], [2.69])])
 
 dnl Test for the exact version when AC_INIT is expanded.
-dnl This allows to update the tree in steps (for testing)
+dnl This allows one to update the tree in steps (for testing)
 dnl by putting
 dnl   m4_define([_GCC_AUTOCONF_VERSION], [X.Y])
 dnl in configure.ac before AC_INIT,
diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 71bdd2d..155ec7e 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2021-01-01  Nicolas Boulenguez  <nicolas@debian.org>
+
+	* config/tc-i386.c: Correct comment spelling.
+	* config/tc-riscv.c: Likewise.
+	* config/tc-s390.c: Correct comment grammar.
+	* doc/c-i386.texi: Correct spelling.
+	* doc/c-s390.texi: Correct grammar.
+
 2021-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog-2020 b/gas/ChangeLog-2020
index 8cdf93b..369cfee 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog-2020
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog-2020
@@ -3436,7 +3436,7 @@ gas/ChangeLog:
 	prefix into i.rex for SSE2AVX templates.
 	(set_rex_vrex): New helper.
 	(build_modrm_byte): Use it.
-	* testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-sse2avx.s: Add cases with explict
+	* testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-sse2avx.s: Add cases with explicit
 	REX prefixes.
 	* testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-sse2avx.d: Adjust expectations.
 
@@ -3462,7 +3462,7 @@ gas/ChangeLog:
 
 	* config/tc-riscv.c (explicit_priv_attr): Rename explicit_csr to
 	explicit_priv_attr.  It used to indicate CSR or priv instructions are
-	explictly used.
+	explicitly used.
 	(riscv_is_priv_insn): Return True if it is a privileged instruction.
 	(riscv_ip): Call riscv_is_priv_insn to check whether the instruction
 	is privileged or not.  If it is, then set explicit_priv_attr to TRUE.
@@ -3665,7 +3665,7 @@ gas/ChangeLog:
 2020-06-05  Nelson Chu  <nelson.chu@sifive.com>
 
 	* config/tc-riscv.c (explicit_csr): New static boolean.
-	Used to indicate CSR are explictly used.
+	Used to indicate CSR are explicitly used.
 	(riscv_ip): Set explicit_csr to TRUE if any CSR is used.
 	(riscv_write_out_attrs): If we already have set elf priv
 	attributes, then generate them.  Otherwise, don't generate
@@ -4324,7 +4324,7 @@ gas/ChangeLog:
 	(md_parse_option): Change -mlfence-before-ret=[none|not|or] to
 	-mlfence-before-ret=[none/not/or/shl/yes].
 	Enable -mlfence-before-ret=shl when
-	-mlfence-beofre-indirect-branch=all and no explict -mlfence-before-ret option.
+	-mlfence-beofre-indirect-branch=all and no explicit -mlfence-before-ret option.
 	(md_show_usage): Ditto.
 	* doc/c-i386.texi: Ditto.
 	* testsuite/gas/i386/i386.exp: Add new testcases.
diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog-9295 b/gas/ChangeLog-9295
index c84475b..2ea3bb3 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog-9295
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog-9295
@@ -1931,7 +1931,7 @@ Tue Aug  1 17:35:26 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>
 Tue Aug  1 11:35:18 1995  steve chamberlain  <sac@slash.cygnus.com>
 
 	* config/tc-sh.c (md_convert_frag): Make some error messages
-	more explict.
+	more explicit.
 
 Mon Jul 31 21:40:47 1995  Ken Raeburn  <raeburn@cygnus.com>
 
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-i386.c b/gas/config/tc-i386.c
index a04fb36..9a2dfc9 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-i386.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-i386.c
@@ -7156,7 +7156,7 @@ process_suffix (void)
       break;
 
     case 0:
-      /* Select word/dword/qword operation with explict data sizing prefix
+      /* Select word/dword/qword operation with explicit data sizing prefix
 	 when there are no suitable register operands.  */
       if (i.tm.opcode_modifier.w
 	  && (i.prefix[DATA_PREFIX] || (i.prefix[REX_PREFIX] & REX_W))
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-riscv.c b/gas/config/tc-riscv.c
index a7a6aa3..e938a88 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-riscv.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-riscv.c
@@ -401,10 +401,10 @@ const char FLT_CHARS[] = "rRsSfFdDxXpP";
 /* Indicate we are already assemble any instructions or not.  */
 static bfd_boolean start_assemble = FALSE;
 
-/* Indicate ELF attributes are explictly set.  */
+/* Indicate ELF attributes are explicitly set.  */
 static bfd_boolean explicit_attr = FALSE;
 
-/* Indicate CSR or priv instructions are explictly used.  */
+/* Indicate CSR or priv instructions are explicitly used.  */
 static bfd_boolean explicit_priv_attr = FALSE;
 
 /* Macros for encoding relaxation state for RVC branches and far jumps.  */
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-s390.c b/gas/config/tc-s390.c
index 0fcb45e..c6daef9 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-s390.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-s390.c
@@ -1900,7 +1900,7 @@ s390_literals (int ignore ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 
 #define MAX_HISTORY 100
 
-/* The .machine pseudo op allows to switch to a different CPU level in
+/* The .machine pseudo op allows one to switch to a different CPU level in
    the asm listing.  The current CPU setting can be stored on a stack
    with .machine push and restored with .machine pop.  */
 
@@ -1991,7 +1991,7 @@ s390_machine (int ignore ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
   demand_empty_rest_of_line ();
 }
 
-/* The .machinemode pseudo op allows to switch to a different
+/* The .machinemode pseudo op allows one to switch to a different
    architecture mode in the asm listing.  The current architecture
    mode setting can be stored on a stack with .machinemode push and
    restored with .machinemode pop.  */
diff --git a/gas/doc/c-i386.texi b/gas/doc/c-i386.texi
index 7bec686..cb996c8 100644
--- a/gas/doc/c-i386.texi
+++ b/gas/doc/c-i386.texi
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ before indirect near branch instructions.
 before indirect near branch via register and issue a warning before
 indirect near branch via memory.
 It also implicitly sets @option{-mlfence-before-ret=@var{shl}} when
-there's no explict @option{-mlfence-before-ret=}.
+there's no explicit @option{-mlfence-before-ret=}.
 @option{-mlfence-before-indirect-branch=@var{register}} will generate
 lfence before indirect near branch via register.
 @option{-mlfence-before-indirect-branch=@var{memory}} will issue a
diff --git a/gas/doc/c-s390.texi b/gas/doc/c-s390.texi
index d7553f1..c1b46a1 100644
--- a/gas/doc/c-s390.texi
+++ b/gas/doc/c-s390.texi
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ except instructions from the HTM facility.
 
 @cindex @code{.machinemode} directive, s390
 @item .machinemode string
-This directive allows to change the architecture mode for which code
+This directive allows one to change the architecture mode for which code
 is being generated.  @code{string} may be @code{esa}, @code{zarch},
 @code{zarch_nohighgprs}, @code{push}, or @code{pop}.
 @code{.machinemode zarch_nohighgprs} can be used to prevent the
diff --git a/gold/ChangeLog b/gold/ChangeLog
index 199f89b..4b7b481 100644
--- a/gold/ChangeLog
+++ b/gold/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-01-01  Nicolas Boulenguez  <nicolas@debian.org>
+
+	* tilegx.cc: Correct comment spelling.
+
 2021-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
diff --git a/gold/tilegx.cc b/gold/tilegx.cc
index 4a86c8d..be3ee27 100644
--- a/gold/tilegx.cc
+++ b/gold/tilegx.cc
@@ -4013,7 +4013,7 @@ Target_tilegx<size, big_endian>::Scan::global(Symbol_table* symtab,
               // only expand to plt against __tls_get_addr in GD model
               case elfcpp::R_TILEGX_TLS_GD_CALL:
                 if (opt_t == tls::TLSOPT_NONE) {
-                  // FIXME:  it's better '__tls_get_addr' referenced explictly
+                  // FIXME:  it's better '__tls_get_addr' referenced explicitly
                   if (!target->tls_get_addr_sym_defined_) {
                     Symbol* sym = NULL;
                     options::parse_set(NULL, "__tls_get_addr",
diff --git a/gprof/ChangeLog b/gprof/ChangeLog
index 199f89b..13a5b96 100644
--- a/gprof/ChangeLog
+++ b/gprof/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2021-01-01  Nicolas Boulenguez  <nicolas@debian.org>
+
+	* README: Correct grammar.
+	* gprof.texi: Likewise.
+
 2021-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
diff --git a/gprof/README b/gprof/README
index e8df4a4..0a47955 100644
--- a/gprof/README
+++ b/gprof/README
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ Short Form:	Long Form:
 ** File Format Changes
 
 The old BSD-derived format used for profile data does not contain a
-magic cookie that allows to check whether a data file really is a
+magic cookie that allows one to check whether a data file really is a
 gprof file.  Furthermore, it does not provide a version number, thus
 rendering changes to the file format almost impossible.  GNU gprof
 uses a new file format that provides these features.  For backward
diff --git a/gprof/gprof.texi b/gprof/gprof.texi
index a589a1a..b2b2048 100644
--- a/gprof/gprof.texi
+++ b/gprof/gprof.texi
@@ -1931,7 +1931,7 @@ load due to other users won't directly affect the output you get.
 @section Profiling Data File Format
 
 The old BSD-derived file format used for profile data does not contain a
-magic cookie that allows to check whether a data file really is a
+magic cookie that allows one to check whether a data file really is a
 @code{gprof} file.  Furthermore, it does not provide a version number, thus
 rendering changes to the file format almost impossible.  @sc{gnu} @code{gprof}
 uses a new file format that provides these features.  For backward
diff --git a/include/ChangeLog b/include/ChangeLog
index 199f89b..048ba61 100644
--- a/include/ChangeLog
+++ b/include/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2021-01-01  Nicolas Boulenguez  <nicolas@debian.org>
+
+	* coff/internal.h: Correct comment spelling.
+	* coff/sym.h: Likewise.
+	* opcode/aarch64.h: Likewise.
+
 2021-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
diff --git a/include/coff/internal.h b/include/coff/internal.h
index 633f2bd..8e21b4e 100644
--- a/include/coff/internal.h
+++ b/include/coff/internal.h
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ struct internal_aouthdr
 #define C_THUMBEXTFUNC  (C_THUMBEXT  + 20)	/* 150 */
 #define C_THUMBSTATFUNC (C_THUMBSTAT + 20)	/* 151 */
 
-/* True if XCOFF symbols of class CLASS have auxillary csect information.  */
+/* True if XCOFF symbols of class CLASS have auxiliary csect information.  */
 #define CSECT_SYM_P(CLASS) \
   ((CLASS) == C_EXT || (CLASS) == C_AIX_WEAKEXT || (CLASS) == C_HIDEXT)
 
diff --git a/include/coff/sym.h b/include/coff/sym.h
index 76204af..fd8b447 100644
--- a/include/coff/sym.h
+++ b/include/coff/sym.h
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ typedef struct {
 	bfd_vma	cbSymOffset;	/* offset to start of local symbols*/
 	long	ioptMax;	/* max index into optimization symbol entries */
 	bfd_vma	cbOptOffset;	/* offset to optimization symbol entries */
-	long	iauxMax;	/* number of auxillary symbol entries */
-	bfd_vma	cbAuxOffset;	/* offset to start of auxillary symbol entries*/
+	long	iauxMax;	/* number of auxiliary symbol entries */
+	bfd_vma	cbAuxOffset;	/* offset to start of auxiliary symbol entries*/
 	long	issMax;		/* max index into local strings */
 	bfd_vma	cbSsOffset;	/* offset to start of local strings */
 	long	issExtMax;	/* max index into external strings */
diff --git a/include/opcode/aarch64.h b/include/opcode/aarch64.h
index 6c03d86..ccc7a06 100644
--- a/include/opcode/aarch64.h
+++ b/include/opcode/aarch64.h
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ struct aarch64_instr_sequence
 {
   /* The instruction that caused this sequence to be opened.  */
   aarch64_inst *instr;
-  /* The number of instructions the above instruction allows to be kept in the
+  /* The number of instructions the above instruction allows one to be kept in the
      sequence before an automatic close is done.  */
   int num_insns;
   /* The instructions currently added to the sequence.  */
diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 199f89b..ab0db96 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2021-01-01  Nicolas Boulenguez  <nicolas@debian.org>
+
+	* configure.tgt: Correct comment grammar.
+	* emultempl/m68hc1xelf.em: Likewise.
+	* ld.texi: Correct grammar.
+
 2021-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog-9899 b/ld/ChangeLog-9899
index 7370a32..c04d0a1 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog-9899
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog-9899
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ Thu Mar 19 14:54:45 1998  Geoffrey Noer  <noer@cygnus.com>
 	section to avoid copying certain data on fork.  The linker used to
 	include this between __data_start__ and __data_end__, but that
 	breaks building the cygwin32 dll.  The fix is to rename the
-	section	".data_cygwin_nocopy" and explictly include it after
+	section	".data_cygwin_nocopy" and explicitly include it after
 	__data_end__.
 
 Wed Mar 18 09:42:24 1998  Nick Clifton  <nickc@cygnus.com>
diff --git a/ld/configure.tgt b/ld/configure.tgt
index eea5260..893d2da 100644
--- a/ld/configure.tgt
+++ b/ld/configure.tgt
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ sparc*-*-solaris2*)
   ;;
 
 spu-*-elf*)
-  # This allows to build a pair of PPU/SPU toolchains with common sysroot.
+  # This allows one to build a pair of PPU/SPU toolchains with common sysroot.
   NATIVE_LIB_DIRS='/lib'
   ;;
 
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/m68hc1xelf.em b/ld/emultempl/m68hc1xelf.em
index ef35b3c..c4546c6 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/m68hc1xelf.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/m68hc1xelf.em
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ m68hc11_elf_${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation (void)
      window (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x8000, LENGTH = 16K
 
      But for 68HC11 this is board specific.  The definition of such
-     memory region allows to control how this paged memory is accessed.  */
+     memory region allows one to control how this paged memory is accessed.  */
   region = lang_memory_region_lookup (bank_window_name, FALSE);
 
   /* Check the length to see if it was defined in the script.  */
diff --git a/ld/ld.texi b/ld/ld.texi
index f470288..7a602b9 100644
--- a/ld/ld.texi
+++ b/ld/ld.texi
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ just copy in the newest one.
 @kindex --push-state
 @cindex push state governing input file handling
 @item --push-state
-The @option{--push-state} allows to preserve the current state of the
+The @option{--push-state} allows one to preserve the current state of the
 flags which govern the input file handling so that they can all be
 restored with one corresponding @option{--pop-state} option.
 
diff --git a/libiberty/ChangeLog b/libiberty/ChangeLog
index b8d4169..abf836e 100644
--- a/libiberty/ChangeLog
+++ b/libiberty/ChangeLog
@@ -3296,7 +3296,7 @@
 	(find_executable): Likewise.
 	(win32_spawn): Cast alloca return to (char**).
 	Replace malloc with XNEWVEC.
-	bcopy.c (bcopy): Add explict casts in assignments.
+	bcopy.c (bcopy): Add explicit casts in assignments.
 
 2006-10-25  Ben Elliston  <bje@au.ibm.com>
 
diff --git a/opcodes/ChangeLog-2016 b/opcodes/ChangeLog-2016
index fd78dd3..b482a75 100644
--- a/opcodes/ChangeLog-2016
+++ b/opcodes/ChangeLog-2016
@@ -1898,7 +1898,7 @@
 	(create_map): Zero initialize instruction fields.
 	(arcExtMap_instName): Remove.
 	(arcExtMap_insn): New function.
-	(dump_ARC_extmap): More info while debuging.
+	(dump_ARC_extmap): More info while debugging.
 	(arcExtMap_genOpcode): New function.
 	* arc-dis.c (find_format): New function.
 	(print_insn_arc): Use find_format.