1.0.34.5: remove dead DATA-VECTOR-{REF,SET} transforms

[sbcl.git] / doc / manual / ffi.texinfo

diff --git a/doc/manual/ffi.texinfo b/doc/manual/ffi.texinfo
index cfdd1d2..f00e23d 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/manual/ffi.texinfo
+++ b/doc/manual/ffi.texinfo
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ use of extensions to the Lisp language.
 
 SBCL, like CMUCL before it, relies primarily on the automatic
 conversion and direct manipulation approaches. The @code{SB-ALIEN}
-package provices a facility wherein foreign values of simple scalar
+package provides a facility wherein foreign values of simple scalar
 types are automatically converted and complex types are directly
 manipulated in their foreign representation.  Additionally the
 lower-level System Area Pointers (or @acronym{SAP}s) can be used where
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ types to declare that no useful value is returned.  Using
 return zero values.
 
 @item
+@cindex External formats
 The foreign type specifier @code{(sb-alien:c-string &key external-format
 element-type)} is similar to @code{(* char)}, but is interpreted as a
 null-terminated string, and is automatically converted into a Lisp
@@ -462,12 +463,12 @@ argument, but it does refer to the same foreign data bits.
 
 The @code{sb-alien:sap-alien} function converts @var{sap} (a system
 area pointer) to a foreign value with the specified
-@var{type}. @var{type} is not evaluated.  </para>
+@var{type}. @var{type} is not evaluated.
 
 The @var{type} must be some foreign pointer, array, or record type.
 @end defun
 
-@defun sb-alien:alien-sap @var{foreign-value} @var{type}
+@defun sb-alien:alien-sap @var{foreign-value}
 @findex alien-sap
 
 The @code{sb-alien:alien-sap} function returns the @acronym{SAP} which
@@ -969,8 +970,7 @@ other ports it is implemented by turning off GC for the duration (so
 could be said to have a whole-world granularity).
 
 @item
-Disable GC, using the @code{without-gcing} macro or @code{gc-off}
-call.
+Disable GC, using the @code{without-gcing} macro.
 @end enumerate
 
 @c <!-- FIXME: This is a "changebar" section from the CMU CL manual.