[latex3-commits] [latex3/latex2e] If-X-TF: Revise a paragraph (87566e60)

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Repository : https://github.com/latex3/latex2e
On branch  : If-X-TF
Link       : https://github.com/latex3/latex2e/commit/87566e605ec3740f3d025bef623566b483f2a1ed

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commit 87566e605ec3740f3d025bef623566b483f2a1ed
Author: Joseph Wright <joseph at texdev.net>
Date:   Mon Sep 2 07:58:51 2024 +0100

    Revise a paragraph


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87566e605ec3740f3d025bef623566b483f2a1ed
 base/doc/clsguide.tex | 15 +++++++--------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/base/doc/clsguide.tex b/base/doc/clsguide.tex
index 29004a84..98be482e 100644
--- a/base/doc/clsguide.tex
+++ b/base/doc/clsguide.tex
@@ -391,14 +391,13 @@ For example:
    \ProvidesClass{article}[2022-06-01 Standard LaTeX class]
 \end{verbatim}
 The \m{date} should be given in the form `\textsc{yyyy-mm-dd}' or
-`\textsc{yyyy/mm/dd}',\footnote{To ensure that date comparisons always proceed
-correctly, exactly four digits should be used for the year and two for the month
-and date; zeros should be added where required to ensure this.} and must be
-present if the optional argument is used.
-Any deviation from this syntax will result in
-low-level \TeX{} errors---the commands expect a valid syntax to speed up the
-daily usage of the package or class and make no provision for the case that the
-developer made a mistake!
+`\textsc{yyyy/mm/dd}' and must be present if the optional argument is used.
+Exactly four digits are required for the year and two each for the month and
+day. Where necessary, zeros should be added to pad the month and day
+appropriately. If digits or separators are missing, the date will likely be
+misinterpreted: the commands expect a valid syntax to speed up the daily usage
+of the package or class and make no provision for the case that the developer
+made a mistake!
 
 This date is checked whenever a user specifies a date in their |\documentclass|
 or |\usepackage| command. For example, if you wrote: