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diff --git a/include/AL/alc.h b/include/AL/alc.h
index 5786bad2..6d210333 100644
--- a/include/AL/alc.h
+++ b/include/AL/alc.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
#ifndef AL_ALC_H
#define AL_ALC_H
-#if defined(__cplusplus)
+#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ extern "C" {
#endif
#endif
-#if defined(_WIN32)
+#ifdef _WIN32
#define ALC_APIENTRY __cdecl
#else
#define ALC_APIENTRY
#endif
-/** Deprecated macro. */
+/* Deprecated macros. */
#define ALCAPI ALC_API
#define ALCAPIENTRY ALC_APIENTRY
#define ALC_INVALID 0
@@ -41,41 +41,41 @@ typedef char ALCboolean;
/** character */
typedef char ALCchar;
-/** signed 8-bit 2's complement integer */
+/** signed 8-bit integer */
typedef signed char ALCbyte;
/** unsigned 8-bit integer */
typedef unsigned char ALCubyte;
-/** signed 16-bit 2's complement integer */
+/** signed 16-bit integer */
typedef short ALCshort;
/** unsigned 16-bit integer */
typedef unsigned short ALCushort;
-/** signed 32-bit 2's complement integer */
+/** signed 32-bit integer */
typedef int ALCint;
/** unsigned 32-bit integer */
typedef unsigned int ALCuint;
-/** non-negative 32-bit binary integer size */
+/** non-negative 32-bit integer size */
typedef int ALCsizei;
-/** enumerated 32-bit value */
+/** 32-bit enumeration value */
typedef int ALCenum;
-/** 32-bit IEEE754 floating-point */
+/** 32-bit IEEE-754 floating-point */
typedef float ALCfloat;
-/** 64-bit IEEE754 floating-point */
+/** 64-bit IEEE-754 floating-point */
typedef double ALCdouble;
/** void type (for opaque pointers only) */
typedef void ALCvoid;
-/* Enumerant values begin at column 50. No tabs. */
+/* Enumeration values begin at column 50. Do not use tabs. */
/** Boolean False. */
#define ALC_FALSE 0
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ typedef void ALCvoid;
/** Context attribute: <int> Hz. */
#define ALC_REFRESH 0x1008
-/** Context attribute: AL_TRUE or AL_FALSE. */
+/** Context attribute: AL_TRUE or AL_FALSE synchronous context? */
#define ALC_SYNC 0x1009
/** Context attribute: <int> requested Mono (3D) Sources. */
@@ -107,30 +107,32 @@ typedef void ALCvoid;
/** Invalid context handle. */
#define ALC_INVALID_CONTEXT 0xA002
-/** Invalid enum parameter passed to an ALC call. */
+/** Invalid enumeration passed to an ALC call. */
#define ALC_INVALID_ENUM 0xA003
-/** Invalid value parameter passed to an ALC call. */
+/** Invalid value passed to an ALC call. */
#define ALC_INVALID_VALUE 0xA004
/** Out of memory. */
#define ALC_OUT_OF_MEMORY 0xA005
-/** Runtime ALC version. */
+/** Runtime ALC major version. */
#define ALC_MAJOR_VERSION 0x1000
+/** Runtime ALC minor version. */
#define ALC_MINOR_VERSION 0x1001
-/** Context attribute list properties. */
+/** Context attribute list size. */
#define ALC_ATTRIBUTES_SIZE 0x1002
+/** Context attribute list properties. */
#define ALC_ALL_ATTRIBUTES 0x1003
/** String for the default device specifier. */
#define ALC_DEFAULT_DEVICE_SPECIFIER 0x1004
/**
- * String for the given device's specifier.
+ * Device specifier string.
*
- * If device handle is NULL, it is instead a null-char separated list of
+ * If device handle is NULL, it is instead a null-character separated list of
* strings of known device specifiers (list ends with an empty string).
*/
#define ALC_DEVICE_SPECIFIER 0x1005
@@ -141,9 +143,9 @@ typedef void ALCvoid;
/** Capture extension */
#define ALC_EXT_CAPTURE 1
/**
- * String for the given capture device's specifier.
+ * Capture device specifier string.
*
- * If device handle is NULL, it is instead a null-char separated list of
+ * If device handle is NULL, it is instead a null-character separated list of
* strings of known capture device specifiers (list ends with an empty string).
*/
#define ALC_CAPTURE_DEVICE_SPECIFIER 0x310
@@ -158,57 +160,92 @@ typedef void ALCvoid;
/** String for the default extended device specifier. */
#define ALC_DEFAULT_ALL_DEVICES_SPECIFIER 0x1012
/**
- * String for the given extended device's specifier.
+ * Device's extended specifier string.
*
- * If device handle is NULL, it is instead a null-char separated list of
+ * If device handle is NULL, it is instead a null-character separated list of
* strings of known extended device specifiers (list ends with an empty string).
*/
#define ALC_ALL_DEVICES_SPECIFIER 0x1013
-/** Context management. */
-ALC_API ALCcontext* ALC_APIENTRY alcCreateContext(ALCdevice *device, const ALCint* attrlist);
+#ifndef ALC_NO_PROTOTYPES
+/* Context management. */
+
+/** Create and attach a context to the given device. */
+ALC_API ALCcontext* ALC_APIENTRY alcCreateContext(ALCdevice *device, const ALCint *attrlist);
+/**
+ * Makes the given context the active process-wide context. Passing NULL clears
+ * the active context.
+ */
ALC_API ALCboolean ALC_APIENTRY alcMakeContextCurrent(ALCcontext *context);
+/** Resumes processing updates for the given context. */
ALC_API void ALC_APIENTRY alcProcessContext(ALCcontext *context);
+/** Suspends updates for the given context. */
ALC_API void ALC_APIENTRY alcSuspendContext(ALCcontext *context);
+/** Remove a context from its device and destroys it. */
ALC_API void ALC_APIENTRY alcDestroyContext(ALCcontext *context);
+/** Returns the currently active context. */
ALC_API ALCcontext* ALC_APIENTRY alcGetCurrentContext(void);
+/** Returns the device that a particular context is attached to. */
ALC_API ALCdevice* ALC_APIENTRY alcGetContextsDevice(ALCcontext *context);
-/** Device management. */
+/* Device management. */
+
+/** Opens the named playback device. */
ALC_API ALCdevice* ALC_APIENTRY alcOpenDevice(const ALCchar *devicename);
+/** Closes the given playback device. */
ALC_API ALCboolean ALC_APIENTRY alcCloseDevice(ALCdevice *device);
+/* Error support. */
-/**
- * Error support.
- *
- * Obtain the most recent Device error.
- */
+/** Obtain the most recent Device error. */
ALC_API ALCenum ALC_APIENTRY alcGetError(ALCdevice *device);
+/* Extension support. */
+
/**
- * Extension support.
- *
- * Query for the presence of an extension, and obtain any appropriate
- * function pointers and enum values.
+ * Query for the presence of an extension on the device. Pass a NULL device to
+ * query a device-inspecific extension.
*/
ALC_API ALCboolean ALC_APIENTRY alcIsExtensionPresent(ALCdevice *device, const ALCchar *extname);
-ALC_API void* ALC_APIENTRY alcGetProcAddress(ALCdevice *device, const ALCchar *funcname);
+/**
+ * Retrieve the address of a function. Given a non-NULL device, the returned
+ * function may be device-specific.
+ */
+ALC_API ALCvoid* ALC_APIENTRY alcGetProcAddress(ALCdevice *device, const ALCchar *funcname);
+/**
+ * Retrieve the value of an enum. Given a non-NULL device, the returned value
+ * may be device-specific.
+ */
ALC_API ALCenum ALC_APIENTRY alcGetEnumValue(ALCdevice *device, const ALCchar *enumname);
-/** Query function. */
+/* Query functions. */
+
+/** Returns information about the device, and error strings. */
ALC_API const ALCchar* ALC_APIENTRY alcGetString(ALCdevice *device, ALCenum param);
+/** Returns information about the device and the version of OpenAL. */
ALC_API void ALC_APIENTRY alcGetIntegerv(ALCdevice *device, ALCenum param, ALCsizei size, ALCint *values);
-/** Capture function. */
+/* Capture functions. */
+
+/**
+ * Opens the named capture device with the given frequency, format, and buffer
+ * size.
+ */
ALC_API ALCdevice* ALC_APIENTRY alcCaptureOpenDevice(const ALCchar *devicename, ALCuint frequency, ALCenum format, ALCsizei buffersize);
+/** Closes the given capture device. */
ALC_API ALCboolean ALC_APIENTRY alcCaptureCloseDevice(ALCdevice *device);
+/** Starts capturing samples into the device buffer. */
ALC_API void ALC_APIENTRY alcCaptureStart(ALCdevice *device);
+/** Stops capturing samples. Samples in the device buffer remain available. */
ALC_API void ALC_APIENTRY alcCaptureStop(ALCdevice *device);
+/** Reads samples from the device buffer. */
ALC_API void ALC_APIENTRY alcCaptureSamples(ALCdevice *device, ALCvoid *buffer, ALCsizei samples);
+#endif /* ALC_NO_PROTOTYPES */
-/** Pointer-to-function type, useful for dynamically getting ALC entry points. */
+/* Pointer-to-function types, useful for storing dynamically loaded ALC entry
+ * points.
+ */
typedef ALCcontext* (ALC_APIENTRY *LPALCCREATECONTEXT)(ALCdevice *device, const ALCint *attrlist);
typedef ALCboolean (ALC_APIENTRY *LPALCMAKECONTEXTCURRENT)(ALCcontext *context);
typedef void (ALC_APIENTRY *LPALCPROCESSCONTEXT)(ALCcontext *context);
@@ -220,7 +257,7 @@ typedef ALCdevice* (ALC_APIENTRY *LPALCOPENDEVICE)(const ALCchar *devicename
typedef ALCboolean (ALC_APIENTRY *LPALCCLOSEDEVICE)(ALCdevice *device);
typedef ALCenum (ALC_APIENTRY *LPALCGETERROR)(ALCdevice *device);
typedef ALCboolean (ALC_APIENTRY *LPALCISEXTENSIONPRESENT)(ALCdevice *device, const ALCchar *extname);
-typedef void* (ALC_APIENTRY *LPALCGETPROCADDRESS)(ALCdevice *device, const ALCchar *funcname);
+typedef ALCvoid* (ALC_APIENTRY *LPALCGETPROCADDRESS)(ALCdevice *device, const ALCchar *funcname);
typedef ALCenum (ALC_APIENTRY *LPALCGETENUMVALUE)(ALCdevice *device, const ALCchar *enumname);
typedef const ALCchar* (ALC_APIENTRY *LPALCGETSTRING)(ALCdevice *device, ALCenum param);
typedef void (ALC_APIENTRY *LPALCGETINTEGERV)(ALCdevice *device, ALCenum param, ALCsizei size, ALCint *values);
@@ -230,8 +267,8 @@ typedef void (ALC_APIENTRY *LPALCCAPTURESTART)(ALCdevice *device);
typedef void (ALC_APIENTRY *LPALCCAPTURESTOP)(ALCdevice *device);
typedef void (ALC_APIENTRY *LPALCCAPTURESAMPLES)(ALCdevice *device, ALCvoid *buffer, ALCsizei samples);
-#if defined(__cplusplus)
-}
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+} /* extern "C" */
#endif
#endif /* AL_ALC_H */