[bug#56601] [PATCH] gnu: Fixed home-page URLs and improved descriptions in various TeX packages.

[Fabio Natali <me@fabionatali.com>]

---
 gnu/packages/tex.scm | 111 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/tex.scm b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
index c833fe2c6c..dc898aacbe 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/tex.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
@@ -11088,15 +11088,19 @@ (define-public texlive-mdframed
     (inherit
      (simple-texlive-package
       "texlive-mdframed"
-      (list "doc/latex/mdframed/" "source/latex/mdframed/" "tex/latex/mdframed/")
+      (list
+       "doc/latex/mdframed/"
+       "source/latex/mdframed/"
+       "tex/latex/mdframed/")
       (base32 "1i5rm946wg43rjckxlfhx79zfx5cgd3bxk71206hd1dqkrgpdpa8")
       #:trivial? #t))
-    (home-page "https://ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/mdframed")
+    (home-page "https://ctan.org/pkg/mdframed")
     (synopsis "Framed environments that can split at page boundaries")
     (description
-     "The package develops the facilities of framed in providing breakable framed and
-coloured boxes.  The user may instruct the package to perform its operations
-using default LaTeX commands, PStricks or TikZ.")
+     "The @code{mdframed} package develops the facilities of @code{framed} in
+providing breakable framed and coloured boxes.  The user may instruct the
+package to perform its operations using default LaTeX commands, PStricks or
+TikZ.")
     (license license:lppl)))
 
 (define-public texlive-setspace
@@ -11107,13 +11111,14 @@ (define-public texlive-setspace
       (list "doc/latex/setspace/" "tex/latex/setspace/")
       (base32 "00ik8qgkw3ivh3z827zjf7gbwkbsmdcmv22c6ap543mpgaqqjcfm")
       #:trivial? #t))
-    (home-page "https://ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/setspace")
+    (home-page "https://ctan.org/pkg/setspace")
     (synopsis "Set space between lines")
     (description
-     "This package provides support for setting the spacing between lines in a
-document.  Package options include singlespacing, onehalfspacing, and
-doublespacing.  Alternatively the spacing can be changed as required with the
-\\singlespacing, \\onehalfspacing, and \\doublespacing commands.  Other size
+     "The @code{setspace} package provides support for setting the spacing between
+lines in a document.  Package options include @code{singlespacing},
+@code{onehalfspacing}, and @code{doublespacing}.  Alternatively the spacing
+can be changed as required with the @code{\\singlespacing},
+@code{\\onehalfspacing}, and @code{\\doublespacing} commands.  Other size
 spacings also available.")))
 
 (define-public texlive-pgfgantt
@@ -11121,16 +11126,19 @@ (define-public texlive-pgfgantt
     (inherit
      (simple-texlive-package
       "texlive-pgfgantt"
-      (list "doc/latex/pgfgantt/" "source/latex/pgfgantt/" "tex/latex/pgfgantt/")
+      (list
+       "doc/latex/pgfgantt/"
+       "source/latex/pgfgantt/"
+       "tex/latex/pgfgantt/")
       (base32 "0bm034iizk4sd7p5x7vkj7v57dc0bf2lswpsb32s4qlg4s7h6jqz")
       #:trivial? #t))
     (propagated-inputs (list texlive-pgf))
     (home-page "https://ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/pgfgantt")
     (synopsis "Draw Gantt charts with TikZ")
     (description
-     "The package provides an environment for drawing Gantt charts that contain
-various elements (titles, bars, milestones, groups and links).  Several keys
-customize the appearance of the chart elements.")
+     "The @code{pgfgantt} package provides an environment for drawing Gantt charts
+that contain various elements (titles, bars, milestones, groups and links).
+Several keys customize the appearance of the chart elements.")
     (license license:lppl1.3+)))
 
 (define-public texlive-pdflscape
@@ -11143,12 +11151,13 @@ (define-public texlive-pdflscape
             "tex/latex/pdflscape/")
       (base32 "05vvmwd8vlzs2x2rm6pfzlvrrihqf924d7krlrkvc6giiwyfsic4")
       #:trivial? #t))
-    (home-page "https://ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/pdflscape")
+    (home-page "https://ctan.org/pkg/pdflscape")
     (synopsis "Make landscape pages display as landscape")
     (description
-     "The package adds PDF support to the landscape environment of package lscape, by
-setting the PDF /Rotate page attribute.  Pages with this attribute will be
-displayed in landscape orientation by conforming PDF viewers.")
+     "The @code{pdflscape} package adds PDF support to the @code{landscape}
+environment of package @code{lscape}, by setting the PDF @code{/Rotate} page
+attribute.  Pages with this attribute will be displayed in landscape
+orientation by conforming PDF viewers.")
     (license license:lppl1.3+)))
 
 (define-public texlive-datetime2
@@ -11161,17 +11170,19 @@ (define-public texlive-datetime2
             "tex/latex/datetime2/")
       (base32 "0yjkpfic1ni4j2g61rrjj5hjyd43shc9c0sg1aivbbsmqh30dn33")
       #:trivial? #t))
-    (home-page "https://ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/datetime2")
+    (home-page "https://ctan.org/pkg/datetime2")
     (synopsis "Formats for dates, times and time zones")
     (description
-     "This package provides commands for formatting dates, times and time zones and
-redefines \\today to use the same formatting style.  In addition to \\today, you
-can also use \\DTMcurrenttime (current time) or \\DTMnow (current date and time).
-Dates and times can be saved for later use.  The accompanying datetime2-calc
-package can be used to convert date-times to UTC+00:00.  Language and regional
-support is provided by independently maintained and installed modules.  The
-datetime2-calc package uses the pgfcalendar package (part of the PGF/TikZ
-bundle).  This package replaces datetime.sty which is now obsolete.")
+     "The @code{datetime2} package provides commands for formatting dates, times
+and time zones and redefines @code{\\today} to use the same formatting style.
+In addition to @code{\\today}, you can also use
+@code{\\DTMcurrenttime} (current time) or @code{\\DTMnow} (current date and
+time).  Dates and times can be saved for later use.  The accompanying
+@code{datetime2-calc} package can be used to convert date-times to UTC+00:00.
+Language and regional support is provided by independently maintained and
+installed modules.  The @code{datetime2-calc} package uses the
+@code{pgfcalendar} package (part of the PGF/TikZ bundle).  This package
+replaces @code{datetime.sty} which is now obsolete.")
     (license license:lppl1.3+)))
 
 (define-public texlive-tracklang
@@ -11188,11 +11199,12 @@ (define-public texlive-tracklang
     (home-page "https://ctan.org/macros/generic/tracklang")
     (synopsis "Language and dialect tracker")
     (description
-     "The tracklang package is provided for package developers who want a simple
-interface to find out which languages the user has requested through packages
-such as babel or polyglossia.  This package does not provide any translations!
-Its purpose is simply to track which languages have been requested by the user.
-Generic TeX code is in tracklang.tex for non-LaTeX users.")
+     "The @code{tracklang} package is provided for package developers who want a
+simple interface to find out which languages the user has requested through
+packages such as @code{babel} or @code{polyglossia}.  This package does not
+provide any translations!  Its purpose is simply to track which languages have
+been requested by the user.  Generic TeX code is in @code{tracklang.tex} for
+non-LaTeX users.")
     (license license:lppl1.3+)))
 
 (define-public texlive-ltablex
@@ -11203,12 +11215,13 @@ (define-public texlive-ltablex
       (list "doc/latex/ltablex/" "tex/latex/ltablex/")
       (base32 "14lmgj820j6zwj1xnd6ad38kzb9w132kp7sp55cv5bk9vhx3621w")
       #:trivial? #t))
-    (home-page "https://ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/ltablex")
+    (home-page "https://ctan.org/pkg/ltablex")
     (synopsis "Table package extensions")
     (description
-     "Modifies the tabularx environment to combine the features of the tabularx
-package (auto-sized columns in a fixed width table) with those of the longtable
-package (multi-page tables).")
+     "The @code{ltablex} package modifies the @code{tabularx} environment to
+combine the features of the @code{tabularx} package (auto-sized columns in a
+fixed-width table) with those of the @code{longtable} package (multi-page
+tables).")
     (license license:lppl)))
 
 (define-public texlive-ragged2e
@@ -11221,13 +11234,14 @@ (define-public texlive-ragged2e
             "tex/latex/ragged2e/")
       (base32 "1cxj5jdgvr3xk1inrb3yzpm3l386jjawgpqiwsz53k6yshb6yfml")
       #:trivial? #t))
-    (home-page "https://ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/ragged2e")
+    (home-page "https://ctan.org/pkg/ragged2e")
     (synopsis "Alternative versions of \"ragged\"-type commands")
     (description
-     "The package defines new commands \\Centering, \\RaggedLeft, and \\RaggedRight and
-new environments Center, FlushLeft, and FlushRight, which set ragged text and
-are easily configurable to allow hyphenation (the corresponding commands in
-LaTeX, all of whose names are lower-case, prevent hyphenation altogether).")
+     "The @code{ragged2e} package defines new commands @code{\\Centering}, @code{\\RaggedLeft},
+and @code{\\RaggedRight} and new environments @code{Center}, @code{FlushLeft},
+and @code{FlushRight}, which set ragged text and are easily configurable to
+allow hyphenation (the corresponding commands in LaTeX, all of whose names are
+lower-case, prevent hyphenation altogether).")
     (license license:lppl1.3c)))
 
 (define-public texlive-everysel
@@ -11240,13 +11254,14 @@ (define-public texlive-everysel
             "tex/latex/everysel/")
       (base32 "0skzm2qsk5vpjxgslclp4pvbbcrrnm1w3df8xfvfq252dyd7w8s5")
       #:trivial? #t))
-    (home-page "https://ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/everysel")
+    (home-page "https://ctan.org/pkg/everysel")
     (synopsis "Provides hooks into \\selectfont")
     (description
-     "The package provided hooks whose arguments are executed just after LaTeX has
-loaded a new font by means of \\selectfont.  It has become obsolete with LaTeX
-versions 2021/01/05 or newer, since LaTeX now provides its own hooks to fulfill
-this task.  For newer versions of LaTeX everysel only provides macros using
-LaTeX's hook management due to compatibility reasons.  See lthooks-doc.pdf for
-instructions how to use lthooks instead of everysel.")
+     "The @code{everysel} package provided hooks whose arguments are executed just
+after LaTeX has loaded a new font by means of @code{\\selectfont}.  It has
+become obsolete with LaTeX versions 2021/01/05 or newer, since LaTeX now
+provides its own hooks to fulfill this task.  For newer versions of LaTeX
+@code{everysel} only provides macros using LaTeX's hook management due to
+compatibility reasons.  See @code{lthooks-doc.pdf} for instructions how to use
+@code{lthooks} instead of @code{everysel}.")
     (license license:lppl1.3c)))

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