From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nils Gillmann Subject: Re: [PATCH] POWWOW: Make description more descriptive. Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 20:22:04 +0100 Message-ID: <87h9fxov8j.fsf@grrlz.net> References: <87lh5ceqiq.fsf@grrlz.net> <20160323173049.GC3893@jasmine> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45518) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aioMQ-0002WY-0p for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Mar 2016 15:22:31 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aioMK-0003RU-8g for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Mar 2016 15:22:29 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:45957) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aioMK-0003RL-1U for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Mar 2016 15:22:24 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aioMI-0001DU-MI for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Mar 2016 20:22:22 +0100 Received: from x5d83eec0.dyn.telefonica.de ([93.131.238.192]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 23 Mar 2016 20:22:22 +0100 Received: from niasterisk by x5d83eec0.dyn.telefonica.de with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 23 Mar 2016 20:22:22 +0100 List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: guix-devel@gnu.org Leo Famulari writes: > On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 11:25:01PM +0100, Nils Gillmann wrote: >> Second attempt, feedback is welcome, also I will try to get the >> location mentioned (lavachat.psyced.org/unix/) to host a patched >> powwow.scm for guix and also on one of my domains as soon as I >> have a webserver back. > > Okay, I think that the package description is not the place to recommend > that users patch the source code and create an "out-of-tree" package. I agree and the "servers like psyced.org" part still applies as it can be used for it if you mind the character, so disregard this patch. > Maybe you should fork powwow, change the command delimiter character, > and we package your fork. Or, try to make it configurable and get that > change integrated upstream. What do you think? I try to get in contact with the upstream developer and see if they can make the CMDSEP configureable or if it already is and I have insufficent information. I'll reply back in this thread as soon as I have information. > >> > >> From bef465244e08b6f6d7f6230452a6b6daa46f62aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 >> From: Nils Gillmann >> Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2016 23:19:22 +0100 >> Subject: [PATCH] gnu: powwow: Adjust description. >> >> * gnu/packages/games.scm (powwow): Make description more descriptive. >> --- >> gnu/packages/games.scm | 9 ++++++--- >> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/gnu/packages/games.scm b/gnu/packages/games.scm >> index 653e0c7..9fa7dca 100644 >> --- a/gnu/packages/games.scm >> +++ b/gnu/packages/games.scm >> @@ -2022,7 +2022,10 @@ is attributed to Albert Einstein.") >> (synopsis "MUD and telnet client") >> (description >> "POWWOW is a client software which can be used for telnet as well as for >> -@dfn{Multi-User Dungeon} (MUD). Additionally it can serve as a nice client for >> -the chat server psyced with the specific config located at >> -http://lavachat.symlynx.com/unix/") >> +@dfn{Multi-User Dungeon} (MUD). Additionally it can be used for chat servers >> +(for example psyced.org) if you keep in mind that ';' is the predefined command >> +separating character. To work around this, you need to use a patched version of >> +POWWOW. You have to alter the following in the defines.h file: >> + #define CMDSEP ';'. For further sources you can take a look at >> +http://lavachat.symlynx.com/unix/ which contains a patched version of POWWOW.") >> (license license:gpl2+))) >> -- >> 2.7.3 >> > >> -- >> ng >> personal contact: http://krosos.sdf.org >> EDN: https://wiki.c3d2.de/EDN > > > -- ng personal contact: http://krosos.sdf.org EDN: https://wiki.c3d2.de/EDN