Re: Synchronizing descriptions with GSRC?

[ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)]

ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) skribis:

> Brandon Invergo <brandon@gnu.org> skribis:
>
>>>> Perhaps it would be best to keep all canonical package descriptions,
>>>> short and long, in a single file under revision control somewhere, such
>>>> as in womb.  They would then be available for anyone who needs them,
>>>> should any need arise in the future and it would be easier for all
>>>> involved to stay in sync.  What do you think?
>>>
>>> Sounds good to me.
>>
>> OK, I've finally gotten around to moving package descriptions (long and
>> short) to a file in Womb (gnumaint/pkgdescr.txt).  The file is
>> recutils-compatible.  
>>
>> Currently, all of the long descriptions ("blurbs") are taken from GSRC.
>> Between Karl and I, we're currently in agreement that writing/adapting
>> new descriptions for all of the packages is better than straight copying
>> From websites/READMEs, mainly for keeping a certain level of consistency
>> (length, style, level of detail, etc.) between the descriptions.  It
>> also avoids any potential copyright problem, no matter how unlikely it
>> may be.  In addition to Guix and GSRC, these descriptions will also be
>> used to provide descriptions for featured packages on gnu.org, so they
>> can't be too long.
>>
>> The file is fresh out of the oven, so there may be some changes after
>> Karl reviews it.  But anyway, it's there as a starting point.
>
> Excellent, thanks!  I’ve updated the synchronization tool in Guix to use
> this file, and then I’ll update the descriptions

Done:
<http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/commit/?id=a22dc0c49aed0babe16ef92ae24847b343b7eb02>.

Ludo’.