* [v2 0/1] Improve util-linux description
@ 2015-12-07 20:03 Leo Famulari
2015-12-07 20:03 ` [v2 1/1] gnu: util-linux: Make description more descriptive Leo Famulari
2015-12-07 20:12 ` [v2 0/1] Improve util-linux description Andreas Enge
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From: Leo Famulari @ 2015-12-07 20:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: guix-devel
This package's description is too vague. Hopefully, this patch will save
some time for people who are trying to figure what package provides some
software like libuuid, dmesg, agetty, and others.
Leo Famulari (1):
gnu: util-linux: Make description more descriptive.
gnu/packages/linux.scm | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
--
2.6.2
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* [v2 1/1] gnu: util-linux: Make description more descriptive.
2015-12-07 20:03 [v2 0/1] Improve util-linux description Leo Famulari
@ 2015-12-07 20:03 ` Leo Famulari
2015-12-07 20:12 ` [v2 0/1] Improve util-linux description Andreas Enge
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From: Leo Famulari @ 2015-12-07 20:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: guix-devel
* gnu/packages/linux.scm (util-linux)[description]: Give some more
information about the package.
---
gnu/packages/linux.scm | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 9252ca8..6ffd7e1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -447,8 +447,9 @@ providing the system administrator with some help in common tasks.")
("net-base" ,net-base))) ;for tests
(home-page "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/")
(synopsis "Collection of utilities for the Linux kernel")
- (description
- "Util-linux is a random collection of utilities for the Linux kernel.")
+ (description "Util-linux is a diverse collection of Linux kernel
+utilities. It provides dmesg and includes tools for working with filesystems,
+block devices, UUIDs, TTYs, and many other tools.")
;; Note that util-linux doesn't use the same license for all the
;; code. GPLv2+ is the default license for a code without an
--
2.6.2
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@ 2015-12-07 20:12 ` Andreas Enge
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From: Andreas Enge @ 2015-12-07 20:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Leo Famulari; +Cc: guix-devel
Pushed, thanks!
Andreas
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