meta.description fixups

Mostly scripted substitutions with a couple of subjective enhancements.
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Joachim Fasting
2015-04-30 17:05:14 +02:00
parent 6524f969e5
commit bf7ad2d84f
66 changed files with 106 additions and 95 deletions

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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
];
meta = {
homepage = "http://elm-lang.org";
description = "Values to help with elm-package, elm-make, and elm-lang.org.";
description = "Values to help with elm-package, elm-make, and elm-lang.org";
license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
};

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@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ in mkDerivation (rec {
};
homepage = "https://github.com/ghcjs/ghcjs";
description = "GHCJS is a Haskell to JavaScript compiler that uses the GHC API";
description = "A Haskell to JavaScript compiler that uses the GHC API";
license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
platforms = ghc.meta.platforms;
maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ jwiegley cstrahan ];

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@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
meta = {
homepage = http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/;
description = "Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is a development toolkit for building and optimizing complex browser-based applications";
description = "A development toolkit for building and optimizing complex browser-based applications";
};
}

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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
'';
meta = {
description = "Scala is a general purpose programming language";
description = "A general purpose programming language";
longDescription = ''
Scala is a general purpose programming language designed to express
common programming patterns in a concise, elegant, and type-safe way.

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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
'';
meta = {
description = "Scala is a general purpose programming language";
description = "A general purpose programming language";
longDescription = ''
Scala is a general purpose programming language designed to express
common programming patterns in a concise, elegant, and type-safe way.

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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
meta = {
homepage = "http://www.dcc.fc.up.pt/~vsc/Yap/";
description = "Yap Prolog System is a ISO-compatible high-performance Prolog compiler";
description = "A ISO-compatible high-performance Prolog compiler";
license = stdenv.lib.licenses.artistic2;
maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons ];

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@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
meta = with stdenv.lib; {
homepage = http://plv.csail.mit.edu/bedrock/;
description = "Bedrock is a library that turns Coq into a tool much like classical verification systems";
description = "A library that turns Coq into a tool much like classical verification systems";
maintainers = with maintainers; [ jwiegley ];
platforms = coq.meta.platforms;
};

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@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
meta = with stdenv.lib; {
homepage = http://plv.csail.mit.edu/fiat/;
description = "Fiat is a library for the Coq proof assistant for synthesizing efficient correct-by-construction programs from declarative specifications";
description = "A library for the Coq proof assistant for synthesizing efficient correct-by-construction programs from declarative specifications";
maintainers = with maintainers; [ jwiegley ];
platforms = coq.meta.platforms;
};

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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
meta = with stdenv.lib; {
homepage = http://flocq.gforge.inria.fr/;
description = "Flocq (Floats for Coq) is a floating-point formalization for the Coq system";
description = "A floating-point formalization for the Coq system";
license = licenses.lgpl3;
maintainers = with maintainers; [ jwiegley ];
platforms = coq.meta.platforms;

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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
meta = with stdenv.lib; {
homepage = http://plv.mpi-sws.org/paco/;
description = "Paco is a Coq library implementing parameterized coinduction";
description = "A Coq library implementing parameterized coinduction";
maintainers = with maintainers; [ jwiegley ];
platforms = coq.meta.platforms;
};

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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
meta = with stdenv.lib; {
homepage = http://www.chargueraud.org/softs/tlc/;
description = "TLC is a general purpose Coq library that provides an alternative to Coq's standard library";
description = "A general purpose Coq library that provides an alternative to Coq's standard library";
maintainers = with maintainers; [ jwiegley ];
platforms = coq.meta.platforms;
};

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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
meta = with stdenv.lib; {
homepage = http://ynot.cs.harvard.edu/;
description = "Ynot is a library for writing and verifying imperative programs";
description = "A library for writing and verifying imperative programs";
maintainers = with maintainers; [ jwiegley ];
platforms = coq.meta.platforms;
};

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@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
buildInputs = [ unzip cmake boost ];
meta = with stdenv.lib; {
description = "Open Asset Import Library is a library to import various 3D model formats";
description = "A library to import various 3D model formats";
homepage = http://assimp.sourceforge.net/;
license = licenses.bsd3;
maintainers = with maintainers; [ emery ];

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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
postInstall = "ln -s . $out/include/fastcgi";
meta = with stdenv.lib; {
description = "FastCGI is a language independent, scalable, open extension to CG";
description = "A language independent, scalable, open extension to CG";
homepage = http://www.fastcgi.com/;
license = "FastCGI see LICENSE.TERMS";
platforms = platforms.all;

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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
meta = {
branch = "1.6";
description = "FOX is a C++ based class library for building Graphical User Interfaces";
description = "A C++ based class library for building Graphical User Interfaces";
longDescription = ''
FOX stands for Free Objects for X.
It is a C++ based class library for building Graphical User Interfaces.

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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
buildInputs = [ xmlto docbook_xml_dtd_412 docbook_xsl libxml2 ];
meta = {
description = "giflib is a library for reading and writing gif images";
description = "A library for reading and writing gif images";
platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ fuuzetsu ];

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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
buildInputs = [ xmlto docbook_xml_dtd_412 docbook_xsl libxml2 ];
meta = {
description = "giflib is a library for reading and writing gif images";
description = "A library for reading and writing gif images";
platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ fuuzetsu ];

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@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
];
meta = {
description = "LAME is a high quality MPEG Audio Layer III (MP3) encoder";
description = "A high quality MPEG Audio Layer III (MP3) encoder";
homepage = http://lame.sourceforge.net;
license = licenses.lgpl2;
maintainers = with maintainers; [ codyopel ];

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@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
meta = {
homepage = "http://libtom.org/?page=features&newsitems=5&whatfile=crypt";
description = "LibTomCrypt is a fairly comprehensive, modular and portable cryptographic toolkit";
description = "A fairly comprehensive, modular and portable cryptographic toolkit";
};
}

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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
};
meta = with stdenv.lib; {
description = "NPAPI-SDK is a bundle of NPAPI headers by Mozilla";
description = "A bundle of NPAPI headers by Mozilla";
homepage = https://code.google.com/p/npapi-sdk/;
license = licenses.bsd3;

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@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ let
'';
meta = {
description = "A toolkit for the simulation of the passage of particles through matter.";
description = "A toolkit for the simulation of the passage of particles through matter";
longDescription = ''
Geant4 is a toolkit for the simulation of the passage of particles through matter.
Its areas of application include high energy, nuclear and accelerator physics, as well as studies in medical and space science.
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ let
'';
meta = {
description = "Data files for the Geant4 toolkit.";
description = "Data files for the Geant4 toolkit";
homepage = http://www.geant4.org;
license = stdenv.lib.licenses.g4sl;
maintainers = [ ];

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@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ let
'';
meta = {
description = "Python bindings and utilities for Geant4.";
description = "Python bindings and utilities for Geant4";
longDescription = ''
Geant4 is a toolkit for the simulation of the passage of particles through matter.
Its areas of application include high energy, nuclear and accelerator physics, as well as studies in medical and space science.

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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
enableParallelBuilding = true;
meta = {
description = "This project is a QML port of qtermwidget";
description = "A QML port of qtermwidget";
homepage = "https://github.com/Swordifish90/qmltermwidget";
license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ gpl2 ];
platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;

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@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
meta = {
homepage = http://www.cs.utah.edu/gdc/projects/urt/;
description = "The Utah Raster Toolkit is a library for dealing with raster images";
description = "A library for dealing with raster images";
};
}

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@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ let lispPackages = rec {
clx-truetype = buildLispPackage rec {
baseName = "clx-truetype";
version = "git-20141112";
description = "clx-truetype is pure common lisp solution for antialiased TrueType font rendering using CLX and XRender extension";
description = "A pure Common Lisp solution for antialiased TrueType font rendering using CLX and the XRender extension";
deps = [cl-fad cl-store cl-vectors clx trivial-features zpb-ttf];
# Source type: git
src = pkgs.fetchgit {

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@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
meta = {
homepage = http://gmetadom.sourceforge.net/;
description = "GMetaDOM is a collection of librares, each library providing a DOM implementation";
description = "A collection of librares, each library providing a DOM implementation";
license = stdenv.lib.licenses.lgpl21Plus;
maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.roconnor ];
};

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@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
meta = {
homepage = "http://ocaml-text.forge.ocamlcore.org/";
description = "OCaml-Text is a library for dealing with ``text'', i.e. sequence of unicode characters, in a convenient way. ";
description = "A library for convenient text manipulation";
license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
platforms = ocaml.meta.platforms;
};

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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
meta = {
homepage = http://www.cduce.org/download.html;
description = "ulex is a lexer generator for Unicode and OCaml";
description = "A lexer generator for Unicode and OCaml";
license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.roconnor ];
};

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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
meta = {
homepage = http://www.cduce.org/download.html;
description = "ulex is a lexer generator for Unicode and OCaml";
description = "A lexer generator for Unicode and OCaml";
license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.roconnor ];

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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
meta = {
homepage = http://sourceforge.net/projects/checkbaskisms/;
description = "Performs basic checks on shell scripts for the presence of non portable syntax";
description = "Check shell scripts for non-portable syntax";
license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
};

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@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
'';
meta = {
description = "CamlIDL is a stub code generator and COM binding for Objective Caml";
description = "A stub code generator and COM binding for Objective Caml";
homepage = "${webpage}";
license = "LGPL";
maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.roconnor ];

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@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
installPhase = "scons prefix=$out install";
meta = with stdenv.lib; {
description = "Hammer is a parsing library";
longDescription = "Hammer is a parsing library. Like many modern parsing libraries,
it provides a parser combinator interface for writing grammars
as inline domain-specific languages, but Hammer also provides a
variety of parsing backends. It's also bit-oriented rather than
character-oriented, making it ideal for parsing binary data such
as images, network packets, audio, and executables.";
description = "A bit-oriented parser combinator library";
longDescription = ''
Hammer is a parsing library. Like many modern parsing libraries,
it provides a parser combinator interface for writing grammars
as inline domain-specific languages, but Hammer also provides a
variety of parsing backends. It's also bit-oriented rather than
character-oriented, making it ideal for parsing binary data such
as images, network packets, audio, and executables.
'';
homepage = https://github.com/UpstandingHackers/hammer;
license = licenses.gpl2;
platforms = platforms.linux;