From 083d0890f50c7bff87419b88465af6589faffa2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Bj=C3=B8rn=20Forsman?= Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2013 11:49:53 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] More description fixes * Remove package name * Start with upper case letter * Remove trailing period Also reword some descriptions and move some long descriptions to longDescription. I'm not touching generated packages. --- pkgs/applications/audio/quodlibet/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/applications/audio/snd/default.nix | 2 +- .../editors/emacs-modes/coffee/default.nix | 2 +- .../editors/emacs-modes/color-theme/default.nix | 2 +- .../emacs-modes/flymake-cursor/default.nix | 2 +- .../editors/emacs-modes/htmlize/default.nix | 2 +- .../editors/emacs-modes/jade/default.nix | 2 +- .../editors/emacs-modes/lorem-ipsum/default.nix | 2 +- .../editors/emacs-modes/org2blog/default.nix | 2 +- .../editors/emacs-modes/rect-mark/default.nix | 2 +- .../emacs-modes/sunrise-commander/default.nix | 2 +- .../editors/emacs-modes/xml-rpc/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/applications/editors/flpsed/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/applications/editors/geany/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/applications/editors/mg/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/applications/editors/sublime/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/applications/misc/gkrellm/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/applications/misc/gmrun/default.nix | 2 +- .../misc/gnome_terminator/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/applications/misc/lyx/default.nix | 2 +- .../misc/mysql-workbench/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/applications/misc/surf/default.nix | 14 ++++++++++---- pkgs/applications/misc/taskjuggler/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/applications/misc/xfe/default.nix | 2 +- .../networking/browsers/midori/default.nix | 2 +- .../pidgin-plugins/msn-pecan/default.nix | 2 +- .../pidgin-plugins/sipe/default.nix | 2 +- .../instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix | 2 +- .../networking/sniffers/ettercap/default.nix | 2 +- .../science/electronics/ngspice/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/applications/science/logic/hol/default.nix | 4 +--- .../science/logic/hol_light/default.nix | 16 ++++++++-------- .../science/logic/logisim/default.nix | 2 +- .../science/logic/prover9/default.nix | 4 +--- .../science/math/wxmaxima/default.nix | 2 +- .../version-management/codeville/0.8.0.nix | 2 +- .../version-management/fossil/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/applications/video/ogmtools/default.nix | 9 ++++++--- pkgs/applications/video/quvi/library.nix | 2 +- pkgs/applications/video/quvi/scripts.nix | 2 +- pkgs/applications/video/quvi/tool.nix | 2 +- .../virtualization/virt-manager/default.nix | 7 ++++++- .../virtualization/virtinst/default.nix | 2 +- .../window-managers/ion-3/default.nix | 2 +- .../window-managers/stumpwm/default.nix | 2 +- .../window-managers/wmii31/default.nix | 2 +- .../fonts/redhat-liberation-fonts/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/data/fonts/unifont/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/compilers/gwt/2.4.0.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/compilers/julia/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/compilers/mlton/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/compilers/urweb/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/interpreters/falcon/default.nix | 2 +- .../interpreters/hiphopvm/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-4/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.0.3.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.1.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.2.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/libraries/clucene-core/2.x.nix | 12 +++++++++++- .../libraries/clucene-core/default.nix | 12 +++++++++++- pkgs/development/libraries/coin3d/default.nix | 3 +-- pkgs/development/libraries/eventlog/default.nix | 10 +++++++++- pkgs/development/libraries/gssdp/default.nix | 2 +- .../libraries/haskell/RSA/default.nix | 2 +- .../libraries/haskell/arithmoi/default.nix | 2 +- .../libraries/haskell/datetime/default.nix | 2 +- .../libraries/haskell/dotgen/default.nix | 2 +- .../libraries/haskell/feed/default.nix | 2 +- .../libraries/haskell/hoauth/default.nix | 2 +- .../libraries/haskell/hsyslog/default.nix | 2 +- .../libraries/haskell/skein/default.nix | 2 +- .../libraries/haskell/tar/default.nix | 2 +- .../haskell/transformers-compat/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix | 8 +++++++- pkgs/development/libraries/jansson/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/libraries/leveldb/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/libraries/libid3tag/default.nix | 2 +- .../libraries/liblockfile/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/libraries/libmcrypt/default.nix | 2 +- .../libraries/libmemcached/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/libraries/libnet/default.nix | 2 +- .../libraries/libnetfilter_conntrack/default.nix | 2 +- .../libraries/libnfnetlink/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/libraries/liboop/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/libraries/oniguruma/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/libraries/qhull/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/libraries/sfml/default.nix | 7 ++++++- .../libraries/spice-protocol/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/libraries/tinyxml/2.6.2.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/libraries/vcdimager/default.nix | 2 +- .../ocaml-modules/ocamlgraph/default.nix | 2 +- .../ocaml-modules/sexplib/default.nix | 2 +- .../development/perl-modules/maatkit/default.nix | 10 +++++++++- .../python-modules/pyside/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/tools.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/qtcreator/default.nix | 10 +++++----- .../tools/analysis/cppcheck/default.nix | 2 +- .../tools/analysis/jdepend/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/tools/analysis/pmd/default.nix | 2 +- .../tools/build-managers/colormake/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/tools/misc/sysbench/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/development/tools/parsing/re2c/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/games/extremetuxracer/default.nix | 5 ++++- pkgs/games/freeciv/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/games/gtypist/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/games/minetest/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/games/spring/springlobby.nix | 2 +- pkgs/games/super-tux/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/games/unvanquished/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/games/warsow/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/misc/emulators/hatari/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/misc/screensavers/xlockmore/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/os-specific/linux/dstat/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_ccreds/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_krb5/default.nix | 6 +++++- pkgs/os-specific/linux/x86info/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/servers/computing/storm/default.nix | 2 +- .../http/apache-modules/mod_evasive/default.nix | 3 +-- pkgs/servers/icecast/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/servers/mail/dovecot-pigeonhole/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/servers/sabnzbd/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/servers/varnish/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/X11/keynav/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/X11/x2x/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/backup/httrack/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/backup/obnam/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/graphics/dmtx/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/misc/detox/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/misc/disper/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/misc/fdupes/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/misc/gnuvd/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/misc/grc/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/misc/gsmartcontrol/default.nix | 11 ++++++++++- pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix | 4 ++-- pkgs/tools/misc/mcrypt/default.nix | 7 ++++++- pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/misc/ponysay/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/misc/ttmkfdir/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/misc/unclutter/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/misc/units/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/misc/venus/default.nix | 7 ++++++- pkgs/tools/networking/connect/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/networking/fping/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/networking/gmvault/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/networking/haproxy/default.nix | 10 +++++++++- pkgs/tools/networking/mosh/default.nix | 10 +++++++++- pkgs/tools/networking/netrw/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/networking/nylon/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/networking/offlineimap/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/networking/pdsh/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/networking/trickle/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/networking/unbound/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/security/pwgen/default.nix | 4 ++-- pkgs/tools/security/torbutton/default.nix | 7 ++++++- pkgs/tools/system/logcheck/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/system/lshw/default.nix | 2 +- pkgs/tools/system/rsyslog/default.nix | 3 +-- pkgs/tools/system/syslog-ng/default.nix | 3 +-- pkgs/tools/system/vboot_reference/default.nix | 2 +- 162 files changed, 288 insertions(+), 188 deletions(-) diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/quodlibet/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/quodlibet/default.nix index d9554d5f7249..9f4859d6e070 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/audio/quodlibet/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/quodlibet/default.nix @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ buildPythonPackage { ''; meta = { - description = "Quod Libet is a GTK+-based audio player written in Python, using the Mutagen tagging library."; + description = "GTK+-based audio player written in Python, using the Mutagen tagging library"; longDescription = '' Quod Libet is a GTK+-based audio player written in Python, using diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/snd/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/snd/default.nix index fe32aca029bc..a49bfd9cccf4 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/audio/snd/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/snd/default.nix @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ rec { name = "snd-" + version; meta = { - description = "Snd sound editor."; + description = "Sound editor"; homepage = http://ccrma.stanford.edu/software/snd; inherit src; }; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/coffee/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/coffee/default.nix index c40b3d4cd650..a0ba61431655 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/coffee/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/coffee/default.nix @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "An Emacs major mode for CoffeeScript, unfancy JavaScript."; + description = "Emacs major mode for CoffeeScript, unfancy JavaScript"; homepage = https://github.com/defunkt/coffee-mode; license = "GPLv2+"; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/color-theme/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/color-theme/default.nix index 327e11bf0862..bad277d61ce3 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/color-theme/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/color-theme/default.nix @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { installTargets = "install-bin"; meta = { - description = "An emacs-lisp mode for skinning your emacs."; + description = "Emacs-lisp mode for skinning your Emacs"; homepage = http://www.nongnu.org/color-theme; license = "GPLv2+"; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/flymake-cursor/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/flymake-cursor/default.nix index 0a26e8fd43df..4b2692a5e22a 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/flymake-cursor/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/flymake-cursor/default.nix @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "Displays flymake error msg in minibuffer after delay."; + description = "Displays flymake error msg in minibuffer after delay"; homepage = http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/flymake-cursor.el; license = stdenv.lib.licenses.publicDomain; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/htmlize/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/htmlize/default.nix index d4c428e5a1e5..96cc4e040c4f 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/htmlize/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/htmlize/default.nix @@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { }; meta = { - description = "Convert buffer text and decorations to HTML."; + description = "Convert buffer text and decorations to HTML"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/jade/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/jade/default.nix index 0c99ceaca22b..ab0e3512ef28 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/jade/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/jade/default.nix @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { ''; meta = { - description = "Emacs major mode for jade and stylus."; + description = "Emacs major mode for jade and stylus"; homepage = https://github.com/brianc/jade-mode; license = "GPLv2+"; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/lorem-ipsum/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/lorem-ipsum/default.nix index 94427537003b..72086e54fece 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/lorem-ipsum/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/lorem-ipsum/default.nix @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "Insert dummy pseudo Latin text for emacs."; + description = "Insert dummy pseudo Latin text for Emacs"; homepage = http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/LoremIpsum; license = "GPLv2+"; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/org2blog/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/org2blog/default.nix index c8c538c5cb7c..e72560be8f44 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/org2blog/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/org2blog/default.nix @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "A tool to publish directly from Emacs’ org-mode to WordPress blogs."; + description = "Publish directly from Emacs’ org-mode to WordPress blogs"; homepage = https://github.com/punchagan/org2blog; license = "GPLv3+"; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/rect-mark/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/rect-mark/default.nix index ac01e02b4334..896dbdac71be 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/rect-mark/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/rect-mark/default.nix @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "Mark a rectangle of text with highlighting."; + description = "Mark a rectangle of text with highlighting"; homepage = http://emacswiki.org/emacs/RectangleMark; license = "GPLv2+"; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/sunrise-commander/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/sunrise-commander/default.nix index a253e25cad45..e942189714ea 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/sunrise-commander/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/sunrise-commander/default.nix @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "Two-pane file manager for Emacs based on Dired and inspired by MC."; + description = "Two-pane file manager for Emacs based on Dired and inspired by MC"; homepage = http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Sunrise_Commander; license = "GPLv3+"; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/xml-rpc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/xml-rpc/default.nix index 87a732b5b4ca..cee0f0ca5534 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/xml-rpc/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/xml-rpc/default.nix @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "An elisp implementation of clientside XML-RPC."; + description = "Elisp implementation of clientside XML-RPC"; homepage = https://launchpad.net/xml-rpc-el; license = "GPLv3+"; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/flpsed/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/flpsed/default.nix index ca481f1081d3..1bae58cfaaee 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/editors/flpsed/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/flpsed/default.nix @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { buildInputs = [ fltk13 ghostscript ]; meta = { - description = "A WYSIWYG PostScript annotator."; + description = "WYSIWYG PostScript annotator"; homepage = "http://http://flpsed.org/flpsed.html"; license = "GPLv3"; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/geany/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/geany/default.nix index 6d43cc279975..e7c8e276d27b 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/editors/geany/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/geany/default.nix @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { postInstall = "rm $out/share/icons/hicolor/icon-theme.cache"; meta = { - description = "A GTK2 small and ligthweight IDE."; + description = "Small and lightweight IDE"; longDescription = '' Geany is a small and lightweight Integrated Development Environment. It was developed to provide a small and fast IDE, which has only a few dependencies from other packages. diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/mg/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/mg/default.nix index ce69b5c0b5ae..058a54c45a71 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/editors/mg/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/mg/default.nix @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = { homepage = http://homepage.boetes.org/software/mg/; - description = "mg is Micro GNU/emacs, this is a portable version of the mg maintained by the OpenBSD team."; + description = "mg is Micro GNU/emacs, this is a portable version of the mg maintained by the OpenBSD team"; license = "public domain"; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all; }; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/sublime/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/sublime/default.nix index 6aa0b34314ac..cfa44d9285cc 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/editors/sublime/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/sublime/default.nix @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "Sublime Text is a sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose."; + description = "Sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose"; license = "unfree"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/gkrellm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/gkrellm/default.nix index f1c26b27262d..af10ca9800d0 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/misc/gkrellm/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/gkrellm/default.nix @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { make install PREFIX="$out" ''; meta = { - description = "GKrellM, a themeable process stack of system monitors."; + description = "Themeable process stack of system monitors"; longDescription = '' GKrellM is a single process stack of system monitors which supports applying themes to match its appearance to your window manager, Gtk, diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/gmrun/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/gmrun/default.nix index 0b19eef3c8ca..dbff65d36518 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/misc/gmrun/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/gmrun/default.nix @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ]; meta = { - description = "Gnome Completion-Run Utility."; + description = "Gnome Completion-Run Utility"; longDescription = '' A simple program which provides a "run program" window, featuring a bash-like TAB completion. It uses GTK+ interface. diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/gnome_terminator/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/gnome_terminator/default.nix index cbd0819e2401..b394719611de 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/misc/gnome_terminator/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/gnome_terminator/default.nix @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "Gnome terminal emulator with support for tiling and tabs."; + description = "Gnome terminal emulator with support for tiling and tabs"; homepage = http://www.tenshu.net/p/terminator.html; license = "GPLv2"; }; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/lyx/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/lyx/default.nix index 31c00626847b..fd2e7c3ac426 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/misc/lyx/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/lyx/default.nix @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { doCheck = true; meta = { - description = "WYSIWYM frontend for LaTeX, DocBook, etc."; + description = "WYSIWYM frontend for LaTeX, DocBook"; homepage = "http://www.lyx.org"; license = "GPL2"; maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.vcunat ]; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/mysql-workbench/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/mysql-workbench/default.nix index c2f80570673b..91fd1da10149 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/misc/mysql-workbench/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/mysql-workbench/default.nix @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ exec 19> $FIFOCTL ''; meta = with stdenv.lib; { - description = "A MySQL visual database modeling, administration and querying tool."; + description = "Visual MySQL database modeling, administration and querying tool"; longDescription = '' MySQL Workbench is a modeling tool that allows you to design and generate MySQL databases graphically. It also has administration diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/surf/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/surf/default.nix index d6083da5ce40..42792ba8f91d 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/misc/surf/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/surf/default.nix @@ -27,9 +27,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "surf is a simple web browser based on WebKit/GTK+. It is able to display websites and follow links. It supports the XEmbed protocol which makes it possible to embed it in another application. Furthermore, one can point surf to another URI by setting its XProperties."; - homepage = http://surf.suckless.org; - license = "MIT"; - platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux; + description = "Simple web browser"; + longDescription = '' + Surf is a simple web browser based on WebKit/GTK+. It is able to display + websites and follow links. It supports the XEmbed protocol which makes it + possible to embed it in another application. Furthermore, one can point + surf to another URI by setting its XProperties. + ''; + homepage = http://surf.suckless.org; + license = "MIT"; + platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/taskjuggler/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/taskjuggler/default.nix index b8edd93455dd..77acc511fe42 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/misc/taskjuggler/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/taskjuggler/default.nix @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = { homepage = "http://www.taskjuggler.org"; license = "GPLv2"; - description = "Project management tool."; + description = "Project management tool"; longDescription = '' TaskJuggler is a modern and powerful, Open Source project management tool. Its new approach to project planing and tracking is more diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/xfe/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/xfe/default.nix index bd00d91e23d3..ce10b8791995 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/misc/xfe/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/xfe/default.nix @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { enableParallelBuilding = true; meta = { - description = "X File Explorer (Xfe) is an MS-Explorer like file manager for X."; + description = "X File Explorer (Xfe) is an MS-Explorer like file manager for X"; longDescription = '' X File Explorer (Xfe) is an MS-Explorer like file manager for X. It is based on the popular, but discontinued, X Win Commander, which was developed by Maxim Baranov. diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/midori/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/midori/default.nix index 4d561737d276..e39e377147a3 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/midori/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/midori/default.nix @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ rec { name = "midori-${version}.${release}"; meta = { - description = "Light WebKit-based web browser with GTK GUI."; + description = "Light WebKit-based web browser with GTK GUI"; maintainers = [args.lib.maintainers.raskin]; platforms = with args.lib.platforms; linux; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/msn-pecan/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/msn-pecan/default.nix index cdbf63dbd9f1..2e1b745790a4 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/msn-pecan/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/msn-pecan/default.nix @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { }; meta = { - description = "Alternative MSN protocol plug-in for Pidgin IM."; + description = "Alternative MSN protocol plug-in for Pidgin IM"; homepage = http://code.google.com/p/msn-pecan/; }; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/sipe/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/sipe/default.nix index e8afdb37cbc4..9c787867e5a1 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/sipe/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/sipe/default.nix @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { }; meta = { - description = "SIPE plugin for Pidgin IM."; + description = "SIPE plugin for Pidgin IM"; homepage = http://sipe.sourceforge.net/; license = "GPLv2"; }; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix index 00fba657d8a4..d0652adcb0d6 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { + (lib.optionalString (gnutls != null) " --enable-gnutls=yes --enable-nss=no") ; meta = { - description = "Pidgin IM - XMPP(Jabber), AIM/ICQ, IRC, SIP etc client."; + description = "Pidgin IM - XMPP(Jabber), AIM/ICQ, IRC, SIP etc client"; homepage = http://pidgin.im; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/ettercap/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/ettercap/default.nix index d468c69fbeb8..3994563cf3eb 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/ettercap/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/ettercap/default.nix @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ]; meta = { - description = "Ettercap is a comprehensive suite for man in the middle attacks."; + description = "Comprehensive suite for man in the middle attacks"; homepage = http://ettercap.github.io/ettercap/; license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/ngspice/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/ngspice/default.nix index 70153eee61b4..579492248ea3 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/ngspice/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/ngspice/default.nix @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { configureFlags = [ "--enable-x" "--with-x" "--with-readline" ]; meta = { - description = "The Next Generation Spice (Electronic Circuit Simulator)."; + description = "The Next Generation Spice (Electronic Circuit Simulator)"; homepage = "http://ngspice.sourceforge.net"; license = ["BSD" "GPLv2"]; maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [viric]; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/hol/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/hol/default.nix index 18a16114c507..4223c52b7d48 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/hol/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/hol/default.nix @@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { ''; meta = { - description = "HOL4, an interactive theorem prover based on Higher-Order Logic."; + description = "Interactive theorem prover based on Higher-Order Logic"; longDescription = '' - HOL4 is the latest version of the HOL interactive proof assistant for higher order logic: a programming environment in which theorems can be proved and proof tools @@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { engines. HOL4 is particularly suitable as a platform for implementing combinations of deduction, execution and property checking. - ''; homepage = "http://hol.sourceforge.net/"; license = "BSD"; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/hol_light/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/hol_light/default.nix index f9549241a45c..d6c1c0c18781 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/hol_light/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/hol_light/default.nix @@ -26,15 +26,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { ''; meta = { - description = "An interactive theorem prover based on Higher-Order Logic."; + description = "Interactive theorem prover based on Higher-Order Logic"; longDescription = '' -HOL Light is a computer program to help users prove interesting mathematical -theorems completely formally in Higher-Order Logic. It sets a very exacting -standard of correctness, but provides a number of automated tools and -pre-proved mathematical theorems (e.g., about arithmetic, basic set theory and -real analysis) to save the user work. It is also fully programmable, so users -can extend it with new theorems and inference rules without compromising its -soundness. + HOL Light is a computer program to help users prove interesting + mathematical theorems completely formally in Higher-Order Logic. It sets + a very exacting standard of correctness, but provides a number of + automated tools and pre-proved mathematical theorems (e.g., about + arithmetic, basic set theory and real analysis) to save the user work. + It is also fully programmable, so users can extend it with new theorems + and inference rules without compromising its soundness. ''; homepage = http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~jrh13/hol-light/; license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd2; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/logisim/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/logisim/default.nix index 009bed3ffe2a..ab46efa9a961 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/logisim/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/logisim/default.nix @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { meta = { homepage = "http://ozark.hendrix.edu/~burch/logisim"; - description = "Logisim is an educational tool for designing and simulating digital logic circuits."; + description = "Educational tool for designing and simulating digital logic circuits"; license = "GPLv2+"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/prover9/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/prover9/default.nix index 93b1657aa14a..d92c7887210e 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/prover9/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/prover9/default.nix @@ -31,14 +31,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { meta = { homepage = "http://www.cs.unm.edu/~mccune/mace4/"; license = "GPL"; - description = "Prover9 is an automated theorem prover for first-order and equational logic."; - + description = "Automated theorem prover for first-order and equational logic"; longDescription = '' Prover9 is a resolution/paramodulation automated theorem prover for first-order and equational logic. Prover9 is a successor of the Otter Prover. This is the LADR command-line version. ''; - platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix; maintainers = []; }; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/wxmaxima/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/wxmaxima/default.nix index e9e6ca7bead7..47baf446d0ac 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/wxmaxima/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/wxmaxima/default.nix @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { enableParallelBuilding = true; meta = { - description = "Cross platform GUI for the computer algebra system Maxima."; + description = "Cross platform GUI for the computer algebra system Maxima"; license = "GPL2"; homepage = http://wxmaxima.sourceforge.net; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/codeville/0.8.0.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/codeville/0.8.0.nix index d72f753a26e0..5c1910d6c6f6 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/codeville/0.8.0.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/codeville/0.8.0.nix @@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ rec { name = "codeville-0.8.0"; meta = { - description = "Codeville - RCS with powerful merge."; + description = "RCS with powerful merge"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/fossil/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/fossil/default.nix index 368557e3c2ce..a1959eedba2f 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/fossil/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/fossil/default.nix @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { }; meta = { - description = "Simple, high-reliability, distributed software configuration management."; + description = "Simple, high-reliability, distributed software configuration management"; longDescription = '' Fossil is a software configuration management system. Fossil is software that is designed to control and track the development of a diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/ogmtools/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/ogmtools/default.nix index 1a6bc6629993..11a16e3a79d2 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/video/ogmtools/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/video/ogmtools/default.nix @@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { buildInputs = [libogg libvorbis libdvdread]; meta = { - description = "Tools for modifying and inspecting OGG media streams. Includes dvdxchap tool for extracting chapter information from DVD."; - longDescription = "These tools allow information about (ogminfo) or extraction from (ogmdemux) or creation of (ogmmerge) OGG media streams."; + description = "Tools for modifying and inspecting OGG media streams"; + longDescription = '' + These tools allow information about (ogminfo) or extraction from + (ogmdemux) or creation of (ogmmerge) OGG media streams. Includes dvdxchap + tool for extracting chapter information from DVD. + ''; homepage = http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/ogmtools/; license = "GPLv2"; - platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/library.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/library.nix index bef755afed46..49207ad06615 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/library.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/library.nix @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { buildInputs = [ pkgconfig lua5 curl quvi_scripts ]; meta = { - description = "Quvi is a web video downloader."; + description = "Web video downloader"; homepage = http://quvi.sf.net; license = "LGPLv2.1+"; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/scripts.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/scripts.nix index 9c6cd9d31377..cc82158ae829 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/scripts.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/scripts.nix @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { buildInputs = [ pkgconfig ]; meta = { - description = "Quvi is a web video downloader."; + description = "Web video downloader"; homepage = http://quvi.sf.net; license = "LGPLv2.1+"; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/tool.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/tool.nix index b2ddabfa6a8d..f8b6aad43106 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/tool.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/video/quvi/tool.nix @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { buildInputs = [ pkgconfig lua5 curl quvi_scripts libquvi ]; meta = { - description = "Quvi is a web video downloader."; + description = "Web video downloader"; homepage = http://quvi.sf.net; license = "LGPLv2.1+"; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-manager/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-manager/default.nix index 195ee5d45c01..d1e2a8b7883d 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-manager/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-manager/default.nix @@ -78,7 +78,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = { homepage = http://virt-manager.org; - description = "The 'Virtual Machine Manager' application (virt-manager for short package name) is a desktop user interface for managing virtual machines."; + description = "Desktop user interface for managing virtual machines"; + longDescription = '' + The virt-manager application is a desktop user interface for managing + virtual machines through libvirt. It primarily targets KVM VMs, but also + manages Xen and LXC (linux containers). + ''; license = "GPLv2"; maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [qknight]; }; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtinst/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtinst/default.nix index 26b16375e659..bb8b7a1d0d99 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtinst/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtinst/default.nix @@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { homepage = http://virt-manager.org; license = "GPLv2+"; maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [qknight]; - description = "The Virt Install tool (virt-install for short command name, virtinst for package name) is a command line tool which provides an easy way to provision operating systems into virtual machines."; + description = "Command line tool which provides an easy way to provision operating systems into virtual machines"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/ion-3/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/ion-3/default.nix index b4dabb300c19..7a467b1fcdb9 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/ion-3/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/ion-3/default.nix @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { name = "ion-3-20090110"; meta = { - description = "Ion is a tiling tabbed window manager designed with keyboard users in mind."; + description = "Tiling tabbed window manager designed with keyboard users in mind"; homepage = http://modeemi.fi/~tuomov/ion; }; src = fetchurl { diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/stumpwm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/stumpwm/default.nix index ab261a78fb01..721adf413264 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/stumpwm/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/stumpwm/default.nix @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ rec { name = "${pkgName}-" + version; meta = { - description = "Common Lisp-based ratpoison-like window manager."; + description = "Common Lisp-based ratpoison-like window manager"; maintainers = [args.lib.maintainers.raskin]; platforms = with args.lib.platforms; linux ++ freebsd; diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wmii31/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wmii31/default.nix index 50655a851e2a..dd49cf5ec43e 100644 --- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wmii31/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wmii31/default.nix @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ args: with args; stdenv.mkDerivation { cp cmd/wmiimenu \$out/bin "; meta = { homepage = "www.suckless.org"; - description = "one small tool of the wmii window manger to let the user select an item from a list by filtering.."; + description = "One small tool of the wmii window manger to let the user select an item from a list by filtering"; license="MIT"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/redhat-liberation-fonts/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/redhat-liberation-fonts/default.nix index c331b85029d9..08faeafc619c 100644 --- a/pkgs/data/fonts/redhat-liberation-fonts/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/redhat-liberation-fonts/default.nix @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "Liberation Fonts, replacements for Times New Roman, Arial, and Courier New."; + description = "Liberation Fonts, replacements for Times New Roman, Arial, and Courier New"; longDescription = '' The Liberation Fonts are intended to be replacements for the three most diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/unifont/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/unifont/default.nix index 79d1a0909058..893659bc763e 100644 --- a/pkgs/data/fonts/unifont/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/unifont/default.nix @@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { ''; meta = { - description = "Unicode font for Base Multilingual Plane."; + description = "Unicode font for Base Multilingual Plane"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gwt/2.4.0.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gwt/2.4.0.nix index c5c7841d72a0..65208b062c25 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gwt/2.4.0.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gwt/2.4.0.nix @@ -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 = "Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is a development toolkit for building and optimizing complex browser-based applications"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/default.nix index 3e45fc6d5e35..e2384b08e5b5 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/default.nix @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "High-level performance-oriented dynamical language for technical computing."; + description = "High-level performance-oriented dynamical language for technical computing"; homepage = "http://julialang.org/"; license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit; maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.raskin ]; diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/mlton/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/mlton/default.nix index 770a6b17b158..a5ff613a9b45 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/compilers/mlton/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/mlton/default.nix @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "MLton is an open-source, whole-program, optimizing Standard ML compiler."; + description = "Open-source, whole-program, optimizing Standard ML compiler"; longDescription = '' MLton is an open source, whole-program optimizing compiler for the Standard ML programming language. MLton aims to produce fast executables, and to encourage rapid prototyping and modular programming diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/urweb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/urweb/default.nix index 66b15e3499d9..a2423bee9b9a 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/compilers/urweb/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/urweb/default.nix @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { dontDisableStatic = true; meta = { - description = "Ur/Web supports construction of dynamic web applications backed by SQL databases."; + description = "Construct dynamic web applications backed by SQL databases"; longDescription = '' Ur is a programming language in the tradition of ML and Haskell, but featuring a significantly richer type system. Ur is functional, pure, diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/falcon/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/falcon/default.nix index 9800e895400c..0b4bfacb6de5 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/falcon/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/falcon/default.nix @@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ rec { name = "falcon-" + version; meta = { - description = "A programming language. Has macros and syntax at once."; + description = "Programming language with macros and syntax at once"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/hiphopvm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/hiphopvm/default.nix index 57e3e93c6466..c18c81caff05 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/hiphopvm/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/hiphopvm/default.nix @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { patches = [./tbb.patch]; meta = { - description = "HipHop is a high performance PHP toolchain."; + description = "High performance PHP toolchain"; homepage = https://github.com/facebook/hiphop-php; platforms = ["x86_64-linux"]; }; diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-4/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-4/default.nix index a95e4e4c35ea..13f7964769ca 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-4/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-4/default.nix @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { meta = { homepage = "http://www.lua.org"; - description = "Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language."; + description = "Powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language"; longDescription = '' Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.0.3.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.0.3.nix index ff2a81401910..eae2d82d5d0a 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.0.3.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.0.3.nix @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { meta = { homepage = "http://www.lua.org"; - description = "Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language."; + description = "Powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language"; longDescription = '' Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.1.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.1.nix index bdbf2d106bfb..2923a8f960d1 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.1.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.1.nix @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = { homepage = "http://www.lua.org"; - description = "Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language."; + description = "Powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language"; longDescription = '' Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.2.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.2.nix index bd5a868c2d5f..5b4c2459872e 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.2.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/5.2.nix @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = { homepage = "http://www.lua.org"; - description = "Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language."; + description = "Powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language"; longDescription = '' Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix index ddcf26340397..f45c96d2805d 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "A programming language derived from Scheme (formerly called PLT Scheme)."; + description = "Programming language derived from Scheme (formerly called PLT Scheme)"; longDescription = '' Racket (formerly called PLT Scheme) is a programming language derived from Scheme. The Racket project has four primary components: the diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/clucene-core/2.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/clucene-core/2.x.nix index 97c7a4c9f53a..60e8da9c3fc8 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/clucene-core/2.x.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/clucene-core/2.x.nix @@ -21,7 +21,17 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ]; meta = { - description = "CLucene is a port of the very popular Java Lucene text search engine API. Core package, 2.x branch."; + description = "Core library for full-featured text search engine"; + longDescription = '' + CLucene is a high-performance, scalable, cross platform, full-featured, + open-source indexing and searching API. Specifically, CLucene is the guts + of a search engine, the hard stuff. You write the easy stuff: the UI and + the process of selecting and parsing your data files to pump them into + the search engine yourself, and any specialized queries to pull it back + for display or further processing. + + CLucene is a port of the very popular Java Lucene text search engine API. + ''; homepage = http://clucene.sourceforge.net; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/clucene-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/clucene-core/default.nix index abd6712736f5..33a789266d48 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/clucene-core/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/clucene-core/default.nix @@ -9,7 +9,17 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { }; meta = { - description = "CLucene is a port of the very popular Java Lucene text search engine API. Core package."; + description = "Core library for full-featured text search engine"; + longDescription = '' + CLucene is a high-performance, scalable, cross platform, full-featured, + open-source indexing and searching API. Specifically, CLucene is the guts + of a search engine, the hard stuff. You write the easy stuff: the UI and + the process of selecting and parsing your data files to pump them into + the search engine yourself, and any specialized queries to pull it back + for display or further processing. + + CLucene is a port of the very popular Java Lucene text search engine API. + ''; homepage = http://clucene.sourceforge.net; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/coin3d/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/coin3d/default.nix index b477a88ed530..2ada02441492 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/coin3d/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/coin3d/default.nix @@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = { homepage = http://www.coin3d.org/; license = "GPLv2+"; - description = "High-level, retained-mode toolkit for effective 3D graphics development."; - + description = "High-level, retained-mode toolkit for effective 3D graphics development"; maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.viric ]; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux; }; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/eventlog/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/eventlog/default.nix index b1239d6f4cf4..7a8ab8e464b4 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/eventlog/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/eventlog/default.nix @@ -9,7 +9,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { }; meta = { - description = "A new API to format and send structured log messages."; + description = "Syslog event logger library"; + longDescription = '' + The EventLog library aims to be a replacement of the simple syslog() API + provided on UNIX systems. The major difference between EventLog and + syslog is that EventLog tries to add structure to messages. + + Where you had a simple non-structrured string in syslog() you have a + combination of description and tag/value pairs. + ''; homepage = "http://www.balabit.com/support/community/products/"; license = "BSD"; }; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gssdp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gssdp/default.nix index 28bad546084a..c33457544f5f 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gssdp/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gssdp/default.nix @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { buildInputs = [pkgconfig libsoup glib libxml2]; meta = { - description = "A GObject-based API for handling resource discovery and announcement over SSDP."; + description = "GObject-based API for handling resource discovery and announcement over SSDP"; homepage = http://www.gupnp.org/; license = "LGPL v2"; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/RSA/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/RSA/default.nix index c5257c5b2620..17f4c516a546 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/RSA/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/RSA/default.nix @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: { binary cryptoApi cryptoPubkeyTypes monadcryptorandom pureMD5 SHA ]; meta = { - description = "Implementation of RSA, using the padding schemes of PKCS#1 v2.1."; + description = "Implementation of RSA, using the padding schemes of PKCS#1 v2.1"; license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3; platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms; maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ]; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/arithmoi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/arithmoi/default.nix index 181937fdd807..22707c04e83c 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/arithmoi/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/arithmoi/default.nix @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: { buildDepends = [ mtl random ]; meta = { homepage = "https://bitbucket.org/dafis/arithmoi"; - description = "Efficient basic number-theoretic functions. Primes, powers, integer logarithms."; + description = "Basic number theoretic functions and utilities"; license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.mit; platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms; }; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/datetime/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/datetime/default.nix index faf0b40b94d1..669bace33668 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/datetime/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/datetime/default.nix @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: { buildDepends = [ QuickCheck time ]; meta = { homepage = "http://github.com/esessoms/datetime"; - description = "Utilities to make Data.Time.* easier to use."; + description = "Utilities to make Data.Time.* easier to use"; license = "GPL"; platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms; maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ]; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/dotgen/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/dotgen/default.nix index a7fe5b791f0d..f56db8f8c5f5 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/dotgen/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/dotgen/default.nix @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: { isLibrary = true; isExecutable = true; meta = { - description = "A simple interface for building .dot graph files."; + description = "A simple interface for building .dot graph files"; license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3; platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms; maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ]; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/feed/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/feed/default.nix index a2c1ccde86bc..ec4251d7cb19 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/feed/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/feed/default.nix @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: { buildDepends = [ utf8String xml ]; meta = { homepage = "https://github.com/sof/feed"; - description = "Interfacing with RSS (v 0.9x, 2.x, 1.0) + Atom feeds."; + description = "Interfacing with RSS (v 0.9x, 2.x, 1.0) + Atom feeds"; license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3; platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms; maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ]; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hoauth/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hoauth/default.nix index c568b292c3c1..0486ee72f3b4 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hoauth/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hoauth/default.nix @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: { time utf8String ]; meta = { - description = "A Haskell implementation of OAuth 1.0a protocol."; + description = "A Haskell implementation of OAuth 1.0a protocol"; license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3; platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms; maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ]; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hsyslog/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hsyslog/default.nix index 3f4754256599..2a531875e0b2 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hsyslog/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hsyslog/default.nix @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: { sha256 = "1dpcawnl3a5lw2w8gc9920sjrw43qmq1k2zws8rx2q0r6ps7nhgp"; meta = { homepage = "http://github.com/peti/hsyslog"; - description = "FFI interface to syslog(3) from POSIX.1-2001."; + description = "FFI interface to syslog(3) from POSIX.1-2001"; license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3; platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms; maintainers = [ diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/skein/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/skein/default.nix index 7acc60e36016..4d96ea19373b 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/skein/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/skein/default.nix @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: { jailbreak = true; meta = { homepage = "https://github.com/meteficha/skein"; - description = "Skein, a family of cryptographic hash functions. Includes Skein-MAC as well."; + description = "Family of cryptographic hash functions (includes Skein-MAC)"; license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3; platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms; maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ]; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/tar/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/tar/default.nix index 04257960a64c..7ee52e79e030 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/tar/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/tar/default.nix @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: { sha256 = "0vbsv7h3zgp30mlgsw156jkv1rqy5zbm98as9haf7x15hd6jf254"; buildDepends = [ filepath time ]; meta = { - description = "Reading, writing and manipulating \".tar\" archive files."; + description = "Reading, writing and manipulating \".tar\" archive files"; license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3; platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms; maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ]; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/transformers-compat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/transformers-compat/default.nix index 2abd6efa0ce5..3eda20cec05e 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/transformers-compat/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/transformers-compat/default.nix @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: { buildDepends = [ transformers ]; meta = { homepage = "http://github.com/ekmett/transformers-compat/"; - description = "A small compatibility shim exposing the new types from transformers 0.3 to older Haskell platforms."; + description = "Small compatibility shim exposing the new types from transformers 0.3 to older Haskell platforms"; license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3; platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms; }; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix index 04be58eb50a6..95516dadacf7 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix @@ -13,9 +13,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = with stdenv.lib; { homepage = http://hunspell.sourceforge.net; - description = "The spell checker of OpenOffice.org and Mozilla Firefox 3 & Thunderbird, Google Chrome etc."; + description = "Spell checker"; longDescription = '' + Hunspell is the spell checker of LibreOffice, OpenOffice.org, Mozilla + Firefox 3 & Thunderbird, Google Chrome, and it is also used by + proprietary software packages, like Mac OS X, InDesign, memoQ, Opera and + SDL Trados. + Main features: + * Extended support for language peculiarities; Unicode character encoding, compounding and complex morphology. * Improved suggestion using n-gram similarity, rule and dictionary based pronounciation data. * Morphological analysis, stemming and generation. diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/jansson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/jansson/default.nix index a1f9983abe2c..4908c737ece4 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/jansson/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/jansson/default.nix @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = { homepage = "http://www.digip.org/jansson/"; - description = "Jansson is a C library for encoding, decoding and manipulating JSON data."; + description = "C library for encoding, decoding and manipulating JSON data"; license = "MIT"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/leveldb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/leveldb/default.nix index 12846dfbe8b5..7c990e99c33c 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/leveldb/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/leveldb/default.nix @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = { homepage = "https://code.google.com/p/leveldb/"; - description = "A fast and lightweight key/value database library by Google."; + description = "Fast and lightweight key/value database library by Google"; license = "BSD"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libid3tag/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libid3tag/default.nix index e137c9397715..3b701b703c1a 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libid3tag/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libid3tag/default.nix @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { propagatedBuildInputs = [zlib]; meta = { - description = "An ID3 tag manipulation library."; + description = "ID3 tag manipulation library"; homepage = http://mad.sourceforge.net/; license = "GPL"; }; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/liblockfile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/liblockfile/default.nix index 2db90845f699..f991fdc2f299 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/liblockfile/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/liblockfile/default.nix @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = { - description = "Liblockfile is a shared library with NFS-safe locking functions."; + description = "Shared library with NFS-safe locking functions"; homepage = http://packages.debian.org/unstable/libs/liblockfile1; license = "GPLv2+"; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmcrypt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmcrypt/default.nix index 79019cbc4891..afa661617318 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmcrypt/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmcrypt/default.nix @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { [ "--disable-posix-threads" ]; meta = { - description = "MCrypt is a replacement for the old crypt() package and crypt(1) command, with extensions."; + description = "Replacement for the old crypt() package and crypt(1) command, with extensions"; homepage = http://mcrypt.sourceforge.net; license = "GPL"; }; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmemcached/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmemcached/default.nix index 487b4de6cb76..b724f915150a 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmemcached/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmemcached/default.nix @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = { homepage = http://libmemcached.org; - description = "libMemcached is an open source C/C++ client library and tools for the memcached server."; + description = "Open source C/C++ client library and tools for the memcached server"; license = "BSD"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnet/default.nix index 42ef4d30a12b..783739dda717 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnet/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnet/default.nix @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = { homepage = http://github.com/sam-github/libnet; - description = "Libnet provides a portable framework for low-level network packet construction."; + description = "Portable framework for low-level network packet construction"; license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix; }; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnetfilter_conntrack/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnetfilter_conntrack/default.nix index 99624911077d..8e689ed25687 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnetfilter_conntrack/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnetfilter_conntrack/default.nix @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { buildInputs = [ pkgconfig libnfnetlink libmnl ]; meta = { - description = "userspace library providing an API to the in-kernel connection tracking state table."; + description = "Userspace library providing an API to the in-kernel connection tracking state table"; longDescription = '' libnetfilter_conntrack is a userspace library providing a programming interface (API) to the in-kernel connection tracking state table. The library libnetfilter_conntrack has been diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnfnetlink/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnfnetlink/default.nix index 07a182dff10f..3bb698e9bf63 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnfnetlink/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnfnetlink/default.nix @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { }; meta = { - description = "low-level library for netfilter related kernel/userspace communication."; + description = "Low-level library for netfilter related kernel/userspace communication"; longDescription = '' libnfnetlink is the low-level library for netfilter related kernel/userspace communication. It provides a generic messaging infrastructure for in-kernel netfilter subsystems diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/liboop/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/liboop/default.nix index 20793eb3140f..a963288e869a 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/liboop/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/liboop/default.nix @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { }; meta = { - description = "`liboop', an event loop library."; + description = "Event loop library"; homepage = http://liboop.ofb.net/; license = "LGPL"; }; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/default.nix index 21c952b7fb89..9b51f694ab3e 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/default.nix @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { #doCheck = true; # would need swh_lv2 and some path patching meta = { - description = "A lightweight RDF library with special support for LADSPA plugins."; + description = "Lightweight RDF library with special support for LADSPA plugins"; homepage = http://sourceforge.net/projects/lrdf/; license = "GPLv2"; maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.marcweber ]; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/oniguruma/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/oniguruma/default.nix index 984b84085fe4..684d6475c637 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/oniguruma/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/oniguruma/default.nix @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = { homepage = http://www.geocities.jp/kosako3/oniguruma/; - description = "Oniguruma is a regular expressions library."; + description = "Oniguruma regular expressions library"; license = "BSD"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qhull/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qhull/default.nix index b81dbda15860..a82acd2745db 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qhull/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qhull/default.nix @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = { homepage = http://www.qhull.org/; - description = "Computes the convex hull, Delaunay triangulation, ..."; + description = "Computes the convex hull, Delaunay triangulation, Voronoi diagram and more"; license = "free"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/sfml/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/sfml/default.nix index 99b0f2e725cd..844505cb3599 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/sfml/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/sfml/default.nix @@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { "; meta = with stdenv.lib; { homepage = http://www.sfml-dev.org/; - description = "A multimedia C++ API that provides access to graphics, input, audio, etc."; + description = "Simple and fast multimedia library"; + longDescription = '' + SFML provides a simple interface to the various components of your PC, to + ease the development of games and multimedia applications. It is composed + of five modules: system, window, graphics, audio and network. + ''; license = licenses.zlib; maintainers = [ maintainers.astsmtl ]; }; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/spice-protocol/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/spice-protocol/default.nix index e281b1fcf9d1..162a832c93af 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/spice-protocol/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/spice-protocol/default.nix @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { }; meta = { - description = "Protocol headers for the SPICE protocol."; + description = "Protocol headers for the SPICE protocol"; homepage = http://www.spice-space.org; license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/tinyxml/2.6.2.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/tinyxml/2.6.2.nix index fde30a98fe98..e1cc1f27c1d0 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/tinyxml/2.6.2.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/tinyxml/2.6.2.nix @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation { ''; meta = { - description = "TinyXML is a simple, small, C++ XML parser that can be easily integrating into other programs."; + description = "Simple, small, C++ XML parser that can be easily integrating into other programs"; homepage = "http://www.grinninglizard.com/tinyxml/index.html"; license = "free-non-copyleft"; }; diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/vcdimager/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/vcdimager/default.nix index 58b9d2f25735..e93f071aefac 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/libraries/vcdimager/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/vcdimager/default.nix @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { meta = { homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/vcdimager/; - description = "GNU VCDImager is a full-featured mastering suite for authoring, disassembling and analyzing Video CDs and Super Video CDs."; + description = "Full-featured mastering suite for authoring, disassembling and analyzing Video CDs and Super Video CDs"; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.gnu; # random choice }; } diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ocamlgraph/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ocamlgraph/default.nix index 2e109f1d6210..997ca2206105 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ocamlgraph/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ocamlgraph/default.nix @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { meta = { homepage = http://ocamlgraph.lri.fr/; - description = "ocamlgraph is a graph library for Objective Caml."; + description = "Graph library for Objective Caml"; license = "GNU Library General Public License version 2, with the special exception on linking described in file LICENSE"; platforms = ocaml.meta.platforms; maintainers = [ diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/sexplib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/sexplib/default.nix index 32d5c842dc8c..7c40b5e6cfb8 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/sexplib/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/sexplib/default.nix @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { meta = { homepage = "http://forge.ocamlcore.org/projects/sexplib/"; - description = "Library for serializing OCaml values to and from S-expressions."; + description = "Library for serializing OCaml values to and from S-expressions"; license = "LGPL"; platforms = ocaml.meta.platforms; }; diff --git a/pkgs/development/perl-modules/maatkit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/perl-modules/maatkit/default.nix index d560a5d8e410..d9a1f777f3ab 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/perl-modules/maatkit/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/perl-modules/maatkit/default.nix @@ -25,7 +25,15 @@ buildPerlPackage rec { '' ; meta = { - description = "Maatkit makes MySQL easier and safer to manage. It provides simple, predictable ways to do things you cannot otherwise do."; + description = "Database toolkit"; + longDescription = '' + You can use Maatkit to prove replication is working correctly, fix + corrupted data, automate repetitive tasks, speed up your servers, and + much more. + + In addition to MySQL, there is support for PostgreSQL, Memcached, and a + growing variety of other databases and technologies. + ''; license = "GPLv2+"; homepage = http://www.maatkit.org/; }; diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/default.nix index 791d5e83d3c1..dc4f733a4cf0 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/default.nix @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { makeFlags = "QT_PLUGIN_PATH=" + pysideShiboken + "/lib/generatorrunner"; meta = { - description = "LGPL-licensed Python bindings for the Qt cross-platform application and UI framework."; + description = "LGPL-licensed Python bindings for the Qt cross-platform application and UI framework"; license = stdenv.lib.licenses.lgpl21; homepage = "http://www.pyside.org"; maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.chaoflow ]; diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/tools.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/tools.nix index 0b5e6851761c..a3153bed2177 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/tools.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyside/tools.nix @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { buildInputs = [ cmake pyside python27 qt4 pysideShiboken ]; meta = { - description = "Tools for pyside, the LGPL-licensed Python bindings for the Qt cross-platform application and UI framework."; + description = "Tools for pyside, the LGPL-licensed Python bindings for the Qt cross-platform application and UI framework"; license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2; homepage = "http://www.pyside.org"; maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.chaoflow ]; diff --git a/pkgs/development/qtcreator/default.nix b/pkgs/development/qtcreator/default.nix index 97f238302ecc..55e33c45ca95 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/qtcreator/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/qtcreator/default.nix @@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { installFlags = "INSTALL_ROOT=$(out)"; meta = { - description = "Qt Creator is a cross-platform IDE tailored to the needs of Qt developers."; + description = "Cross-platform IDE tailored to the needs of Qt developers"; longDescription = '' - Qt Creator is a cross-platform IDE (integrated development environment) tailored to the needs of Qt developers. - It includes features such as an advanced code editor, a visual debugger and a GUI designer. - ''; + Qt Creator is a cross-platform IDE (integrated development environment) + tailored to the needs of Qt developers. It includes features such as an + advanced code editor, a visual debugger and a GUI designer. + ''; homepage = "http://qt-project.org/wiki/Category:Tools::QtCreator"; license = "LGPL"; - maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.bbenoist ]; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all; }; diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cppcheck/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cppcheck/default.nix index b152f0537e3b..8aea7bc8aa8e 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cppcheck/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cppcheck/default.nix @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { configurePhase = "makeFlags=PREFIX=$out"; meta = { - description = "check C/C++ code for memory leaks, mismatching allocation-deallocation, buffer overrun, etc."; + description = "Check C/C++ code for memory leaks, mismatching allocation-deallocation, buffer overrun and more"; homepage = "http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/cppcheck/"; license = "GPL"; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix; diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/jdepend/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/jdepend/default.nix index 7498d3b652ac..586e9d5cd5d3 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/jdepend/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/jdepend/default.nix @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { ''; meta = { - description = "Depend traverses Java class file directories and generates design quality metrics for each Java package." ; + description = "Traverses Java class file directories and generates design quality metrics for each Java package"; homepage = http://www.clarkware.com/software/JDepend.html ; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/pmd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/pmd/default.nix index b830ee008389..14007d80b0fb 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/pmd/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/pmd/default.nix @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { ''; meta = { - description = "PMD scans Java source code and looks for potential problems." ; + description = "Scans Java source code and looks for potential problems"; homepage = http://pmd.sourceforge.net/; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/colormake/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/colormake/default.nix index 9d62b4e187b1..25ef7ef0b246 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/colormake/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/colormake/default.nix @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "A simple wrapper around make to colorize the output."; + description = "Simple wrapper around make to colorize the output"; license = "GPLv2"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/sysbench/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/sysbench/default.nix index f09ab2af7d1d..e3acf620c73b 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/sysbench/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/sysbench/default.nix @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "SysBench is a modular, cross-platform and multi-threaded benchmark tool."; + description = "Modular, cross-platform and multi-threaded benchmark tool"; license = "GPLv2"; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux; }; diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/re2c/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/re2c/default.nix index b7ed4fb8934a..e603768b8cc2 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/re2c/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/re2c/default.nix @@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { }; meta = { - description = "Re2c is a tool for writing very fast and very flexible scanners."; + description = "Tool for writing very fast and very flexible scanners"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/games/extremetuxracer/default.nix b/pkgs/games/extremetuxracer/default.nix index 898334a1d4ab..e35eb3266c2d 100644 --- a/pkgs/games/extremetuxracer/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/games/extremetuxracer/default.nix @@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ rec { name = "extremetuxracer-" + version; meta = { - description = "ExtremeTuxRacer - Tux lies on his belly and accelerates down ice slopes.."; + description = "High speed arctic racing game based on Tux Racer"; + longDescription = '' + ExtremeTuxRacer - Tux lies on his belly and accelerates down ice slopes. + ''; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/games/freeciv/default.nix b/pkgs/games/freeciv/default.nix index 049f10ad15b2..de62b4a669a2 100644 --- a/pkgs/games/freeciv/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/games/freeciv/default.nix @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ++ optional server readline; meta = with stdenv.lib; { - description = "multiplayer (or single player), turn-based strategy game."; + description = "Multiplayer (or single player), turn-based strategy game"; longDescription = '' Freeciv is a Free and Open Source empire-building strategy game diff --git a/pkgs/games/gtypist/default.nix b/pkgs/games/gtypist/default.nix index 3dded927ba1f..195679183776 100644 --- a/pkgs/games/gtypist/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/games/gtypist/default.nix @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { meta = { homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/gtypist; - description = "GNU Typist (also called gtypist) is a universal typing tutor."; + description = "Universal typing tutor"; license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3Plus; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/games/minetest/default.nix b/pkgs/games/minetest/default.nix index 6c860d42925a..f2ac737486c6 100644 --- a/pkgs/games/minetest/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/games/minetest/default.nix @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation { meta = { homepage = "http://minetest.net/"; - description = "Minetest is an infinite-world block sandbox game."; + description = "Infinite-world block sandbox game"; license = "LGPLv2.1+"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/games/spring/springlobby.nix b/pkgs/games/spring/springlobby.nix index e6051a12a267..b78fd7d77888 100644 --- a/pkgs/games/spring/springlobby.nix +++ b/pkgs/games/spring/springlobby.nix @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = with stdenv.lib; { homepage = http://springlobby.info/; - description = "A free cross-platform lobby client for the Spring RTS project."; + description = "Cross-platform lobby client for the Spring RTS project"; license = licenses.gpl2; maintainers = [ maintainers.phreedom maintainers.qknight]; platforms = platforms.linux; diff --git a/pkgs/games/super-tux/default.nix b/pkgs/games/super-tux/default.nix index 60e9cc537bf0..945eaa7fbf88 100644 --- a/pkgs/games/super-tux/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/games/super-tux/default.nix @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { patches = [ ./g++4.patch ]; meta = { - description = "SuperTux is a classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game in a style similar to the original Super Mario games covered under the GPL."; + description = "Classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game"; homepage = http://supertux.lethargik.org/index.html; diff --git a/pkgs/games/unvanquished/default.nix b/pkgs/games/unvanquished/default.nix index 6d1c8e5607c9..2768d2fad9e1 100644 --- a/pkgs/games/unvanquished/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/games/unvanquished/default.nix @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "A FLOSS FPS combining RTS elements with a futuristic, sci-fi setting."; + description = "FPS game set in a futuristic, sci-fi setting"; longDescription = '' Unvanquished is a free, open-source first-person shooter combining real-time strategy elements with a futuristic, sci-fi diff --git a/pkgs/games/warsow/default.nix b/pkgs/games/warsow/default.nix index aeb7e37cd7e4..84d15efb810f 100644 --- a/pkgs/games/warsow/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/games/warsow/default.nix @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { patchelf --set-rpath $cur_rpath:${mesa}/lib $p ''; meta = { - description = "A multiplayer FPS designed for competitive gaming."; + description = "Multiplayer FPS game designed for competitive gaming"; longDescription = '' Set in a futuristic cartoon-like world where rocketlauncher-wielding pigs and lasergun-carrying cyberpunks roam the streets, Warsow is a diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/hatari/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/emulators/hatari/default.nix index e4eeff9cd544..150b45dd7275 100644 --- a/pkgs/misc/emulators/hatari/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/hatari/default.nix @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = { homepage = "http://hatari.tuxfamily.org/"; - description = "Hatari is an Atari ST/STE/TT/Falcon emulator."; + description = "Atari ST/STE/TT/Falcon emulator"; license = "GPLv2+"; platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; all; }; diff --git a/pkgs/misc/screensavers/xlockmore/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/screensavers/xlockmore/default.nix index 2df8f2fd97a7..b3c71c891912 100644 --- a/pkgs/misc/screensavers/xlockmore/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/misc/screensavers/xlockmore/default.nix @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { + (if pam != null then " --enable-pam --enable-bad-pam" else " --disable-pam"); meta = { - description = "Xlockmore, a screen locker for the X Window System."; + description = "Screen locker for the X Window System"; homepage = "http://www.tux.org/~bagleyd/xlockmore.html"; license = "GPL"; }; diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dstat/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dstat/default.nix index fb454c78788b..138b4ff468f1 100644 --- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dstat/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dstat/default.nix @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = { homepage = http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/dstat/; - description = "Versatile resource statistics tool."; + description = "Versatile resource statistics tool"; license = "GPLv2"; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux; maintainers = [ ]; diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_ccreds/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_ccreds/default.nix index 4d48c86dd142..7f84918156c4 100644 --- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_ccreds/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_ccreds/default.nix @@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { buildInputs = [pam openssl db]; meta = { homepage = "http://www.padl.com/OSS/pam_ccreds.html"; - description = "The pam_ccreds module provides the means for Linux workstations to locally authenticate using an enterprise identity when the network is unavailable."; + description = "PAM module to locally authenticate using an enterprise identity when the network is unavailable"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_krb5/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_krb5/default.nix index 62f9b5c119b5..5f95811e0f6a 100644 --- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_krb5/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_krb5/default.nix @@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { meta = { # homepage = "http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/pam-krb5"; homepage = "https://fedorahosted.org/pam_krb5/"; - description = "The pam_krb5 module allows PAM-aware applications to authenticate users by performing an AS exchange with a Kerberos KDC. It can optionally convert Kerberos 5 credentials to Kerberos IV credentials and/or use them to set up AFS tokens for a user's session."; + description = "PAM module allowing PAM-aware applications to authenticate users by performing an AS exchange with a Kerberos KDC"; + longDescription = '' + pam_krb5 can optionally convert Kerberos 5 credentials to Kerberos IV + credentials and/or use them to set up AFS tokens for a user's session. + ''; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/x86info/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/x86info/default.nix index 297991ff4d95..6cd2a431a605 100644 --- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/x86info/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/x86info/default.nix @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "An identification utility for the x86 series of processors."; + description = "Identification utility for the x86 series of processors"; longDescription = '' x86info will identify all Intel/AMD/Centaur/Cyrix/VIA CPUs. It leverages diff --git a/pkgs/servers/computing/storm/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/computing/storm/default.nix index ca3f5333b30e..88837f9bb427 100644 --- a/pkgs/servers/computing/storm/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/servers/computing/storm/default.nix @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { meta = { homepage = "http://storm-project.net"; - description = "Storm, free and open source distributed realtime computation system."; + description = "Distributed realtime computation system"; license = "Eclipse Public License 1.0"; maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.vizanto ]; }; diff --git a/pkgs/servers/http/apache-modules/mod_evasive/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/http/apache-modules/mod_evasive/default.nix index d796d0a6dc5e..129f44ab502f 100644 --- a/pkgs/servers/http/apache-modules/mod_evasive/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/servers/http/apache-modules/mod_evasive/default.nix @@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { meta = { homepage = "http://www.zdziarski.com/blog/?page_id=442"; - description = "mod_evasive is an evasive maneuvers module for Apache to provide evasive action in the event of an HTTP DoS or DDoS attack or brute force attack."; - + description = "Evasive maneuvers module for Apache to provide evasive action in the event of an HTTP DoS or DDoS attack or brute force attack"; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/servers/icecast/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/icecast/default.nix index 24ae245a8a07..8b940fdb0cfc 100644 --- a/pkgs/servers/icecast/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/servers/icecast/default.nix @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { buildInputs = [ libxml2 libxslt curl libvorbis libtheora speex libkate ]; meta = { - description = "icecast is free server software for streaming multimedia."; + description = "Server software for streaming multimedia"; longDescription = '' Icecast is a streaming media server which currently supports Ogg Vorbis and MP3 diff --git a/pkgs/servers/mail/dovecot-pigeonhole/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/mail/dovecot-pigeonhole/default.nix index c4204113ae0f..5c0f39ca135f 100644 --- a/pkgs/servers/mail/dovecot-pigeonhole/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/servers/mail/dovecot-pigeonhole/default.nix @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = with stdenv.lib; { homepage = http://pigeonhole.dovecot.org/; - description = "A sieve plugin for the Dovecot IMAP server."; + description = "A sieve plugin for the Dovecot IMAP server"; license = licenses.lgpl21; maintainers = [ maintainers.rickynils ]; }; diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sabnzbd/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/sabnzbd/default.nix index 599f6ee31f3e..ace96fbed637 100644 --- a/pkgs/servers/sabnzbd/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/servers/sabnzbd/default.nix @@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { builder = ./builder.sh; meta = { - description = "Usenet NZB downloader, par2 repairer and auto extracting server."; + description = "Usenet NZB downloader, par2 repairer and auto extracting server"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/servers/varnish/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/varnish/default.nix index 528c03e3aa38..8d0f3b306f26 100644 --- a/pkgs/servers/varnish/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/servers/varnish/default.nix @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { buildInputs = [ pcre libxslt groff ncurses pkgconfig ]; meta = { - description = "Varnish Cache is a web application accelerator also known as a caching HTTP reverse proxy."; + description = "Web application accelerator also known as a caching HTTP reverse proxy"; homepage = "https://www.varnish-cache.org"; license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd2; maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.garbas ]; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/keynav/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/keynav/default.nix index 19de62990e2c..02b6321d18c8 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/X11/keynav/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/keynav/default.nix @@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "A tool to generate X11 mouse clicks from keyboard."; + description = "Generate X11 mouse clicks from keyboard"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/x2x/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/x2x/default.nix index 5d68e1da1ba9..237ea6140599 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/X11/x2x/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/x2x/default.nix @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { ''; meta = { - description = "x2x allows the keyboard, mouse on one X display to be used to control another X display."; + description = "Allows the keyboard, mouse on one X display to be used to control another X display"; homepage = http://x2x.dottedmag.net; license = "BSD"; }; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/httrack/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/httrack/default.nix index ecdf40be0a5a..c02a16d821ac 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/backup/httrack/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/httrack/default.nix @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = { homepage = "http://www.httrack.com"; - description = "HTTrack is a free (GPL, libre/free software) and easy-to-use offline browser utility."; + description = "Easy-to-use offline browser utility"; license = "GPL"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/obnam/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/obnam/default.nix index 69927e015827..6d550e95a9df 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/backup/obnam/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/obnam/default.nix @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonPackage rec { meta = { homepage = http://liw.fi/obnam/; - description = "A backup program supporting deduplication, compression and encryption."; + description = "Backup program supporting deduplication, compression and encryption"; maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.rickynils ]; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux; }; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/dmtx/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/dmtx/default.nix index 29c6b5ebf795..74b1a2bf4edf 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/graphics/dmtx/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/dmtx/default.nix @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ rec { name = "dmtx-" + version; meta = { - description = "DataMatrix (2D bar code) processing tools."; + description = "DataMatrix (2D bar code) processing tools"; maintainers = [args.lib.maintainers.raskin]; platforms = args.lib.platforms.linux; }; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/detox/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/detox/default.nix index ade13382033c..435115ffc596 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/misc/detox/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/detox/default.nix @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { buildInputs = [flex]; meta = { - description = "Detox is a utility designed to clean up filenames."; + description = "Utility designed to clean up filenames"; longDescription = '' Detox is a utility designed to clean up filenames. It replaces difficult to work with characters, such as spaces, with standard diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/disper/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/disper/default.nix index cc11427f65aa..b4a159745d46 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/misc/disper/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/disper/default.nix @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { }; meta = { - description = "Disper is an on-the-fly display switch utility."; + description = "On-the-fly display switch utility"; homepage = http://willem.engen.nl/projects/disper/; }; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/fdupes/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/fdupes/default.nix index 2de9efdac58a..14e6a2f6681f 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/misc/fdupes/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/fdupes/default.nix @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { makeFlags = "PREFIX=\${out}"; meta = { - description = "identifies duplicate files residing within specified directories."; + description = "Identifies duplicate files residing within specified directories"; longDescription = '' FDUPES uses md5sums and then a byte by byte comparison to finde duplicate files within a set of directories. diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/gnuvd/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/gnuvd/default.nix index 6436a14047ab..122694af4567 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/misc/gnuvd/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/gnuvd/default.nix @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { }; meta = { - description = "gnuvd is a command-line dutch dictionary application."; + description = "Command-line dutch dictionary application"; homepage = http://www.djcbsoftware.nl/code/gnuvd/; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/grc/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/grc/default.nix index ea54ab4a543d..cd3ea6eda6f0 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/misc/grc/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/grc/default.nix @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = with stdenv.lib; { - description = "Yet another colouriser for beautifying your logfiles or output of commands."; + description = "Yet another colouriser for beautifying your logfiles or output of commands"; homepage = http://korpus.juls.savba.sk/~garabik/software/grc.html; license = licenses.gpl2; maintainers = with maintainers; [ lovek323 ]; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/gsmartcontrol/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/gsmartcontrol/default.nix index abbd8f20fd08..6cb528cca1dd 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/misc/gsmartcontrol/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/gsmartcontrol/default.nix @@ -14,7 +14,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { #installTargets = "install datainstall"; meta = { - description = "GSmartControl is a graphical user interface for smartctl (from smartmontools package), which is a tool for querying and controlling SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) data on modern hard disk drives."; + description = "Hard disk drive health inspection tool"; + longDescription = '' + GSmartControl is a graphical user interface for smartctl (from + smartmontools package), which is a tool for querying and controlling + SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) data on + modern hard disk drives. + + It allows you to inspect the drive's SMART data to determine its health, + as well as run various tests on it. + ''; homepage = http://gsmartcontrol.berlios.de; license = "GPLv2+"; maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [qknight]; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix index 0aacf744b1ab..01820aaf7780 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix @@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { patches = [./bin-mv.patch]; meta = { - description = "HDF5 is a data model, library, and file format for storing and managing data."; + description = "Data model, library, and file format for storing and managing data"; longDescription = '' - It supports an unlimited variety of datatypes, and is designed for flexible and efficient + HDF5 supports an unlimited variety of datatypes, and is designed for flexible and efficient I/O and for high volume and complex data. HDF5 is portable and is extensible, allowing applications to evolve in their use of HDF5. The HDF5 Technology suite includes tools and applications for managing, manipulating, viewing, and analyzing data in the HDF5 format. diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/mcrypt/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/mcrypt/default.nix index 7701f0e20590..761b2c5bdbfb 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/misc/mcrypt/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/mcrypt/default.nix @@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { buildInputs = [libmcrypt libmhash]; meta = { - description = "mcrypt, and the accompanying libmcrypt, are intended to be replacements for the old Unix crypt, except that they are under the GPL and support an ever-wider range of algorithms and modes."; + description = "Replacement for old UNIX crypt(1)"; + longDescription = '' + mcrypt, and the accompanying libmcrypt, are intended to be replacements + for the old Unix crypt, except that they are under the GPL and support an + ever-wider range of algorithms and modes. + ''; homepage = http://mcrypt.sourceforge.net; license = "GPLv2"; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/default.nix index 2d3a67db8c55..47b96023ce0f 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/default.nix @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { buildInputs = [ ncurses ]; meta = { - description = "An ncurses disk usage analyzer."; + description = "Ncurses disk usage analyzer"; homepage = http://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu; license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/ponysay/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/ponysay/default.nix index 17be93dda8f7..1da0d70a14fa 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/misc/ponysay/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/ponysay/default.nix @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "cowsay reimplemention for ponies."; + description = "Cowsay reimplemention for ponies"; homepage = http://terse.tk/ponysay/; license = "GPLv3"; maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ bodil ]; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/ttmkfdir/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/ttmkfdir/default.nix index 3f05d600944b..12adb5318a89 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/misc/ttmkfdir/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/ttmkfdir/default.nix @@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { buildInputs = [freetype fontconfig libunwind libtool flex bison]; meta = { - description = "Create fonts.dir for TTF font directory."; + description = "Create fonts.dir for TTF font directory"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/unclutter/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/unclutter/default.nix index b267074e77fa..542530532de0 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/misc/unclutter/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/unclutter/default.nix @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { ''; meta = with stdenv.lib; { - description = "Hides mouse pointer while not in use."; + description = "Hides mouse pointer while not in use"; longDescription = '' Unclutter hides your X mouse cursor when you do not need it, to prevent it from getting in the way. You have only to move the mouse to restore diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/units/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/units/default.nix index d4cd07aa4c6f..c609d2275dad 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/misc/units/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/units/default.nix @@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { }; meta = { - description = "Unit conversion tool."; + description = "Unit conversion tool"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/venus/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/venus/default.nix index b4f9732dec6c..b7f2be179c47 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/misc/venus/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/venus/default.nix @@ -41,7 +41,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "Planet Venus is an awesome ‘river of news’ feed reader. It downloads news feeds published by web sites and aggregates their content together into a single combined feed, latest news first."; + description = "News feed reader"; + longDescription = '' + Planet Venus is an awesome ‘river of news’ feed reader. It downloads news + feeds published by web sites and aggregates their content together into a + single combined feed, latest news first. + ''; homepage = "http://intertwingly.net/code/venus/docs/index.html"; license = stdenv.lib.licenses.psfl; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/connect/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/connect/default.nix index 67f2b63c2928..c6291efad312 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/networking/connect/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/connect/default.nix @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "make network connection via SOCKS and https proxy."; + description = "Make network connection via SOCKS and https proxy"; longDescription = '' This proxy traversal tool is intended to assist OpenSSH (via ProxyCommand in ~/.ssh/config) and GIT (via $GIT_PROXY_COMMAND) utilize SOCKS and https proxies. diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/fping/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/fping/default.nix index c51c8f59ff76..4bda944c68a5 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/networking/fping/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/fping/default.nix @@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = { homepage = "http://fping.org/"; - description = "A program to send ICMP echo probes to network hosts."; + description = "Send ICMP echo probes to network hosts"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/gmvault/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/gmvault/default.nix index 8ab939481915..e78dfa5b2cae 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/networking/gmvault/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/gmvault/default.nix @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec { ''; meta = { - description = "Gmvault Gmail Backup - Backup and restore your gmail account at will."; + description = "Backup and restore your gmail account"; homepage = "http://gmvault.org"; license = pkgs.lib.licenses.agpl3Plus; }; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/haproxy/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/haproxy/default.nix index d44c9f831f34..3946f1eef0fa 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/networking/haproxy/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/haproxy/default.nix @@ -17,7 +17,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "HAProxy is a free, very fast and reliable solution offering high availability, load balancing, and proxying for TCP and HTTP-based applications."; + description = "Reliable, high performance TCP/HTTP load balancer"; + longDescription = '' + HAProxy is a free, very fast and reliable solution offering high + availability, load balancing, and proxying for TCP and HTTP-based + applications. It is particularly suited for web sites crawling under very + high loads while needing persistence or Layer7 processing. Supporting + tens of thousands of connections is clearly realistic with todays + hardware. + ''; homepage = http://haproxy.1wt.eu; maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.garbas ]; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/mosh/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/mosh/default.nix index f9562f7eff60..2708210af805 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/networking/mosh/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/mosh/default.nix @@ -17,7 +17,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = { homepage = http://mosh.mit.edu/; - description = "Remote terminal application that allows roaming, local echo, etc."; + description = "Mobile shell (ssh replacement)"; + longDescription = '' + Remote terminal application that allows roaming, supports intermittent + connectivity, and provides intelligent local echo and line editing of + user keystrokes. + + Mosh is a replacement for SSH. It's more robust and responsive, + especially over Wi-Fi, cellular, and long-distance links. + ''; license = "GPLv3+"; maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [viric]; platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/netrw/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/netrw/default.nix index 23ff6ddba55a..77ef6e0ad306 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/networking/netrw/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/netrw/default.nix @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { }; meta = { - description = "A simple tool for transporting data over the network."; + description = "Simple tool for transporting data over the network"; license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2; homepage = "http://mamuti.net/netrw/index.en.html"; }; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/nylon/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/nylon/default.nix index 3d1563f9520d..9050423cfafb 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/networking/nylon/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/nylon/default.nix @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { meta = { homepage = http://monkey.org/~marius/nylon; - description = "Proxy server, supporting SOCKS 4 and 5, as well as a mirror mode."; + description = "Proxy server, supporting SOCKS 4 and 5, as well as a mirror mode"; license = "free"; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/offlineimap/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/offlineimap/default.nix index a5b46ebbc3c6..fa1d2fb805a7 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/networking/offlineimap/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/offlineimap/default.nix @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec { ]; meta = { - description = "OfflineImap synchronizes emails between two repositories, so that you can read the same mailbox from multiple computers."; + description = "Synchronize emails between two repositories, so that you can read the same mailbox from multiple computers"; homepage = "http://offlineimap.org"; license = pkgs.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus; maintainers = [ pkgs.lib.maintainers.garbas ]; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/pdsh/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/pdsh/default.nix index ec0b7c6f60b7..80fc075107c1 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/networking/pdsh/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/pdsh/default.nix @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { meta = { homepage = "http://code.google.com/p/pdsh/"; - description = "A high-performance, parallel remote shell utility."; + description = "High-performance, parallel remote shell utility"; license = "GPLv2"; longDescription = '' diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix index e2eeb73fc649..6778cf94907e 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { }; meta = { - description = "Proxifier for SOCKS proxies."; + description = "Proxifier for SOCKS proxies"; homepage = http://proxychains.sourceforge.net; license = "GPLv2+"; }; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/trickle/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/trickle/default.nix index 646108525d3c..254dc168ec8c 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/networking/trickle/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/trickle/default.nix @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { configureFlags = "--with-libevent"; meta = { - description = "Trickle, a portable lightweight userspace bandwidth shaper."; + description = "Lightweight userspace bandwidth shaper"; license = "BSD"; homepage = http://monkey.org/~marius/pages/?page=trickle; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/unbound/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/unbound/default.nix index 98fc8e4d1451..ea9719dd9b29 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/networking/unbound/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/unbound/default.nix @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { "--localstatedir=/var" ]; meta = { - description = "Unbound, a validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver."; + description = "Validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver"; license = "BSD"; homepage = http://www.unbound.net; platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/pwgen/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/pwgen/default.nix index aaa3b577657f..ef91e69428a3 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/security/pwgen/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/security/pwgen/default.nix @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { sha256 = "1afxbkdl9b81760pyb972k18dmidrciy3vzcnspp3jg0aa316yn8"; }; meta = { - description = "Small, GPL'ed password generator which creates passwords which can be easily memorized by a human."; - platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all; + description = "Password generator which creates passwords which can be easily memorized by a human"; + platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/torbutton/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/torbutton/default.nix index 348d96b00247..05bab06d3827 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/security/torbutton/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/security/torbutton/default.nix @@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = with stdenv.lib; { homepage = https://www.torproject.org/torbutton/; - description = "the component in Tor Browser Bundle that takes care of application-level security and privacy concerns in Firefox. To keep you safe, Torbutton disables many types of active content."; + description = "Part of the Tor Browser Bundle"; + longDescription = '' + The component in Tor Browser Bundle that takes care of application-level + security and privacy concerns in Firefox. To keep you safe, Torbutton + disables many types of active content. + ''; license = licenses.mit; maintainers = [ maintainers.phreedom ]; platforms = platforms.linux; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/logcheck/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/logcheck/default.nix index 1c57711940bf..7d15ade348cf 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/system/logcheck/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/system/logcheck/default.nix @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ]; meta = { - description = "Mails anomalies in the system logfiles to the administrator."; + description = "Mails anomalies in the system logfiles to the administrator"; longDescription = '' Mails anomalies in the system logfiles to the administrator. diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/lshw/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/lshw/default.nix index a0f838cfcf93..930cb7b7bff0 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/system/lshw/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/system/lshw/default.nix @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { meta = with stdenv.lib; { homepage = http://ezix.org/project/wiki/HardwareLiSter; - description = "A small tool to provide detailed information on the hardware configuration of the machine."; + description = "Provide detailed information on the hardware configuration of the machine"; license = licenses.gpl2; maintainers = [ maintainers.phreedom ]; platforms = platforms.linux; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/rsyslog/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/rsyslog/default.nix index 0189d04902a2..3b5c06483845 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/system/rsyslog/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/system/rsyslog/default.nix @@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { meta = { homepage = "http://www.rsyslog.com/"; - description = "Rsyslog is an enhanced syslogd. It can be used as a drop-in replacement for stock sysklogd."; + description = "Enhanced syslog implementation"; license = "GPLv3"; - platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux; }; } diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/syslog-ng/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/syslog-ng/default.nix index f5ee2f1bcbba..f2cb221cb321 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/system/syslog-ng/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/system/syslog-ng/default.nix @@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { meta = { homepage = "http://www.balabit.com/network-security/syslog-ng/"; - description = "Next-generation syslogd with advanced networking and filtering capabilities."; + description = "Next-generation syslogd with advanced networking and filtering capabilities"; license = "GPLv2"; - platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux; maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons ]; }; diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/vboot_reference/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/vboot_reference/default.nix index ed48a9976d4c..e1c4734bbdaf 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/system/vboot_reference/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/tools/system/vboot_reference/default.nix @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { ''; meta = { - description = "Chrome OS partitioning and kernel signing tools."; + description = "Chrome OS partitioning and kernel signing tools"; license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3; platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux; };