gnu: Synchronize descriptions with 'gnumaint'.
Ludovic Courtès
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@ -200,10 +200,10 @@ exec ~a --no-auto-compile \"$0\" \"$@\"
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/")
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(synopsis "Making GNU standards-compliant Makefiles")
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(description
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"Automake the part of the GNU build system for producing standards-
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compliant Makefiles. Build requirements are entered in an intuitive format
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and then Automake works with Autoconf to produce a robust Makefile,
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simplifying the entire process for the developer.")
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"Automake the part of the GNU build system for producing
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standards-compliant Makefiles. Build requirements are entered in an
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intuitive format and then Automake works with Autoconf to produce a robust
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Makefile, simplifying the entire process for the developer.")
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(license gpl2+))) ; some files are under GPLv3+
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(define-public libtool
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@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ simplifying the entire process for the developer.")
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%standard-phases))))
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(synopsis "Generic shared library support tools")
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(description
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"Libtool is a script to help in the creation of shared libraries. By
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presenting a consistent, portable interface, it hides the complexity of
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building usable shared libraries.")
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"GNU Libtool helps in the creation and use of shared libraries, by
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presenting a single consistent, portable interface that hides the usual
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complexity of working with shared libraries across platforms.")
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(license gpl3+)
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/")))
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@ -81,10 +81,11 @@ command-line arguments, multiple languages, and so on.")
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(description
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"grep is a tool for finding text inside files. Text is found by
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matching a pattern provided by the user in one or many files. The pattern
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may be provided as a basic, extended, or Perl-style regular expression, as
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well as a list of fixed strings. By default, the matching text is simply
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printed to the screen, however the output can be greatly customized to
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include, for example, line numbers.")
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may be provided as a basic or extended regular expression, or as fixed
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strings. By default, the matching text is simply printed to the screen,
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however the output can be greatly customized to include, for example, line
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numbers. GNU grep offers many extensions over the standard utility,
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including, for example, recursive directory searching.")
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(license gpl3+)
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/grep/")))
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@ -118,7 +119,8 @@ include, for example, line numbers.")
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"Sed is a non-interactive, text stream editor. It receives a text
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input from a file or from standard input and it then applies a series of text
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editing commands to the stream and prints its output to standard output. It
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is often used for substituting text patterns in a stream.")
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is often used for substituting text patterns in a stream. The GNU
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implementation offers several extensions over the standard utility.")
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(license gpl3+)
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/sed/")))
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@ -140,7 +142,8 @@ is often used for substituting text patterns in a stream.")
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ability to extract, update or list files in an existing archive. It is
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useful for combining many files into one larger file, while maintaining
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directory structure and file information such as permissions and
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creation/modification dates.")
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creation/modification dates. GNU tar offers many extensions over the
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standard utility.")
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(license gpl3+)
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/")))
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@ -165,7 +168,7 @@ creation/modification dates.")
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(synopsis "Apply differences to originals, with optional backups")
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(description
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"Patch is a program that applies changes to files based on differences
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laid out by the program \"diff\". The changes may be applied to one or more
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laid out as by the program \"diff\". The changes may be applied to one or more
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files depending on the contents of the diff file. It accepts several
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different diff formats. It may also be used to revert previously applied
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differences.")
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@ -186,10 +189,10 @@ differences.")
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(build-system gnu-build-system)
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(synopsis "Comparing and merging files")
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(description
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"Diffutils is a package containing several tool for finding the
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differences between files. The diff command is used to show how two files
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differ, while cmp shows the offsets and line numbers where they differ.
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diff3 allows you to compare three files. Finally, sdiff offers an
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"GNU Diffutils is a package containing tools for finding the
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differences between files. The \"diff\" command is used to show how two files
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differ, while \"cmp\" shows the offsets and line numbers where they differ.
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\"diff3\" allows you to compare three files. Finally, \"sdiff\" offers an
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interactive means to merge two files.")
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(license gpl3+)
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/")))
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@ -219,8 +222,8 @@ interactive means to merge two files.")
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GNU system. It consists of two primary searching utilities: \"find\"
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recursively searches for files in a directory according to given criteria and
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\"locate\" lists files in a database that match a query. Two auxiliary tools
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are included: \"updatedb\" updates a file name database and \"xargs\" may be used
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to apply commands to file search results.")
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are included: \"updatedb\" updates the file name database and \"xargs\" may be
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used to apply commands with arbitrarily long arguments.")
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(license gpl3+)
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/findutils/")))
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@ -261,7 +264,7 @@ to apply commands to file search results.")
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%standard-phases)))
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(synopsis "Core GNU utilities (file, text, shell)")
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(description
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"Coreutils includes all of the basic commandline tools that are
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"GNU Coreutils includes all of the basic command-line tools that are
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expected in a POSIX system. These provide the basic file, shell and text
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manipulation functions of the GNU system. Most of these tools offer extended
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functionality beyond that which is outlined in the POSIX standard.")
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@ -301,7 +304,7 @@ executables or other files from their source files. The process is
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controlled from a Makefile, in which the developer specifies how each file is
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generated from its source. It has powerful dependency resolution and the
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ability to determine when files have to be regenerated after their sources
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change.")
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change. GNU make offers many powerful extensions over the standard utility.")
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(license gpl3+)
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/make/")))
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@ -342,10 +345,10 @@ change.")
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(synopsis "Binary utilities: bfd gas gprof ld")
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(description
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"GNU Binutils is a collection of tools for working with binary files.
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Most notable are \"ld\", a linker, and \"as\", an assembler. Several other tools
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are included, such as a program to display binary profiling information, a
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tool to list the strings in a binary file, and tools for working with
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archives.")
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Perhaps the most notable are \"ld\", a linker, and \"as\", an assembler. Other
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tools include programs to display binary profiling information, list the
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strings in a binary file, and utilities for working with archives. The \"bfd\"
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library for working with executable and object formats is also included.")
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(license gpl3+)
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/")))
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%standard-phases)))
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(synopsis "The GNU Bourne-Again SHell")
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(description
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"Bash is the shell, or commandline interpreter, of the GNU system. It
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"Bash is the shell, or command-line interpreter, of the GNU system. It
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is compatible with the Bourne Shell, but it also integrates useful features
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from the Korn Shell and the C Shell and new improvements of its own. It
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allows commandline editing, unlimited command history, shell functions and
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allows command-line editing, unlimited command history, shell functions and
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aliases, and job control while still allowing most sh scripts to be run
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without modification.")
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(license gpl3+)
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/")
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(synopsis "Parser generator")
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(description
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"Bison is a general-purpose parser generator. It can build a
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deterministic LR or generalized LR parser from an annotated, context- free
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grammar. It is versatile enough to have a wide variety of applications, from
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parsers for simple tools up to parsers for complex programming languages.")
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"GNU Bison is a general-purpose parser generator. It can build a
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deterministic or generalized LR parser from an annotated, context-free
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grammar. It is versatile enough to have many applications, from parsers for
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simple tools through complex programming languages.")
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(license gpl3+)))
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@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ caching facility provided by the library.")
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for CD-ROM and CD image file access. It allows the developer to add CD
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access to an application without having to worry about the OS- and
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device-dependent properties of CD-ROM or the specific details of CD image
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formats.")
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formats. It includes pycdio, a Python interface to libcdio, and
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libcdio-paranoia, a library providing jitter-free and error-free audio
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extraction from CDs.")
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(license gpl3+)))
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(define-public xorriso
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/xorriso/")
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(synopsis "Create, manipulate, burn ISO-9660 filesystems")
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(description
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"xorriso is a tool for copying files to and from ISO 9660 Rock Ridge,
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a.k.a Compact Disc File System, filesystems and it allows session- wise
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manipulation of them. It features a formatter and burner for CD DVD and BD.
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It can operate on existing ISO images or it can create new ones. xorriso can
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then be used to copy files directly into or out of ISO files.")
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"GNU Xorriso is a tool for copying files to and from ISO 9660 Rock
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Ridge, a.k.a. Compact Disc File System, filesystems and it allows
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session-wise manipulation of them. It features a formatter and burner for
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CD, DVD and BD. It can operate on existing ISO images or it can create new
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ones. xorriso can then be used to copy files directly into or out of ISO
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files.")
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(license gpl3+)))
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(define-public cdparanoia
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/cflow/")
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(synopsis "Create a graph of control flow within a program")
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(description
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"cflow analyzes C source files and produces a graph charting the
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"GNU cflow analyzes C source files and produces a graph charting the
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control flow of the program. It can output the graph in several styles and
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in either the POSIX format or in an extended GNU format. cflow also includes
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a major mode for Emacs for examining the flowcharts that it produces.")
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;; FIXME: The test suite wants `less', and optionally Perl.
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'(#:tests? #f))
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(description
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"GNU Gzip is a data compression and decompression program.")
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"GNU Gzip provides data compression and decompression utilities; the
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typical extension is \".gz\". Unlike the \"zip\" format, it compresses a single
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file; as a result, it is often used in conjunction with \"tar\", resulting in
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\".tar.gz\" or \".tgz\", etc.")
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(license license:gpl3+)
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/")))
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/sharutils/")
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(synopsis "Archives in shell scripts, uuencode/uudecode")
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(description
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"GNU sharutils is a package for manipulating shell archives. Shell
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archives are collections of files that can be unpacked using only the shell;
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an archive is a self-extracting shell script. The tools in the Sharutils
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package make working with shell archives more robust, offering compression,
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file-splitting and simple checksums.")
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"GNU sharutils is a package for creating and manipulating shell
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archives that can be readily emailed. A shell archive is a file that can be
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processed by a Bourne-type shell to unpack the original collection of files.
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This package is mostly for compatibility and historical interest.")
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(license license:gpl3+)))
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(home-page "https://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/")
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(synopsis "Manage cpio and tar file archives")
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(description
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"Cpio copies files into or out of cpio or tar archives. In fact, many
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formats are supported, including legacy formats. The format is determined
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automatically by the program and is handled appropriately. Furthermore, the
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location of the archive is not important. It can be another file on the
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drive, a tape, or data on a pipe.")
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"GNU cpio copies files into or out of cpio or tar archives. Indeed,
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many formats are supported, including legacy formats. The format is
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determined automatically by the program and is handled appropriately.
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Furthermore, the location of the archive is not important. It can be another
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file on the drive, a tape, or data on a pipe.")
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(license gpl3+)))
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(synopsis "Data recovery utility")
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(native-inputs `(("lzip" ,lzip)))
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(description
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"Ddrescue is a fully automated data recovery tool. It copies data from
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one file to another, working to rescue data in case of read errors. The
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program also includes a tool for manipulating its log- files, which are used
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"GNU ddrescue is a fully automated data recovery tool. It copies data
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from one file to another, working to rescue data in case of read errors. The
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program also includes a tool for manipulating its log files, which are used
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to recover data more efficiently by only reading the necessary blocks.")
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(license gpl3+)))
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(description
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"DejaGnu is a framework for testing software. In effect, it serves as
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a front-end for all tests written for a program. Thus, each program can have
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multiple test suites, which are then all managed by a single, so-called \"test
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harness.\"")
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multiple test suites, which are then all managed by a single harness.")
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(license gpl2+)))
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(synopsis "Line-oriented text editor")
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(description
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"Ed is a line-oriented text editor: rather than offering an overview of
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a document, ed performs editing one line at a time. It can be operated both
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a document, ed performs editing one line at a time. It can be executed both
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interactively and via shell scripts. Its method of command input allows
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complex tasks to be performed in an automated way, however it has largely
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been superceded by full-screen editors like Emacs or Moe.")
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complex tasks to be performed in an automated way. GNU ed offers several
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extensions over the standard utility.")
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(license gpl3+)))
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/")
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(synopsis "The extensible, customizable, self-documenting text editor")
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(description
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"Emacs is an extensible and highly customizable text editor. It is
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based on an Emacs Lisp interpreter which has extensions to support text
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editing. Due to its unique structure, it can be configured in an infinite
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multitude of ways, which has given rise to a vast array of packages that have
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been written for it that do everything from working as an email client to
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communicating online via IRC or XMPP. Emacs is fully self-documenting and it
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features full Unicode support for nearly every human language.")
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"GNU Emacs is an extensible and highly customizable text editor. It is
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based on an Emacs Lisp interpreter with extensions for text editing. Emacs
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has been extended in essentially all areas of computing, giving rise to a
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vast array of packages supporting, e.g., email, IRC and XMPP messaging,
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spreadsheets, remote server editing, and much more. Emacs includes extensive
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documentation on all aspects of the system, from basic editing to writing
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large Lisp programs. It has full Unicode support for nearly all human
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languages.")
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(license gpl3+)))
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/freeipmi/")
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(synopsis "Platform management, including sensor and power monitoring")
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(description
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"FreeIPMI is a collection of in-band and out-of-band IPMI software in
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accordance with the IPMI v1.5/2.0 specification. These programs provide a
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"GNU FreeIPMI is a collection of in-band and out-of-band IPMI software
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in accordance with the IPMI v1.5/2.0 specification. These programs provide a
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set of interfaces for platform management. Common functionality includes
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sensor monitoring, system event monitoring, power control and
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serial-over-LAN.")
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/")
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(synopsis "A text scanning and processing language")
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(description
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"Gawk is an implementation of Awk, a specialised programming language
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for the easy manipulation of formatted text, such as tables of data. The GNU
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implementation of Awk features a number of extensions beyond the traditional
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implementations, making writing powerful text manipulation scripts a simple
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task compared to writing similar programs in C.")
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"Gawk is the GNU implementation of Awk, a specialized programming
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language for the easy manipulation of formatted text, such as tables of data.
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Gawk features many extensions beyond the traditional implementation,
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including network access, sorting, and large libraries.")
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(license gpl3+)))
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/gcal")
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(synopsis "Calculating and printing a wide variety of calendars")
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(description
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"Gcal is a program to calculate and print calendars on the command-
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line. Calendars can be printed in 1-month, 3-month or whole-year views. In
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addition, eternal holiday lists can be generated for many countries, which
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can be complemented by user-made lists of fixed dates to make an agenda.
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Gcal can also calculate astronomical data, such as the phases of the moon,
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and supports alternative calendar formats: Julian, Gregorian, Islamic,
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Chinese and more.")
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"Gcal is a program to calculate and print calendars on the
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command-line. Calendars can be printed in 1-month, 3-month or whole-year
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views. In addition, eternal holiday lists can be generated for many
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countries, which can be complemented by user-made lists of fixed dates to
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make an agenda. Gcal can also calculate astronomical data, such as the
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phases of the moon, and supports alternative calendar formats: Julian,
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Gregorian, Islamic, Chinese and more.")
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(description
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"GCC is the GNU Compiler Collection. It provides compiler front-ends
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for several languages, including C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, Ada, and
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Go. It also includes standard libraries for these languages.")
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Go. It also includes runtime support libraries for these languages.")
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/")
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(synopsis "Tools and documentation for translation")
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(description
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"gettext is a set of tools and documentation that provide a framework
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for translating the textual output of programs into multiple languages. It
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provides translators with the means to create message catalogs, as well as an
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Emacs mode to work with them, and a runtime library to load translated
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messages from the catalogs.")
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"GNU Gettext is a package providing a framework for translating the
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textual output of programs into multiple languages. It provides translators
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with the means to create message catalogs, as well as an Emacs mode to work
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with them, and a runtime library to load translated messages from the
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catalogs. Nearly all GNU packages use Gettext.")
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(description
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"GNU Libextractor is a library for extracting metadata from files. It
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"GNU libextractor is a library for extracting metadata from files. It
|
||||
supports a very large number of file formats, including audio files, document
|
||||
files, and archive files. Each file format is implemented as a plugin, so
|
||||
new formats can be added easily. The package also containes a command-line
|
||||
new formats can be added easily. The package also contains a command-line
|
||||
tool to extract metadata from a file and print the results.")
|
||||
(license license:gpl3+)
|
||||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/libextractor/")))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ specifications are building blocks of S/MIME and TLS.")
|
|||
"The GNU Privacy Guard is a complete implementation of the OpenPGP
|
||||
standard. It is used to encrypt and sign data and communication. It
|
||||
features powerful key management and the ability to access public key
|
||||
servers.")
|
||||
servers. It includes several libraries: libassuan (IPC between GnuPG
|
||||
components), libgpg-error (centralized GnuPG error values), and libskba
|
||||
(working with X.509 certificates and CMS data).")
|
||||
(license gpl3+)))
|
||||
|
||||
(define-public gpgme
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
|
|||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/libtasn1/")
|
||||
(synopsis "ASN.1 library")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Libtasn1 is a library implementing the ASN.1 notation. It is used for
|
||||
transmitting machine-neutral encodings of data objects in computer
|
||||
"GNU libtasn1 is a library implementing the ASN.1 notation. It is used
|
||||
for transmitting machine-neutral encodings of data objects in computer
|
||||
networking, allowing for formal validation of data according to some
|
||||
specifications.")
|
||||
(license lgpl2.0+)))
|
||||
|
|
@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ specifications.")
|
|||
(synopsis "Transport layer security library")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"GnuTLS is a secure communications library implementing the SSL, TLS
|
||||
and DTLS protocols. It is provided in the form of a C library to the
|
||||
and DTLS protocols. It is provided in the form of a C library to support the
|
||||
protocols, as well as to parse and write X.5009, PKCS 12, OpenPGP and other
|
||||
required structures.")
|
||||
(license lgpl2.1+)))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -93,5 +93,5 @@
|
|||
(description
|
||||
"IceCat is the GNU version of the Firefox browser. It is entirely free
|
||||
software, which does not recommend non-free plugins and addons. It also
|
||||
features extra privacy-protecting features built in.")
|
||||
features built-in privacy-protecting features.")
|
||||
(license license:mpl2.0))) ; and others, see toolkit/content/license.html
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -50,6 +50,6 @@
|
|||
(description
|
||||
"GNU Prolog is a standards-compliant Prolog compiler with constraint
|
||||
solving over finite domains. It accepts Prolog+ constraint programs and
|
||||
produces a compiled, native binary which can function in a stand- alone
|
||||
produces a compiled, native binary which can function in a stand-alone
|
||||
manner. It also features an interactive interpreter.")
|
||||
(license (list gpl2+ lgpl3+))))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
|
|||
("texinfo" ,texinfo)))
|
||||
(synopsis "Typesetting from plain text mixed with formatting commands")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"The groff is a typesetting package that reads plain text and produces
|
||||
"Groff is a typesetting package that reads plain text and produces
|
||||
formatted output based on formatting commands contained within the text. It
|
||||
is used particularly often in the formatting of \"man\" documentation pages.")
|
||||
is usually the formatter of \"man\" documentation pages.")
|
||||
(license gpl3+)
|
||||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/")))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -97,11 +97,11 @@
|
|||
("qemu" ,qemu-for-tests)
|
||||
("xorriso" ,xorriso)))
|
||||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/")
|
||||
(synopsis "GRand unified boot loader")
|
||||
(synopsis "GRand Unified Boot loader")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"GRUB is a multiboot bootloader. It is used for initially loading the
|
||||
kernel of an operating system and then transfering control to it. The kernel
|
||||
then goes on to load the rest of the operating system. As a multiboot boot
|
||||
kernel of an operating system and then transferring control to it. The kernel
|
||||
then goes on to load the rest of the operating system. As a multiboot boot
|
||||
loader, GRUB handles the presence of multiple operating systems installed on
|
||||
the same computer; upon booting the computer, the user is presented with a
|
||||
menu to select one of the installed operating systems.")
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ many readers as needed).")
|
|||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/guile-ncurses/")
|
||||
(synopsis "Guile bindings to ncurses")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"guile-ncurses provides guile bindings to the ncurses library.")
|
||||
"guile-ncurses provides Guile language bindings for the ncurses
|
||||
library.")
|
||||
(license lgpl3+)))
|
||||
|
||||
(define-public mcron
|
||||
|
|
@ -286,10 +287,10 @@ many readers as needed).")
|
|||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/mcron/")
|
||||
(synopsis "Run jobs at scheduled times")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Mcron is a complete replacement for Vixie cron. It is used to run
|
||||
"GNU Mcron is a complete replacement for Vixie cron. It is used to run
|
||||
tasks on a schedule, such as every hour or every Monday. Mcron is written in
|
||||
Guile, so its configuration can be written in Scheme, however the original
|
||||
cron format is also supported.")
|
||||
Guile, so its configuration can be written in Scheme; the original cron
|
||||
format is also supported.")
|
||||
(license gpl3+)))
|
||||
|
||||
(define-public guile-lib
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
|
|||
("zlib" ,zlib)))
|
||||
(synopsis "PostScript and PDF viewer using Ghostscript as a back-end")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"GV is a graphical user interface to the Ghostscript interpreter. With
|
||||
it, one can view and navigate through PostScript and PDF documents in X
|
||||
"GNU GV is a graphical user interface to the Ghostscript interpreter.
|
||||
With it, one can view and navigate through PostScript and PDF documents in X
|
||||
Windows.")
|
||||
(license license:gpl3+)
|
||||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/gv/")))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
|
|||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/help2man/")
|
||||
(synopsis "Automatically generate man pages from program --help")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"help2man is a program that converts the output of standard \"--help\"
|
||||
and \"--version\" command-line arguments into a manual page automatically.")
|
||||
"GNU help2man is a program that converts the output of standard
|
||||
\"--help\" and \"--version\" command-line arguments into a manual page
|
||||
automatically.")
|
||||
(license gpl3+)))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
|
|||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/idutils/")
|
||||
(synopsis "Identifier database utilities")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"ID Utils provides tools to create an index if textual tokens used in a
|
||||
list of file names and to then query that index. Thus, it allows the user
|
||||
to, for example, find all the uses of a particular function in all files of a
|
||||
large programming project. In addition to handling textual tokens, it can
|
||||
also handle numeric constants and the contents of character strings.")
|
||||
"The GNU idutils package includes tools to create an index of textual
|
||||
tokens used in a list of file names and then to query that index. Thus, it
|
||||
allows the user to, for example, find all the uses of a particular function
|
||||
in a large programming project. In addition to handling textual tokens, it
|
||||
can also handle numeric constants and the contents of character strings.")
|
||||
(license gpl3+)))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -38,8 +38,9 @@
|
|||
(synopsis "Code reformatter")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Indent is a program that makes source code easier to read by
|
||||
reformatting it in a consistetn style. It can change the style to one of
|
||||
reformatting it in a consistent style. It can change the style to one of
|
||||
several different styles such as GNU, BSD or K&R. It has some flexibility to
|
||||
deal with incomplete or malformed syntax.")
|
||||
deal with incomplete or malformed syntax. GNU indent offers several
|
||||
extensions over the standard utility.")
|
||||
(license license:gpl3+)
|
||||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/indent/")))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
|
|||
;; FIXME: No Java and C# libraries are currently built.
|
||||
(synopsis "Internationalized string processing library")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"The GNU IDN Libary is an implementation of the Stringprep, Punycode
|
||||
and IDNA specifications. These are used to encode and decode
|
||||
internationalized domain names. It includes native C, C# and Java libraries.")
|
||||
"libidn is a library implementing of the Stringprep, Punycode and IDNA
|
||||
specifications. These are used to encode and decode internationalized domain
|
||||
names. It includes native C, C# and Java libraries.")
|
||||
(license lgpl2.1+)
|
||||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/")))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
|
|||
%standard-phases))
|
||||
'()))
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"libsigsegv is a library to handle page faults, which occur when a
|
||||
"GNU libsigsegv is a library to handle page faults, which occur when a
|
||||
program tries to access an unavailable region of memory, in user mode. By
|
||||
catching and handling page faults, the program can implement pageable virtual
|
||||
memory, stack overflow handlers, and so on.")
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
|
|||
(build-system gnu-build-system)
|
||||
(synopsis "C library for manipulating Unicode strings")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Libunistring is a library providing functions to manipulate Unicode
|
||||
strings and for manipulating C strings according to the Unicode standard.")
|
||||
"GNU libunistring is a library providing functions to manipulate
|
||||
Unicode strings and for manipulating C strings according to the Unicode
|
||||
standard.")
|
||||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/libunistring/")
|
||||
(license lgpl3+)))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -210,8 +210,8 @@
|
|||
#:tests? #f))
|
||||
(synopsis "100% free redistribution of a cleaned Linux kernel")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Linux Libre is a free (as in freedom) variant of the Linux kernel. It
|
||||
has been modified to remove any non-free binary blobs.")
|
||||
"GNU Linux-Libre is a free (as in freedom) variant of the Linux kernel.
|
||||
It has been modified to remove all non-free binary blobs.")
|
||||
(license gpl2)
|
||||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/linux-libre/"))))
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ basis for almost any application.")
|
|||
(home-page "http://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/lsh/")
|
||||
(synopsis "GNU implementation of the Secure Shell (ssh) protocols")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"lsh is a free implementation of the SSH version 2 protocol. It is
|
||||
"GNU lsh is a free implementation of the SSH version 2 protocol. It is
|
||||
used to create a secure line of communication between two computers,
|
||||
providing shell access to the server system from the client. It provides
|
||||
both the server daemon and the client application, as well as tools for
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -57,9 +57,9 @@
|
|||
(synopsis "Macro processor")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"GNU M4 is an implementation of the M4 macro language, which features
|
||||
some extensions over other implementations. It is used as a macro processor,
|
||||
which means it processes text, expanding macros as it encounters them. It
|
||||
also has some built-in functionns, for example to run shell commands or to do
|
||||
arithmetic.")
|
||||
some extensions over other implementations, some of which are required by GNU
|
||||
Autoconf. It is used as a macro processor, which means it processes text,
|
||||
expanding macros as it encounters them. It also has some built-in functions,
|
||||
for example to run shell commands or to do arithmetic.")
|
||||
(license gpl3+)
|
||||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/")))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -86,11 +86,11 @@
|
|||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/mailutils/")
|
||||
(synopsis "Utilities and library for reading and serving mail")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Mailutils is a \"swiss army knife of electronic mail handling.\" It is
|
||||
a suite of programs for managing, viewing and processing e-mail. It contains
|
||||
both utilities and server daemons and all operate in a protocol-agnostic way.
|
||||
The underlying libraries are also made available, making adding mail
|
||||
capabilities to new software simple.")
|
||||
"GNU Mailutils is a collection of programs for managing, viewing and
|
||||
processing electronic mail. It contains both utilities and server daemons
|
||||
and all operate in a protocol-agnostic way. The underlying libraries are
|
||||
also available, simplifying the addition of mail capabilities to new
|
||||
software.")
|
||||
(license
|
||||
;; Libraries are under LGPLv3+, and programs under GPLv3+.
|
||||
(list gpl3+ lgpl3+))))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -50,10 +50,10 @@
|
|||
(build-system gnu-build-system)
|
||||
(synopsis "Conversion between thousands of scales")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Units is a program for converting measured quantities between units of
|
||||
"GNU Units converts between measured quantities between units of
|
||||
measure. It can handle scale changes through adaptive usage of standard
|
||||
scale prefixes (i.e. micro-, kilo-, etc.). It can also handle nonlinear
|
||||
conversions such as Fahrenheit to Celcius. Its interpreter is powerful
|
||||
scale prefixes (micro-, kilo-, etc.). It can also handle nonlinear
|
||||
conversions such as Fahrenheit to Celsius. Its interpreter is powerful
|
||||
enough to be used effectively as a scientific calculator.")
|
||||
(license license:gpl3+)
|
||||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/units/")))
|
||||
|
|
@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ numbers.")
|
|||
(arguments
|
||||
`(#:configure-flags '("--with-gmp")))
|
||||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/glpk/")
|
||||
(synopsis "NU Linear Programming Kit, supporting the MathProg language")
|
||||
(synopsis "GNU Linear Programming Kit, supporting the MathProg language")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"GLPK is a C library for solving large-scale linear programming (LP),
|
||||
mixed integer programming (MIP), and other related problems. It supports the
|
||||
|
|
@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ LP/MIP solver is included in the package.")
|
|||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/")
|
||||
(synopsis "Statistical analysis")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"PSPP is a statistical analysis program. It can perform descriptive
|
||||
statistics, T-tests, linear regression and non-parametric tests. It features
|
||||
both a graphical interface as well as command-line input. PSPP is designed to
|
||||
interoperate with Gnumeric, LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Data can be imported
|
||||
from spreadsheets, text files and database sources and it can be output in
|
||||
text, Postscript, PDF or HTML.")
|
||||
"GNU PSPP is a statistical analysis program. It can perform
|
||||
descriptive statistics, T-tests, linear regression and non-parametric tests.
|
||||
It features both a graphical interface as well as command-line input. PSPP is
|
||||
designed to interoperate with Gnumeric, LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Data can
|
||||
be imported from spreadsheets, text files and database sources and it can be
|
||||
output in text, PostScript, PDF or HTML.")
|
||||
(license license:gpl3+)))
|
||||
|
||||
(define-public lapack
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ cryptography and computational algebra.")
|
|||
(propagated-inputs `(("gmp" ,gmp))) ; <mpfr.h> refers to <gmp.h>
|
||||
(synopsis "C library for arbitrary precision floating-point arithmetic")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"MPFR is a C library for performing multiple-precision, floating-point
|
||||
computations with correct rounding.")
|
||||
"GNU MPFR is a C library for performing multiple-precision,
|
||||
floating-point computations with correct rounding.")
|
||||
(license lgpl3+)
|
||||
(home-page "http://www.mpfr.org/")))
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
|
|||
(home-page "http://www.nano-editor.org/")
|
||||
(synopsis "Small, user-friendly console text editor")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"nano is a small and simple text editor. In addition to basic
|
||||
"GNU Nano is a small and simple text editor. In addition to basic
|
||||
editing, it supports interactive search and replace, go to line and column
|
||||
number, auto-indentation and more.")
|
||||
(license gpl3+))) ; some files are under GPLv2+
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -130,9 +130,10 @@
|
|||
(self-native-input? #t) ; for `tic'
|
||||
(synopsis "Terminal emulation (termcap, terminfo) library")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Ncurses is a library which provides capabilities to write text to a
|
||||
terminal in a terminal-independent manner. It supports pads and color as
|
||||
"GNU Ncurses is a library which provides capabilities to write text to
|
||||
a terminal in a terminal-independent manner. It supports pads and color as
|
||||
well as multiple highlights and forms characters. It is typically used to
|
||||
implement user interfaces for command-line applications.")
|
||||
implement user interfaces for command-line applications. The accompanying
|
||||
ncursesw library provides wide character support.")
|
||||
(license x11)
|
||||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/"))))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -39,9 +39,10 @@
|
|||
(inputs `(("m4" ,m4)))
|
||||
(propagated-inputs `(("gmp" ,gmp)))
|
||||
(home-page "http://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/nettle/")
|
||||
(synopsis "C library for low-level crytographic functionality")
|
||||
(synopsis "C library for low-level cryptographic functionality")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Nettle is a low-level cryptographic library. It is designed to fit in
|
||||
easily in almost any context. It can be easily included in cryptographic
|
||||
toolkits for object-oriented languages or in applications themselves.")
|
||||
"GNU Nettle is a low-level cryptographic library. It is designed to
|
||||
fit in easily in almost any context. It can be easily included in
|
||||
cryptographic toolkits for object-oriented languages or in applications
|
||||
themselves.")
|
||||
(license gpl2+)))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
|
|||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/ocrad/")
|
||||
(synopsis "Optical character recognition based on feature extraction")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Ocrad is an optical character recognition program based on a feature
|
||||
extraction method. It can read images in PBM, PGM or PPM formats and it
|
||||
produces text in 8-bit or UTF-8 formats.")
|
||||
"GNU Ocrad is an optical character recognition program based on a
|
||||
feature extraction method. It can read images in PBM, PGM or PPM formats and
|
||||
it produces text in 8-bit or UTF-8 formats.")
|
||||
(license gpl3+)))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ compressed video format.")
|
|||
(home-page "https://gnu.org/software/speex")
|
||||
(synopsis "Library for patent-free audio compression format")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Speex is a patent-free audio compression codec specially designed for
|
||||
speech. It is well-adapted to internet applications, such as VoIP. It
|
||||
"GNU Speex is a patent-free audio compression codec specially designed
|
||||
for speech. It is well-adapted to internet applications, such as VoIP. It
|
||||
features compression of different bands in the same bitstream, intensity
|
||||
stereo encoding, and voice activity detection.")
|
||||
;; 'src/getopt.c' is under LGPLv2+
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -87,20 +87,12 @@
|
|||
(base32
|
||||
"0b5a2ngd9a7z2wnm01wc27rlwb61x854ndadxwmj8v8lrl6j2hxw"))))))
|
||||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/guix")
|
||||
(synopsis "Managing installed software packages and versions")
|
||||
(synopsis "Functional package manager for installed software packages and versions")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"GNU Guix is a purely functional package manager for the GNU system,
|
||||
and a distribution thereof.
|
||||
|
||||
In addition to standard package management features, Guix supports
|
||||
transactional upgrades and roll-backs, unprivileged package management,
|
||||
per-user profiles, and garbage collection.
|
||||
|
||||
It provides Guile Scheme APIs, including high-level embedded domain-specific
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languages (EDSLs), to describe how packages are built and composed.
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A user-land free software distribution for GNU/Linux comes as part of Guix.
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Guix is based on the Nix package manager.")
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"GNU Guix is a functional package manager for the GNU system, and is
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also a distribution thereof. It includes a virtual machine image. Besides
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the usual package management features, it also supports transactional
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upgrades and roll-backs, per-user profiles, and much more. It is based on the
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Nix package manager.")
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(license gpl3+)))
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/")
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(synopsis "Disk partition editor")
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(description
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"Parted is a tool for creating and manipulating disk partition tables.
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It consists of a library and a command-line tool for performing these tasks.")
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"GNU Parted is a package for creating and manipulating disk partition
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tables. It includes a library and command-line utility.")
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(license gpl3+)))
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"http://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/")
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(synopsis "Plotting utilities and library")
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(description
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"Plotutils is a collection of utilities for plotting and working with
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2D graphics. It includes a library, libplot, for C and C++ for exporting 2D
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vector graphics in many file formats. It also has support for 2D vector
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graphics animations. The package also contains command-line programs for
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plotting scientific data.")
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"GNU Plotutils is a package for plotting and working with 2D graphics.
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It includes a library, \"libplot\", for C and C++ for exporting 2D vector
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graphics in many file formats. It also has support for 2D vector graphics
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animations. The package also contains command-line programs for plotting
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scientific data.")
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(license gpl2+)))
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(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/pth")
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(synopsis "Portable thread library")
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(description
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"Pth is a portable library providing non-preemptive, priority-based
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"GNU Pth is a portable library providing non-preemptive, priority-based
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scheduling for multiple execution threads. Each thread has its own
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program-counter, run-time stack, signal mask and errno variable. Threads are
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scheduled in a cooperative way, rather than in the standard preemptive way,
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such that they are managed according to priority and events. However, Pth
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also features emulation of POSIX.1c threads (\"Pthreads\") for backwards
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also features emulation of POSIX.1c threads (\"pthreads\") for backwards
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compatibility.")
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(license lgpl2.1+)))
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@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
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%standard-phases)))
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(synopsis "Edit command lines while typing, with history support")
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||||
(description
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||||
"Readline is a libary that allows users to edit command lines as they
|
||||
"The GNU readline library allows users to edit command lines as they
|
||||
are typed in. It can maintain a searchable history of previously entered
|
||||
commands, letting you easily recall, edit and re-enter past commands. It
|
||||
features both Emacs-like and vi-like keybindings, making its usage
|
||||
|
|
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@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
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|||
("check" ,check)))
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||||
(synopsis "Manipulate plain text files as databases")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Recutils is a set of tools and libraries for creating and
|
||||
"GNU Recutils is a set of tools and libraries for creating and
|
||||
manipulating text-based, human-editable databases. Despite being text-based,
|
||||
databases created with Recutils carry all of the expected features such as
|
||||
unique fields, primary keys, time stamps and more. Many different field types
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
|
|||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/rush/")
|
||||
(synopsis "Restricted user (login) shell")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Rush is a restricted user shell, for systems on which users are to be
|
||||
provided with only limited functionality or resources. Administrators set
|
||||
"GNU Rush is a restricted user shell, for systems on which users are to
|
||||
be provided with only limited functionality or resources. Administrators set
|
||||
user rights via a configuration file which can be used to limit, for example,
|
||||
the commands that can be executed, CPU time, or virtual memory usage.")
|
||||
(license gpl3+)))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
|
|||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/mit-scheme/")
|
||||
(synopsis "Scheme implementation with integrated editor and debugger")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"MIT/GNU Scheme is an implementation of the Scheme programming
|
||||
"GNU/MIT Scheme is an implementation of the Scheme programming
|
||||
language. It provides an interpreter, a compiler and a debugger. It also
|
||||
features an integrated Emacs-like editor and a large runtime library.")
|
||||
(license gpl2+)))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
|
|||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/")
|
||||
(synopsis "Full-screen window manager providing multiple terminals")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Screen is a terminal window manager that multiplexes a single terminal
|
||||
between several processes. The virtual terminals each provide features such
|
||||
as a scroll-back buffer and a copy-and-paste mechanism. Screen then manages
|
||||
the different virtual terminals, allowing you to easily switch between them,
|
||||
to detach them from the current session, or even splitting the view to show
|
||||
two terminals at once.")
|
||||
"GNU Screen is a terminal window manager that multiplexes a single
|
||||
terminal between several processes. The virtual terminals each provide
|
||||
features such as a scroll-back buffer and a copy-and-paste mechanism. Screen
|
||||
then manages the different virtual terminals, allowing you to easily switch
|
||||
between them, to detach them from the current session, or even splitting the
|
||||
view to show two terminals at once.")
|
||||
(license gpl2+)))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
|
|||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/shishi/")
|
||||
(synopsis "Implementation of the Kerberos 5 network security system")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Shishi is a free implementation of the Kerberos 5 network security
|
||||
"GNU Shishi is a free implementation of the Kerberos 5 network security
|
||||
system. It is used to allow non-secure network nodes to communicate in a
|
||||
secure manner through client-server mutual authentication via tickets.")
|
||||
(license gpl3+)))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -53,10 +53,10 @@
|
|||
("guile" ,guile-2.0)))
|
||||
(synopsis "Daemon managing daemons")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"DMD is a \"daemon-managing daemon,\" meaning it manages the execution of
|
||||
system services, replacing similar functionality found in typical init
|
||||
systems. It provides dependency-handling through a convenient interface and
|
||||
is based on GNU Guile.")
|
||||
"GNU DMD is a daemon-managing daemon, meaning that it manages the
|
||||
execution of system services, replacing similar functionality found in
|
||||
typical init systems. It provides dependency-handling through a convenient
|
||||
interface and is based on GNU Guile.")
|
||||
(license gpl3+)
|
||||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/dmd/")))
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ application (for console or X terminals) and requires ncurses.")
|
|||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/pies/")
|
||||
(synopsis "Program invocation and execution supervisor")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Pies is a program that supervises the invocation and executiton of
|
||||
"GNU pies is a program that supervises the invocation and execution of
|
||||
other programs. It reads the list of programs to be started from its
|
||||
configuration file, executes them, and then monitors their status,
|
||||
re-executing them as necessary.")
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -44,8 +44,9 @@
|
|||
(synopsis "The GNU documentation format")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Texinfo is the official documentation format of the GNU project. It
|
||||
uses a single source file containing TeX-like formatting commands to produce
|
||||
a final document in any of several supported output formats, such as HTML or
|
||||
PDF. This package includes both the tools necessary to produce info
|
||||
documents from their source as well as the command- line info reader.")
|
||||
uses a single source file using explicit commands to produce a final document
|
||||
in any of several supported output formats, such as HTML or PDF. This
|
||||
package includes both the tools necessary to produce Info documents from
|
||||
their source and the command-line Info reader. The emphasis of the language
|
||||
is on expressing the content semantically, avoiding physical markup commands.")
|
||||
(license gpl3+)))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
|
|||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/unrtf")
|
||||
(synopsis "Convert Rich Text Format documents to other formats")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"UnRTF is a program for converting text documents from RTF to HTML,
|
||||
LaTeX, or troff macros. It supports changes in font characteristics,
|
||||
underlines and strikethroughs, superscripts and subscripts, and more.")
|
||||
"GNU UnRTF converts text documents from RTF to HTML, LaTeX, or troff.
|
||||
It supports changes in font characteristics, underlines and strikethroughs,
|
||||
superscripts and subscripts, and more.")
|
||||
(license gpl2+)))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -64,12 +64,11 @@
|
|||
#:python ,python-2)) ; Python 3 apparently not yet supported, see
|
||||
; https://answers.launchpad.net/bzr/+question/229048
|
||||
(home-page "https://gnu.org/software/bazaar")
|
||||
(synopsis "Decentralized revision control system")
|
||||
(synopsis "Version control system supporting both distributed and centralized workflows")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"GNU Bazaar is a distributed version control system, which supports both
|
||||
central version control and distributed version control. Developers can
|
||||
organize their workspace in whichever way they want. It is possible to work
|
||||
from a command line or use a GUI application.")
|
||||
"GNU Bazaar is a version control system that allows you to record
|
||||
changes to project files over time. It supports both a distributed workflow
|
||||
as well as the classic centralized workflow.")
|
||||
(license gpl2+)))
|
||||
|
||||
(define-public git
|
||||
|
|
@ -276,9 +275,11 @@ projects, from individuals to large-scale enterprise operations.")
|
|||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/rcs/")
|
||||
(synopsis "Per-file local revision control system")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"RCS is the Revision Control System. It is used to manage multiple
|
||||
revisions of files. Revisions are stored as reverse differences generated by
|
||||
GNU Diffutils. RCS also handles identifying and merging revisions.")
|
||||
"RCS is the original Revision Control System. It works on a
|
||||
file-by-file basis, in contrast to subsequent version control systems such as
|
||||
CVS, Subversion, and Git. This can make it suitable for system
|
||||
administration files, for example, which are often inherently local to one
|
||||
machine.")
|
||||
(license gpl3+)))
|
||||
|
||||
(define-public cvs
|
||||
|
|
@ -330,6 +331,6 @@ RCS, PRCS, and Aegis packages.")
|
|||
vc-dwim is a tool that simplifies the task of maintaining a ChangeLog and
|
||||
using version control at the same time, for example by printing a reminder
|
||||
when a file change has been described in the ChangeLog but the file has not
|
||||
been added to the VCS. vc-chlog scans changed files and generates
|
||||
been added to the VC. vc-chlog scans changed files and generates
|
||||
standards-compliant ChangeLog entries based on the changes that it detects.")
|
||||
(license gpl3+)))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
|
|||
(home-page "https://www.gnu.org/software/wdiff/")
|
||||
(synopsis "Word difference finder")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Wdiff is a front-end to the diff program from Diffutils that allows
|
||||
you to compare files on a word-by-word basis, where a word is anything
|
||||
"GNU Wdiff is a front-end to the diff program from Diffutils that
|
||||
allows you to compare files on a word-by-word basis, where a word is anything
|
||||
between whitespace.")
|
||||
(license gpl3+)))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
|
|||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/")
|
||||
(synopsis "Non-interactive command-line utility for downloading files")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Wget is a non-interactive tool for fetching files using the HTTP,
|
||||
"GNU Wget is a non-interactive tool for fetching files using the HTTP,
|
||||
HTTPS and FTP protocols. It can resume interrupted downloads, use filename
|
||||
wild cards, supports proxies and cookies, and it can convert absolute links
|
||||
in downloaded documents to relative links.")
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
|
|||
(home-page "https://gnu.org/software/which/")
|
||||
(synopsis "Find full path of shell commands")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"which is a program that prints the full paths of executables on a
|
||||
system.")
|
||||
"The which program finds the location of executables in PATH, with a
|
||||
variety of options. It is an alternative to the shell \"type\" built-in
|
||||
command.")
|
||||
(license gpl3+))) ; some files are under GPLv2+
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
|
|||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/xnee/")
|
||||
(synopsis "Record, replay and distribute user actions under X11")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Xnee is a program that can record, replay and distribute user actions
|
||||
in X11. It can be used to automate user interactions for testing or
|
||||
"GNU Xnee is a program that can record, replay and distribute user
|
||||
actions in X11. It can be used to automate user interactions for testing or
|
||||
demonstration purposes.")
|
||||
(license gpl3+)))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -59,6 +59,6 @@
|
|||
(home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/zile/")
|
||||
(synopsis "Zile is lossy Emacs, a lightweight Emacs clone")
|
||||
(description
|
||||
"Zile is a lightweight Emacs clone. It usage is extremely similar to
|
||||
that of Emacs but it carries a much lighter feature set.")
|
||||
"GNU Zile is a lightweight Emacs clone. It usage is similar to the
|
||||
default Emacs configuration, but it carries a much lighter feature set.")
|
||||
(license gpl3+)))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
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