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[Gsrc-commit] trunk r2635: sync package descriptions with womb


From: Brandon Invergo
Subject: [Gsrc-commit] trunk r2635: sync package descriptions with womb
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 22:51:26 +0000
User-agent: Bazaar (2.6b2)

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revno: 2635
revision-id: address@hidden
parent: address@hidden
committer: Brandon Invergo <address@hidden>
branch nick: trunk
timestamp: Tue 2013-11-05 23:51:10 +0100
message:
  sync package descriptions with womb
modified:
  gnu/ccide/Makefile             makefile-20120831152452-t51a7fcecjw2yl68-2
  gnu/commoncpp/Makefile         makefile-20100615114956-m3sr1e8mwq0s9xfx-2
  gnu/complexity/Makefile        makefile-20110520223649-okcw0pmgw6o9cw70-2
  gnu/dmd/Makefile               makefile-20121208175755-zg4r4xd0hdjporyq-2
  gnu/electric/Makefile          makefile-20100610201541-zilbojleihpphujd-22
  gnu/emacs/Makefile             makefile-20100606211655-sj1nx80alech6rtq-17
  gnu/fontutils/Makefile         makefile-20100610201541-zilbojleihpphujd-24
  gnu/gawk/Makefile              makefile-20100606211655-sj1nx80alech6rtq-22
  gnu/gleem/Makefile             makefile-20100610201541-zilbojleihpphujd-34
  gnu/gnubg/Makefile             makefile-20130702070710-mguvqs5rm7ef2vwa-2
  gnu/grub/Makefile              makefile-20100610201541-zilbojleihpphujd-52
  gnu/guile-ncurses/Makefile     makefile-20120831105006-y7l8zwit6a62iiv1-2
  gnu/gzip/Makefile              makefile-20100606211655-sj1nx80alech6rtq-39
  gnu/jacal/Makefile             makefile-20120901214101-q47x4i9vv7s093p1-2
  gnu/linux-libre/Makefile       makefile-20121027213543-omn8dx94mi4j5pt4-2
  gnu/macchanger/Makefile        makefile-20100610201541-zilbojleihpphujd-66
  gnu/mailman/Makefile           makefile-20100610201541-zilbojleihpphujd-67
  gnu/miscfiles/Makefile         makefile-20100606211655-sj1nx80alech6rtq-57
  gnu/mpfr/Makefile              makefile-20100615132113-s7recvah848snuni-1
  gnu/mtools/Makefile            makefile-20100610201541-zilbojleihpphujd-76
  gnu/myserver/Makefile          makefile-20100801065334-wkom205cq6wljs21-1
  gnu/nettle/Makefile            makefile-20100802095449-3s6z2afyzt4hl63r-1
  gnu/parted/Makefile            makefile-20100606211655-sj1nx80alech6rtq-59
  gnu/pyconfigure/Makefile       makefile-20130522202048-j3dd94aek1ia29xi-2
  gnu/rcs/Makefile               makefile-20100610201541-zilbojleihpphujd-85
  gnu/sharutils/Makefile         makefile-20100606211655-sj1nx80alech6rtq-64
  gnu/shtool/Makefile            makefile-20100610201541-zilbojleihpphujd-92
  gnu/speex/Makefile             makefile-20130117212811-dgniv00xvnbn6dw7-2
  gnu/swbis/Makefile             makefile-20100610201541-zilbojleihpphujd-100
  gnu/termutils/Makefile         makefile-20100615124801-7oi9urp6oce7sm3k-2
  gnu/teximpatient/Makefile      makefile-20130702185145-vcepc03yxqgpvuk0-2
  gnu/vcdimager/Makefile         makefile-20100610201541-zilbojleihpphujd-109
  gnu/wb/Makefile                makefile-20120901213347-enrl1r5sbe5a0umk-2
  gnu/which/Makefile             makefile-20100606211655-sj1nx80alech6rtq-70
  gnu/xnee/Makefile              makefile-20100610201541-zilbojleihpphujd-112
  gnu/xorriso/Makefile           makefile-20100610201541-zilbojleihpphujd-113
  gnu/zile/Makefile              makefile-20100606211655-sj1nx80alech6rtq-71
=== modified file 'gnu/ccide/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/ccide/Makefile        2013-10-02 15:46:30 +0000
+++ b/gnu/ccide/Makefile        2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 GARNAME = ccide
 GARVERSION = 0.6.6
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/s/ccide
-DESCRIPTION = decision table code generator
+DESCRIPTION = Decision table code generator
 define BLURB
 Ccide is a decision table code generator for the C language.  This 
 helps to avoid unmanageable and error-prone chains of nested if-else

=== modified file 'gnu/commoncpp/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/commoncpp/Makefile    2013-04-20 10:56:06 +0000
+++ b/gnu/commoncpp/Makefile    2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 UPSTREAMNAME = commoncpp2
 GARVERSION = 1.8.1
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp/
-DESCRIPTION = (u)Common C++ framework
+DESCRIPTION = (u)Common C++ framework for threaded applications
 define BLURB
 GNU Common C++ is an portable, optimized class framework for 
 threaded applications, supporting concurrent synchronization, inter-

=== modified file 'gnu/complexity/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/complexity/Makefile   2013-11-03 22:28:50 +0000
+++ b/gnu/complexity/Makefile   2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 GARNAME = complexity
 GARVERSION = 1.1
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/complexity/
-DESCRIPTION = analyzing complexity of C functions
+DESCRIPTION = Analyze complexity of C functions
 define BLURB
 Complexity provides tools for finding regions of code that are
 convoluted or otherwise difficult to understand.  This may help in

=== modified file 'gnu/dmd/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/dmd/Makefile  2013-04-20 10:56:06 +0000
+++ b/gnu/dmd/Makefile  2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/dmd/
 DESCRIPTION = Daemon managing daemons
 define BLURB
-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.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################

=== modified file 'gnu/electric/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/electric/Makefile     2013-06-14 18:45:36 +0000
+++ b/gnu/electric/Makefile     2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 GARNAME = electric
 GARVERSION = 9.04
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/electric/
-DESCRIPTION = electrical CAD system
+DESCRIPTION = Electrical CAD system
 define BLURB
 Electric is a CAD program for designing electrical circuits, 
 handling custom IC layout, schematic drawing and hardware 

=== modified file 'gnu/emacs/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/emacs/Makefile        2013-10-02 15:44:17 +0000
+++ b/gnu/emacs/Makefile        2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,14 +21,15 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
 DESCRIPTION = The extensible, customizable, self-documenting text editor
 define BLURB
-Emacs is an extensible and highly customizable text editor.  It is
-based on an Emacs Lisp interpreter which has extensions to support
-text editing.  Due to its unique structure, it can be configured in
-an infinite multitude of ways, which has given rise to a vast array
-of packages that have been written for it that do everything
-from working as an email client to communicating online via IRC or 
-XMPP.  Emacs is fully self-documenting and it features full Unicode
-support for nearly every human language.
+GNU Emacs is an extensible and highly customizable text editor.  It
+is based on an Emacs Lisp interpreter with extensions for text
+editing.  Emacs has been extended in essentially all areas of
+computing, giving rise to a vast array of packages supporting, e.g.,
+email, IRC and XMPP messaging, spreadsheets, remote server editing,
+and much more.  Emacs includes extensive documentation on all
+aspects of the system, from basic editing to writing large Lisp
+programs.  It has full Unicode support for nearly all human
+languages.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################

=== modified file 'gnu/fontutils/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/fontutils/Makefile    2013-04-20 10:56:06 +0000
+++ b/gnu/fontutils/Makefile    2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/fontutils/
 DESCRIPTION = Scanned image, bitmap, outline font manipulation
 define BLURB
-Fontutils is a set of utilities for manipulating fonts.  For example,
-you can convert scanned images of characters into bitmaps, you can
-hand-edit the bitmaps, or you can convert them into outline fonts.  
-In general, Fontutils supports the font formats supported by the TeX
-typesetting environment, however it also supports PostScript Type 1
-fonts.
+GNU Fontutils is a collection of programs for handling fonts.
+Bitmaps can be extracted from scanned images of characters, edited,
+and converted into outline fonts.  In general, Fontutils supports the
+font formats supported by the TeX typesetting environment, including
+PostScript Type 1 fonts.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################

=== modified file 'gnu/gawk/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/gawk/Makefile 2013-05-11 14:15:53 +0000
+++ b/gnu/gawk/Makefile 2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/
 DESCRIPTION = A text scanning and processing language
 define BLURB
-Gawk is an implementation of Awk, a specialised programming language
-for the easy manipulation of formatted text, such as tables of data.
-The GNU implementation of Awk features a number of extensions beyond
-the traditional implementations, making writing powerful text 
-manipulation scripts a simple task compared to writing similar
-programs in C. 
+Gawk is the GNU implementation of Awk, a specialized programming
+language for the easy manipulation of formatted text, such as tables
+of data.  Gawk features many extensions beyond the traditional
+implementation, including network access, sorting, and large
+libraries.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################

=== modified file 'gnu/gleem/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/gleem/Makefile        2013-04-20 10:56:06 +0000
+++ b/gnu/gleem/Makefile        2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/gleem/
 DESCRIPTION = OpenGL Extremely Easy-to-use Manipulators
 define BLURB
-gleem is a library for Java and C++ offering a set of 3D widgets that
-support direct user interaction with a 3D scene.  These widgets are
-used to translate along a line, translate in a plane, and do three-
-dimensional translation and rotation.
+GNU gleem is a library for Java and C++ offering a set of 3D
+widgets that support direct user interaction with a 3D scene.  These
+widgets are used to translate along a line, translate in a plane, and
+do three-dimensional translation and rotation.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################
@@ -53,10 +53,4 @@
 
 BUILD_ARGS += prefix=$(prefix)
 
-build-%/Makefile:
-       $(BUILD_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $* $(BUILD_ARGS)
-       $(MAKECOOKIE)
-
-install-%/Makefile:
-       $(INSTALL_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $* $(MAKE_ARGS) $(INSTALL_ARGS) install
-       $(MAKECOOKIE)
+build-
\ No newline at end of file

=== modified file 'gnu/gnubg/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/gnubg/Makefile        2013-10-03 08:09:43 +0000
+++ b/gnu/gnubg/Makefile        2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/gnubg
 DESCRIPTION = Backgammon game
 define BLURB
-GNU Backgammon is a world-class backgammon application that can be
-used for playing, analysing and teaching the game.  It has an advanced
-evaluation engine based on artificial neural networks suitable for
-both beginners and advanced players.  In addition to a command-line
-interface, it also features an attractive, 3D representation of the
-playing board.
+The GNU backgammon application can be used for playing, analyzing
+and teaching the game.  It has an advanced evaluation engine based on
+artificial neural networks suitable for both beginners and advanced
+players.  In addition to a command-line interface, it also features an
+attractive, 3D representation of the playing board.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################

=== modified file 'gnu/grub/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/grub/Makefile 2013-04-20 10:56:06 +0000
+++ b/gnu/grub/Makefile 2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 GARNAME = grub
 GARVERSION = 2.00
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
-DESCRIPTION = GRand unified boot loader
+DESCRIPTION = GRand Unified Boot loader
 define BLURB
 GRUB is a multiboot bootloader.  It is used for initially loading the
 kernel of an operating system and then transfering control to it. The

=== modified file 'gnu/guile-ncurses/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/guile-ncurses/Makefile        2013-05-07 13:27:52 +0000
+++ b/gnu/guile-ncurses/Makefile        2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/guile-ncurses/
 DESCRIPTION = Guile bindings to ncurses
 define BLURB
-guile-ncurses provides guile bindings to the ncurses library.
+guile-ncurses provides Guile language bindings for the ncurses library.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################

=== modified file 'gnu/gzip/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/gzip/Makefile 2013-06-10 06:59:21 +0000
+++ b/gnu/gzip/Makefile 2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/
 DESCRIPTION = General file (de)compression (using lzw)
 define BLURB
-GNU Gzip is a data compression and decompression program.
+GNU Gzip provides data compression and decompression utilities;
+the typical extension is ".gz".  Unlike the "zip" format, it
+compresses a single file; as a result, it is often used in conjunction
+with "tar", resulting in ".tar.gz" or ".tgz", etc.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################

=== modified file 'gnu/jacal/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/jacal/Makefile        2013-10-02 16:03:31 +0000
+++ b/gnu/jacal/Makefile        2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 HOME_URL =  http://www.gnu.org/software/jacal
 DESCRIPTION = Symbolic mathematics system
 define BLURB
-JACAL is an interactive symbolic mathematics program based on Scheme.
-It manipulate and simplify a range of mathematical expressions such 
-as equations, scalars, vectors, and matrices.
+GNU JACAL is an interactive symbolic mathematics program based on
+Scheme.  It manipulate and simplify a range of mathematical
+expressions such as equations, scalars, vectors, and matrices.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################
@@ -46,12 +46,11 @@
 include config.mk
 
 post-configure:
-       sed -i -e 's|\(\$${prefix}\)|\1/|' $(WORKSRC)/config.status
-       sed -i -e 's|\(\$${exec_prefix}\)|\1/|' $(WORKSRC)/config.status
+       sed -i -e 's|\(\$${prefix}\)|/|' $(WORKSRC)/config.status
+       sed -i -e 's|\(\$${exec_prefix}\)|/|' $(WORKSRC)/config.status
        $(MAKECOOKIE)
 
 pre-build:
        sed -i -e 's|ginstall-info|install-info|g' $(WORKSRC)/Makefile
-       sed -i -e 's|\(\$$(DESTDIR)\)|\1/|g' $(WORKSRC)/Makefile
+       sed -i -e 's|\(\$$(DESTDIR)\)|/|g' $(WORKSRC)/Makefile
        $(MAKECOOKIE)
-

=== modified file 'gnu/linux-libre/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/linux-libre/Makefile  2013-11-04 14:28:32 +0000
+++ b/gnu/linux-libre/Makefile  2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/linux-libre
 DESCRIPTION = 100% free redistribution of a cleaned Linux kernel
 define BLURB
-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.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################

=== modified file 'gnu/macchanger/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/macchanger/Makefile   2013-10-02 16:10:38 +0000
+++ b/gnu/macchanger/Makefile   2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 GARNAME = macchanger
 GARVERSION = 1.6.0
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/macchanger
-DESCRIPTION = Viewing and manipulating MAC addresses of network \
+DESCRIPTION = Viewing and manipulating MAC addresses of network interfaces
 interfaces
 define BLURB
 GNU MAC Changer is a utility for viewing and changing MAC addresses

=== modified file 'gnu/mailman/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/mailman/Makefile      2013-04-20 10:56:06 +0000
+++ b/gnu/mailman/Makefile      2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/
 DESCRIPTION = Mailing list manager
 define BLURB
-Mailman is web-based software for managing e-mail discussion and
-e-newsletter lists.  Both users and administrators perform their
-actions in a simple-to-use web interface.  The system features built-
-in archiving, automatic bounce processing, content filtering, digest
-delivery, spam filters and more.
+GNU Mailman is software for managing email discussion and mailing
+lists.  Both users and administrators generally perform their actions
+in a web interface, although email and command-line interfaces are
+also provided.  The system features built-in archiving, automatic
+bounce processing, content filtering, digest delivery, and more.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################

=== modified file 'gnu/miscfiles/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/miscfiles/Makefile    2013-04-20 10:56:06 +0000
+++ b/gnu/miscfiles/Makefile    2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/miscfiles/
 DESCRIPTION = Data files for airport codes, zip codes, a dictionary, and more
 define BLURB
-GNU Miscfies is a collection of unimportant but otherwise useful and
-common fies for system administration.  They include, for example,
-country abbreviations, names and capital cities; currency
-abbreviations and names; a Best Current Practice index; a map of the
-ASCII character set; a list of three-letter airport codes; and an
-English word list.
+GNU Miscfiles is a collection of common data files.  They
+include, for example, country abbreviations, names and capital cities;
+currency abbreviations and names; a Best Current Practices index; a map
+of the ASCII character set; a list of three-letter airport codes; and
+an English word list.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################

=== modified file 'gnu/mpfr/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/mpfr/Makefile 2013-04-20 10:56:06 +0000
+++ b/gnu/mpfr/Makefile 2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/mpfr/
 DESCRIPTION = C library for arbitrary precision floating-point arithmetic
 define BLURB
-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.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################

=== modified file 'gnu/mtools/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/mtools/Makefile       2013-04-20 10:56:06 +0000
+++ b/gnu/mtools/Makefile       2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
 DESCRIPTION = Access MS-DOS disks without mounting
 define BLURB
-Mtools is a set of tools for accessing MS-DOS disks from within the
-GNU system.  It supports long file names and multiple disk formats.
-It also supports some FAT-specific features such as volume labels and
-FAT-specific file attributes.
+GNU Mtools is a set of utilities for accessing MS-DOS disks from
+a GNU or Unix system.  It supports long file names and multiple disk
+formats.  It also supports some FAT-specific features such as volume
+labels and FAT-specific file attributes.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################

=== modified file 'gnu/myserver/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/myserver/Makefile     2013-04-20 10:56:06 +0000
+++ b/gnu/myserver/Makefile     2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/myserver/
 DESCRIPTION = Multi-threaded web server
 define BLURB
-GNU MyServer is a powerful webserver that is simple to set up.  It
-features a multi-threaded architecture, making it useful both in
-small networks and in large-scale sites.
+GNU MyServer is a powerful web server that is straightforward to
+set up.  It features a multi-threaded architecture, making it useful
+both in small networks and in large-scale sites.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################

=== modified file 'gnu/nettle/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/nettle/Makefile       2013-05-29 17:46:44 +0000
+++ b/gnu/nettle/Makefile       2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 GARNAME = nettle
 GARVERSION = 2.7.1
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/lsh/
-DESCRIPTION = C library for low-level crytographic functionality
+DESCRIPTION = C library for low-level cryptographic functionality
 define BLURB
 Nettle is a low-level cryptographic library.  It is designed to fit
 in easily in almost any context.  It can be easily included in 

=== modified file 'gnu/parted/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/parted/Makefile       2013-04-20 10:56:06 +0000
+++ b/gnu/parted/Makefile       2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/
 DESCRIPTION = Disk partition editor
 define BLURB
-Parted is a tool for creating and manipulating disk partition tables.
-It consists of a library and a command-line tool for performing these
-tasks.
+GNU Parted is a package for creating and manipulating disk
+partition tables.  It includes a library and command-line utility.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################

=== modified file 'gnu/pyconfigure/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/pyconfigure/Makefile  2013-08-23 13:54:18 +0000
+++ b/gnu/pyconfigure/Makefile  2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@
 GARNAME = pyconfigure
 GARVERSION = 0.2.1
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/pyconfigure/
-DESCRIPTION = Configure interface for Python-based packages
+DESCRIPTION = configure interface for Python-based packages
 define BLURB
-Pyconfigure provides template files for easily implementing standards-
-compliant configure scripts and Makefiles for Python-based packages.
-It is designed to work alongside existing Python setup scripts, making
-it easy to integrate into existing projects.  Powerful and flexible
-Autoconf macros are available, allowing you to easily make adjustments
-to the installation procedure based on the capabilities of the target
-computer.
+GNU pyconfigure provides template files for easily implementing
+standards-compliant configure scripts and Makefiles for Python-based
+packages.  It is designed to work alongside existing Python setup
+scripts, making it easy to integrate into existing projects.  Powerful
+and flexible Autoconf macros are available, allowing you to easily
+make adjustments to the installation procedure based on the
+capabilities of the target computer.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################

=== modified file 'gnu/rcs/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/rcs/Makefile  2013-10-04 14:43:53 +0000
+++ b/gnu/rcs/Makefile  2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/rcs/
 DESCRIPTION = Per-file local revision control system
 define BLURB
-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.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################

=== modified file 'gnu/sharutils/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/sharutils/Makefile    2013-10-25 07:08:45 +0000
+++ b/gnu/sharutils/Makefile    2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/sharutils/
 DESCRIPTION = Archives in shell scripts, uuencode/uudecode
 define BLURB
-Sharutils is a package of tools for manipulating shell archives.
-Shell archives are collections of files that can be unpacked simply
-using the shell; they exist simply as a self-extracting shell script.
-The tools in the Sharutils package make working with shell archives
-more robust, offering compression, file-splitting andsimple
-checksums. 
+GNU sharutils is a package for creating and manipulating shell
+archives that can be readily emailed.  A Shell archive is a file
+that can be processed by a Bourne-type shell to unpack the original
+collection of files. This package is mostly for compatibility and
+historical interest.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################

=== modified file 'gnu/shtool/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/shtool/Makefile       2013-04-20 10:56:06 +0000
+++ b/gnu/shtool/Makefile       2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/shtool/
 DESCRIPTION = Compilation of utility shell scripts into a shell tool
 define BLURB
-shtool is a multipurpose shell tool.  It can perform the functions of
-many different commands, in order to provide a single tool to
-distribute with a source distribution in order to ensure portability
-of shell scripts.  For example, shtool can perform the jobs of the
-common commands "install", "mkdir" or "echo" on systems that lack 
-them.
+GNU shtool is a multipurpose shell tool.  It can perform the
+functions of many different commands, in order to provide a single
+tool to distribute with a source distribution in order to ensure
+portability of shell scripts.  For example, shtool can perform the
+jobs of the common commands "install", "mkdir" or "echo" on systems
+that lack them.
 endef
 
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=== modified file 'gnu/speex/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/speex/Makefile        2013-10-02 16:22:48 +0000
+++ b/gnu/speex/Makefile        2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/speex
 DESCRIPTION = Library for patent-free audio compression format
 define BLURB
-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.
+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.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################

=== modified file 'gnu/swbis/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/swbis/Makefile        2013-04-20 10:56:06 +0000
+++ b/gnu/swbis/Makefile        2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/swbis/
 DESCRIPTION = POSIX software packaging utilities
 define BLURB
-Swbis is a software administration system.  It features network-
-transparent management of software packages for system 
-administrators.  For example, entire file system directories can be
-copied host-to-host across a network in a transparent manner.  The
-package also features advanced tarball creation methods and integrity
-checking mechanisms.
+Swbis is a software administration system specified by POSIX.  It
+features network-transparent management of software packages for
+system administrators.  For example, entire file system directories
+can be copied host-to-host across a network in a transparent manner.
+The package also features advanced tarball creation methods and
+integrity checking mechanisms.
 endef
 
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@@ -44,5 +44,3 @@
 
 include ../../gar.lib/auto.mk
 include config.mk
-
-

=== modified file 'gnu/termutils/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/termutils/Makefile    2013-04-20 10:56:06 +0000
+++ b/gnu/termutils/Makefile    2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/termutils/
 DESCRIPTION = The tput and tabs utilities for terminal operations
 define BLURB
-Termutils contains two programs, "tput" and "tabs".  tput is used in
-shell scripts to manipulate the terminal display, for example by 
-clearing it or moving the cursor to a specific point, centering text
-or underlining text.  tabs is used to specify and set hardware tab
-stops on terminals that support it.
+The GNU Termutils package contains two programs, "tput" and
+"tabs".  "tput" is used in shell scripts to manipulate the terminal
+display, for example by clearing it or moving the cursor to a specific
+point, centering text or underlining text.  "tabs" is used to specify
+and set hardware tab stops on terminals that support it.
 endef
 
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=== modified file 'gnu/teximpatient/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/teximpatient/Makefile 2013-07-02 18:52:24 +0000
+++ b/gnu/teximpatient/Makefile 2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 GARNAME = teximpatient
 GARVERSION = 2.3
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/teximpatient/
-DESCRIPTION = Book on TeX, plain TeX and Eplain
+DESCRIPTION = Book on TeX, plain TeX, and Eplain
 define BLURB
 TeX for the Impatient is a ~350 page book on TeX, plain TeX and
 Eplain, written by Paul Abrahams, Kathryn Hargreaves and Karl Berry.

=== modified file 'gnu/vcdimager/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/vcdimager/Makefile    2013-04-20 10:56:06 +0000
+++ b/gnu/vcdimager/Makefile    2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/vcdimager/
 DESCRIPTION = Authoring, disassembling and analyzing (super and) video CDs
 define BLURB
-VCDImager is a suite of programs for working with Video CDs and Super
-Video CDs.  It can be used for authoring, disassembling and analyzing
-discs.  It supports full playback control, segment play items, 
-automatic padding of MPEG streams on the fly, and extraction of Video
-CDs into files.
+GNU VCDImager is a suite of programs for working with Video CDs
+and Super Video CDs.  It can be used for authoring, disassembling and
+analyzing discs.  It supports full playback control, segment play
+items, automatic padding of MPEG streams on the fly, and extraction of
+Video CDs into files.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################

=== modified file 'gnu/wb/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/wb/Makefile   2013-10-02 16:23:37 +0000
+++ b/gnu/wb/Makefile   2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
 HOME_URL =  http://www.gnu.org/software/wb
 DESCRIPTION = Disk-based associative array B-tree database library
 define BLURB
-WB is a disk-based, sorted, associative-array database package for C,
-Scheme, Java and C#.  Rather than being implemented via hashing, WB
-uses B-trees, which are optimized for using the minimum number of
-disk operations.
+GNU WB is a disk-based, sorted, associative-array database
+package for C, Scheme, Java and C#.  Rather than being implemented via
+hashing, WB uses B-trees, which are optimized for using the minimum
+number of disk operations.
 endef
 
 ######################################################################
@@ -46,14 +46,13 @@
 include config.mk
 
 post-configure:
-       sed -i -e 's|\(\$${prefix}\)|\1/|' $(WORKSRC)/config.status
-       sed -i -e 's|\(\$${exec_prefix}\)|\1/|' $(WORKSRC)/config.status
+       sed -i -e 's|\(\$${prefix}\)|/|' $(WORKSRC)/config.status
+       sed -i -e 's|\(\$${exec_prefix}\)|/|' $(WORKSRC)/config.status
        $(MAKECOOKIE)
 
 pre-build:
        sed -i -e 's|ginstall-info|install-info|g' $(WORKSRC)/Makefile
-       sed -i -e 's|\(\$$(DESTDIR)\)|\1/|g' $(WORKSRC)/Makefile
+       sed -i -e 's|\(\$$(DESTDIR)\)|/|g' $(WORKSRC)/Makefile
        sed -i -e 's|../../scm|../../../../scm/work/scm|' $(WORKSRC)/c/Makefile
        sed -i -e '/address@hidden csharp/d' $(WORKSRC)/wb.texi
        $(MAKECOOKIE)
-

=== modified file 'gnu/which/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/which/Makefile        2013-10-02 16:24:38 +0000
+++ b/gnu/which/Makefile        2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/which
 DESCRIPTION = Find full path of shell commands
 define BLURB
-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.
 endef
 
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=== modified file 'gnu/xnee/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/xnee/Makefile 2013-06-07 07:06:56 +0000
+++ b/gnu/xnee/Makefile 2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/xnee/
 DESCRIPTION = Record, replay and distribute user actions under X11
 define BLURB
-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.
+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.
 endef
 
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=== modified file 'gnu/xorriso/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/xorriso/Makefile      2013-08-17 13:22:55 +0000
+++ b/gnu/xorriso/Makefile      2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/xorriso/
 DESCRIPTION = Create, manipulate, burn ISO-9660 filesystems
 define BLURB
-xorriso is a tool for copying files to and from ISO 9660 Rock Ridge,
-a.k.a Compact Disc File System, filesystems and it allows session-
-wise manipulation of them.  It features a formatter and burner for CD
-DVD and BD.  It can operate on existing ISO images or it can create
-new ones.  xorriso can then be used to copy files directly into or
-out of ISO files. 
+GNU Xorriso is a tool for copying files to and from ISO 9660 Rock
+Ridge, a.k.a. Compact Disc File System, filesystems and it allows
+session-wise manipulation of them.  It features a formatter and burner
+for CD, DVD and BD.  It can operate on existing ISO images or it can
+create new ones.  xorriso can then be used to copy files directly into
+or out of ISO files.
 endef
 
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=== modified file 'gnu/zile/Makefile'
--- a/gnu/zile/Makefile 2013-04-20 10:56:06 +0000
+++ b/gnu/zile/Makefile 2013-11-05 22:51:10 +0000
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 HOME_URL = http://www.gnu.org/software/zile/
 DESCRIPTION = Zile is lossy Emacs, a lightweight Emacs clone
 define BLURB
-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.
 endef
 
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