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-rw-r--r-- | gnu/packages/perl.scm | 6 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/perl.scm b/gnu/packages/perl.scm index 4d70e019b9..1bf4cb15fe 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/perl.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/perl.scm @@ -156,8 +156,10 @@ (files '("lib/perl5/site_perl"))))) (synopsis "Implementation of the Perl programming language") (description - "Perl 5 is a highly capable, feature-rich programming language with over -24 years of development.") + "Perl is a general-purpose programming language originally developed for +text manipulation and now used for a wide range of tasks including system +administration, web development, network programming, GUI development, and +more.") (home-page "http://www.perl.org/") (license gpl1+))) ; or "Artistic" |