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-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/admin.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/cobol.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/cpp.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/crates-graphics.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/crates-io.scm16
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/games.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/gl.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/gnome-xyz.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/haskell-xyz.scm4
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/installers.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/lisp-xyz.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/lisp.scm4
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/maths.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/ocaml.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/perl6.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm6
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/scheme.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/statistics.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/terminals.scm2
19 files changed, 30 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/admin.scm b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
index de811be750..7977f5113e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/admin.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
@@ -3895,7 +3895,7 @@ application, collecting the information received.")
("python-nose" ,python-nose)))
(arguments
`(#:test-target "test"))
- (synopsis "A single tool that combines @command{cat} & @command{rm}")
+ (synopsis "single tool that combines @command{cat} & @command{rm}")
(description
"hungrycat prints the contents of a file to standard output, while
simultaneously freeing the disk space it occupied. It is useful if you need
diff --git a/gnu/packages/cobol.scm b/gnu/packages/cobol.scm
index 9386f3fca2..3b5626daeb 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cobol.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cobol.scm
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
(list bdb gmp json-c libxml2 ncurses))
(build-system gnu-build-system)
(home-page "https://www.gnu.org/software/gnucobol/")
- (synopsis "A modern COBOL compiler")
+ (synopsis "modern COBOL compiler")
(description "GnuCOBOL is a free, modern COBOL compiler. GnuCOBOL
implements a substantial part of the COBOL 85, COBOL 2002 and COBOL 2014
standards and X/Open COBOL, as well as many extensions included in other
diff --git a/gnu/packages/cpp.scm b/gnu/packages/cpp.scm
index fe2ab3772e..37bff19a06 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cpp.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cpp.scm
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ computation.")
(native-inputs
`(("unzip" ,unzip)))
(home-page "https://sourceforge.net/projects/polyclipping")
- (synopsis "A polygon and line clipping and offsetting library")
+ (synopsis "polygon and line clipping and offsetting library")
(description
"The Clipper library performs line & polygon clipping - intersection,
union, difference & exclusive-or, and line & polygon offsetting.
diff --git a/gnu/packages/crates-graphics.scm b/gnu/packages/crates-graphics.scm
index 8e4000c1f6..010d928988 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/crates-graphics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/crates-graphics.scm
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ nicely with Piston libraries.")
(arguments `(#:skip-build? #t))
(home-page
"https://github.com/pistondevelopers/texture")
- (synopsis "A generic library for textures")
+ (synopsis "generic library for textures")
(description
"This package provides a generic library for textures")
(license license:expat)))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
index eb385f846f..937d5f4adf 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ options to use calloc or a mutable global variable for pre-zeroed memory.")
`(#:cargo-inputs
(("rust-alloc-no-stdlib" ,rust-alloc-no-stdlib-2))))
(home-page "https://github.com/dropbox/rust-alloc-no-stdlib")
- (synopsis "A dynamic allocator example that may be used with the stdlib")
+ (synopsis "dynamic allocator example that may be used with the stdlib")
(description "This package provides a dynamic allocator example that may
be used with the stdlib.")
(license license:bsd-3)))
@@ -4196,7 +4196,7 @@ methods.")
"1qig9fcdqf07mzzpkicm5wgxv0zpr28njdsqf708wxq27yf6k1iw"))))
(build-system cargo-build-system)
(home-page "https://github.com/slide-rs/atom")
- (synopsis "A safe abstraction around AtomicPtr")
+ (synopsis "safe abstraction around AtomicPtr")
(description "This package provides a safe abstraction around AtomicPtr.")
(license license:asl2.0)))
@@ -35208,7 +35208,7 @@ contents.")
(build-system cargo-build-system)
(arguments `(#:skip-build? #t))
(home-page "https://hg.sr.ht/~icefox/oorandom")
- (synopsis "A tiny, robust PRNG implementation")
+ (synopsis "tiny, robust PRNG implementation")
(description
"This package provides a tiny, robust PRNG implementation.")
(license license:expat)))
@@ -41548,7 +41548,7 @@ data.")
("rust-parking-lot" ,rust-parking-lot-0.11)
("rust-scheduled-thread-pool" ,rust-scheduled-thread-pool-0.2))))
(home-page "https://github.com/sfackler/r2d2")
- (synopsis "A generic connection pool")
+ (synopsis "generic connection pool")
(description "This package provides a generic connection pool.")
(license (list license:expat license:asl2.0))))
@@ -47164,7 +47164,7 @@ server functionality.")
`(#:cargo-inputs
(("rust-parking-lot" ,rust-parking-lot-0.11))))
(home-page "https://github.com/sfackler/scheduled-thread-pool")
- (synopsis "A scheduled thread pool")
+ (synopsis "scheduled thread pool")
(description "This package provides a scheduled thread pool.")
(license (list license:expat license:asl2.0))))
@@ -54559,7 +54559,7 @@ without a mutable reference.")
"0hvd6vk4ksgg2y99498jw52ric4lxm0i6ygpzqm95gdrhvsxyynp"))))
(build-system cargo-build-system)
(home-page "https://docs.rs/takeable-option/")
- (synopsis "A small wrapper around option")
+ (synopsis "small wrapper around option")
(description
"This package provides a small wrapper around option.")
(license (list license:asl2.0 license:expat))))
@@ -60320,7 +60320,7 @@ the Trust-DNS client to use rustls for TLS.")
(build-system cargo-build-system)
(arguments `(#:skip-build? #t))
(home-page "https://github.com/RazrFalcon/ttf-parser")
- (synopsis "A high-level, safe, zero-allocation TrueType font parser")
+ (synopsis "high-level, safe, zero-allocation TrueType font parser")
(description
"This package provides a high-level, safe, zero-allocation TrueType font
parser.")
@@ -65368,7 +65368,7 @@ file into an in-memory tree structure.")
#:cargo-development-inputs
(("rust-serde-json" ,rust-serde-json-1))))
(home-page "https://github.com/rust-embedded/svd")
- (synopsis "A CMSIS-SVD file parser")
+ (synopsis "CMSIS-SVD file parser")
(description
"This package provides a CMSIS-SVD file parser")
(license (list license:expat license:asl2.0))))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/games.scm b/gnu/packages/games.scm
index a1b4409b91..a3e66b5d54 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/games.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/games.scm
@@ -2345,7 +2345,7 @@ exec -a \"~a\" ~a \"$@\"\n"
(inputs
(list python-pygame python-tmx))
(home-page "https://rogueboxadventures.tuxfamily.org")
- (synopsis "A classical roguelike/sandbox game")
+ (synopsis "classical roguelike/sandbox game")
(description
"RogueBox Adventures is a graphical roguelike with strong influences
from sandbox games like Minecraft or Terraria. The main idea of RogueBox
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gl.scm b/gnu/packages/gl.scm
index 411ffeccef..34ffc3dd7e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gl.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gl.scm
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ OpenGL graphics API.")
;; epoxy.pc: 'Requires.private: gl egl'
(list mesa))
(home-page "https://github.com/anholt/libepoxy/")
- (synopsis "A library for handling OpenGL function pointer management")
+ (synopsis "library for handling OpenGL function pointer management")
(description
"A library for handling OpenGL function pointer management.")
(license license:x11)))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome-xyz.scm
index bf4360d41c..8c29afc199 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome-xyz.scm
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ notebooks and tiling window managers.")
optipng
pkg-config
sassc/libsass-3.5))
- (synopsis "A flat GTK+ theme with transparent elements")
+ (synopsis "flat GTK+ theme with transparent elements")
(description "Arc is a flat theme with transparent elements for GTK 3, GTK
2, and GNOME Shell which supports GTK 3 and GTK 2 based desktop environments
like GNOME, Unity, Budgie, Pantheon, XFCE, Mate, etc.")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/haskell-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/haskell-xyz.scm
index 630ca00cdc..e7afe0de92 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/haskell-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/haskell-xyz.scm
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ command-line utility for working with CBOR data.")
ghc-vector
ghc-cborg))
(home-page "https://github.com/well-typed/cborg")
- (synopsis "A library for encoding JSON as CBOR")
+ (synopsis "library for encoding JSON as CBOR")
(description
"This package implements the bijection between JSON and CBOR
defined in the CBOR specification, RFC 7049.")
@@ -10855,7 +10855,7 @@ better for some purposes.")
(native-inputs
(list ghc-hspec ghc-quickcheck hspec-discover))
(home-page "https://github.com/commercialhaskell/rio#readme")
- (synopsis "A standard library for Haskell")
+ (synopsis "standard library for Haskell")
(description "This package works as a prelude replacement for Haskell,
providing more functionality and types out of the box than the standard
prelude (such as common data types like @code{ByteString} and
diff --git a/gnu/packages/installers.scm b/gnu/packages/installers.scm
index 04357b9719..3fabcc7c92 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/installers.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/installers.scm
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
(substitute* "Source/build.cpp" (("m_target_type=TARGET_X86ANSI")
(string-append "m_target_type=" ,nsis-target-type))))))))
(home-page "http://nsis.sourceforge.net/")
- (synopsis "A professional open source system to create Windows installers")
+ (synopsis "professional open source system to create Windows installers")
(description
"NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is a professional open source
system to create Windows installers. It is designed to be as small and flexible
diff --git a/gnu/packages/lisp-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/lisp-xyz.scm
index a54d63c3fe..35c8bd83e4 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/lisp-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/lisp-xyz.scm
@@ -4203,7 +4203,7 @@ PROPER-LIST, ASSOCIATION-LIST, PROPERTY-LIST and TUPLE.")
(("in-package :cl-utilities)" all)
"in-package :cl-utilities)\n\n#+sbcl\n(require :sb-rotate-byte)")))))))
(home-page "http://common-lisp.net/project/cl-utilities")
- (synopsis "A collection of semi-standard utilities")
+ (synopsis "collection of semi-standard utilities")
(description
"On Cliki.net <http://www.cliki.net/Common%20Lisp%20Utilities>, there
is a collection of Common Lisp Utilities, things that everybody writes since
diff --git a/gnu/packages/lisp.scm b/gnu/packages/lisp.scm
index 5b1100a61c..f2c41a0524 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/lisp.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/lisp.scm
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Definition Facility.")
(native-inputs
(list m4 texinfo))
(home-page "https://www.gnu.org/software/gcl/")
- (synopsis "A Common Lisp implementation")
+ (synopsis "Common Lisp implementation")
(description "GCL is an implementation of the Common Lisp language. It
features the ability to compile to native object code and to load native
object code modules directly into its lisp core. It also features a
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ supporting ASDF, Sockets, Gray streams, MOP, and other useful components.")
(variable "XDG_CONFIG_DIRS")
(files '("etc")))))
(home-page "https://clisp.sourceforge.io/")
- (synopsis "A Common Lisp implementation")
+ (synopsis "Common Lisp implementation")
(description
"GNU CLISP is an implementation of ANSI Common Lisp. Common Lisp is a
high-level, object-oriented functional programming language. CLISP includes
diff --git a/gnu/packages/maths.scm b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
index 93e777b485..54646ab212 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/maths.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ interactive dialogs to guide them.")
(arguments
'(#:configure-flags '("--with-hdf4" "--with-hdf5" "--enable-python"
"LIBS= -lz -lpcre -lexpat")))
- (synopsis "A common interface to various earth observation data formats")
+ (synopsis "common interface to various earth observation data formats")
(description
"The Common Data Access toolbox (CODA) provides a set of interfaces for
reading remote sensing data from earth observation data files. It consists of
diff --git a/gnu/packages/ocaml.scm b/gnu/packages/ocaml.scm
index e6001ca37b..4e16252810 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ocaml.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ocaml.scm
@@ -5842,7 +5842,7 @@ ocaml values.")
("ocaml-ppxlib" ,(package-with-ocaml4.07 ocaml-ppxlib))))
(properties `((upstream-name . "ppx_sexp_message")))
(home-page "https://github.com/janestreet/ppx_sexp_message")
- (synopsis "A ppx rewriter for easy construction of s-expressions")
+ (synopsis "ppx rewriter for easy construction of s-expressions")
(description "Ppx_sexp_message aims to ease the creation of s-expressions
in OCaml. This is mainly motivated by writing error and debugging messages,
where one needs to construct a s-expression based on various element of the
diff --git a/gnu/packages/perl6.scm b/gnu/packages/perl6.scm
index 5c28df054f..e415c4afee 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/perl6.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/perl6.scm
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ have profiling information collected when the grammar is used.")
(build-system rakudo-build-system)
(arguments '(#:with-zef? #f))
(home-page "https://github.com/moritz/json")
- (synopsis "A minimal JSON (de)serializer")
+ (synopsis "minimal JSON (de)serializer")
(description "This module is a simple Perl 6 module for serializing and
deserializing JSON.")
(license license:artistic2.0)))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index ab1f959329..a1f3a54342 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -8566,7 +8566,7 @@ installing @code{kernelspec}s for use with Jupyter frontends.")
`(#:tests? #f)) ; no test suite
(home-page
"https://github.com/jdemeyer/pari_jupyter")
- (synopsis "A Jupyter kernel for PARI/GP")
+ (synopsis "Jupyter kernel for PARI/GP")
(description "The package provides a PARI/GP kernel for Jupyter.")
(license license:gpl3+)))
@@ -27348,7 +27348,7 @@ Braintree Gateway. Braintree is a US-based payments service provider.")
(base32 "0pqdmpxbr8iq22b4css2gz5z6s01ddpzyj25x27kgbs2lp0f5phs"))))
(build-system python-build-system)
(home-page "https://github.com/tylerbakke/MarkupPy")
- (synopsis "A pythonic HTML/XML generator")
+ (synopsis "pythonic HTML/XML generator")
(description "This Python module attempts to make it easier to generate
HTML/XML from a Python program in an intuitive, lightweight, customizable and
pythonic way.")
@@ -27436,7 +27436,7 @@ spreadsheet), CSV, TSV, XLS, XLSX (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet), and YAML.")
(base32 "10nf4hdwldqgdmh4g613vx55sbsw1x1yzpvs3crwlggbp75fjjfi"))))
(build-system python-build-system)
(home-page "https://coda.b2ck.com/")
- (synopsis "A module to parse Belgian CODA files")
+ (synopsis "module to parse Belgian CODA files")
(description "This package provides a module to parse Coded statement of
account (CODA) files as defined be the Belgian Febelfin bank standard.")
(license license:bsd-3)))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/scheme.scm b/gnu/packages/scheme.scm
index f9ffa25f5a..639896bb85 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/scheme.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/scheme.scm
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
(supported-systems '("x86_64-linux" "i686-linux"))
(home-page "https://www.gnu.org/software/mit-scheme/")
- (synopsis "A Scheme implementation with integrated editor and debugger")
+ (synopsis "Scheme implementation with integrated editor and debugger")
(description
"GNU/MIT Scheme is an implementation of the Scheme programming
language. It provides an interpreter, a compiler and a debugger. It also
diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index b94826b38e..688d5e13a8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ algorithms.")
(native-inputs
`(("r-knitr" ,r-knitr)))
(home-page "https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/magrittr/index.html")
- (synopsis "A forward-pipe operator for R")
+ (synopsis "forward-pipe operator for R")
(description
"Magrittr provides a mechanism for chaining commands with a new
forward-pipe operator, %>%. This operator will forward a value, or the result
diff --git a/gnu/packages/terminals.scm b/gnu/packages/terminals.scm
index 91d1543b8a..0d15018199 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/terminals.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/terminals.scm
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ a server/client mode.")
(inputs
(list libxft vte))
(home-page "https://launchpad.net/sakura")
- (synopsis "A simple but powerful libvte-based terminal emulator")
+ (synopsis "simple but powerful libvte-based terminal emulator")
(description "@code{Sakura} is a terminal emulator based on GTK+ and VTE.
It's a terminal emulator with few dependencies, so you don't need a full GNOME
desktop installed to have a decent terminal emulator.")
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