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diff --git a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm index 3d88ff8a4a..bf34c17deb 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm @@ -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+))) |