Synchronize package descriptions with the Womb.

* gnu/packages/algebra.scm,
  gnu/packages/aspell.scm,
  gnu/packages/autotools.scm,
  gnu/packages/base.scm,
  gnu/packages/bash.scm,
  gnu/packages/bison.scm,
  gnu/packages/cdrom.scm,
  gnu/packages/cflow.scm,
  gnu/packages/compression.scm,
  gnu/packages/cpio.scm,
  gnu/packages/cppi.scm,
  gnu/packages/ddrescue.scm,
  gnu/packages/dejagnu.scm,
  gnu/packages/ed.scm,
  gnu/packages/emacs.scm,
  gnu/packages/fdisk.scm,
  gnu/packages/freeipmi.scm,
  gnu/packages/gawk.scm,
  gnu/packages/gcal.scm,
  gnu/packages/gcc.scm,
  gnu/packages/gdb.scm,
  gnu/packages/gdbm.scm,
  gnu/packages/gettext.scm,
  gnu/packages/ghostscript.scm,
  gnu/packages/global.scm,
  gnu/packages/gnunet.scm,
  gnu/packages/gnupg.scm,
  gnu/packages/gnutls.scm,
  gnu/packages/gperf.scm,
  gnu/packages/gprolog.scm,
  gnu/packages/groff.scm,
  gnu/packages/grub.scm,
  gnu/packages/gsasl.scm,
  gnu/packages/guile.scm,
  gnu/packages/gv.scm,
  gnu/packages/help2man.scm,
  gnu/packages/idutils.scm,
  gnu/packages/indent.scm,
  gnu/packages/less.scm,
  gnu/packages/libidn.scm,
  gnu/packages/libsigsegv.scm,
  gnu/packages/libunistring.scm,
  gnu/packages/lightning.scm,
  gnu/packages/linux.scm,
  gnu/packages/lsh.scm,
  gnu/packages/m4.scm,
  gnu/packages/mail.scm,
  gnu/packages/maths.scm,
  gnu/packages/multiprecision.scm,
  gnu/packages/nano.scm,
  gnu/packages/ncurses.scm,
  gnu/packages/nettle.scm,
  gnu/packages/ocrad.scm,
  gnu/packages/oggvorbis.scm,
  gnu/packages/parted.scm,
  gnu/packages/plotutils.scm,
  gnu/packages/pth.scm,
  gnu/packages/readline.scm,
  gnu/packages/recutils.scm,
  gnu/packages/rush.scm,
  gnu/packages/scheme.scm,
  gnu/packages/screen.scm,
  gnu/packages/shishi.scm,
  gnu/packages/smalltalk.scm,
  gnu/packages/system.scm,
  gnu/packages/texinfo.scm,
  gnu/packages/time.scm,
  gnu/packages/unrtf.scm,
  gnu/packages/version-control.scm,
  gnu/packages/wdiff.scm,
  gnu/packages/wget.scm,
  gnu/packages/which.scm,
  gnu/packages/xnee.scm,
  gnu/packages/zile.scm: Change value of the 'description' field to that
  of the Womb.

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
index 04a6ae2a57..30660e830f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
@@ -248,11 +248,9 @@ projects, from individuals to large-scale enterprise operations.")
     (home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/rcs/")
     (synopsis "Per-file local revision control system")
     (description
-     "The GNU Revision Control System (RCS) manages multiple revisions of
-files. RCS automates the storing, retrieval, logging, identification, and
-merging of revisions.  RCS is useful for text that is revised frequently,
-including source code, programs, documentation, graphics, papers, and form
-letters.")
+     "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.")
     (license gpl3+)))
 
 (define-public cvs
@@ -300,6 +298,10 @@ RCS, PRCS, and Aegis packages.")
     (home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/vc-dwim/")
     (synopsis "Version-control-agnostic ChangeLog diff and commit tool")
     (description
-     "vc-dwim is a version-control-agnostic ChangeLog diff and commit
-tool. vc-chlog is a helper tool for writing GNU-style ChangeLog entries.")
+     "The vc-dwim package contains two tools, \"vc-dwim\" and \"vc-chlog\".
+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
+standards-compliant ChangeLog entries based on the changes that it detects.")
     (license gpl3+)))