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author宋文武 <iyzsong@member.fsf.org>2018-09-09 18:56:18 +0800
committer宋文武 <iyzsong@member.fsf.org>2018-09-09 19:11:52 +0800
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gnu: perl: Improve description.
Fixes <https://bug.gnu.org/32650>. * gnu/packages/perl.scm (perl)[description]: Use description from 'perlintro'.
Diffstat (limited to 'gnu')
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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"