From 7cace1862425808be41f9648575afc8115509b89 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2018 04:09:15 +0000 Subject: gnu: libfilezilla: Expand description. In theory, this isn't just an FTP client library. In practice, it is. * gnu/packages/ftp.scm (libfilezilla)[description]: Illustrate features. --- gnu/packages/ftp.scm | 16 +++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'gnu/packages') diff --git a/gnu/packages/ftp.scm b/gnu/packages/ftp.scm index 04abfef2cf..08c6472975 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/ftp.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/ftp.scm @@ -190,7 +190,21 @@ as required.") (synopsis "Cross-platform C++ library used by Filezilla client") (description "This package provides some basic functionality to build high-performing, -platform-independent programs.") +platform-independent programs. + +Some of the highlights include: +@itemize +@item +A type-safe, multi-threaded event system that's simple to use yet efficient. +@item +Timers for periodic events. +@item +A @code{datetime} class that not only tracks timestamp but also their accuracy, +which simplifies dealing with timestamps originating from different sources. +@item +Simple process handling for spawning child processes with redirected input and +output. +@end itemize\n") (license gpl2+))) (define-public filezilla -- cgit v1.2.3