On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 19:39 +0100, arno renevier wrote:
> Package: boo
> Severity: minor
> 
> Hi,
> Long description of boo package tells:
> 
> "The boo compiler and the programs it produces are 100% CIL and can be run on 
> any compliant CLI virtual machine"
> 
> I suppose it's a typo, and CIL should be replaced with CLI.
> If it's not a typo, it would be nice to explain what CIL means

Actually its not a typo but it may not be a perfect description.

CIL is "Common intermediate language",  its the binary code format
produced when compiling, for example, C# or boo.

A CLI ("common language infrastructure") VM is one that run CIL
programs.

Does that made sense?  Do you think I should expand these acronyms in
the description?


> 
> arno.
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: lenny/sid
>   APT prefers unstable
>   APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
> Architecture: i386 (i686)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.22custom
> Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
> 
> Versions of packages boo depends on:
> pn  libmono-corlib1.0-cil         <none>     (no description available)
> pn  libmono-system1.0-cil         <none>     (no description available)
> pn  libmono1.0-cil                <none>     (no description available)
> pn  libmono2.0-cil                <none>     (no description available)
> pn  mono-runtime                  <none>     (no description available)
> 
> boo recommends no packages.
> 
> 

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