Hi Justin,
On Sun, 2008-06-01 at 20:57:15 +0100, Justin B Rye wrote:
> Package: dpkg
> Version: 1.14.18
> Severity: minor
> Tags: patch
> I've been going through Essential looking for package descriptions
> that are in need of a review. I've already dealt with all the
> "Severity: normal" ones (see #482098, #482666, #458029, #483023,
> #483221), but dpkg heads my list of "minor" cases.
> How about:
>
> Description: Debian package management system
> This package provides the low-level infrastructure for handling the
> installation and removal of Debian software packages.
> .
> For Debian package development tools, install dpkg-dev.
Thanks, this seems better. While checking I've updated the ones for
dpkg-dev and dselect, but I'm not a native speaker, so could you review
those as well? I'm attaching my changes here.
regards,
guillem
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index c1ca901..09417d9 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -23,12 +23,11 @@ Conflicts: sysvinit (<< 2.82-1), dpkg-iasearch (<< 0.11),
dpkg-dev (<< 1.14.16), apt (<< 0.7.7), aptitude (<< 0.4.7-1)
Replaces: manpages-de (<= 0.4-3), manpages-pl (<= 20051117-1)
Suggests: apt, lzma
-Description: package maintenance system for Debian
- This package contains the low-level commands for handling the installation
- and removal of packages on your system.
+Description: Debian package management system
+ This package privides the low-level infrastructure for handling the
+ installation and removal of Debian software packages.
.
- In order to unpack and build Debian source packages you will need to
- install the developers' package `dpkg-dev' as well as this one.
+ For Debian package development tools, install dpkg-dev.
Package: dpkg-dev
Section: utils
@@ -40,21 +39,21 @@ Recommends: gcc | c-compiler, build-essential
Suggests: gnupg, debian-keyring
Conflicts: dpkg-cross (<< 2.0.0), devscripts (<< 2.10.26)
Replaces: manpages-pl (<= 20051117-1)
-Description: package building tools for Debian
- This package contains the tools (including dpkg-source) required to
- unpack, build and upload Debian source packages.
+Description: Debian package development tools
+ This package provides the development tools (including dpkg-source)
+ required to unpack, build and upload Debian source packages.
.
- Most Debian source packages will require additional tools to build -
- for example, most packages need the `make' and the C compiler `gcc'.
+ Most Debian source packages will require additional tools to build;
+ for example, most packages need make and the C compiler gcc.
Package: dselect
Priority: optional
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, dpkg (>= 1.13.1)
Replaces: dpkg (<< 1.10.3)
-Description: user tool to manage Debian packages
- dselect is an interface for managing the installation and removal of
- packages on your system.
+Description: Debian package mangament user tool
+ dselect is a high level interface for managing the installation and
+ removal of Debian software packages.
.
Many users find dselect intimidating and new users may prefer to use
- `apt'-based user interfaces.
+ apt-based user interfaces.
