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Explain difference between vim and vim-full (feature request)

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From: Jack Hill <jackhill <at> jackhill.us>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Explain difference between vim and vim-full (feature request)
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:44:30 -0500 (EST)

Hi Guix,

This is an enhancement request: I think we should explain what vim-full 
provides over vim in the package description. What do you think?

All the best,
Jack

Message #8 received at 39776 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
To: Jack Hill <jackhill <at> jackhill.us>
Cc: 39776 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#39776: Explain difference between vim and vim-full (feature
 request)
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:30:19 -0500

On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 12:44:30AM -0500, Jack Hill wrote:
> Hi Guix,
> 
> This is an enhancement request: I think we should explain what vim-full
> provides over vim in the package description. What do you think?

Absolutely! Who will write the patch? :)

Message #11 received at 39776 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jack Hill <jackhill <at> jackhill.us>
To: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
Cc: 39776 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#39776: Explain difference between vim and vim-full (feature
 request)
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 11:32:44 -0500 (EST)

On Tue, 25 Feb 2020, Leo Famulari wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 12:44:30AM -0500, Jack Hill wrote:
>> Hi Guix,
>>
>> This is an enhancement request: I think we should explain what vim-full
>> provides over vim in the package description. What do you think?
>
> Absolutely! Who will write the patch? :)

I volunteer. I'll have to check what all vim-full provides first.

I did want to record the idea an the bug tracker before I forgot, and check 
that others thought it was a reasonable idea. Thanks for confirming that.

All the best,
Jack

Message #14 received at 39776 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jack Hill <jackhill <at> jackhill.us>
To: 39776 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Jack Hill <jackhill <at> jackhill.us>, Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
Subject: [PATCH] gnu: vim-full: Describe differences from vim
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 14:16:07 -0500

* gnu/packages/vim.scm (vim-full)[description]: New field. Explain what
  vim-full provides over vim.
---
 gnu/packages/vim.scm | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/vim.scm b/gnu/packages/vim.scm
index 67f245b26d..a94a677b25 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/vim.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/vim.scm
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 HiPhish <hiphish <at> posteo.de>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Julien Lepiller <julien <at> lepiller.eu>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019, 2020 Jakub Kądziołka <kuba <at> kadziolka.net>
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Jack Hill <jackhill <at> jackhill.us>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -131,6 +132,8 @@
        ("tzdata" ,tzdata-for-tests)))
     (home-page "https://www.vim.org/")
     (synopsis "Text editor based on vi")
+    ;; The description shares language with the vim-full package. When making
+    ;; changes, check if the other description also needs to be updated.
     (description
      "Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to enable efficient text
 editing.  It is an improved version of the vi editor distributed with most UNIX
@@ -254,7 +257,21 @@ with the editor vim.")))
        ("python-3" ,python)
        ("ruby" ,ruby)
        ("tcl" ,tcl)
-       ,@(package-inputs vim)))))
+       ,@(package-inputs vim)))
+    ;; The description shares language with the vim package. When making
+    ;; changes, check if the other description also needs to be updated.
+    (description "Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to enable efficient text
+editing.  It is an improved version of the vi editor distributed with most UNIX
+systems.
+
+Vim is often called a \"programmer's editor,\" and so useful for programming
+that many consider it an entire IDE.  It's not just for programmers, though.
+Vim is perfect for all kinds of text editing, from composing email to editing
+configuration files.
+
+This package provides a version of Vim with many optional features enabled.
+It includes a graphical interface, @command{gvim}, and support for plugins
+written in the Python 3, Perl, Ruby, Tcl, and Lua programming languages.")))
 
 (define-public vim-neocomplete
   (package
-- 
2.25.1

Message #19 received at 39776-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Marius Bakke <mbakke <at> fastmail.com>
To: Jack Hill <jackhill <at> jackhill.us>, 39776-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#39776: [PATCH] gnu: vim-full: Describe differences from vim
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 21:48:30 +0100

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Jack Hill <jackhill <at> jackhill.us> writes:

> * gnu/packages/vim.scm (vim-full)[description]: New field. Explain what
>   vim-full provides over vim.

Applied, thanks!

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