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Message #85 received at 52109 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
Cc: kiasoc5 <kiasoc5 <at> disroot.org>, Giovanni Biscuolo <g <at> xelera.eu>,
 52109 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Foo Chuan Wei <chuanwei.foo <at> hotmail.com>,
 Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Mention bsdcat, bsdcpio and bsdtar in description of libarchive
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2023 15:00:51 -0500

Hello Simon,

zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Hi Liliana,
>
> On Mon, 16 Jan 2023 at 17:38, Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks.  I will update libarchive description, if no one beats me.
>
> Please find attach the patch. :-)  If it appears to you fine, could you
> merge it?
>
> Cheers,
> simon
>
>
> From 6947165af4e53821662049aac847a50fc470c49e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2023 17:04:56 +0100
> Subject: [PATCH] gnu: libarchive: Mention bsdcat, bsdcpio and bsdtar in
>  description.
>
> * gnu/packages/backup.scm (libarchive)[description]: Mention the utilities
> bsdcat, bsdcpio and bsdtar.
> ---
>  gnu/packages/backup.scm | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/gnu/packages/backup.scm b/gnu/packages/backup.scm
> index 8e629c2592..7e8282da20 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/backup.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/backup.scm
> @@ -333,7 +333,9 @@ (define-public libarchive
>  as gzip and bzip2.  The library is inherently stream-oriented; readers
>  serially iterate through the archive, writers serially add things to the
>  archive.  In particular, note that there is currently no built-in support for
> -random access nor for in-place modification.")
> +random access nor for in-place modification.
> +
> +This package also provides the three utilities bsdcat, bsdcpio and bsdtar.")
>      (license license:bsd-2)))
>  

Nitpick, but I'd use "also provides the @command{bsdcat},
@command{bsdcpio} and @command{bsdtar} commands.", for the extra
eye-pleasing effect.

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

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