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[PATCH 0/2] Add apcupsd

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Message #59 received at 75528 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Tomas Volf <~@wolfsden.cz>
Cc: 75528 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Raven Hallsby <karl <at> hallsby.com>
Subject: Re: [bug#75528] [PATCH v2 1/2] gnu: Add apcupsd.
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2025 23:57:39 +0900

Hi,

Tomas Volf <~@wolfsden.cz> writes:

> * gnu/packages/power.scm (apcupsd): New variable.
> * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Register the new file.

Edited this one lightly:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
modified   gnu/packages/power.scm
@@ -115,8 +115,9 @@ (define-public apcupsd
     (inputs (list libusb libusb-compat))
     (home-page "http://www.apcupsd.org")
     (synopsis "Daemon for controlling APC UPSes")
-    (description "The apcupsd can be used for power management and controlling
-most of APC’s UPS models on Unix and Windows machines.  The apcupsd works with
-most of APC’s Smart-UPS models as well as most simple signalling models such a
+    (description "@command{apcupsd} can be used for power management and
+controlling most of @acronym{APC, American Power Conversion}’s @acronym{UPS,
+Uninterruptible Power Supply} models.  @command{apcupsd} works with most of
+APC’s Smart-UPS models as well as most simple signalling models such a
 Back-UPS, and BackUPS-Office.")
     (license license:gpl2)))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

We do not mention Windows or other nonfree OS support in package
descriptions as Guix doesn't run natively there anyway and we'd rather
not advertise them.

And pushed.  I'm still waiting for a v3 for the service (if you can
implement the match-record suggestion) to push 2/2.

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

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