[pkg-remote-commits] [nx-libs] 03/08: debian/control: Various improvements for package descriptions.

Mike Gabriel sunweaver at debian.org
Wed Apr 12 12:49:40 UTC 2017


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commit 711a627fafdecdc43c1afd98eafebbe89c817f13
Author: Mike Gabriel <mike.gabriel at das-netzwerkteam.de>
Date:   Wed Apr 12 13:49:38 2017 +0200

    debian/control: Various improvements for package descriptions.
---
 debian/control | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 96d3e46..b9c917f 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ Description: nx-X11 (common files)
  compression of the X11 protocol. This increases performance when
  using X applications over a network, especially a slow one.
  .
- This package provides all architecture-independent files for nx-X11.
+ This package provides all runtime architecture-independent files for
+ nx-X11 Xserver (aka nxagent).
 
 Package: nx-x11proto-core-dev
 Section: libdevel
@@ -100,13 +101,13 @@ Replaces: nxlibs,
           libnx-xrandr2,
           libnx-xrender1,
           libnx-xtst6,
-Description: nx-X11 client-side library
+Description: nxagent's libNX_X11 client-part library
  NX is a software suite which implements very efficient
  compression of the X11 protocol. This increases performance when
  using X applications over a network, especially a slow one.
  .
- This package provides the core nx-X11 libraries customized for
- nxagent.
+ This package provides the libNX_X11 library (a libX11 drop-in
+ replacement used by nxagent).
 
 Package: libnx-x11-dev
 Provides: libnx-x11-6-dev
@@ -139,13 +140,13 @@ Replaces: nxlibs-dev,
 Depends:
  libnx-x11-6 (= ${binary:Version}),
  ${misc:Depends},
-Description: nx-X11 client-side library (development headers)
+Description: nxagent's libNX_X11 client-part library (development headers)
  NX is a software suite which implements very efficient
  compression of the X11 protocol. This increases performance when
  using X applications over a network, especially a slow one.
  .
- This package provides the development headers for the core nx-X11
- libraries customized for nxagent.
+ This package provides development headers of the libNX_X11 library (a
+ libX11 drop-in replacement used by nxagent).
 
 Package: nx-x11proto-xext-dev
 Section: libdevel
@@ -188,16 +189,14 @@ Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: same
 Depends:
  ${misc:Depends},
-Description: nx-X11 Damage extension wire protocol (dummy package)
+Description: nx-X11 Damage extension wire protocol
  NX is a software suite which implements very efficient
  compression of the X11 protocol. This increases performance when
  using X applications over a network, especially a slow one.
  .
- This package removes the obsoleted wire protocol headers for the
- libNX_Xdamage.so.1 library. With recent versions of NX, the system-wide
- installed libXdamage gets used.
- .
- This package can be safely removed.
+ This package provides development headers describing the wire protocol
+ for the Damage extension, used to notify clients of changes made to
+ particular areas.
 
 Package: nx-x11proto-xfixes-dev
 Section: libdevel
@@ -226,10 +225,9 @@ Description: nx-X11 Xinerama extension wire protocol
  compression of the X11 protocol. This increases performance when
  using X applications over a network, especially a slow one.
  .
- This package removes the obsoleted headers for the libNX_Xinerama.so.1
- library.
- .
- This package can be safely removed.
+ This package provides development headers describing the wire protocol
+ for the XINERAMA extension, used to use and manage a multiple-screen
+ display.
 
 Package: nx-x11proto-randr-dev
 Section: libdevel
@@ -237,16 +235,14 @@ Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: same
 Depends:
  ${misc:Depends},
-Description: nx-X11 RandR extension wire protocol (dummy package)
+Description: nx-X11 RandR extension wire protocol
  NX is a software suite which implements very efficient
  compression of the X11 protocol. This increases performance when
  using X applications over a network, especially a slow one.
  .
- This package removes the obsoleted headers for the libNX_Xrandr.so.2
- library. With recent versions of NX, the system-wide installed libXrandr
- gets used.
- .
- This package can be safely removed.
+ This package provides development headers describing the wire protocol
+ for the RandR extension, used to change display properties such as
+ resolution, rotation, reflection, et al, on the fly.
 
 Package: nx-x11proto-render-dev
 Section: libdevel
@@ -254,16 +250,13 @@ Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: same
 Depends:
  ${misc:Depends},
-Description: nx-X11 Render extension wire protocol (dummy package)
+Description: nx-X11 Render extension wire protocol
  NX is a software suite which implements very efficient
  compression of the X11 protocol. This increases performance when
  using X applications over a network, especially a slow one.
  .
- This package removes the obsoleted headers for the libNX_Xrender.so.1
- library. With recent versions of NX, the system-wide installed libXrender
- gets used.
- .
- This package can be safely removed.
+ This package provides development headers describing the wire protocol for
+ the Render extension, used to implement Porter-Duff operations within X.
 
 Package: nxagent
 Architecture: any
@@ -283,15 +276,15 @@ Breaks:
 Replaces:
  nxauth,
  libxcompext3,
-Description: NX agent
+Description: Nested Xserver (aka NX Agent) supporting the NX compression protocol
  NX is a software suite which implements very efficient
  compression of the X11 protocol. This increases performance when
  using X applications over a network, especially a slow one.
  .
- nxagent is an agent providing NX transport of X sessions. The application
- is based on the well known Xnest "nested" server. nxagent, like Xnest,
- is an X server for its own clients, and at the same time, an X client
- for a system's local X server.
+ nxagent is a nested Xserver providing NX transport of X sessions. The
+ application is based on the well known Xnest "nested" server. nxagent,
+ like Xnest, is an X server for its own clients, and at the same time, an
+ X client for a system's local X server.
  .
  The main scope of nxagent is to eliminate X round-trips or transform
  them into asynchronous replies. nxagent works together with nxproxy. 
@@ -332,7 +325,7 @@ Breaks: nxcomp (<= 3.5.1),
  qvd-libxcomp3,
 Replaces: nxcomp,
  qvd-libxcomp3,
-Description: nx-X11 compression library
+Description: NX compression library
  NX is a software suite which implements very efficient
  compression of the X11 protocol. This increases performance when
  using X applications over a network, especially a slow one.
@@ -348,7 +341,7 @@ Depends:
  ${misc:Depends},
 Breaks: nxcomp-dev (<=3.5.1)
 Replaces: nxcomp-dev,
-Description: nx-X11 compression library (development headers)
+Description: NX compression library (development headers)
  NX is a software suite which implements very efficient
  compression of the X11 protocol. This increases performance when
  using X applications over a network, especially a slow one.
@@ -366,7 +359,7 @@ Depends:
  libnx-x11-6 (= ${binary:Version}),
 Breaks: nxcompshad (<=3.5.1)
 Replaces: nxcompshad
-Description: nx-X11 shadowing library
+Description: NX shadowing library
  NX is a software suite which implements very efficient
  compression of the X11 protocol. This increases performance when
  using X applications over a network, especially a slow one.
@@ -382,7 +375,7 @@ Depends:
  ${misc:Depends},
 Breaks: nxcompshad-dev (<= 3.5.1),
 Replaces: nxcompshad-dev,
-Description: nx-X11 shadowing library (development headers)
+Description: NX shadowing library (development headers)
  NX is a software suite which implements very efficient
  compression of the X11 protocol. This increases performance when
  using X applications over a network, especially a slow one.

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