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FS#33301 - [mesa-demos] Please include the word 'glxinfo' in the package description

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Sam (smls) - Sunday, 06 January 2013, 01:44 GMT
Last edited by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Sunday, 06 January 2013, 09:59 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Andreas Radke (AndyRTR)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Please include the word 'glxinfo' in the package description, since that is what most users install this package for.

Having it in the description would make it possible for new users to find this package via "pacman -Ss glxinfo". Currently, it is pretty hard to discover.

I'd suggest to change it like follows:

current:
pkgdesc="Mesa demos and tools"

new:
pkgdesc="Mesa demos and tools (glxinfo, glxgears, ...)"

Still short enough I think.
('glxgears' seems popular too, so may as well include it, although it's not as important.)
This task depends upon

Closed by  Andreas Radke (AndyRTR)
Sunday, 06 January 2013, 09:59 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't fix
Comment by Sam (smls) - Sunday, 06 January 2013, 01:46 GMT
Sorry, forgot to add the name of the package this report is for: [mesa-demos]
Can an admin edit the title and add it?
Comment by Dave Reisner (falconindy) - Sunday, 06 January 2013, 01:52 GMT
pkgfile is your friend.

$ pkgfile glxinfo
extra/mesa-demos
Comment by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Sunday, 06 January 2013, 09:59 GMT
When you search our wiki for "glxinfo" there're more than enough hints what pkg to install.

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