Please find, for review, the debconf templates and packages descriptions for the apt-listdifferences source package.
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--- apt-listdifferences.old/debian/templates 2013-09-04 07:19:28.449443947 +0200
+++ apt-listdifferences/debian/templates 2013-09-14 13:11:07.700135155 +0200
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
Template: apt-listdifferences/initialize
Type: boolean
Default: true
-_Description: Would you like to initialize the apt-listdifferences database now?
- apt-listdifferences can initialize its database of source packages now.
- Depending on your internet connection, this may take a while, but it will also
+_Description: Initialize the apt-listdifferences database now?
+ The source packages database for apt-listdifferences can be initialized now.
+ Depending on your Internet connection, this may take a while, but it will also
provide immediate functionality for the tool.
.
- If you select No, apt-list-differences will instead become functional slowly
+ If you do not choose this option, apt-list-differences will instead become functional slowly
over time as more and more reference source packages get added to its database
when they are first seen.
Simplify the synopsis by dropping "would you like".
Avoid leading lowercase in a sentence by reverting the sentence.
Avoid making reference to specific debconf interfaces (If you select No).
Template: apt-listdifferences/purge
Type: boolean
Default: false
-_Description: Would you like to remove the apt-listdifferences database?
- The apt-listdifferences database is currently still on disk. You can save
+_Description: Remove the apt-listdifferences database?
+ The apt-listdifferences database is currently still present on disk. You can save
a lot of space by removing it now, but if you ever plan to reinstall
apt-listdifferences, the database will need to be fully downloaded again.
--- apt-listdifferences.old/debian/control 2013-09-04 07:19:28.449443947 +0200
+++ apt-listdifferences/debian/control 2013-09-14 13:11:40.089031853 +0200
About the same rationale
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
python-debian,
debian-keyring,
Description: source differences notification tool
- apt-listdifferences will show the differences, or patch, between the sources
+ apt-listdifferences will show the differences, or patches, between the sources
for all packages as they get updated. This makes it possible to easily
- review source changes that have been included in new Debian package updates.
+ review source changes that have been included in new package updates.
Here, I left the leading lowercasse mostly because I didn't find
anything not too clumsy to replace it
Avoid branding ("Debian").
Template: apt-listdifferences/initialize Type: boolean Default: true _Description: Initialize the apt-listdifferences database now? The source packages database for apt-listdifferences can be initialized now. Depending on your Internet connection, this may take a while, but it will also provide immediate functionality for the tool. . If you do not choose this option, apt-list-differences will instead become functional slowly over time as more and more reference source packages get added to its database when they are first seen. Template: apt-listdifferences/purge Type: boolean Default: false _Description: Remove the apt-listdifferences database? The apt-listdifferences database is currently still present on disk. You can save a lot of space by removing it now, but if you ever plan to reinstall apt-listdifferences, the database will need to be fully downloaded again.
--- apt-listdifferences.old/debian/templates 2013-09-04 07:19:28.449443947 +0200 +++ apt-listdifferences/debian/templates 2013-09-14 13:11:07.700135155 +0200 @@ -1,19 +1,19 @@ Template: apt-listdifferences/initialize Type: boolean Default: true -_Description: Would you like to initialize the apt-listdifferences database now? - apt-listdifferences can initialize its database of source packages now. - Depending on your internet connection, this may take a while, but it will also +_Description: Initialize the apt-listdifferences database now? + The source packages database for apt-listdifferences can be initialized now. + Depending on your Internet connection, this may take a while, but it will also provide immediate functionality for the tool. . - If you select No, apt-list-differences will instead become functional slowly + If you do not choose this option, apt-list-differences will instead become functional slowly over time as more and more reference source packages get added to its database when they are first seen. Template: apt-listdifferences/purge Type: boolean Default: false -_Description: Would you like to remove the apt-listdifferences database? - The apt-listdifferences database is currently still on disk. You can save +_Description: Remove the apt-listdifferences database? + The apt-listdifferences database is currently still present on disk. You can save a lot of space by removing it now, but if you ever plan to reinstall apt-listdifferences, the database will need to be fully downloaded again. --- apt-listdifferences.old/debian/control 2013-09-04 07:19:28.449443947 +0200 +++ apt-listdifferences/debian/control 2013-09-14 13:11:40.089031853 +0200 @@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ python-debian, debian-keyring, Description: source differences notification tool - apt-listdifferences will show the differences, or patch, between the sources + apt-listdifferences will show the differences, or patches, between the sources for all packages as they get updated. This makes it possible to easily - review source changes that have been included in new Debian package updates. + review source changes that have been included in new package updates.
Source: apt-listdifferences
Section: utils
Priority: extra
Maintainer: Michael Gilbert <mgilbert@debian.org>
Build-Depends:
debhelper (>= 9),
po-debconf,
colordiff,
python3,
patch,
Built-Using:
colordiff,
Standards-Version: 3.9.4
Package: apt-listdifferences
Architecture: all
Depends:
${misc:Depends},
${python3:Depends},
devscripts,
python-apt,
python-debian,
debian-keyring,
Description: source differences notification tool
apt-listdifferences will show the differences, or patches, between the sources
for all packages as they get updated. This makes it possible to easily
review source changes that have been included in new package updates.
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