On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 06:40:18PM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote: > On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 06:07:41PM +0200, Max Horn wrote: > > Package: gap > > Severity: minor > > > > The description of the 'gap' packag and all packages derived from it > > curently contains this sentence: > > "A kernel implements a Pascal-like language." > > > > This is extremely misleading and factually incorrect; a bit like saying > > Linux is "DOS-like". Sure, there are things they have in common, > > but beyond that... > > > > I suggest to either remove this sentence, or to replace it with something > > more appropriate, e.g. > > "A kernel implements a custom functional programming language."
I do not think GAP can be called a 'functional programming language'. It is an imperative language with some functional programming feature. > To be honest, I am not fund of the current Description: either, but I > inherited > from the previous Debian maintainer but, when I have asked upstream about it, > they did not object so I let it stand. It is not easy to write a useful and > meaningful description. Some reference to Pascal on the GAP website that might be the source of the Description: http://www.gap-system.org/Overview/overview.html A programming language, also called GAP, which is interpreted and can be compiled. It can be used interactively at the keyboard or to write programs to be saved and then executed. Such programs can easily be modified and rerun. The language features: * Pascal-like control structures, In any case I welcome your suggestion for improving this description. Cheers, -- Bill. <ballo...@debian.org> Imagine a large red swirl here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
