Hi Eugeniy, I would suggest contacting debian-l10n-engl...@lists.debian.org about that. I've heard that they are very helpful with improving descriptions.
- Lucas On 07/09/09 at 11:36 +0200, Eugeniy Meshcheryakov wrote: > Hello, > > 6 вересня 2009 о 10:21 +0200 Lucas Nussbaum написав(-ла): > > It would be great to improve the description of systemtap-client/-server > > to explain when they are useful. > > With systemtap it is possible to compile probes locally using systemtap > package and locally installed debuginfo and headers packages. It is also > possible to compile probes on some other host that has systemtap-server > running and matching debuginfo and headers. This way one does not need > locally installed debuginfo and headers package, one also does not need > gcc & co. and systemtap (only smaller -client and -runtime). So a lot of > saved disk space, less installed packages. > > Server also signs modules and staprun can check those signatures. > > -client and -server can be used to run scripts on slow machines or ones > with small amount of memory. One installs -client on the slow machine > and -server on more powerful one (or emulator, for example for arm). > > Now, any ideas on how to integrate this into package descriptions are > welcome. I'm not very good on writing descriptions, especially in > English. > > Upstream .spec file uses these descriptions: > > Instrumentation System Client > SystemTap client is the client component of an instrumentation > system for systems running Linux 2.6. Developers can write > instrumentation to collect data on the operation of the system. > > Instrumentation System Server > SystemTap server is the server component of an instrumentation > system for systems running Linux 2.6. Developers can write > instrumentation to collect data on the operation of the system. > > Regards, > Eugeniy Meshcheryakov -- | Lucas Nussbaum | lu...@lucas-nussbaum.net http://www.lucas-nussbaum.net/ | | jabber: lu...@nussbaum.fr GPG: 1024D/023B3F4F | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
