* gnu/packages/vim.scm (vim-full)[description]: New field. Explain what
vim-full provides over vim.
---
gnu/packages/vim.scm | 19 ++-
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/vim.scm b/gnu/packages/vim.scm
index 67f245b26d..a94a677b25 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/vim.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/vim.scm
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
;;; Copyright © 2019 HiPhish
;;; Copyright © 2019 Julien Lepiller
;;; Copyright © 2019, 2020 Jakub Kądziołka
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Jack Hill
;;;
;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
;;;
@@ -131,6 +132,8 @@
("tzdata" ,tzdata-for-tests)))
(home-page "https://www.vim.org/;)
(synopsis "Text editor based on vi")
+;; The description shares language with the vim-full package. When making
+;; changes, check if the other description also needs to be updated.
(description
"Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to enable efficient text
editing. It is an improved version of the vi editor distributed with most UNIX
@@ -254,7 +257,21 @@ with the editor vim.")))
("python-3" ,python)
("ruby" ,ruby)
("tcl" ,tcl)
- ,@(package-inputs vim)
+ ,@(package-inputs vim)))
+;; The description shares language with the vim package. When making
+;; changes, check if the other description also needs to be updated.
+(description "Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to enable
efficient text
+editing. It is an improved version of the vi editor distributed with most UNIX
+systems.
+
+Vim is often called a \"programmer's editor,\" and so useful for programming
+that many consider it an entire IDE. It's not just for programmers, though.
+Vim is perfect for all kinds of text editing, from composing email to editing
+configuration files.
+
+This package provides a version of Vim with many optional features enabled.
+It includes a graphical interface, @command{gvim}, and support for plugins
+written in the Python 3, Perl, Ruby, Tcl, and Lua programming languages.")))
(define-public vim-neocomplete
(package
--
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