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04/05: gnu: evdi: Expand description.
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04/05: gnu: evdi: Expand description. |
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Sat, 16 Sep 2023 05:43:25 -0400 (EDT) |
nckx pushed a commit to branch master
in repository guix.
commit 012d068354f555b191e5ebb4b28941b76c13fd38
Author: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
AuthorDate: Sun Sep 10 02:00:00 2023 +0200
gnu: evdi: Expand description.
* gnu/packages/linux.scm (evdi)[synopsis, description]: Expand.
---
gnu/packages/linux.scm | 15 +++++++++++----
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index e1b6bebc54..5df7fbf982 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -1566,11 +1566,18 @@ is also needed for the @code{tuxedo-control-center}
(short tcc) package.")
(lambda _
(chdir "module"))))))
(home-page "https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi")
- (synopsis "EVDI Linux kernel module")
+ (synopsis
+ "@acronym{EVDI, Extensible Virtual Display Interface} Linux kernel
module")
(description
- "The @acronym{EVDI, Extensible Virtual Display Interface} is a Linux
kernel module
-that enables management of multiple screens, allowing user-space programs to
-take control over what happens with the image.")
+ "The @acronym{EVDI, Extensible Virtual Display Interface} is a Linux
kernel
+module that enables management of multiple screens, allowing user-space
programs
+to take control over what happens with the image. It is essentially a virtual
+display for which applications using the @code{libevdi} library can add,
remove,
+and receive screen updates.
+
+The EVDI driver uses the standard Linux @acronym{DRM, Direct Rendering
Manager}.
+Its displays can be controlled by standard tools such as @command{xrandr} and
+display settings applets in graphical environments")
(license license:gpl2)))
(define-public libevdi