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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2017-11-05 15:29:52 +0100
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2017-11-05 15:29:52 +0100
commit21b71b01e9c2264c31ef30451c152bb38cc9e635 (patch)
treede5e259402da0d92b7ec65349e05710475981fbb /gnu/services/avahi.scm
parentb6d2930d1fbe99172f0d1c96c3347e2ac34f35f5 (diff)
downloadguix-21b71b01e9c2264c31ef30451c152bb38cc9e635.tar.gz
services: Add 'description' fields.
* gnu/services/admin.scm (rottlog-service-type)
(tailon-service-type): Add 'description' field.
* gnu/services/audio.scm (mpd-service-type): Likewise.
* gnu/services/avahi.scm (avahi-service-type): Likewise.
* gnu/services/ssh.scm (lsh-service-type)
(openssh-service-type, dropbear-service-type): Likewise.
Diffstat (limited to 'gnu/services/avahi.scm')
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/services/avahi.scm b/gnu/services/avahi.scm
index 29720415fc..d69c89f751 100644
--- a/gnu/services/avahi.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/avahi.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2014, 2015, 2016 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@
 (define avahi-service-type
   (let ((avahi-package (compose list avahi-configuration-avahi)))
     (service-type (name 'avahi)
+                  (description
+                   "Run @command{avahi-daemon}, a host and service discovery
+daemon that implements the multicast DNS (mDNS) and DNS service
+discovery (DNS-SD) protocols.  Additionally, extend the C library's name
+service switch (NSS) with support for @code{.local} host name resolution.")
                   (extensions
                    (list (service-extension shepherd-root-service-type
                                             avahi-shepherd-service)