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1 files changed, 28 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/scsi.scm b/gnu/packages/scsi.scm index 92e2d7af4c..f8c5d5ef60 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/scsi.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/scsi.scm @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU ;;; Copyright © 2016 Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com> +;;; Copyright © 2018 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr> ;;; ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix. ;;; @@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages scsi) #:use-module ((guix licenses) - #:select (gpl2+ bsd-3)) + #:select (gpl2+ bsd-2 bsd-3)) #:use-module (guix packages) #:use-module (guix download) #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)) @@ -26,29 +27,41 @@ (define-public sg3-utils (package (name "sg3-utils") - (version "1.42") + (version "1.44") (source (origin (method url-fetch) (uri (string-append "http://sg.danny.cz/sg/p/sg3_utils-" version ".tar.xz")) (sha256 (base32 - "1fg71rj0f1gdjmkj0z8wlv46cf9lryjdyjkbi7fjmssgi5jyvblp")))) + "01avlgrbxlij8spish4i69ji1m49biz4mbayzzc2qx0hcl8ar56a")))) (build-system gnu-build-system) (home-page "http://sg.danny.cz/sg/sg3_utils.html") (synopsis "SCSI device utilities") (description "sg3-utils is a collection of utilities for devices that use the Small -Computer System Interface (SCSI) command set. It includes utilities to read -data from, write data to, control, modify, and query the state of SCSI -devices. For example, this package provides command-line tools to copy data -based on @code{dd} syntax and semantics (called @code{sg_dd}, @code{sgp_dd} -and @code{sgm_dd}), check INQUIRY data and VPD pages (@code{sg_inq}), check -mode and log pages (@code{sginfo}, @code{sg_modes} and @code{sg_logs}), spin -up and down disks (@code{sg_start}), do self tests (@code{sg_senddiag}), parse -sense data (@code{sg_decode_sense}), and perform various other functions. In -addition, this package includes a library, called libsgutils, which can be +Computer System Interface (@dfn{SCSI}) command set. It includes utilities to +read data from, write data to, control, modify, and query the state of SCSI +devices. + +For example, this package provides command-line tools to: +@itemize +@item copy data based on @code{dd} syntax and semantics (called @command{sg_dd}, +@command{sgp_dd}, and @command{sgm_dd}) +@item check @code{INQUIRY} data and @code{VPD pages} (@command{sg_inq}) +@item check mode and log pages (@command{sginfo}, @command{sg_modes}, and +@command{sg_logs}) +@item spin up and down disks (@command{sg_start}) +@item do self-tests (@code{sg_senddiag}) +@item parse sense data (@code{sg_decode_sense}) +@item and perform various other functions. +@end itemize + +In addition, this package includes a library, called libsgutils, which can be used in C and C++ programs to interact with SCSI devices.") - ;; The libsgutils library itself is licensed under bsd-3. Some tools are - ;; licensed under bsd-3, also. Some tools are licensed under gpl2+. - (license (list gpl2+ bsd-3)))) + ;; See README: "All utilities and libraries have either a "2 clause" BSD + ;; license or are "GPL-2ed". [...] That BSD license was updated from the + ;; "3 clause" to the newer "2 clause" version on 20180119. To save space + ;; various source code files refer to a file called "BSD_LICENSE" [...]." + ;; Some files (like sg_compare_and_write.c) retain their 3-clause headers! + (license (list gpl2+ bsd-2 bsd-3)))) |