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| author | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
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| committer | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
| commit | 4f2d7949f03e1c198bc888f2d05f421d35c57e21 (patch) | |
| tree | ba5f07bf3f9d22d82e54a462313f5d244036c768 /dev-haskell/system-posix-redirect/metadata.xml | |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/dev-haskell/system-posix-redirect/metadata.xml b/dev-haskell/system-posix-redirect/metadata.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..01dac7da10fe --- /dev/null +++ b/dev-haskell/system-posix-redirect/metadata.xml @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd"> +<pkgmetadata> + <maintainer type="project"> + <email>haskell@gentoo.org</email> + <name>Gentoo Haskell</name> + </maintainer> + <longdescription> + Due to the design of POSIX, it is possible to temporarily overload the + file descriptors corresponding to stdout and stderr to point to an + arbitrary pipe. It is, however, tricky to get right. This module gets + it right, as far as such a terrible hack can be made right. It can be + used to make misbehaving third-party C libraries stop spewing to + standard output. Warning: the module author has concluded that due to + lack of portability, this module should not be used in any serious + sytem. But, for those who like living dangerously... + </longdescription> +</pkgmetadata> |