@@ 34,6 34,7 @@
#:use-module (guix utils)
#:use-module (guix base32)
#:use-module (guix config)
+ #:use-module (guix gnu-maintenance)
#:export (open-nixpkgs
xml->snix
nixpkgs->guix-package))
@@ 435,8 436,16 @@ location of DERIVATION."
(home-page ,(and=> (find-attribute-by-name "homepage" meta)
attribute-value))
- (synopsis ,(and=> (find-attribute-by-name "description" meta)
- attribute-value))
+ (synopsis
+ ;; For GNU packages, prefer the official synopsis.
+ ,(or (false-if-exception
+ (and=> (find (lambda (gnu-package)
+ (equal? (gnu-package-name gnu-package)
+ name))
+ (official-gnu-packages))
+ gnu-package-doc-summary))
+ (and=> (find-attribute-by-name "description" meta)
+ attribute-value)))
(description
,(and=> (find-attribute-by-name "longDescription" meta)
attribute-value))