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diff --git a/prologue/why.xml b/prologue/why.xml index 761cf138d..b85281842 100644 --- a/prologue/why.xml +++ b/prologue/why.xml @@ -327,6 +327,19 @@ </listitem> <listitem> + <para>Libffi</para> + + <para>This package implements a portable, high level programming + interface to various calling conventions. Some programs may not know + at the time of compilation what arguments are to be passed to a + function. For instance, an interpreter may be told at run-time about + the number and types of arguments used to call a given function. Libffi + can be used in such programs to provide a bridge from the interpreter + program to compiled code.</para> + + </listitem> + + <listitem> <para>Libpipeline</para> <para>The Libpipeline package contains a library for manipulating @@ -381,6 +394,16 @@ </listitem> <listitem> + <para>Meson</para> + + <para>This package provides a software tool for automating the building + of software. The main goal for Meson is to minimize the amount of time + that software developers need to spend configuring their build + system.</para> + + </listitem> + + <listitem> <para>MPC</para> <para>This package contains functions for the arithmetic of complex @@ -395,6 +418,15 @@ </listitem> <listitem> + <para>Ninja</para> + + <para>This package contains a small build system with a focus on speed. + It is designed to have its input files generated by a higher-level build + system, and to run builds as fast as possible.</para> + + </listitem> + + <listitem> <para>Ncurses</para> <para>This package contains libraries for terminal-independent @@ -444,6 +476,14 @@ </listitem> <listitem> + <para>Python 3</para> + + <para>This package provides an interpreted language that has a design + philosophy that emphasizes code readability.</para> + + </listitem> + + <listitem> <para>Readline</para> <para>This package is a set of libraries that offers command-line |