Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2023 03:13:59 GMT From: Po-Chuan Hsieh <sunpoet@FreeBSD.org> To: ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-ports-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-ports-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 26deacbdaee2 - main - lang/cython: Update pkg-descr Message-ID: <202309110313.38B3DxBK021721@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by sunpoet: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=26deacbdaee2f2e28ce08654a0ba4d8a0537f7ff commit 26deacbdaee2f2e28ce08654a0ba4d8a0537f7ff Author: Po-Chuan Hsieh <sunpoet@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2023-09-11 03:07:42 +0000 Commit: Po-Chuan Hsieh <sunpoet@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2023-09-11 03:07:42 +0000 lang/cython: Update pkg-descr --- lang/cython/pkg-descr | 20 ++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/lang/cython/pkg-descr b/lang/cython/pkg-descr index 3c57b208ba46..e06adf8ec27b 100644 --- a/lang/cython/pkg-descr +++ b/lang/cython/pkg-descr @@ -1,14 +1,10 @@ -The Cython language makes writing C extensions for the Python language -as easy as Python itself. Cython is a source code translator based on -the well-known Pyrex, but supports more cutting edge functionality and -optimizations. +Cython is a Python compiler that makes writing C extensions for Python as easy +as Python itself. Cython is based on Pyrex, but supports more cutting edge +functionality and optimizations. -The Cython language is very close to the Python language (and most -Python code is also valid Cython code), but Cython additionally supports -calling C functions and declaring C types on variables and class -attributes. This allows the compiler to generate very efficient C code -from Cython code. +Cython translates Python code to C/C++ code, but additionally supports calling C +functions and declaring C types on variables and class attributes. This allows +the compiler to generate very efficient C code from Cython code. -This makes Cython the ideal language for writing glue code for external -C libraries, and for fast C modules that speed up the execution of -Python code. +This makes Cython the ideal language for wrapping external C libraries, and for +fast C modules that speed up the execution of Python code.
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