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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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