treewide: Remove indefinite article from meta.description

nix run nixpkgs#silver-searcher -- -G '\.nix$' -0l 'description.*"[Aa]n?' pkgs \
  | xargs -0 nix run nixpkgs#gnused -- -i '' -Ee 's/(description.*")[Aa]n? (.)/\1\U\2/'

27 files changed, 27 insertions, 27 deletions

diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/alire/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/alire/default.nix
index 6d2e8cce61a88..cfa6e58ff3a0f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/alire/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/alire/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A source-based package manager for the Ada and SPARK programming languages";
+    description = "Source-based package manager for the Ada and SPARK programming languages";
     homepage = "https://alire.ada.dev";
     changelog = "https://github.com/alire-project/alire/releases/tag/v${finalAttrs.version}";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/apache-ant/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/apache-ant/default.nix
index 9e3ff98f285d2..17f750a9450c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/apache-ant/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/apache-ant/default.nix
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://ant.apache.org/";
-    description = "A Java-based build tool";
+    description = "Java-based build tool";
     mainProgram = "ant";
 
     longDescription = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel-remote/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel-remote/default.nix
index 86447d884093f..182b66c8db085 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel-remote/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel-remote/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/buchgr/bazel-remote";
-    description = "A remote HTTP/1.1 cache for Bazel";
+    description = "Remote HTTP/1.1 cache for Bazel";
     mainProgram = "bazel-remote";
     changelog = "https://github.com/buchgr/bazel-remote/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bloop/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bloop/default.nix
index b0be15f162016..1f3929620f1fc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bloop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bloop/default.nix
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://scalacenter.github.io/bloop/";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     license = licenses.asl20;
-    description = "A Scala build server and command-line tool to make the compile and test developer workflows fast and productive in a build-tool-agnostic way";
+    description = "Scala build server and command-line tool to make the compile and test developer workflows fast and productive in a build-tool-agnostic way";
     mainProgram = "bloop";
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" "x86_64-darwin" ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ kubukoz tomahna ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bob/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bob/default.nix
index 98559d1ca4b4a..ba93433b68626 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bob/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bob/default.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A build system for microservices";
+    description = "Build system for microservices";
     mainProgram = "bob";
     homepage = "https://bob.build";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/buck/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/buck/default.nix
index a21a38839b10d..f494e4053525c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/buck/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/buck/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://buck.build/";
-    description = "A high-performance build tool";
+    description = "High-performance build tool";
     mainProgram = "buck";
     maintainers = [ maintainers.jgertm ];
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/drake/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/drake/default.nix
index 2f753c82521e2..139f8e0436a50 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/drake/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/drake/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ bundlerApp {
   passthru.updateScript = bundlerUpdateScript "drake";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A branch of Rake supporting automatic parallelizing of tasks";
+    description = "Branch of Rake supporting automatic parallelizing of tasks";
     homepage = "http://quix.github.io/rake/";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ romildo manveru nicknovitski ];
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gn/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gn/generic.nix
index dab03ebfb7581..c890caa5da9f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gn/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gn/generic.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A meta-build system that generates build files for Ninja";
+    description = "Meta-build system that generates build files for Ninja";
     mainProgram = "gn";
     homepage = "https://gn.googlesource.com/gn";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gnumake/4.2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gnumake/4.2/default.nix
index 21e9abd04f203..8e29846e91c77 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gnumake/4.2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gnumake/4.2/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   outputs = [ "out" "man" "info" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A tool to control the generation of non-source files from sources";
+    description = "Tool to control the generation of non-source files from sources";
     longDescription = ''
       Make is a tool which controls the generation of executables and
       other non-source files of a program from the program's source files.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gnumake/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gnumake/default.nix
index 774ea50f86238..3238dc859bfd1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gnumake/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gnumake/default.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A tool to control the generation of non-source files from sources";
+    description = "Tool to control the generation of non-source files from sources";
     longDescription = ''
       Make is a tool which controls the generation of executables and
       other non-source files of a program from the program's source files.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gup/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gup/default.nix
index 05820b97bd9a0..3576b67208c37 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gup/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gup/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
   meta = {
     inherit (src.meta) homepage;
-    description = "A better make, inspired by djb's redo";
+    description = "Better make, inspired by djb's redo";
     license = lib.licenses.lgpl2Plus;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.timbertson ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/icmake/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/icmake/default.nix
index 6320646974ad0..039d4ee6970c1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/icmake/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/icmake/default.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A program maintenance (make) utility using a C-like grammar";
+    description = "Program maintenance (make) utility using a C-like grammar";
     homepage = "https://fbb-git.gitlab.io/icmake/";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ pSub ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/kati/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/kati/default.nix
index dba8eb6381fa5..9ceeb2f8c490c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/kati/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/kati/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An experimental GNU make clone";
+    description = "Experimental GNU make clone";
     mainProgram = "ckati";
     homepage = "https://github.com/google/kati";
     platforms = platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/knit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/knit/default.nix
index 6a2779cd7136d..387985087a7ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/knit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/knit/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A simple and flexible build tool using Lua, similar to make/mk";
+    description = "Simple and flexible build tool using Lua, similar to make/mk";
     mainProgram = "knit";
     homepage = "https://github.com/zyedidia/knit";
     changelog = "https://github.com/zyedidia/knit/releases/tag/v${version}";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/mage/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/mage/default.nix
index 066bbef7d6262..3ba789eacfe86 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/mage/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/mage/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Make/Rake-like Build Tool Using Go";
+    description = "Make/Rake-like Build Tool Using Go";
     mainProgram = "mage";
     homepage = "https://magefile.org/";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/mill/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/mill/default.nix
index 785d604c7d249..bb24f55a2e9a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/mill/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/mill/default.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://com-lihaoyi.github.io/mill/";
     license = licenses.mit;
-    description = "A build tool for Scala, Java and more";
+    description = "Build tool for Scala, Java and more";
     mainProgram = "mill";
     longDescription = ''
       Mill is a build tool borrowing ideas from modern tools like Bazel, to let you build
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/moon/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/moon/default.nix
index 9814edd43cc1a..4923ea23da1ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/moon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/moon/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A task runner and repo management tool for the web ecosystem, written in Rust";
+    description = "Task runner and repo management tool for the web ecosystem, written in Rust";
     mainProgram = "moon";
     homepage = "https://github.com/moonrepo/moon";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/muon/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/muon/default.nix
index 92593bb60e5fe..a479dd23d29be 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/muon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/muon/default.nix
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://muon.build/";
-    description = "An implementation of Meson build system in C99";
+    description = "Implementation of Meson build system in C99";
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/qbs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/qbs/default.nix
index 9d1305f776752..092f8efe785c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/qbs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/qbs/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ qtbase qtscript ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A tool that helps simplify the build process for developing projects across multiple platforms";
+    description = "Tool that helps simplify the build process for developing projects across multiple platforms";
     homepage = "https://wiki.qt.io/Qbs";
     license = licenses.lgpl3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ expipiplus1 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/rake/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/rake/default.nix
index 9efb8881ab79c..0017a099be0de 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/rake/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/rake/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ bundlerApp {
   passthru.updateScript = bundlerUpdateScript "rake";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A software task management and build automation tool";
+    description = "Software task management and build automation tool";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ruby/rake";
     license  = with licenses; mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ manveru nicknovitski ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/redo-c/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/redo-c/default.nix
index 14d33cba03956..ffa93b0d7dcb5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/redo-c/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/redo-c/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An implementation of the redo build system in portable C with zero dependencies";
+    description = "Implementation of the redo build system in portable C with zero dependencies";
     homepage = "https://github.com/leahneukirchen/redo-c";
     license = licenses.cc0;
     platforms = platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/redo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/redo/default.nix
index 594a0f8c2c439..08910725104ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/redo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/redo/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://jdebp.eu./Softwares/redo/";
-    description = "A system for building target files from source files";
+    description = "System for building target files from source files";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.vrthra ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/sbt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/sbt/default.nix
index ed5d1450024d0..42b9a493d3e85 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/sbt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/sbt/default.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       binaryBytecode
       binaryNativeCode
     ];
-    description = "A build tool for Scala, Java and more";
+    description = "Build tool for Scala, Java and more";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ nequissimus kashw2 ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/3.1.2.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/3.1.2.nix
index 0bac0685b0d1f..a9d55f59ee0de 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/3.1.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/3.1.2.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "An improved, cross-platform substitute for Make";
+    description = "Improved, cross-platform substitute for Make";
     longDescription = ''
       SCons is an Open Source software construction tool. Think of SCons as an
       improved, cross-platform substitute for the classic Make utility with
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/4.1.0.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/4.1.0.nix
index f2edf5161aafa..13357dfb99a95 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/4.1.0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/4.1.0.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "An improved, cross-platform substitute for Make";
+    description = "Improved, cross-platform substitute for Make";
     longDescription = ''
       SCons is an Open Source software construction tool. Think of SCons as an
       improved, cross-platform substitute for the classic Make utility with
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/4.5.2.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/4.5.2.nix
index f63702cb7ef44..6b5720c86ee62 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/4.5.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/4.5.2.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "An improved, cross-platform substitute for Make";
+    description = "Improved, cross-platform substitute for Make";
     longDescription = ''
       SCons is an Open Source software construction tool. Think of SCons as an
       improved, cross-platform substitute for the classic Make utility with
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/xmake/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/xmake/default.nix
index d112ba7094a5a..8bb971deef84c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/xmake/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/xmake/default.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   configureFlags = [ "--external=y" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A cross-platform build utility based on Lua";
+    description = "Cross-platform build utility based on Lua";
     homepage = "https://xmake.io";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     platforms = lua.meta.platforms;