[bug#35234] [PATCH] gnu: Add the-dark-mod.

[Ricardo Wurmus]

Hi Pierre,

> * gnu/packages/games.scm (the-dark-mod): New variable.
[…]
> +      (synopsis "Game based on the Thief series by Looking Glass Studios")
> +      (description (format #f "The Dark Mod (TDM) is stealth/infiltration 
> game
> +based on the Thief series by Looking Glass Studios.  Formerly a Doom III mod,
> +it is now released as a standalone.
> +
> +The game data must be fetched manually by running @command{tdm_update}.
> +The ~a environment variable specifies the location where the game data is
> +saved (defaults to ~a)."
> +                           the-dark-mod-env-var-name 
> the-dark-mod-env-var-value))

Is this actually free software?  Does it depend on the proprietary Thief
game data to be playable?  What is the purpose of tdm_update?

The value of the description field must be a plain string.  It should
not be a format expression to allow for translations.

-- 
Ricardo