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Request: Use the formula/cask descriptions if they are in the file. #14
Description
macOS: 26.3.1
openboot: v0.45.12
There are a few things going on here:
- when I import this file and then export it, all of the descriptions are gone.
- if I import the same file with the descriptions in it, the TUI does not display the descriptions.
- not sure where the descriptions it is displaying are coming from, they don't match the
brew infodescriptions.
Activity
github-actions commentedon Mar 21, 2026
👋 Thanks for opening this issue!
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fullstackjam commentedon Mar 21, 2026
Thanks for the detailed report and the example file — super helpful.
You're right on all three points. The root cause is that
RemoteConfigstores packages as[]string(names only), so thedescfield from your JSON is dropped during parsing. The descriptions you see in the TUI come from an internal catalog (packages.yaml), not from the imported file orbrew info.We're tracking this and plan to:
descthrough import → TUI → export round-tripsThis touches several subsystems (config parsing, TUI, snapshot, sync, push) so it'll take a bit to land cleanly. Will update here when it ships.
fullstackjam commentedon Mar 21, 2026
Fixed in v0.45.14. Package descriptions are now preserved through import → TUI → export/push.
brew upgrade openbootto get the fix.UnderpantsGnome commentedon Mar 21, 2026
Importing the same file as above.
fullstackjam commentedon Mar 22, 2026
The v0.45.14 fix only covered the
--frompath — the snapshot editor was still catalog-only. Fixed in v0.46.1.brew upgrade openbootfeat: preserve package descriptions through import/export lifecycle
fix: preserve package descriptions through snapshot export/import