--- a/components/r/r-cran-base.p5m	Fri Nov 20 12:43:10 2015 -0800
+++ b/components/r/r-cran-base.p5m	Fri Nov 20 14:57:30 2015 -0800
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 set name=pkg.fmri \
     value=pkg:/library/r/r-cran-base@$(IPS_COMPONENT_VERSION),$(BUILD_VERSION)
 set name=pkg.summary value="Base Functions for R"
+set name=pkg.description \
+    value="The basic functions which let R function as a language: arithmetic, input/output, basic programming support, etc. Its contents are available through inheritance from any environment."
 set name=com.oracle.info.description value="the Base Functions for R"
 set name=com.oracle.info.tpno value=$(TPNO)
 set name=info.classification \