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| author | Arseniy Seroka <ars.seroka@gmail.com> | 2015-02-23 20:14:44 +0300 |
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| committer | Arseniy Seroka <ars.seroka@gmail.com> | 2015-02-23 23:55:15 +0300 |
| commit | 83434becf0f9aec303cc8947d87a25040af2ff9d (patch) | |
| tree | 7616f1b08be904c377e904d808b80de161a6da51 /doc/coding-conventions.xml | |
| parent | 2550304bb62f0d1c51ab4551b190a0e953721cdb (diff) | |
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add information about git-based pkgs
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diff --git a/doc/coding-conventions.xml b/doc/coding-conventions.xml index 61d373738f90..04adcdea1cb2 100644 --- a/doc/coding-conventions.xml +++ b/doc/coding-conventions.xml @@ -256,6 +256,12 @@ bound to the variable name <varname>e2fsprogs</varname> in a package named <literal>hello-svn</literal> by <command>nix-env</command>.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>If package is fetched from git's commit then + the version part of the name <emphasis>must</emphasis> be the date of that + (fetched) commit. The date must be in <literal>"YYYY-MM-DD"</literal> format. + Also add <literal>"git"</literal> to the name - e.g., + <literal>"pkgname-git-2014-09-23"</literal>.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Dashes in the package name should be preserved in new variable names, rather than converted to underscores (which was convention up to around 2013 and most names |