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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/coding-conventions.xml | 6 |
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diff --git a/doc/coding-conventions.xml b/doc/coding-conventions.xml index e1853d47ce0..68b075959c9 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 |