commit: e8e5e57caa1179a262aad362ba9a65e938257159 Author: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> AuthorDate: Tue Sep 13 06:54:57 2016 +0000 Commit: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> CommitDate: Tue Sep 13 06:54:57 2016 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/pms.git/commit/?id=e8e5e57c
tree-layout.tex: Clarify that empty Manifest files can be omitted. With thin manifests the file can end up empty (e.g., if the package contains only live ebuilds). Current practice is to leave such empty files out. tree-layout.tex | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/tree-layout.tex b/tree-layout.tex index dfb8496..e215cf8 100644 --- a/tree-layout.tex +++ b/tree-layout.tex @@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ A package directory contains the following: \item A \t{metadata.xml} file, as described in appendix~\ref{sec:metadata-xml}\@. Optional only for legacy support. \item A \t{ChangeLog}, in a format determined by the provider of the repository. Optional. -\item A \t{Manifest} file, whose format is described in~\cite{Glep44}. +\item A \t{Manifest} file, whose format is described in~\cite{Glep44}. Can be omitted if the file + would be empty. \item A \t{files} directory, containing any support files needed by the ebuilds. Optional. \end{compactitem}