commit:     49fb72be41dc38a280c3da6a259dd229b85baf59
Author:     Wim Muskee <wimmuskee <AT> gmail <DOT> com>
AuthorDate: Sat Dec 10 10:43:24 2016 +0000
Commit:     Göktürk Yüksek <gokturk <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Sun Dec 11 05:59:48 2016 +0000
URL:        https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=49fb72be

ebuild-writing/metadata: indentation rules, #591548

 ebuild-writing/misc-files/metadata/text.xml | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ebuild-writing/misc-files/metadata/text.xml 
b/ebuild-writing/misc-files/metadata/text.xml
index e6dd819..ad429a5 100644
--- a/ebuild-writing/misc-files/metadata/text.xml
+++ b/ebuild-writing/misc-files/metadata/text.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,21 @@ The character set <b>must</b> be UTF-8 as specified by
 </p>
 
 <p>
+Concerning indentation there is no strict rule governing the style and
+width. However the following minimal set of rules need to be followed:
+<ul>
+  <li>
+    Indentation should be consistent, i.e. either spaces or tabs, but
+    not both.
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    Keep the existing style when touching metadata.xml files that
+    belong to other developers.
+  </li>
+</ul>
+</p>
+
+<p>
 The following table summarizes the tags that may appear in a
 metadata.xml:
 </p>

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