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>