commit: bd6d454f759e735611b6bd6cc85c0c82379b29fd Author: Göktürk Yüksek <gokturk <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> AuthorDate: Thu Dec 26 22:16:02 2019 +0000 Commit: Göktürk Yüksek <gokturk <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> CommitDate: Thu Dec 26 22:16:02 2019 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=bd6d454f
ebuild-writing/users-and-groups: post-merge enhancements Signed-off-by: Göktürk Yüksek <gokturk <AT> gentoo.org> ebuild-writing/users-and-groups/text.xml | 14 ++++++++------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/ebuild-writing/users-and-groups/text.xml b/ebuild-writing/users-and-groups/text.xml index 1bb87b3..c556fd9 100644 --- a/ebuild-writing/users-and-groups/text.xml +++ b/ebuild-writing/users-and-groups/text.xml @@ -14,16 +14,18 @@ categories. <p> First, check the <uri link="https://api.gentoo.org/uid-gid.txt";>UID/GID -assignment list</uri> and choose a free UID/GID in range 101..499. If you are -adding a matching user and group, use the same number for both. When in doubt, +assignment list</uri> and choose a free UID/GID in the range between +101 and 499. If you are adding a user and a group with the same name, +use the same number for their UID and GID, respectively. When in +doubt, take the next free number from 499 downwards. </p> <p> -The aforementioned list can be found in the -<uri link="https://gitweb.gentoo.org/data/api.git";>data/api.git</uri> repository -on <c>git.gentoo.org</c>. Add your new user(s) and group(s) -to the <c>uid-gid.txt</c> file and push them before adding the actual packages. +Add your new user(s) and group(s) to the <c>uid-gid.txt</c> file +located in the +<uri link="https://gitweb.gentoo.org/data/api.git";>data/api.git</uri> +repository and push them before adding the actual packages. This counts as reserving the identifiers and will prevent collisions. Afterwards, you can push the new ebuilds. </p>
