Hello Maxim, On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 02:22:44PM -0400, Maxim Cournoyer wrote: > +@cindex snippets, when to use > +The boundary between using an origin snippet versus a build phase to > +modify the sources of a package can be elusive. Origin snippets are > +typically used to remove unnecessary files such as bundled libraries, > +nonfree sources, or to apply simple substitutions. The source derived > +from an origin should produce a source that can be used to build the > +package on any system that the upstream package supports (i.e., act as > +the corresponding source). In particular, origin patches or snippets > +must not embed store items in the sources; such patching should rather > +be done using build phases.
that sounds good to me! However, I would not use the word "patch" in "origin patches or snippets must not embed store items", since patches are yet something else as defined in the "patches" field; almost by definition, they cannot embed store items. So in the end: "In particular, origin snippets must not embed store items in the sources; such modifications should rather be done using build phases." Thanks, Andreas
