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}
