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diff --git a/src/lib/HACKING.md b/src/lib/HACKING.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8bebaf6 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/lib/HACKING.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +Special stuff about hacking ih the /src/lib directory: + + - Everything should be GPLv2 AND GPLv3 compatible. No GPLv3 only. + - Name a file `libre${NAME}` if it should be executable directly, or + `${name}.sh` if it should only be available to be sourced. + - When printing a message that is internal to /src/lib, and not part + of the programm calling the library; prefix the print command with + `_l`. `_l()` is defined in `common.sh` (and `librelib`, since it + cannot use any libraries itself). + - When changing the message functions, be aware that some are + duplicated in: + * /src/chroot-tools/chcleanup + * /src/chroot-tools/distcc-tool + * /src/lib/librelib + And that they probably need to be updated as well. |