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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt | 7 |
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diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt index 9f85ac63e6..e6201bb86b 100644 --- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt +++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt @@ -446,6 +446,13 @@ contains the hashes of the downloaded files for the +libfoo+ package. The only reason for not adding a +.hash+ file is when hash checking is not possible due to how the package is downloaded. +When a package has a version selection choice, then the hash file may be +stored in a subdirectory named after the version, e.g. ++package/libfoo/1.2.3/libfoo.hash+. This is especially important if the +different versions have different licensing terms, but they are stored +in the same file. Otherwise, the hash file should stay in the package's +directory. + The hashes stored in that file are used to validate the integrity of the downloaded files and of the license files. |
