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authorRicardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>2017-11-08 17:19:45 +0100
committerRicardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>2017-11-08 17:19:45 +0100
commit308c08d37168c5e47b581e372438c4579ef2a1f7 (patch)
treed160963990695351822d8dce4045d7e9162d8b38 /doc
parent697e341e7469eaf93a795d78ded0dd334d722730 (diff)
doc: Move paragraph about signature verification to the top.
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Remind contributors to verify cryptographic signatures at the very beginning.
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@@ -309,6 +309,12 @@ please run through this check list:
@enumerate
@item
+If the authors of the packaged software provide a cryptographic
+signature for the release tarball, make an effort to verify the
+authenticity of the archive. For a detached GPG signature file this
+would be done with the @code{gpg --verify} command.
+
+@item
Take some time to provide an adequate synopsis and description for the
package. @xref{Synopses and Descriptions}, for some guidelines.
@@ -336,12 +342,6 @@ updates for a given software package in a single place and have them
affect the whole system---something that bundled copies prevent.
@item
-If the authors of the packaged software provide a cryptographic
-signature for the release tarball, make an effort to verify the
-authenticity of the archive. For a detached GPG signature file this
-would be done with the @code{gpg --verify} command.
-
-@item
Take a look at the profile reported by @command{guix size}
(@pxref{Invoking guix size}). This will allow you to notice references
to other packages unwillingly retained. It may also help determine