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authorMark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>2015-09-22 16:38:48 -0400
committerMark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>2015-09-22 16:38:48 -0400
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Merge branch 'master' into core-updates
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@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ please run through this check list:
@enumerate
@item
+Take some time to provide an adequate synopsis and description for the
+package. @xref{Synopses and Descriptions}, for some guidelines.
+
+@item
Run @code{guix lint @var{package}}, where @var{package} is the
name of the new or modified package, and fix any errors it reports
(@pxref{Invoking guix lint}).