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authora-n-n-a-l-e-e <150648636+a-n-n-a-l-e-e@users.noreply.github.com>2024-03-29 13:03:04 -0700
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2024-03-29 13:03:04 -0700
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Merge pull request #294347 from lolbinarycat/meta.repository
stdenv: add meta.repository field
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The package’s homepage. Example: `https://www.gnu.org/software/hello/manual/`
+### `repository` {#var-meta-repository}
+
+A webpage where the package's source code can be viewed. `https` links are preferred if available. Automatically set to a default value if the package uses a `fetchFrom*` fetcher for its `src`. Example: `https://github.com/forthy42/gforth`
+
### `downloadPage` {#var-meta-downloadPage}
The page where a link to the current version can be found. Example: `https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/hello/`