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2019-06-17doc: Use prompt more oftenJan Tojnar
2019-03-08doc: format the documentation (#57102)Wael Nasreddine
2019-01-17rephrase and apply suggestionsdanbst
2019-01-11manual: document ways of obtaining source hashesdanbst
... and security nuances
2018-11-27doc: tweak the coding conventions (#51113)zimbatm
Encouraging to put container elements on their own lines to minimize diffs, merge conflicts and making re-ordering easier. Nix doesn't suffer the restrictions of other languages where commas are used to separate list items.
2018-11-11Use RFC 2119 convention to describe package naming conventionrht
2018-10-30Add mention of nix-prefetch-github. (#49336)Théo Zimmermann
2018-05-31doc: ran `make format`Samuel Dionne-Riel
With visual inspection that nothing got worse.
2018-05-01nixpkgs docs: format =)Graham Christensen
2017-12-23Merge pull request #31668 from rycee/doc/namingYegor Timoshenko
docs: clarify package and module option naming
2017-11-17nixpkgs manual: how to make a patch file with gitChris Martin
This addresses #31684.
2017-11-14docs: clarify package and module option namingRobert Helgesson
This attempts to briefly clarify the current naming conventions of attribute names in `all-packages.nix` and module option names.
2017-09-01documentation: fix some spellingDmitry Kalinkin
2017-08-30compiz: dropGraham Christensen
2017-01-30Make more visible which fetch approach is bestLorenzo Manacorda
Prepend "bad/better/best" to each paragraph, to make more visible which approach is best
2016-08-06nixpkgs-doc: add patches to coding conventionsEric Sagnes
2016-07-29DOC: unstable packages names should append -unstable, not -git or -svnFrederik Rietdijk
2015-06-18Change where window managers should beDamien Cassou
This patch reflects current practice. Fixes issue #8364.
2015-06-03Strip indentation from programlistingsEelco Dolstra
2015-05-31doc: add section idsPascal Wittmann
This commit also use enforces consistent use of the prefixes "sec" for section and "ssec" for subsection.
2015-05-21Merge pull request #6539 from jagajaga/documentationArseniy Seroka
add information about git-based pkgs
2015-05-15Add section on fetching sourcesEdward Tjörnhammar
2015-02-23add information about git-based pkgsArseniy Seroka
2014-02-23doc: document current conventions on package namingVladimír Čunát
Mostly: encourage using dashes instead of underscores.
2009-11-18* Package naming / versioning guidelines.Eelco Dolstra
svn path=/nixpkgs/trunk/; revision=18433
2009-11-18svn path=/nixpkgs/trunk/; revision=18420Eelco Dolstra
2009-11-18* Move classification.txt to the manual.Eelco Dolstra
svn path=/nixpkgs/trunk/; revision=18419
2009-11-18* "with args" considered harmful.Eelco Dolstra
svn path=/nixpkgs/trunk/; revision=18404
2009-09-25* Moved the coding conventions from maintainers/docs to the NixpkgsEelco Dolstra
manual. * Removed some out-dated files from maintainers/docs. svn path=/nixpkgs/trunk/; revision=17419