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[Michał Górny]

commit:     b53ced9b3e8900dd5584b768d622fcbff15e78be
Author:     Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Mon Nov 13 17:06:27 2017 +0000
Commit:     Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Mon Nov 13 17:06:27 2017 +0000
URL:        https://gitweb.gentoo.org/data/glep.git/commit/?id=b53ced9b

glep-0074: Explain combining multiple Manifest trees

The idea has been originally suggested by Robin H. Johnson.

 glep-0074.rst | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+)

diff --git a/glep-0074.rst b/glep-0074.rst
index e8fc849..aa26147 100644
--- a/glep-0074.rst
+++ b/glep-0074.rst
@@ -365,6 +365,34 @@ uncompressed content and the specification is free to choose either
 of the files using the same base name.
 
 
+Combining multiple Manifest trees (informational)
+-------------------------------------------------
+
+This specification permits nesting multiple hierarchical Manifest trees.
+In this layout, the specific directories of the Manifest tree can
+be verified both as a part of another top-level Manifest,
+and as an independent Manifest tree (when obtained without the parent
+directory).
+
+For this to work, the sub-Manifest file in the directory must also
+satisfy the requirements for the top-level Manifest file. That is:
+
+- it must be named ``Manifest`` and not compressed,
+
+- it must cover all the files in this directory and its subdirectories
+  (i.e. no files from the directory tree can be covered by parent
+  Manifest),
+
+- if authenticity verification is desired, it must be OpenPGP-signed.
+
+It should be noted that if such a directory is a subdirectory of a valid
+Manifest tree, the sub-Manifest needs to be valid according
+to the top-level Manifest and the OpenPGP signature is disregarded
+as detailed in `Manifest file locations and nesting`_. The top-level
+behavior is exhibited only when the directory is obtained without parent
+directories.
+
+
 An example Manifest file (informational)
 ----------------------------------------