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As originally stated, the GLEP did not permit extending the format. |
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Let's relax the requirement to conforming files but indicate that |
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the parsers should ignore unknown (i.e. future) elements. |
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Signed-off-by: Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> |
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--- |
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glep-0068.rst | 2 ++ |
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1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) |
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diff --git a/glep-0068.rst b/glep-0068.rst |
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index d3e3611..45ca30f 100644 |
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--- a/glep-0068.rst |
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+++ b/glep-0068.rst |
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@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ must not fetch or process it. |
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The data structure of metadata files is defined in this GLEP. The elements |
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and attributes do not use namespaces. Conforming files must not contain |
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any elements or attributes that are not defined in this specification. |
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+However, parsers should ignore any unknown elements or attributes in order |
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+to permit future extension. |
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Category metadata files are named ``metadata.xml`` and located inside category |
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directories in an ebuild repository. Their structure is described |
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