From: David Black Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 20:44:57 +0000 (+0100) Subject: in the manual, about the current version when source code is missing X-Git-Tag: 0.1~501 X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?a=commitdiff_plain;h=0d8fb3b39cbb7f8f285f7fb0470424237f8ad0d0;p=fdroidserver.git in the manual, about the current version when source code is missing --- diff --git a/docs/fdroid.texi b/docs/fdroid.texi index 53338dca..34c20c39 100644 --- a/docs/fdroid.texi +++ b/docs/fdroid.texi @@ -1024,8 +1024,9 @@ RepoManifest. @cindex Auto Update Mode -This determines the method using for auto-generating new builds new releases are -available - in other words, adding a new Build Version line to the metadata. +This determines the method using for auto-generating new builds when new +releases are available - in other words, adding a new Build Version line to the +metadata. This happens in conjunction with the 'Update Check Mode' functionality - i.e. when an update is detected by that, it is also processed by this. @@ -1056,7 +1057,11 @@ above, you would specify that as "Version +-fdroid %v" - "-fdroid" is the suffix The name of the version that is current. There may be newer versions of the application than this (e.g. betas), and there will almost certainly be older -ones. This should be the one that is recommended for general use. +ones. This should be the one that is recommended for general use. +In the event that there is no source code for the current version, or that +non-free libraries are being used, this would ideally be the latest +recommended version that is still free, though it may still be expedient to +retain the automatic update check — see No Source Since. This field is normally automatically updated - see Update Check Mode. @@ -1076,7 +1081,8 @@ This field is normally automatically updated - see Update Check Mode. @cindex No Source Since In case we are missing the source code for the Current Version reported by -Upstream, this defines the first version that started missing source code. +Upstream, or that non-free elements have been introduced, this defines the +first version that began to miss source code. Apps that are missing source code for just one or a few versions, but provide source code for newer ones are not to be considered here - this field is intended to illustrate which apps do not currently distribute source code, and