commit: 4523506762ffb0a46533c7168f64b4c8a3850ef8 Author: Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> AuthorDate: Tue Jan 7 05:59:58 2020 +0000 Commit: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> CommitDate: Tue Jan 14 08:23:17 2020 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=45235067
general-concepts/manifest: Include info on thick Manifests Signed-off-by: Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo.org> Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo.org> general-concepts/manifest/text.xml | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) diff --git a/general-concepts/manifest/text.xml b/general-concepts/manifest/text.xml index eb2da11..06fef9a 100644 --- a/general-concepts/manifest/text.xml +++ b/general-concepts/manifest/text.xml @@ -20,6 +20,25 @@ or <c>repoman manifest</c>. You may want to set <c>GENTOO_MIRRORS=</c> while calling it to fetch distfiles from their original locations immediately. </p> </body> + +<subsection> +<title>Thin and thick Manifests</title> +<body> +<p> +There are two kinds of Manifest files in Gentoo: thin Manifests that are used +in the development repositories, and thick Manifests that are distributed +via rsync to end users. Thin Manifests are described above. +</p> + +<p> +Thick Manifests add checksums for all files in the repository, and an OpenPGP +signature. This provides both for integrity and authenticity checking when +the repository is transmitted over insecure channels. Thick Manifests +are automatically generated on Gentoo Infrastructure, and require no specific +action from developers. +</p> +</body> +</subsection> </section> </chapter> </guide>
