From 308c08d37168c5e47b581e372438c4579ef2a1f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017 17:19:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] doc: Move paragraph about signature verification to the top.
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Remind contributors to verify
cryptographic signatures at the very beginning.
---
doc/contributing.texi | 12 ++++++------
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index 1b1875fa0ce..1dd3ea8e1d3 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -308,6 +308,12 @@ Before submitting a patch that adds or modifies a package definition,
please run through this check list:
@enumerate
+@item
+If the authors of the packaged software provide a cryptographic
+signature for the release tarball, make an effort to verify the
+authenticity of the archive. For a detached GPG signature file this
+would be done with the @code{gpg --verify} command.
+
@item
Take some time to provide an adequate synopsis and description for the
package. @xref{Synopses and Descriptions}, for some guidelines.
@@ -335,12 +341,6 @@ distribution to make transverse changes such as applying security
updates for a given software package in a single place and have them
affect the whole system---something that bundled copies prevent.
-@item
-If the authors of the packaged software provide a cryptographic
-signature for the release tarball, make an effort to verify the
-authenticity of the archive. For a detached GPG signature file this
-would be done with the @code{gpg --verify} command.
-
@item
Take a look at the profile reported by @command{guix size}
(@pxref{Invoking guix size}). This will allow you to notice references
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