commit: 2538b027dd71ed712adfa0012e5e2ce45c20d684
Author: Joonas Niilola <juippis <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Mon Jun 2 12:16:04 2025 +0000
Commit: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Thu Jun 5 07:56:29 2025 +0000
URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=2538b027
ebuild-writing/common-mistakes: note including ${PN} in DESCRIPTION
Signed-off-by: Joonas Niilola <juippis <AT> gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo.org>
ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml
b/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml
index db645e4..9f4f845 100644
--- a/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml
+++ b/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml
@@ -430,7 +430,8 @@ SLOT="0"
<p>
Make sure the <c>DESCRIPTION</c> is not overly long. Good descriptions will
-describe the main function of the package in a sentence.
+describe the main function of the package in a sentence. Don't repeat the
+package name within <c>DESCRIPTION</c> pointlessly.
</p>
<p>
