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diff --git a/doc/index.txt b/doc/index.txt index 9916eab9..3c4339eb 100644 --- a/doc/index.txt +++ b/doc/index.txt @@ -21,22 +21,22 @@ option) with a master server through the use of package databases. Prior to this, packages would have to be installed manually using the '\--add' and '\--upgrade' operations. -Version 3.0 was the switch to a two-part pacman- a backend named libalpm -(library for Arch Linux Package Management), and the familiar pacman frontend. +Version 3.0 was the switch to a two-part pacman -- a back-end named libalpm +(library for Arch Linux Package Management) and the familiar pacman front-end. Speed in many cases was improved, along with dependency and conflict resolution being able to handle a much wider variety of cases. The switch to a library-based program should also make it easier in the future to develop alternative front ends. Version 4.0 added package signing and verification capabilities to the entire -makepkg/repo-add/pacman toolchain via GNUPG and GPGME. +makepkg/repo-add/pacman toolchain via GnuPG and GPGME. Documentation ------------- -Manpages -~~~~~~~~ -There are several manpages available for the programs, utilities, and +Man Pages +~~~~~~~~~ +There are several man pages available for the programs, utilities, and configuration files dealing with pacman. * linkman:PKGBUILD[5] @@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ link:https://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/pacman-dev/[view the archives]. Source Code ~~~~~~~~~~~ -Development of pacman is currently done in GIT. The central repository is +Development of pacman is currently done in Git. The central repository is hosted by Arch Linux, although some of the developers have their own trees (ask on the above mailing lists if you are interested in finding the locations of these trees). @@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ Bugs ---- If you find bugs (which is quite likely), please email them to the pacman-dev mailing last at mailto:pacman-dev@archlinux.org[] with specific information -such as your commandline, the nature of the bug, and even the package database +such as your command-line, the nature of the bug, and even the package database if it helps. You can also post a bug to the Arch Linux bug tracker |