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01/03: doc: Move paragraph about signature verification to the top.


From: Ricardo Wurmus
Subject: 01/03: doc: Move paragraph about signature verification to the top.
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017 11:35:24 -0500 (EST)

rekado pushed a commit to branch master
in repository guix.

commit 308c08d37168c5e47b581e372438c4579ef2a1f7
Author: Ricardo Wurmus <address@hidden>
Date:   Wed Nov 8 17:19:45 2017 +0100

    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 1b1875f..1dd3ea8 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -309,6 +309,12 @@ 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.
+
address@hidden
 Take some time to provide an adequate synopsis and description for the
 package.  @xref{Synopses and Descriptions}, for some guidelines.
 
@@ -336,12 +342,6 @@ 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.
-
address@hidden
 Take a look at the profile reported by @command{guix size}
 (@pxref{Invoking guix size}).  This will allow you to notice references
 to other packages unwillingly retained.  It may also help determine



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