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Index: en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/pkg-files/chapter.xml
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--- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/pkg-files/chapter.xml
+++ en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/pkg-files/chapter.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,24 @@
in <filename>pkg-plist</filename>.</para>
</note>
+ <important>
+ <para><filename>pkg-message</filename> must contain only
+ information that is vital to setup and operation, and that is
+ unique to the port in question.</para>
+
+ <para>Setup information should only be shown on initial install,
+ and upgrade instructions should be shown only when upgrading
+ to the relevant version.</para>
+
+ <para>All committers have blanket approval to constrain existing
+ messages to install or upgrade ranges using the
+ <acronym>UCL</acronym> format specifications.</para>
+
+ <para>Message pruning falls under the blanket approval as well,
+ but committers are encouraged to get maintainer input
+ beforehand.</para>
+ </important>
+
<sect2 xml:id="porting-message-ucl">
<title><acronym>UCL</acronym> in
<filename>pkg-message</filename></title>

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