From c39fdc1cf4eb778df3c612380c46a39790dc2ccf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rillig <rillig@pkgsrc.org>
Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 09:27:48 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] All list variables should have ``plural'' names, e.g.
 PKG_OPTIONS or DISTFILES.

---
 doc/guide/files/makefile.xml | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/guide/files/makefile.xml b/doc/guide/files/makefile.xml
index 02d02ed6f304..36f6bd6e90d2 100644
--- a/doc/guide/files/makefile.xml
+++ b/doc/guide/files/makefile.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $NetBSD: makefile.xml,v 1.14 2005/05/15 23:46:20 rillig Exp $ -->
+<!-- $NetBSD: makefile.xml,v 1.15 2005/05/16 09:27:48 rillig Exp $ -->
 
 <!-- based on:
 pkgsrc/bootstrap/bmake/for.c 1.1.1.1
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ pkgsrc/bootstrap/bmake/var.c 1.2
 	lowercase variable names for the iteration
 	variables.</para></listitem>
 
+	<listitem><para>All list variables should have a ``plural''
+	name, e.g. <varname>PKG_OPTIONS</varname> or
+	<varname>DISTFILES</varname>.</para></listitem>
+
       </itemizedlist>
     </sect2>