trac 29287: doc fixes

sagemath · Mar 19, 2020 · 0919086 · 0919086
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diff --git a/build/make/Makefile.in b/build/make/Makefile.in
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ endif
 
 # ============================= script packages ==============================
 # Generate build rules for 'script' packages; this template is used to generate
-# two rules in the form:
+# three rules in the form:
 #
 # $(INST)/<pkgname>-<pkgvers>: <dependencies>
 #     $(AM_V_at)cd '$SAGE_ROOT' && \\

diff --git a/src/doc/en/developer/packaging.rst b/src/doc/en/developer/packaging.rst
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ the following source types:
      ``$SAGE_LOCAL/var/lib/sage/installed/`` and will re-run the installation
      if ``package-version.txt`` changes.
 
+To summarize: the package source type is determined as follows: if
+there is a file ``requirements.txt``, it is a ``pip`` package. If not,
+then if there is a ``checksums.ini`` file, it is ``normal``;
+otherwise, it is a ``script`` package.
+
 
 .. _section-directory-structure: