diff --git a/datafiles/templates/upload.html.st b/datafiles/templates/upload.html.st index b666bad3..9e58b60f 100644 --- a/datafiles/templates/upload.html.st +++ b/datafiles/templates/upload.html.st @@ -36,6 +36,33 @@ of that name and version, including package.cabal. See the notes at the bottom of the page.
+If a package includes a ChangeLog file (in either plain text or Markdown format), Hackage will link to it on the corresponding package page. The following filenames are recognized:
+ +ChangeLog names are matched case-insensitively: NEWS, Changes.TXT, and ChangeLog.md will all work.
+By default, uploaded packages are curated which means that both maintainers and hackage trustees may revise their metadata (particularly involving version bounds) to guide build tools in producing install-plans. (For more information on revisions, see the FAQ).