doc/README: clarify instructions

- State that new markdown files belong in doc/next.
- Give hints on correct markdown syntax.

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Alan Donovan 2024-01-26 11:19:22 -05:00
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@ -13,16 +13,24 @@ corresponding to standard library package paths, and headings for those package
paths will be generated automatically.
Files in this repo's `api/next` directory must have corresponding files in
`*stdlib/*minor`. The files should be in the subdirectory for the package with
the new API, and should be named after the issue number of the API proposal. For
example, an `api/next` file with the line
`doc/next/*stdlib/*minor`.
The files should be in the subdirectory for the package with the new
API, and should be named after the issue number of the API proposal.
For example, if the directory `6-stdlib/99-minor` is present,
then an `api/next` file with the line
pkg net/http, function F #12345
should have a corresponding file named `net/http/12345.md`.
should have a corresponding file named `doc/next/6-stdlib/99-minor/net/http/12345.md`.
At a minimum, that file should contain either a full sentence or a TODO,
ideally referring to a person with the responsibility to complete the note.
Use the following forms in your markdown:
[`http.Request`](/pkg/net/http#Request) # symbol documentation
[#12345](/issue/12345) # GitHub issues
[CL 6789](/cl/6789) # Gerrit changelists
## For the release team
At the start of a release development cycle, the contents of `next` should be deleted