diff --git a/fdroidserver/build_local_run.py b/fdroidserver/build_local_run.py
index 10f7caf5..9a239e88 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/build_local_run.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/build_local_run.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import os
+import re
 import sys
 import glob
 import shutil
-import gettext
 import logging
 import pathlib
 import tarfile
@@ -16,8 +16,17 @@ import fdroidserver.exception
 from fdroidserver import _
 
 
-def rlimit_check(apps_count):
-    """make sure enough open files are allowed to process everything"""
+def rlimit_check(apps_count=1):
+    """Make sure linux is confgured to allow for enough simultaneously oepn files.
+
+    TODO: check if this is obsolete
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    apps_count
+        In the past this used to be `len(apps)` In this context we're
+        always buidling just one app so this is always 1
+    """
     try:
         import resource  # not available on Windows
 
@@ -37,7 +46,20 @@ def rlimit_check(apps_count):
         pass
 
 
-def get_ndk_path(build):
+def install_ndk(build, config):
+    """Make sure the requested NDK version is or gets installed.
+
+    TODO: check if this should be moved to a script that runs before starting
+    the build. e.g. `build_local_prepare` or `build_local_sudo`
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    build
+        Metadata build entry that's about the build and may contain the
+        requested NDK version
+    config
+        dictonariy holding config/default data from `./config.yml`
+    """
     ndk_path = build.ndk_path()
     if build.ndk or (build.buildjni and build.buildjni != ['no']):
         if not ndk_path:
@@ -47,13 +69,11 @@ def get_ndk_path(build):
                 if k.endswith("_orig"):
                     continue
                 logging.warning("  %s: %s" % (k, v))
-            if onserver:
-                fdroidserver.common.auto_install_ndk(build)
-            else:
-                raise fdroidserver.exception.FDroidException()
+            fdroidserver.common.auto_install_ndk(build)
         elif not os.path.isdir(ndk_path):
             logging.critical("Android NDK '%s' is not a directory!" % ndk_path)
             raise fdroidserver.exception.FDroidException()
+    return ndk_path
 
 
 def get_build_root_dir(app, build):
@@ -71,14 +91,44 @@ def transform_first_char(string, method):
     return method(string[0]) + string[1:]
 
 
-def init_build_subprocess(app, build, config):
-    # We need to clean via the build tool in case the binary dirs are
-    # different from the default ones
+def get_flavours_cmd(build):
+    """Get flavor string, preformatted for gradle cli.
+
+    Reads build flavors form metadata if any and reformats and concatenates
+    them to be ready for use as CLI arguments to gradle. This will treat the
+    vlue 'yes' as if there were not particular build flavor selected.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    build
+        The metadata build entry you'd like to read flavors from
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    A string containing the build flavor for this build. If it's the default
+    flavor ("yes" in metadata) this returns an empty string. Returns None if
+    it's not a gradle build.
+    """
+    flavours = build.gradle
+
+    if flavours == ['yes']:
+        flavours = []
+
+    flavours_cmd = ''.join(
+        [transform_first_char(flav, str.upper) for flav in flavours]
+    )
+
+    return flavours_cmd
+
+
+def init_build(app, build, config):
     root_dir = get_build_root_dir(app, build)
 
     p = None
     gradletasks = []
-    flavours_cmd = None
+
+    # We need to clean via the build tool in case the binary dirs are
+    # different from the default ones
 
     bmethod = build.build_method()
     if bmethod == 'maven':
@@ -100,13 +150,7 @@ def init_build_subprocess(app, build, config):
         if build.preassemble:
             gradletasks += build.preassemble
 
-        flavours = build.gradle
-        if flavours == ['yes']:
-            flavours = []
-
-        flavours_cmd = ''.join(
-            [transform_first_char(flav, str.upper) for flav in flavours]
-        )
+        flavours_cmd = get_flavours_cmd(build)
 
         gradletasks += ['assemble' + flavours_cmd + 'Release']
 
@@ -133,10 +177,22 @@ def init_build_subprocess(app, build, config):
             "Error cleaning %s:%s" % (app.id, build.versionName), p.output
         )
 
-    return p, gradletasks, flavours_cmd
+    return gradletasks
 
 
 def sanitize_build_dir(app):
+    """Delete build output directories.
+
+    This function deletes the default build/binary/target/... output
+    directories for follwoing build tools: gradle, maven, ant, jni. It also
+    deletes gradle-wrapper if present. It just uses parths, hardcoded here,
+    it doesn't call and build system clean routines.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    app
+        The metadata of the app to sanitize
+    """
     build_dir = fdroidserver.common.get_build_dir(app)
     for root, dirs, files in os.walk(build_dir):
 
@@ -207,8 +263,20 @@ def make_tarball(app, build, tmp_dir):
 
 
 def execute_build_commands(app, build):
-    build_dir = fdroidserver.common.get_build_dir(app)
-    srclibpaths = get_srclibpaths(build, build_dir)
+    """Execute `bulid` commands if present in metadata.
+
+    see: https://f-droid.org/docs/Build_Metadata_Reference/#build_build
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    app
+        metadata app object
+    build
+        metadata build object
+    """
+    root_dir = get_build_root_dir(app, build)
+    srclibpaths = get_srclibpaths(app, build)
+
     if build.build:
         logging.info("Running 'build' commands in %s" % root_dir)
         cmd = fdroidserver.common.replace_config_vars("; ".join(build.build), build)
@@ -228,22 +296,45 @@ def execute_build_commands(app, build):
             )
 
 
-def get_srclibpaths(build, srclib_dir):
+def get_srclibpaths(app, build):
+    """Get srclibpaths list of tuples.
+
+    This will just assemble the srclibpaths list of tuples, it won't fetch
+    or checkout any source code, identical to return value of
+    common.prepare_souce().
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    app
+        metadata app object
+    build
+        metadata build object
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    List of srclibpath tuples
+    """
+    vcs, _ = fdroidserver.common.setup_vcs(app)
+
     srclibpaths = []
     if build.srclibs:
         logging.info("Collecting source libraries")
         for lib in build.srclibs:
             srclibpaths.append(
                 fdroidserver.common.getsrclib(
-                    lib, srclib_dir, preponly=onserver, refresh=refresh, build=build
+                    lib, "./build/srclib", prepare=False, refresh=False, build=build
                 )
             )
+
+    basesrclib = vcs.getsrclib()
+    if basesrclib:
+        srclibpaths.append(basesrclib)
+
     return srclibpaths
 
 
-def execute_buildjni_commands(app, build):
+def execute_buildjni_commands(app, build, ndk_path):
     root_dir = get_build_root_dir(app, build)
-    ndk_path = get_ndk_path(build)
     if build.buildjni and build.buildjni != ['no']:
         logging.info("Building the native code")
         jni_components = build.buildjni
@@ -274,11 +365,11 @@ def execute_buildjni_commands(app, build):
                 )
 
 
-def execute_build___(app, build, config, gradletasks):
-    build_dir = fdroidserver.common.get_build_dir(app)
+def execute_build(app, build, config, gradletasks):
     root_dir = get_build_root_dir(app, build)
 
     p = None
+    bindir = None
     bmethod = build.build_method()
     if bmethod == 'maven':
         logging.info("Building Maven project...")
@@ -344,221 +435,10 @@ def execute_build___(app, build, config, gradletasks):
 
         bindir = os.path.join(root_dir, 'bin')
 
-    if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(build_dir, '.git')):
-        import git
-
-        commit_id = fdroidserver.common.get_head_commit_id(git.repo.Repo(build_dir))
-    else:
-        commit_id = build.commit
-
-    if p is not None and p.returncode != 0:
-        raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException(
-            "Build failed for %s:%s@%s" % (app.id, build.versionName, commit_id),
-            p.output,
-        )
-    logging.info(
-        "Successfully built version {versionName} of {appid} from {commit_id}".format(
-            versionName=build.versionName, appid=app.id, commit_id=commit_id
-        )
-    )
-
-    return p
+    return p, bindir
 
 
-def collect_build_output(app, build, p, flavours_cmd):
-    root_dir = get_build_root_dir(app, build)
-
-    omethod = build.output_method()
-    if omethod == 'maven':
-        stdout_apk = '\n'.join(
-            [
-                line
-                for line in p.output.splitlines()
-                if any(a in line for a in ('.apk', '.ap_', '.jar'))
-            ]
-        )
-        m = re.match(
-            r".*^\[INFO\] .*apkbuilder.*/([^/]*)\.apk", stdout_apk, re.S | re.M
-        )
-        if not m:
-            m = re.match(
-                r".*^\[INFO\] Creating additional unsigned apk file .*/([^/]+)\.apk[^l]",
-                stdout_apk,
-                re.S | re.M,
-            )
-        if not m:
-            m = re.match(
-                r'.*^\[INFO\] [^$]*aapt \[package,[^$]*'
-                + bindir
-                + r'/([^/]+)\.ap[_k][,\]]',
-                stdout_apk,
-                re.S | re.M,
-            )
-
-        if not m:
-            m = re.match(
-                r".*^\[INFO\] Building jar: .*/" + bindir + r"/(.+)\.jar",
-                stdout_apk,
-                re.S | re.M,
-            )
-        if not m:
-            raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException('Failed to find output')
-        src = m.group(1)
-        src = os.path.join(bindir, src) + '.apk'
-
-    elif omethod == 'gradle':
-        src = None
-        apk_dirs = [
-            # gradle plugin >= 3.0
-            os.path.join(root_dir, 'build', 'outputs', 'apk', 'release'),
-            # gradle plugin < 3.0 and >= 0.11
-            os.path.join(root_dir, 'build', 'outputs', 'apk'),
-            # really old path
-            os.path.join(root_dir, 'build', 'apk'),
-        ]
-        # If we build with gradle flavours with gradle plugin >= 3.0 the APK will be in
-        # a subdirectory corresponding to the flavour command used, but with different
-        # capitalization.
-        if flavours_cmd:
-            apk_dirs.append(
-                os.path.join(
-                    root_dir,
-                    'build',
-                    'outputs',
-                    'apk',
-                    transform_first_char(flavours_cmd, str.lower),
-                    'release',
-                )
-            )
-        for apks_dir in apk_dirs:
-            for apkglob in ['*-release-unsigned.apk', '*-unsigned.apk', '*.apk']:
-                apks = glob.glob(os.path.join(apks_dir, apkglob))
-
-                if len(apks) > 1:
-                    raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException(
-                        'More than one resulting apks found in %s' % apks_dir,
-                        '\n'.join(apks),
-                    )
-                if len(apks) == 1:
-                    src = apks[0]
-                    break
-            if src is not None:
-                break
-
-        if src is None:
-            raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException('Failed to find any output apks')
-
-    elif omethod == 'ant':
-        stdout_apk = '\n'.join(
-            [line for line in p.output.splitlines() if '.apk' in line]
-        )
-        src = re.match(
-            r".*^.*Creating (.+) for release.*$.*", stdout_apk, re.S | re.M
-        ).group(1)
-        src = os.path.join(bindir, src)
-    elif omethod == 'raw':
-        output_path = fdroidserver.common.replace_build_vars(build.output, build)
-        globpath = os.path.join(root_dir, output_path)
-        apks = glob.glob(globpath)
-        if len(apks) > 1:
-            raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException('Multiple apks match %s' % globpath, '\n'.join(apks))
-        if len(apks) < 1:
-            raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException('No apks match %s' % globpath)
-        src = os.path.normpath(apks[0])
-
-
-def buildbuildbuild___(app, build, config, gradletasks):
-    root_dir = get_build_root_dir(app, build)
-
-    bmethod = build.build_method()
-    if bmethod == 'maven':
-        logging.info("Building Maven project...")
-
-        if '@' in build.maven:
-            maven_dir = os.path.join(root_dir, build.maven.split('@', 1)[1])
-        else:
-            maven_dir = root_dir
-
-        mvncmd = [
-            config['mvn3'],
-            '-Dandroid.sdk.path=' + config['sdk_path'],
-            '-Dmaven.jar.sign.skip=true',
-            '-Dmaven.test.skip=true',
-            '-Dandroid.sign.debug=false',
-            '-Dandroid.release=true',
-            'package',
-        ]
-        if build.target:
-            target = build.target.split('-')[1]
-            fdroidserver.common.regsub_file(
-                r'<platform>[0-9]*</platform>',
-                r'<platform>%s</platform>' % target,
-                os.path.join(root_dir, 'pom.xml'),
-            )
-            if '@' in build.maven:
-                fdroidserver.common.regsub_file(
-                    r'<platform>[0-9]*</platform>',
-                    r'<platform>%s</platform>' % target,
-                    os.path.join(maven_dir, 'pom.xml'),
-                )
-
-        p = fdroidserver.common.FDroidPopen(mvncmd, cwd=maven_dir)
-
-        bindir = os.path.join(root_dir, 'target')
-
-    elif bmethod == 'gradle':
-        logging.info("Building Gradle project...")
-
-        cmd = [config['gradle']]
-        if build.gradleprops:
-            cmd += ['-P' + kv for kv in build.gradleprops]
-
-        cmd += gradletasks
-
-        p = fdroidserver.common.FDroidPopen(
-            cmd,
-            cwd=root_dir,
-            envs={
-                "GRADLE_VERSION_DIR": config['gradle_version_dir'],
-                "CACHEDIR": config['cachedir'],
-            },
-        )
-
-    elif bmethod == 'ant':
-        logging.info("Building Ant project...")
-        cmd = ['ant']
-        if build.antcommands:
-            cmd += build.antcommands
-        else:
-            cmd += ['release']
-        p = fdroidserver.common.FDroidPopen(cmd, cwd=root_dir)
-
-        bindir = os.path.join(root_dir, 'bin')
-
-
-def check_build_success(app, build, p):
-    build_dir = fdroidserver.common.get_build_dir(app)
-
-    if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(build_dir, '.git')):
-        import git
-
-        commit_id = fdroidserver.common.get_head_commit_id(git.repo.Repo(build_dir))
-    else:
-        commit_id = build.commit
-
-    if p is not None and p.returncode != 0:
-        raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException(
-            "Build failed for %s:%s@%s" % (app.id, build.versionName, commit_id),
-            p.output,
-        )
-    logging.info(
-        "Successfully built version {versionName} of {appid} from {commit_id}".format(
-            versionName=build.versionName, appid=app.id, commit_id=commit_id
-        )
-    )
-
-
-def collect_output_again(app, build, p, flavours_cmd):
+def collect_build_output(app, build, p, bindir):
     root_dir = get_build_root_dir(app, build)
 
     omethod = build.output_method()
@@ -613,6 +493,7 @@ def collect_output_again(app, build, p, flavours_cmd):
         # If we build with gradle flavours with gradle plugin >= 3.0 the APK will be in
         # a subdirectory corresponding to the flavour command used, but with different
         # capitalization.
+        flavours_cmd = get_flavours_cmd(build)
         if flavours_cmd:
             apk_dirs.append(
                 os.path.join(
@@ -640,7 +521,9 @@ def collect_output_again(app, build, p, flavours_cmd):
                 break
 
         if src is None:
-            raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException('Failed to find any output apks')
+            raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException(
+                'Failed to find any output apks'
+            )
 
     elif omethod == 'ant':
         stdout_apk = '\n'.join(
@@ -655,17 +538,40 @@ def collect_output_again(app, build, p, flavours_cmd):
         globpath = os.path.join(root_dir, output_path)
         apks = glob.glob(globpath)
         if len(apks) > 1:
-            raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException('Multiple apks match %s' % globpath, '\n'.join(apks))
+            raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException(
+                'Multiple apks match %s' % globpath, '\n'.join(apks)
+            )
         if len(apks) < 1:
             raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException('No apks match %s' % globpath)
         src = os.path.normpath(apks[0])
     return src
 
 
-def execute_postbuild(app, build, src):
+def check_build_success(app, build, p):
     build_dir = fdroidserver.common.get_build_dir(app)
+
+    if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(build_dir, '.git')):
+        import git
+
+        commit_id = fdroidserver.common.get_head_commit_id(git.repo.Repo(build_dir))
+    else:
+        commit_id = build.commit
+
+    if p is not None and p.returncode != 0:
+        raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException(
+            "Build failed for %s:%s@%s" % (app.id, build.versionName, commit_id),
+            p.output,
+        )
+    logging.info(
+        "Successfully built version {versionName} of {appid} from {commit_id}".format(
+            versionName=build.versionName, appid=app.id, commit_id=commit_id
+        )
+    )
+
+
+def execute_postbuild(app, build, src):
     root_dir = get_build_root_dir(app, build)
-    srclibpaths = get_srclibpaths(build, build_dir)
+    srclibpaths = get_srclibpaths(app, build)
 
     if build.postbuild:
         logging.info(f"Running 'postbuild' commands in {root_dir}")
@@ -673,9 +579,9 @@ def execute_postbuild(app, build, src):
 
         # Substitute source library paths into commands...
         for name, number, libpath in srclibpaths:
-            cmd = cmd.replace(f"$${name}$$", str(Path.cwd() / libpath))
+            cmd = cmd.replace(f"$${name}$$", str(pathlib.Path.cwd() / libpath))
 
-        cmd = cmd.replace('$$OUT$$', str(Path(src).resolve()))
+        cmd = cmd.replace('$$OUT$$', str(pathlib.Path(src).resolve()))
 
         p = fdroidserver.common.FDroidPopen(
             ['bash', '-e', '-u', '-o', 'pipefail', '-x', '-c', cmd], cwd=root_dir
@@ -722,14 +628,20 @@ def get_metadata_from_apk(app, build, apkfile):
     native_code = fdroidserver.common.get_native_code(apkfile)
 
     if build.buildjni and build.buildjni != ['no'] and not native_code:
-        raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException("Native code should have been built but none was packaged")
+        raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException(
+            "Native code should have been built but none was packaged"
+        )
     if build.novcheck:
         versionCode = build.versionCode
         versionName = build.versionName
     if not versionCode or versionName is None:
-        raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException("Could not find version information in build in output")
+        raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException(
+            "Could not find version information in build in output"
+        )
     if not appid:
-        raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException("Could not find package ID in output")
+        raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException(
+            "Could not find package ID in output"
+        )
     if appid != app.id:
         raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException(
             "Wrong package ID - build " + appid + " but expected " + app.id
@@ -749,7 +661,9 @@ def validate_build_artifacts(app, build, src):
     # code in our new APK match what we expect...
     logging.debug("Checking " + src)
     if not os.path.exists(src):
-        raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException("Unsigned APK is not at expected location of " + src)
+        raise fdroidserver.exception.BuildException(
+            "Unsigned APK is not at expected location of " + src
+        )
 
     if fdroidserver.common.get_file_extension(src) == 'apk':
         vercode, version = get_metadata_from_apk(app, build, src)
@@ -783,16 +697,15 @@ def move_build_output(app, build, src, tmp_dir, output_dir="unsigned", notarball
 
 
 def run_this_build(config, options, package_name, version_code):
-    """run build for one specific version of an app localy
+    """Run build for one specific version of an app localy.
 
     :raises: various exceptions in case and of the pre-required conditions for the requested build are not met
     """
-
     app, build = fdroidserver.metadata.read_build_metadata(package_name, version_code)
 
     # not sure if this makes any sense to change open file limits since we know
     # that this script will only ever build one app
-    rlimit_check(1)
+    rlimit_check()
 
     logging.info(
         "Building version %s (%s) of %s"
@@ -801,7 +714,7 @@ def run_this_build(config, options, package_name, version_code):
 
     # init fdroid Popen wrapper
     fdroidserver.common.set_FDroidPopen_env(build)
-    p, gradletasks, flavours_cmd = init_build_subprocess(app, build, config)
+    gradletasks = init_build(app, build, config)
 
     sanitize_build_dir(app)
 
@@ -817,14 +730,13 @@ def run_this_build(config, options, package_name, version_code):
     execute_build_commands(app, build)
 
     # Build native stuff if required...
-    execute_buildjni_commands(app, build)
+    ndk_path = install_ndk(build, config)  # TODO: move to prepare step?
+    execute_buildjni_commands(app, build, ndk_path)
 
     # Build the release...
-    p = execute_build___(app, build, config, gradletasks)
-    collect_build_output(app, build, p, flavours_cmd)
-    buildbuildbuild___(app, build, config, gradletasks)
+    p, bindir = execute_build(app, build, config, gradletasks)
     check_build_success(app, build, p)
-    src = collect_output_again(app, build, p, flavours_cmd)
+    src = collect_build_output(app, build, p, bindir)
 
     # Run a postbuild command if one is required...
     execute_postbuild(app, build, src)
@@ -835,6 +747,7 @@ def run_this_build(config, options, package_name, version_code):
 
     move_build_output(app, build, src, tmp_dir)
 
+
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description=_(
@@ -844,7 +757,8 @@ def main():
         )
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-            "APP_VERSION", help=_("app id and version code tuple (e.g. org.fdroid.fdroid:1019051)")
+        "APP_VERSION",
+        help=_("app id and version code tuple (e.g. org.fdroid.fdroid:1019051)"),
     )
 
     # fdroid args/opts boilerplate
diff --git a/fdroidserver/build_local_sudo.py b/fdroidserver/build_local_sudo.py
index e878edae..c78c1908 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/build_local_sudo.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/build_local_sudo.py
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ def main():
     package_name, version_code = fdroidserver.common.split_pkg_arg(options.APP_VERSION)
     app, build = fdroidserver.metadata.read_build_metadata(package_name, version_code)
 
-
     # intialize FDroidPopen
     # TODO: remove once FDroidPopen is replaced with vm/container exec
     fdroidserver.common.set_FDroidPopen_env(build)
@@ -100,5 +99,6 @@ def main():
     sudo_lock_root(app, build)
     sudo_uninstall(app, build)
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/fdroidserver/common.py b/fdroidserver/common.py
index 52e65aa4..735afae1 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/common.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/common.py
@@ -1148,7 +1148,24 @@ def get_head_commit_id(git_repo):
 
 
 def setup_vcs(app):
-    """Checkout code from VCS and return instance of vcs and the build dir."""
+    """Create a VCS instance for given app.
+
+    This is a factory function that creates the correct type of VCS instance.
+    This doesn't checkout or clone any source code, it just creates a VCS
+    instance.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    app
+        metadata app object
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    vcs
+        VCS instance corresponding to passed app
+    build_dir
+        source code checkout directory for the supplied app
+    """
     build_dir = get_build_dir(app)
 
     # Set up vcs interface and make sure we have the latest code...
@@ -2213,7 +2230,41 @@ def getsrclib(spec, srclib_dir, basepath=False,
     referencing it, which may be a subdirectory of the actual project. If
     you want the base directory of the project, pass 'basepath=True'.
 
-    spec and srclib_dir are both strings, not pathlib.Path.
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    spec
+        srclib identifier (e.g. 'reproducible-apk-tools@v0.2.3').
+        must be string.
+    srclib_dir
+        base dir for holding checkouts of srclibs (usually './build/srclib').
+        must be a string.
+    basepath
+        changes the output of libdir to the base path, if set to True (default:
+        False)
+    raw
+        Don't sparese the spec instead use the unparsed spec as name, if set to
+        True (default: False)
+    prepare
+        Don't run `Prepare` commands in metadata, if set to False (default:
+        True)
+    preponly
+        Don't checkout the latest source code, if set to True (default: False)
+    refresh
+        Don't fetch latest source code from git remote, if set to False
+        (default: True)
+    build
+        metadata build object
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    name
+        name of the srclib (e.g. 'mylib' when the spec is 'mylib@1.2.3')
+    number
+        number prefix from srclib spec (e.g. '7' when spec is '7:mylib@1.2.3')
+        (only used for ant builds)
+    libdir
+        (sub-)directory with the source code of this srclib (if basepath is set
+        this will ignore 'Subdir' from srclib metadata)
     """
     number = None
     subdir = None
diff --git a/fdroidserver/metadata.py b/fdroidserver/metadata.py
index 74a663c1..63e26994 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/metadata.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/metadata.py
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ def read_metadata(appids={}, sort_by_time=False):
 
 
 def read_build_metadata(package_name, version_code, check_disabled=True):
-    """read 1 single metadata file from the file system + 1 singled out build
+    """Read 1 single metadata file from the file system + 1 singled out build.
 
     Parameters
     ----------