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authorZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2008-05-11 19:21:28 +0000
committerZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2008-05-11 19:21:28 +0000
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Bug #220111 - Update the DISTDIR docs to clarify that it's safe to remove
any and all files from this location after packages are built. svn path=/main/trunk/; revision=10289
-rw-r--r--man/make.conf.56
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/man/make.conf.5 b/man/make.conf.5
index d5f316709..2a1763733 100644
--- a/man/make.conf.5
+++ b/man/make.conf.5
@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@ This variable is passed by the \fIebuild scripts\fR to the \fIconfigure\fR
as \fI\-\-target=${CTARGET}\fR only if it is defined.
.TP
\fBDISTDIR\fR = \fI[path]\fR
-Defines the location of your local source file repository. Note
+Defines the location of your local source file repository. After packages
+are built, it is safe to remove any and all files from this directory since
+they will be automatically fetched on demand for a given build. If you would
+like to selectively prune obsolete files from this directory, see
+\fBeclean\fR(1) from the gentoolkit package. Note
that locations under /usr/portage are not necessarily safe for data storage.
See the \fBPORTDIR\fR documentation for more information.
.br