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authorZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2010-12-30 16:27:30 -0800
committerZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2010-12-30 16:27:30 -0800
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ebuild(5): do/newins preserve symlinks in EAPI 4
-rw-r--r--man/ebuild.56
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/man/ebuild.5 b/man/ebuild.5
index 9787a31d1..16ee0388e 100644
--- a/man/ebuild.5
+++ b/man/ebuild.5
@@ -1086,10 +1086,12 @@ The default path is /.
Can be used to define options for the install function used in
\fBdoins\fR. The default is \fI\-m0644\fR.
.TP
-\fBdoins\fR \fI[-r] <file> [list of more files]\fR
+\fBdoins\fR \fI[\-r] <file> [list of more files]\fR
Installs files into the path controlled by \fBinsinto\fR. This function
uses \fBinstall\fR(1). Creates all necessary dirs.
-Setting -r sets recursive.
+Setting \-r sets recursive. Beginning with \fBEAPI 4\fR, both
+\fBdoins\fR and \fBnewins\fR preserve symlinks. In \fBEAPI 3\fR and
+earlier, symlinks are dereferenced rather than preserved.
.TP
\fBexeinto\fR \fI[path]\fR
Sets the destination path for the \fBdoexe\fR function.