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authorZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2009-04-12 04:33:20 +0000
committerZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2009-04-12 04:33:20 +0000
commit6ceb0e46cae90432917ac6cbe109d05bce9b64ac (patch)
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Add a note about egencache to the --regen docs.
svn path=/main/trunk/; revision=13330
-rw-r--r--man/emerge.13
-rw-r--r--pym/_emerge/help.py3
2 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/man/emerge.1 b/man/emerge.1
index d186b80ae..be1b2f7e2 100644
--- a/man/emerge.1
+++ b/man/emerge.1
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ user' :). Rsync users should simply run \fBemerge \-\-sync\fR to regenerate
the cache. After a portage update, rsync users may find it convenient to run
\fBemerge \-\-metadata\fR to rebuild the cache as portage does at the end of
a sync operation. In order to specify parallel \fB\-\-regen\fR behavior, use
-the \fB\-\-jobs\fR and \fB\-\-load\-average\fR options.
+the \fB\-\-jobs\fR and \fB\-\-load\-average\fR options. If you would like to
+generate and distribute cache for use by others, use \fBegencache\fR(1).
.TP
.BR "\-\-resume"
Resumes the most recent merge list that has been aborted due to an error.
diff --git a/pym/_emerge/help.py b/pym/_emerge/help.py
index 4e379429e..fd57cc3be 100644
--- a/pym/_emerge/help.py
+++ b/pym/_emerge/help.py
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ def help(myaction,myopts,havecolor=1):
print " users as rsync updates the cache using server-side caches."
print " Rsync users should simply 'emerge --sync' to regenerate."
desc = "In order to specify parallel --regen behavior, use "+ \
- "the ---jobs and --load-average options."
+ "the ---jobs and --load-average options. If you would like to " + \
+ "generate and distribute cache for use by others, use egencache(1)."
for line in wrap(desc, desc_width):
print desc_indent + line
print