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authorZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2012-09-15 13:54:40 -0700
committerZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2012-09-15 13:54:40 -0700
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ebuild.5: EAPI 5 best/has_version --host-root
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@@ -979,16 +979,20 @@ places where output is to be disregarded. Never use the output for calculation.
The \fIitem list\fR is delimited by the \fIIFS\fR variable. This variable
has a default value of ' ', or a space. It is a \fBbash\fR(1) setting.
.TP
-\fBhas_version\fR \fI<category/package\-version>\fR
+\fBhas_version\fR \fI[\-\-host\-root]\fR \fI<category/package\-version>\fR
Check to see if \fIcategory/package\-version\fR is installed on the system.
The parameter accepts all values that are acceptable in the \fBDEPEND\fR
variable. The function returns 0 if \fIcategory/package\-version\fR is
-installed, 1 otherwise.
+installed, 1 otherwise. Beginning with \fBEAPI 5\fR, the
+\-\-host\-root option may be used in order to cause the query
+to apply to the host root instead of ${ROOT}.
.TP
-\fBbest_version\fR \fI<package name>\fR
+\fBbest_version\fR \fI[\-\-host\-root]\fR \fI<package name>\fR
This function will look up \fIpackage name\fR in the database of currently
installed programs and echo the "best version" of the package that is
-currently installed.
+currently installed. Beginning with \fBEAPI 5\fR, the
+\-\-host\-root option may be used in order to cause the query
+to apply to the host root instead of ${ROOT}.
.RS
.TP
.I Example: