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authorZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2008-04-21 05:16:24 +0000
committerZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2008-04-21 05:16:24 +0000
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Document FEATURES="metadata-transfer" changes some more. (trunk r9934)
svn path=/main/branches/2.1.2/; revision=9935
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@@ -395,7 +395,9 @@ transfer or regenerate metadata cache. Users of the rsync tree need to
run `emerge \-\-metadata` if they have enabled FEATURES="metadata-transfer"
in \fBmake.conf\fR(5). In order to regenerate metadata for repositories
listed in \fBPORTDIR_OVERLAY\fR or a cvs tree, run `emerge \-\-regen`
-(see \fBemerge\fR(1)).
+(see \fBemerge\fR(1)). If you use something like the sqlite module and want
+to keep all metadata in that format alone (useful for querying), enable
+FEATURES="metadata-transfer" in \fBmake.conf\fR(5).
.TP
.BR package.keywords
Per\-package KEYWORDS. Useful for mixing unstable packages in with a normally