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-rw-r--r--man/make.conf.510
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/man/make.conf.5 b/man/make.conf.5
index 5f5a4b704..5e7b4ce1b 100644
--- a/man/make.conf.5
+++ b/man/make.conf.5
@@ -235,8 +235,9 @@ Enable the sandbox in the compile phase, when running without root privs (\fIuse
.RE
.TP
\fBFETCHCOMMAND\fR
-This variable contains the command used for fetching package\-sources from
-the internet.
+This variable contains the command used for fetching package sources from
+the internet. It must contain the full path to the executable as well as the
+place-holders \\${DISTDIR} and \\${URI}.
.TP
\fBGENTOO_MIRRORS\fR = \fI[URLs]\fR
Insert your space\-seperated list of local mirrors here. These
@@ -301,8 +302,9 @@ directories.
Defaults to no value.
.TP
\fBRESUMECOMMAND\fR
-This variable contains the command used for resuming package\-sources that
-have been partially downloaded by the \fBFETCHCOMMAND\fR.
+This variable contains the command used for resuming package sources that
+have been partially downloaded. It should be defined using the same format
+as \fBFETCHCOMMAND\fR.
.TP
\fBROOT\fR = \fI[path]\fR
Use \fBROOT\fR to specify the target root filesystem to be used for merging