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-rw-r--r--man/emerge.110
-rw-r--r--pym/emergehelp.py11
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/man/emerge.1 b/man/emerge.1
index 671c2203d..1357d3953 100644
--- a/man/emerge.1
+++ b/man/emerge.1
@@ -117,10 +117,12 @@ information when submitting a bug report.\fR Expanded output can be obtained
with the \fI\-\-verbose\fR option.
.TP
.BR \-\-metadata
-Causes portage to process all the metacache files as is normally done on the
-tail end of an rsync update using \fBemerge \-\-sync\fR. The processing
-creates the cache database that portage uses for pre\-parsed lookups of
-package data.
+Transfers metadata cache from ${PORTDIR}/metadata/cache/ to
+/var/cache/edb/dep/ as is normally done on the
+tail end of an rsync update using \fBemerge \-\-sync\fR. This process
+populates the cache database that portage uses for pre-parsed lookups of
+package data. It does not populate cache for the overlays listed in
+PORTDIR_OVERLAY. In order to generate cache for overlays, use \fB\-\-regen\fR.
.TP
.BR "\-\-prune " (\fB\-P\fR)
\fBWARNING: This action can remove important packages!\fR Prune looks at each
diff --git a/pym/emergehelp.py b/pym/emergehelp.py
index e9949dd2a..e7f87aacf 100644
--- a/pym/emergehelp.py
+++ b/pym/emergehelp.py
@@ -80,10 +80,13 @@ def help(myaction,myopts,havecolor=1):
print " run with the '--verbose' flag."
print
print " "+green("--metadata")
- print " Causes portage to process all the metacache files as is normally "
- print " done on the tail end of an rsync update using "+bold("emerge --sync")+"."
- print " This processing creates the cache database that portage uses for"
- print " pre-parsed lookups of package data."
+ print " Transfers metadata cache from ${PORTDIR}/metadata/cache/ to"
+ print " /var/cache/edb/dep/ as is normally done on the tail end of an"
+ print " rsync update using " + bold("emerge --sync") + ". This process populates the"
+ print " cache database that portage uses for pre-parsed lookups of"
+ print " package data. It does not populate cache for the overlays"
+ print " listed in PORTDIR_OVERLAY. In order to generate cache for"
+ print " overlays, use " + bold("--regen") + "."
print
print " "+green("--prune")+" ("+green("-P")+" short option)"
print " "+turquoise("WARNING: This action can remove important packages!")