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diff --git a/man/make.conf.5 b/man/make.conf.5 index 757c74b5a..17e936771 100644 --- a/man/make.conf.5 +++ b/man/make.conf.5 @@ -184,7 +184,10 @@ is set to include debug information (such as with the \-ggdb flag). Do not delete the ${T} directory after the merge process. .TP .B keepwork -Do not delete the ${WORKDIR} directory after the merge process. +Do not delete the ${WORKDIR} directory after the merge process. This also +disables most the clean phase that is run prior to each build. This causes it +to interfere with normal emerge operation and therefore it should not be left +enabled for more than a short period of time. .TP .B metadata\-transfer Automatically perform a metadata transfer when `emerge \-\-sync` is run. |