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diff --git a/man/rpm.eclass.5 b/man/rpm.eclass.5 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0e57e3e54 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/rpm.eclass.5 @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +.TH "RPM.ECLASS" "5" "Jun 2003" "Portage 2.0.51" "portage" +.SH "NAME" +rpm.eclass \- convienence class for extracting RPM's +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +The \fBrpm\fR eclass exists in order to unpack RPM's for you. This +way developers dont have to keep employing their own tricks just to +extract the source archives from an RPM. The eclass will define the +\fBsrc_unpack\fR function and do all the unpacking for you. The +unpack function will utilize either \fBrpmoffset\fR or \fBrpm2cpio\fR to +unpack the RPM. If both exist on the system, then \fBrpm2cpio\fR +will be utilized. +.SH "VARIABLES" +.TP +.B USE_RPMOFFSET_ONLY = \fI"[0|1]"\fR +If you want to force the RPM extractor to utilize \fBrpmoffset\fR +even if \fBrpm2cpio\fR is detected, then just set this variable to 1. +.SH "FUNCTIONS" +.TP +.B rpm_unpack \fI"<file to unpack>"\fR +Unpack an RPM file in the same manner that \fBunpack\fR unpacks any +other archive. The contents of the RPM will be extracted to \fB${WORKDIR}\fR. +.TP +.B rpm_src_unpack +This replacement for \fBsrc_unpack\fR will go through \fB${A}\fR and +unpack all the files. If the file is an RPM, then \fBrpm_unpack\fR +will be called. Otherwise the default \fBunpack\fR function will be +utilized. +.SH "REPORTING BUGS" +Please report bugs via http://bugs.gentoo.org/ +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR ebuild (5) +.SH "FILES" +.BR /usr/portage/eclass/rpm.eclass +.SH "AUTHORS" +Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> +.SH "CVS HEADER" +$Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-src/portage/man/rpm.eclass.5,v 1.3.2.1 2005/01/15 00:19:36 vapier Exp $ |