From 62b9787719172d3b628eaecf6cf7b3f21645c8d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marius Mauch Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:24:21 +0000 Subject: Add elog related variables to make.conf(5) with a pointer to make.conf.example. Add elog() description to ebuild(5) and update einfo() description. svn path=/main/trunk/; revision=5506 --- man/ebuild.5 | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'man/ebuild.5') diff --git a/man/ebuild.5 b/man/ebuild.5 index d0b0d0993..0e061410c 100644 --- a/man/ebuild.5 +++ b/man/ebuild.5 @@ -547,10 +547,15 @@ VERINS="$(best_version net-ftp/glftpd)" .RE .SH "HELPER FUNCTIONS: OUTPUT" .TP -\fBeinfo\fR \fI"informative message"\fR +\fBeinfo\fR \fI"disposable message"\fR +Same as \fBelog\fR, but should be used when the message isn't important to the +user (like progress or status messages during the build process). +.TP +\fBelog\fR \fI"informative message"\fR If you need to display an message that you wish the user to read and take -notice of, then use \fBeinfo\fR. It works just like \fBecho\fR(1), but -adds a little more to the output so as to catch the user's eye. +notice of, then use \fBelog\fR. It works just like \fBecho\fR(1), but +adds a little more to the output so as to catch the user's eye. The message +will also be logged by portage for later review. .TP \fBewarn\fR \fI"warning message"\fR Same as \fBeinfo\fR, but should be used when showing a warning to the user. -- cgit v1.2.3-1-g7c22