From fefe80fb47cbc033f42eefd64882e1a347483070 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zac Medico Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:27:30 -0800 Subject: ebuild(5): do/newins preserve symlinks in EAPI 4 --- man/ebuild.5 | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'man/ebuild.5') diff --git a/man/ebuild.5 b/man/ebuild.5 index 9787a31d1..16ee0388e 100644 --- a/man/ebuild.5 +++ b/man/ebuild.5 @@ -1086,10 +1086,12 @@ The default path is /. Can be used to define options for the install function used in \fBdoins\fR. The default is \fI\-m0644\fR. .TP -\fBdoins\fR \fI[-r] [list of more files]\fR +\fBdoins\fR \fI[\-r] [list of more files]\fR Installs files into the path controlled by \fBinsinto\fR. This function uses \fBinstall\fR(1). Creates all necessary dirs. -Setting -r sets recursive. +Setting \-r sets recursive. Beginning with \fBEAPI 4\fR, both +\fBdoins\fR and \fBnewins\fR preserve symlinks. In \fBEAPI 3\fR and +earlier, symlinks are dereferenced rather than preserved. .TP \fBexeinto\fR \fI[path]\fR Sets the destination path for the \fBdoexe\fR function. -- cgit v1.2.3-1-g7c22