From f807bb54317db5f8073f8904897cf4b9d87bf2cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zac Medico Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2012 00:53:52 -0700 Subject: Support FEATURES={downgrade,unmerge}-backup This will fix bug #156282 and bug #424275. --- man/make.conf.5 | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'man/make.conf.5') diff --git a/man/make.conf.5 b/man/make.conf.5 index 7d07344bd..876a8a330 100644 --- a/man/make.conf.5 +++ b/man/make.conf.5 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH "MAKE.CONF" "5" "May 2012" "Portage VERSION" "Portage" +.TH "MAKE.CONF" "5" "Jul 2012" "Portage VERSION" "Portage" .SH "NAME" make.conf \- custom settings for Portage .SH "SYNOPSIS" @@ -293,6 +293,12 @@ strangely configured Samba server (oplocks off, NFS re\-export). A tool /usr/lib/portage/bin/clean_locks exists to help handle lock issues when a problem arises (normally due to a crash or disconnect). .TP +.B downgrade\-backup +When a package is downgraded to a lower version, call \fBquickpkg\fR(1) +in order to create a backup of the installed version before it is +unmerged (if a binary package of the same version does not already +exist). Also see the related \fIunmerge\-backup\fR feature. +.TP .B ebuild\-locks Use locks to ensure that unsandboxed ebuild phases never execute concurrently. Also see \fIparallel\-install\fR. @@ -514,6 +520,11 @@ continue to execute the remaining phases as if the failure had not occurred. Note that the test phase for a specific package may be disabled by masking the "test" \fBUSE\fR flag in \fBpackage.use.mask\fR (see \fBportage\fR(5)). .TP +.B unmerge\-backup +Call \fBquickpkg\fR(1) to create a backup of each package before it is +unmerged (if a binary package of the same version does not already exist). +Also see the related \fIdowngrade\-backup\fR feature. +.TP .B unmerge\-logs Keep logs from successful unmerge phases. This is relevant only when \fBPORT_LOGDIR\fR is set. -- cgit v1.2.3-1-g7c22