[gentoo-commits] proj/devmanual:master commit in: ebuild-writing/variables/

[Ulrich Müller]

commit:     6ebc0bd95ef60031be8bdba999f19c0d137ce05e
Author:     Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Sun Mar 21 05:12:56 2021 +0000
Commit:     Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Tue Mar 30 07:20:41 2021 +0000
URL:        https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=6ebc0bd9

ebuild-writing/variables: minor tweak to eapi7-ver reference

Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo.org>
[Avoid "EAPI 7+", as "+" is a legal character in an EAPI name.]
Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo.org>

 ebuild-writing/variables/text.xml | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ebuild-writing/variables/text.xml b/ebuild-writing/variables/text.xml
index 55cc3bd..97561e0 100644
--- a/ebuild-writing/variables/text.xml
+++ b/ebuild-writing/variables/text.xml
@@ -631,10 +631,11 @@ to read.
 </p>
 
 <p>
-Some ebuilds use calls to <c>sed</c>, <c>awk</c> and / or <c>cut</c> to do this. This
-must <e>not</e> be done for any new code, and should be fixed to use either
-eapi7-ver or bash substitution where possible. Global scope non-bash code is
-highly discouraged.
+Some ebuilds use calls to <c>sed</c>, <c>awk</c> and / or <c>cut</c> to do this.
+This must <e>not</e> be done for any new code and should be fixed to use
+built-in version manipulation commands (for EAPI 7 or later), Bash substitution,
+or in older EAPIs before 7, <c>eapi7-ver</c>. Global scope non-Bash code is
+<e>strongly</e> discouraged.
 </p>
 
 <p>