[gentoo-commits] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/proj/en/devrel/handbook: hb-policy-ebuild.xml

[Christian Heim (phreak)]

phreak      07/11/01 19:54:34

  Modified:             hb-policy-ebuild.xml
  Log:
  Fix #183947 on how to (and how not to) use PROVIDE.

Revision  Changes    Path
1.21                 xml/htdocs/proj/en/devrel/handbook/hb-policy-ebuild.xml

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Index: hb-policy-ebuild.xml
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/devrel/handbook/hb-policy-ebuild.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.20
retrieving revision 1.21
diff -u -r1.20 -r1.21
--- hb-policy-ebuild.xml	16 Sep 2007 20:14:35 -0000	1.20
+++ hb-policy-ebuild.xml	1 Nov 2007 19:54:34 -0000	1.21
@@ -248,11 +248,9 @@
 Now, when <c>foocron-1.0</c> is installed, the <c>virtual/cron</c> package
 will be registered. If you didn't have any cron package installed before, this
 would mean that any package <e>depending</e> on <c>virtual/cron</c> would have
-that dependency fully satisfied. Note that it is possible to specify a
-<c>PROVIDE</c> value for any type of package -- it need not begin with
-<c>virtual/</c>. However, you <e>should</e> use the <c>virtual/</c> category
-unless you are using the <c>PROVIDE</c> functionality to handle packages that
-have been renamed.  
+that dependency fully satisfied. Note that it is adviced to only specify a
+<c>PROVIDE</c> value for packages actually starting with <c>virtual/</c>.
+Please don't use this to rename packages.
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