Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] stop using $IMAGE
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:47:25
Message-Id: 200703091243.44897.vapier@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] stop using $IMAGE by Seemant Kulleen
1 On Friday 09 March 2007, Seemant Kulleen wrote:
2 > On Fri, 2007-03-09 at 12:03 -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote:
3 > > portage has been doing the right thing with $D in pkg_* functions and
4 > > IMAGE is just an annoying nuance that most people screw up
5 > >
6 > > so in your pkg_* functions, use $D, not $IMAGE, to refer to the temporary
7 > > install
8 >
9 > Good to know (I've been doing the $IMAGE my own self for a long time).
10
11 i'm happy to say you are not normal then as few people got $IMAGE usage
12 correct ;)
13
14 > When did the changeover happen, do you know?
15
16 looks like 2.1 series sealed the deal
17 -mike