[gentoo-pms] [PATCH 1/2] ebuild-env-vars.tex: Clarify trailing slash rule.

[Ulrich Müller]

Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm@g.o>
---
 ebuild-env-vars.tex | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ebuild-env-vars.tex b/ebuild-env-vars.tex
index 660d17b..ae8bd7d 100644
--- a/ebuild-env-vars.tex
+++ b/ebuild-env-vars.tex
@@ -466,8 +466,9 @@ set, though.
 \label{sec:trailing-slash}
 
 Unless specified otherwise, the paths provided through package manager variables do not end with
-a trailing slash and cannot be empty. A few exceptions to that rule are listed
-in table~\ref{tab:trailing-slash} along with applicable EAPIs.
+a trailing slash. Consequently, the system root directory will be represented by the empty string.
+A few exceptions to this rule are listed in table~\ref{tab:trailing-slash} along with applicable
+EAPIs.
 
 For EAPIs where those variables are defined to always end with a trailing slash, the package manager
 guarantees that a trailing slash will always be appended to the path in question. If the path
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