[gentoo-pms] [PATCH] Calling a USE list function in global scope is an error.

[Ulrich Müller]

>>>>> On Thu, 15 Oct 2015, Ciaran McCreesh wrote:

> On Thu, 15 Oct 2015 19:05:08 +0200
> Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o> wrote:
>> Hm, how about replacing above sentence by: "It is an error if an
>> ebuild calls any of these functions in global scope."?

> That will work, if the appropriate Portage developer hands can be
> twisted.

Patch below, to be applied to master.

---
 pkg-mgr-commands.tex | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pkg-mgr-commands.tex b/pkg-mgr-commands.tex
index 1884a5c..83fbd68 100644
--- a/pkg-mgr-commands.tex
+++ b/pkg-mgr-commands.tex
@@ -646,8 +646,8 @@ in table~\ref{tab:compression-table} as supporting \t{docompress}.
 
 \subsubsection{Use List Functions}
 These functions provide behaviour based upon set or unset use flags. Ebuilds must not run any of
-these commands once the current phase function has returned. Ebuilds must not run any of these
-functions in global scope.
+these commands once the current phase function has returned. It is an error if an ebuild calls any
+of these functions in global scope.
 
 If any of these functions is called with a flag value that is not included in \t{IUSE\_EFFECTIVE},
 either behaviour is undefined or it is an error as decided by table~\ref{tab:use-list-strictness}.
-- 
2.6.1