[gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH 2/2] man/ebuild.5: document the rationale for using keepdir over dodir.

[Michael Orlitzky]

---
 man/ebuild.5 | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man/ebuild.5 b/man/ebuild.5
index 9dd969b03..5e2fdbcf5 100644
--- a/man/ebuild.5
+++ b/man/ebuild.5
@@ -1285,8 +1285,9 @@ Sets the root (\fIDESTTREE\fR) for other functions like \fBdobin\fR,
 The default root is /usr.
 .TP
 .B keepdir\fR \fI<path> [more paths]
-Tells portage to leave directories behind even if they're empty.  Functions
-the same as \fBdodir\fR.
+Similar to \fBdodir\fR, but used to create directories that would otherwise
+be empty. The treatment of completely-empty directories is undefined by the
+PMS, and using \fBkeepdir\fR ensures that they are tracked.
 .TP
 .B dobin\fR \fI<binary> [list of more binaries]
 Installs a \fIbinary\fR or a list of binaries into \fIDESTTREE\fR/bin.
-- 
2.13.6