Re: [gentoo-user] Syntax for set files

[Alan McKinnon]

On Tue, 7 Feb 2012 13:46:04 -0600
Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 12:36 PM, Alan McKinnon
> <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote:
> > Anyone know a link to documentation on what the syntax is in
> > portage's set files? I once had a skimpy doc (since lost) that
> > described operators like + - / that let you add, remove and replace
> > named atoms in a set file.
>
> Portage documentation, Part I Chapter 2 "Package Set Configuration"
> should have more than you ever wanted to know about sets. :) Emerge
> portage with USE="doc" if you don't already have it in
> /usr/share/doc/portage*/html/.

Ah, that explains it. I have USE=-doc set globally and it never occurred
to me to enable it for portage :-) I have only a few packages where
USE=doc is enabled. I'd always sorta assumed the real docs were on a
wiki somewhere :-)



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Alan McKinnnon
alan.mckinnon@×××××.com