Look at Code Listing 10: Checking the existence of a doc USE flag The sentence "You can also create a directory called /etc/portage/package.use and list it in a file inside this directory." is incomprehensible without reading the USE falgs chapter. What does "it" refer to in this sentence? Futhermore. the example cited says # emerge -vp alsa-lib [ebuild N ] media-libs/alsa-lib-1.0.9_rc3 +doc -jack 674 kB On my machine, the output is [ebuild N ] media-libs/alsa-lib-1.0.14_rc USE="-debug -doc" 697 kN The handbook should be adapted to the current output. Reproducible: Always
Dunno who thought package.use was a directory, but this is definitely inaccurate and should be fixed.
Fixed in CVS.
The full 2 line paragraph is: "You can enable or disable the doc USE flag either globally in the /etc/make.conf file or per package in the /etc/portage/package.use file. You can also create a directory called /etc/portage/package.use and list it in a file inside this directory. The USE Flags chapter covers this aspect in detail." I don't see how "it" could be anything else but the USE flag. Maybe the German version will be clearer to you. The example was just an example. (In reply to comment #1) > Dunno who thought package.use was a directory, but this is definitely > inaccurate and should be fixed. man portage
Sorry, I didn't mean to reopen.
