Created attachment 303143 [details] eclass/alternatives: various (i.e., allow directories to be symlinked) Here is the list of changes, updates and improvements for the eclass: - update copyright - minor cleanups/simplifications - ROOT -> EPREFIX - warn and do nothing if source exists and no symlink - 'ln -sf' does not overwrite symlink, therefore not being updated - allow directories to be symlinked - allow the following lazy usecase for ebuild/eclass: SOURCE="/usr/include/boost" ALTERNATIVES="/usr/include/boost-[0-9]_[0-9][0-9]/boost"
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