421813 – devmanual should document EAPI 4 USE dependency defaults

Bug 421813 - devmanual should document EAPI 4 USE dependency defaults

Summary: devmanual should document EAPI 4 USE dependency defaults

Status:	RESOLVED INVALID

Alias:	None

Product:	Documentation
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Devmanual (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Quality Assurance Team

URL:	https://dev.gentoo.org/~zmedico/porta...
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Reported:	2012-06-18 17:31 UTC by Michael Palimaka (kensington)
Modified:	2012-06-18 17:41 UTC (History)
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Description Michael Palimaka (kensington) gentoo-dev

2012-06-18 17:31:35 UTC

The devmanual should document EAPI 4 USE dependency defaults eg. app-foo/bar[baz(+)].

Comment 1 Jeremy Olexa (darkside) (RETIRED) archtester

2012-06-18 17:41:03 UTC

It does.

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    use dependencies default

    In addition to the use-deps specified in EAPI=2, a (+) or (-) may be added to the use-dep to define a default-value in case the use-flag does not exist in the given package. The (+) means that this use-flag is assumed to be enabled, (-) the opposite.

    Example:
<snip>

http://devmanual.gentoo.org/ebuild-writing/eapi/index.html