644652 – Add syntax for all ebuild related commands

Bug 644652 - Add syntax for all ebuild related commands

Summary: Add syntax for all ebuild related commands

Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX

Alias:	None

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

Importance:	Normal normal
Assignee:	Gentoo Devmanual Team

URL:	https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t...
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Reported:	2018-01-15 12:21 UTC by Darko Luketic
Modified:	2018-10-24 20:04 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Description Darko Luketic 2018-01-15 12:21:12 UTC

Currently there is no document that describes the syntax of commands used in src_install and others, example `doins` `insinto` etc.

Document each command's syntax.
Example:
insinto [<options>] <source> <target> (or similar)
where options
-r recursively copy
-e etc.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Try writing an ebuild without documentation
2. Ask on the forums
3. Receive irrelevant to no answers

Comment 1 poncho 2018-01-15 13:14:33 UTC

(In reply to Darko Luketic from comment #0)
> Currently there is no document that describes the syntax of commands used in
> src_install and others, example `doins` `insinto` etc.

See "man ebuild.5"

https://dev.gentoo.org/~zmedico/portage/doc/man/ebuild.5.html for an online version.

Comment 2 Göktürk Yüksek archtester

2018-01-16 22:03:17 UTC

Does this page not satisfy your needs? https://devmanual.gentoo.org/function-reference/install-functions/index.html