Bug 8382 – explain env.d

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: [OLD] Docs-developer

[Description SpanKY 2002-09-25 18:33:13 UTC]

explain what it is, how it works, what you can do with it, and how you can use 
it

[Comment 1 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) 2002-09-25 19:23:05 UTC]

Hmm, okay.
I will need to do some research as I have never used this, but I will see what 
I can do. Is there any specific document that you would like this in, or do you 
think that it should be seperate?

[Comment 2 SpanKY 2002-09-25 19:54:42 UTC]

[19:27] <g2boojum> SpanKY: Do me a favor and file a bug saying something along: 
explain env.d in dev guide.

:)
but personally i would look for:
(1) a lot of good examples of how we can play with variables via env.d ... that 
irc msg came from 'how can i do CONFIG_PROTECT for my ebuild'
(2) a good list of what variables we can play with (and their format ... e.g. 
PATH is : delimited)
(3) a nice explanation of the 'XXpackage' system ... whats a good # for my 
ebuild, how can i find what similar packages do, why do i need a XX number, 
etc...

[Comment 3 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) 2002-09-25 20:11:23 UTC]

Okay, I can do that.
I will see what I can write, then I will throw it over to you and see what you 
think. Give me some time though, because my knowledge is limited on this 
subject ;-)

Thanks,

//ZhEN

[Comment 4 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) 2002-09-29 11:38:03 UTC]

Done, and ready for publication. It is in CVS.
I will close this bug. If we need changes to the guide, open a new one ;-)

//ZhEN