[patch] Fixed the man page to correctly explain ebuild needing =

fix.emerge.man.patch (text/plain), 1.90 KB, created by Bryan Whitehead on 2004-01-15 16:32:24 UTC

diff -ur portage-2.0.50_pre16/man/emerge.1 portage-2.0.50_pre16-fix/man/emerge.1
--- portage-2.0.50_pre16/man/emerge.1	2004-01-13 15:05:07.000000000 -0800
+++ portage-2.0.50_pre16-fix/man/emerge.1	2004-01-15 16:25:51.000000000 -0800
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
 as \fBsys\-apps/portage\fR or \fB=python\-2.2.1\-r2\fR.  \fBemerge\fR
 ignores a trailing slash so that filename completion can be used.
 The \fIebuild\fR may also be an actual filename, such as
-\fB/usr/portage/app\-admin/python/python\-2.2.1\-r2.ebuild\fR.
+\fB/usr/portage/app\-admin/python/python\-2.2.1\-r2.ebuild\fR. If a
+specific version of an ebuild is specified, it must be prefixed with
+a \fB=\fR such as \fB=sys\-kernel/gentoo\-sources\-2.4.22\-r3\fR.
 .TP
 .BR tbz2file
 A \fItbz2file\fR must be a valid .tbz2 created with \fBebuild
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@
 functionality of the system.  The arguments can be \fIebuilds\fR,
 \fIclasses\fR, or \fIdependencies\fR.  For example, \fBemerge
 clean binutils\fR cleans out old versions of binutils;
-\fBemerge clean net\-www/mozilla\-0.9.9\-r2\fR cleans out that
+\fBemerge clean =net\-www/mozilla\-0.9.9\-r2\fR cleans out that
 specific version of Mozilla.  This is generally safe to use.
 \fBNote that\fR clean \fBdoes not remove unslotted packages.\fR
 .TP
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@
 version of XFree86 for esoteric hardware, or you just like to roll
 your own packages.  You \fBmust\fR specify a category and particular
 version of a package for injecting.  For example,
-\fBemerge inject sys\-kernel/gentoo\-sources\-2.4.19\fR.
+\fBemerge inject =sys\-kernel/gentoo\-sources\-2.4.19\fR.
 .TP
 .BR "prune " (\fB\-P\fR)
 \fBWARNING: This action can remove important packages!\fR Removes
@@ -497,5 +499,7 @@
 Phil Bordelon <[e-mail]>
 .br
 Mike Frysinger <[e-mail]>
+.br
+Bryan Whitehead <[e-mail]>
 .SH "CVS HEADER"
 $Id: emerge.1,v 1.45 2003/11/30 05:56:43 vapier Exp $