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Bug 273641 - pkg_info can run on non-installed packages (EAPI 4)
Summary: pkg_info can run on non-installed packages (EAPI 4)
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Portage Development
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Core (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Portage team
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Keywords: InVCS
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Blocks: 273620
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Reported: 2009-06-10 20:24 UTC by Sebastian Luther (few)
Modified: 2010-04-01 16:54 UTC (History)
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Description Sebastian Luther (few) 2009-06-10 20:24:19 UTC 
This bug tracks the implementation of the EAPI 3 feature mentioned in the summary.
Comment 1 Jonathan Callen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-10-17 21:52:28 UTC 
From PMS:

10.1.15  pkg_info

The pkg_info function may be called by the package manager when displaying information about an installed package. In EAPIs listed in table 10.7 as supporting pkg_info on non-installed packages, it may also be called by the package manager when displaying information about a non-installed package. In this case, ebuild authors should note that dependencies may not be installed.

pkg_info must not write to the filesystem.