From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 83751158089 for ; Sat, 21 Oct 2023 19:06:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B20C12BC013; Sat, 21 Oct 2023 19:06:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (woodpecker.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 90ADA2BC013 for ; Sat, 21 Oct 2023 19:06:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from oystercatcher.gentoo.org (oystercatcher.gentoo.org [148.251.78.52]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7AE97335C39 for ; Sat, 21 Oct 2023 19:06:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by oystercatcher.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B0947B87 for ; Sat, 21 Oct 2023 19:06:45 +0000 (UTC) From: "Ulrich Müller" To: gentoo-commits@lists.gentoo.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Reply-To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org, "Ulrich Müller" Message-ID: <1697915140.c97926baf8da7cf327509a0cd8718ca2bb9db56e.ulm@gentoo> Subject: [gentoo-commits] proj/devmanual:master commit in: function-reference/install-functions/ X-VCS-Repository: proj/devmanual X-VCS-Files: function-reference/install-functions/text.xml X-VCS-Directories: function-reference/install-functions/ X-VCS-Committer: ulm X-VCS-Committer-Name: Ulrich Müller X-VCS-Revision: c97926baf8da7cf327509a0cd8718ca2bb9db56e X-VCS-Branch: master Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2023 19:06:45 +0000 (UTC) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-commits@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply X-Archives-Salt: ff98c30b-dce4-46bc-b74b-decbc791596e X-Archives-Hash: 2a0ed05fa545f699ced4888232a48190 commit: c97926baf8da7cf327509a0cd8718ca2bb9db56e Author: Ulrich Müller gentoo org> AuthorDate: Sat Oct 21 07:54:31 2023 +0000 Commit: Ulrich Müller gentoo org> CommitDate: Sat Oct 21 19:05:40 2023 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=c97926ba function-reference/install-functions: Mention dosym -r option Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/916017 Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller gentoo.org> function-reference/install-functions/text.xml | 15 ++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/function-reference/install-functions/text.xml b/function-reference/install-functions/text.xml index 0602c80..0d37980 100644 --- a/function-reference/install-functions/text.xml +++ b/function-reference/install-functions/text.xml @@ -278,11 +278,16 @@ The *into functions create the directory if it does not already exist. dosym - Create a symlink to the target specified as the first parameter, - at the path specified by the second parameter. Note that - the target is interpreted verbatim; it needs to either - specify a relative path or an absolute path including - ${EPREFIX}. +

+ Create a symlink to the target specified as the first parameter, at the + path specified by the second parameter. With option -r (EAPI 8), + an absolute path specified for the target will be converted to a path + relative to the link location. +

+

+ Note: Without option -r, an absolute link target is interpreted + verbatim, i.e. it must include ${EPREFIX} when applicable. +