I cant verify its correctness but I sure enjoined reading the first
half.

On Tue, 2003-09-02 at 10:17, Grant Goodyear wrote:
> Dear all,
>   I've been spending a bit of time walking through the Portage code so
> that I could have a better idea of what goes on when one types "emerge"
> or "ebuild".  I've put together enough information that I decided it was
> worth making it public, at http://www.gentoo.org/~g2boojum, although I
> by no means guarantee the validity of any of my statements there
> (especially true since portage is a moving target).  Please feel free to
> e-mail me with any errors, additions, or corrections you might have.
> 
> Best,
> g2boojum
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Ned Ludd <solar@gentoo.org>
Gentoo Linux Developer (Hardened)