Re: [gentoo-dev] Ebuild questions

[Kumba <kumba@gentoo.org>]

I think this question is more geared towards gentoo-user, but ${PV} and 
${PN} are offshoots of ${P}.  Basically, if ${P} stands for "Package 
Name & Version", then ${PV} and ${PN} hold the Version and Name of the 
package specifically.  Others of note are ${A}, which I believe is the 
archive (i.e., the tarball), ${S} for Source Directory.  ${WORKDIR} and 
${FILESDIR} and ${DISTFILES} should all be self-explanatory (I think 
${DISTFILES} exists).

As for additional documentation on these, they might be in the other 
docs, but you probably will have to just study random ebuilds.

--Kumba



Brett I. Holcomb wrote:

> If this is the wrong list for this question please tell me where to move it 
> but it doesn't seem to fit gentoo-user or any of the others.
> 
> I want to do an ebuild for some programs but have never done one.  I've read 
> the Gentoo docs on ebuilds and eclasses and the man pages for ebuild.  
> However, in looking at some ebuilds - noticably flight gear and wine-cvs I 
> see variables such a $PV defined.  The docs mention $P but not $PV or other 
> variables.  I've browsed some of the eclasses trying to find the definitions 
> and haven't been successful.  Where are these explained.  Are there any more 
> docs I can read?
> 
> Thanks.
> 



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