Improve wording of *DEPEND variable description in ebuild(5) a bit
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man/ebuild.5 | 23 ++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/ebuild.5 b/man/ebuild.5 index 3f28fce..5bb1afa 100644 --- a/man/ebuild.5 +++ b/man/ebuild.5 @@ -543,27 +543,32 @@ repo-level USE settings, since profile and user configuration settings override them. .TP .B DEPEND -This should contain a list of all packages that are required for the -program to compile as described in fBDependenciesfR. +This should contain a list of all packages that are required for the program +to compile (aka fIbuildtimefR dependencies). These are usually libraries and +headers. + +You may use the syntax described above in the fBDependenciesfR section. .TP .B RDEPEND This should contain a list of all packages that are required for this -program to run (aka runtime depend). If this is not set in fBEAPI 3fR -or earlier, then it defaults to the value of fBDEPENDfR. In -fBEAPI 4fR or later, fBRDEPENDfR will never be implicitly set. +program to run (aka fIruntimefR dependencies). These are usually libraries. + +In fBEAPI 3fR or earlier, if this is not set, then it defaults to the value +of fBDEPENDfR. In fBEAPI 4fR or later, fBRDEPENDfR will never be +implicitly set. -You may use the same syntax to vary dependencies as seen above in fBDependenciesfR. +You may use the syntax described above in the fBDependenciesfR section. .TP .B PDEPEND This should contain a list of all packages that should be merged after this -one, but which may be installed by the package manager at any time, if that is -not possible. +one (aka fIpostfR merge dependencies), but which may be installed by the +package manager at any time, if that is not possible. .B ***WARNING*** .br Use this only as last resort to break cyclic dependencies! -You may use the same syntax to vary dependencies as seen above in fBDependenciesfR. +You may use the syntax described above in the fBDependenciesfR section. .TP .B REQUIRED_USE Beginning with fBEAPI 4fR, the fBREQUIRED_USEfR variable can be -- 1.7.12 |
Improve wording of *DEPEND variable description in ebuild(5) a bit
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man/ebuild.5 | 23 ++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/ebuild.5 b/man/ebuild.5 index 3f28fce..5bb1afa 100644 --- a/man/ebuild.5 +++ b/man/ebuild.5 @@ -543,27 +543,32 @@ repo-level USE settings, since profile and user configuration settings override them. .TP .B DEPEND -This should contain a list of all packages that are required for the -program to compile as described in fBDependenciesfR. +This should contain a list of all packages that are required for the program +to compile (aka fIbuildtimefR dependencies). These are usually libraries and +headers. + +You may use the syntax described above in the fBDependenciesfR section. .TP .B RDEPEND This should contain a list of all packages that are required for this -program to run (aka runtime depend). If this is not set in fBEAPI 3fR -or earlier, then it defaults to the value of fBDEPENDfR. In -fBEAPI 4fR or later, fBRDEPENDfR will never be implicitly set. +program to run (aka fIruntimefR dependencies). These are usually libraries. + +In fBEAPI 3fR or earlier, if this is not set, then it defaults to the value +of fBDEPENDfR. In fBEAPI 4fR or later, fBRDEPENDfR will never be +implicitly set. -You may use the same syntax to vary dependencies as seen above in fBDependenciesfR. +You may use the syntax described above in the fBDependenciesfR section. .TP .B PDEPEND This should contain a list of all packages that should be merged after this -one, but which may be installed by the package manager at any time, if that is -not possible. +one (aka fIpostfR merge dependencies), but which may be installed by the +package manager at any time, if that is not possible. .B ***WARNING*** .br Use this only as last resort to break cyclic dependencies! -You may use the same syntax to vary dependencies as seen above in fBDependenciesfR. +You may use the syntax described above in the fBDependenciesfR section. .TP .B REQUIRED_USE Beginning with fBEAPI 4fR, the fBREQUIRED_USEfR variable can be -- 1.7.12 |
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