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author | Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> | 2023-10-21 09:54:31 +0200 |
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committer | Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> | 2023-10-21 21:05:40 +0200 |
commit | c97926baf8da7cf327509a0cd8718ca2bb9db56e (patch) | |
tree | b7b814add8cdc301f06396bba587789e88e0b469 | |
parent | ebuild-maintenance/new-ebuild; Fix link to bugzilla advanced search (diff) | |
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function-reference/install-functions: Mention dosym -r option
Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/916017
Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org>
-rw-r--r-- | function-reference/install-functions/text.xml | 15 |
1 files 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 <c>*into</c> functions create the directory if it does not already exist. <c>dosym</c> </ti> <ti> - 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 <e>verbatim</e>; it needs to either - specify a relative path or an absolute path including - <c>${EPREFIX}</c>. + <p> + Create a symlink to the target specified as the first parameter, at the + path specified by the second parameter. With option <c>-r</c> (EAPI 8), + an absolute path specified for the target will be converted to a path + relative to the link location. + </p> + <p> + Note: Without option <c>-r</c>, an absolute link target is interpreted + <e>verbatim</e>, i.e. it must include <c>${EPREFIX}</c> when applicable. + </p> </ti> </tr> <tr> |