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diff --git a/man/alternatives.eclass.5 b/man/alternatives.eclass.5 deleted file mode 100644 index 367dfe038..000000000 --- a/man/alternatives.eclass.5 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,59 +0,0 @@ -.TH ALTERNATIVES.ECLASS 5 "Nov 2004" "Portage 2.0.51" portage -.SH NAME -alternatives \- interface for SLOT'ed packages requiring a symbolic link to the -latest version -.SH DESCRIPTION -The \fBalternatives\fR eclass provides an interface for SLOT'ed packages that -require a symbolic link that points to the latest version installed. Due to the -varying order in which SLOT'ed versions may be installed, the symbolic link is -not always guaranteed to point to the latest version. The \fBalternatives\fR -eclass attempts to solve this problem. -.br - -There are currently two methods in which this eclass may be used. The first -method involves variable invocation (via \fBSOURCE\fR and \fBALTERNATIVES\fR), -while the second method involves function invocation (via \fBalternatives_makesym\fR -or \fBalternatives_auto_makesym\fR). These will be described below, however, -please keep in mind that the two methods are not meant to be used in conjunction. -.SH VARIABLES -.TP -.B SOURCE = \fI"/usr/bin/python"\fR -Defines the name of the symbolic link that will be created to point to the -latest installed version. -.TP -.B ALTERNATIVES = \fI"/usr/bin/python2.3 /usr/bin/python2.2"\fR -Defines a whitespace-delimited list of alternatives. The first one found to -exist will become the target of the created symbolic link. -.SH FUNCTIONS -.TP -.B alternatives_makesym \fI< symlink > < alt1 alt2 ... >\fR -Creates the specified symbolic link to point to the first specified alternative -found to exist. This function is normally invoked from \fBpkg_postinst\fR and -\fBpkg_postrm\fR. -.TP -.B alternatives_auto_makesym \fI< symlink > < alt_glob >\fR -A "smart" version of \fBalternatives_makesym\fR that attempts to automatically -deduce which version to link to, based on the specified alternatives glob -pattern (eg. "python[0-9].[0-9]"). Like \fBalternatives_makesym\fR, this -function is normally invoked from \fBpkg_postinst\fR and \fBpkg_postrm\fR. -.TP -\fBNOTE\fR: the following default pkg functions are only meant for use with the -variable invocation method. -.TP -.B alternatives_pkg_postinst -Default pkg_postinst that calls \fBalternatives_makesym\fR if both the -\fBSOURCE\fR and \fBALTERNATIVES\fR variables are set. -.TP -.B alternatives_pkg_postrm -Default pkg_postrm that calls \fBalternatives_makesym\fR if both the \fBSOURCE\fR -and \fBALTERNATIVES\fR variables are set. -.SH REPORTING BUGS -Please report bugs via http://bugs.gentoo.org/ -.SH SEE ALSO -.BR ebuild (5) -.SH FILES -.BR /usr/portage/eclass/alternatives.eclass -.SH AUTHORS -Aaron Walker <ka0ttic@gentoo.org> -.SH CVS HEADER -$Id: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-src/portage/man/alternatives.eclass.5,v 1.1.2.1 2005/08/20 05:05:31 vapier Exp $ |