repoman: add --digest=<y|n> option, bug #406875

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/man/repoman.1 b/man/repoman.1
index ddabbbb5b..37babcd4b 100644
--- a/man/repoman.1
+++ b/man/repoman.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "REPOMAN" "1" "Feb 2012" "Portage VERSION" "Portage"
+.TH "REPOMAN" "1" "Mar 2012" "Portage VERSION" "Portage"
 .SH NAME
 repoman \- Gentoo's program to enforce a minimal level of quality assurance in packages added to the portage tree
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -15,6 +15,21 @@ Note: \fBrepoman commit\fR only works \fIinside local\fR cvs, git, or subversion
 \fB-a\fR, \fB--ask\fR
 Request a confirmation before commiting
 .TP
+\fB\-\-digest=<y|n>\fR
+Automatically update Manifest digests for modified files. This
+option triggers a behavior that is very similar to that enabled
+by FEATURES="digest" in \fBmake.conf\fR(5). In order to enable
+this behavior by default for repoman alone, add
+\fB\-\-digest=y\fR to the \fIREPOMAN_DEFAULT_OPTS\fR variable in
+\fBmake.conf\fR(5). The \fBmanifest\-check\fR mode will
+automatically ignore the \-\-digest option.
+
+\fBNOTE:\fR
+This option does not trigger update of digests for Manifest DIST
+entries that already exist. Replacement of existing Manifest
+DIST entries can be forced by using the \fBmanifest\fR mode
+together with the \fB\-\-force\fR option.
+.TP
 \fB--force\fR
 Force commit to proceed, regardless of QA issues. For convenience, this option
 causes the most time consuming QA checks to be skipped. The commit message will