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diff --git a/man/portage.5 b/man/portage.5 index ad84ff1a7..fc36ddbec 100644 --- a/man/portage.5 +++ b/man/portage.5 @@ -444,12 +444,13 @@ doc .fi .TP .BR virtuals -This controls what packages will provide a virtual by default. For example, -if a package needs to send e\-mail, it will need virtual/mta. In the absence -of a package that provides virtual/mta (like qmail, sendmail, postfix, etc...), -portage will look here to see what package to use. In this case, Gentoo uses -net\-mail/ssmtp as the default (as defined in the virtuals file) because it's -the package that does the very bare minimum to send e\-mail. +The virtuals file controls default preferences for virtuals that +are defined via the \fBPROVIDE\fR ebuild variable (see +\fBebuild\fR(5)). Since Gentoo now uses \fBGLEP 37\fR virtuals +instead of \fBPROVIDE\fR virtuals, the virtuals file is +irrelevant for all Gentoo ebuilds. However, it is still possible +for third\-parties to distribute ebuilds that make use of +\fBPROVIDE\fR. .I Format: .nf |