-.TH "EMERGE" "1" "Dec 2006" "Portage 2.1" "Portage"
+.TH "EMERGE" "1" "Aug 2008" "Portage 2.2" "Portage"
.SH "NAME"
emerge \- Command\-line interface to the Portage system
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.TP
.BR emerge
-[\fIoptions\fR] [\fIaction\fR] [\fIebuild\fR | \fItbz2file\fR | \fIset\fR | \fIatom\fR] ...
+[\fIoptions\fR] [\fIaction\fR] [\fIebuild\fR | \fItbz2file\fR | \fIfile\fR | \fI@set\fR | \fIatom\fR] ...
.TP
.BR emerge
-\fB\-\-sync\fR | \fB\-\-info\fR | \fB\-\-version\fR
+\fB\-\-sync\fR | \fB\-\-version\fR
+.TP
+.BR emerge
+\fB\-\-info\fR [\fIatom\fR]
.TP
.BR emerge
\fB\-\-search\fR \fIsomestring\fR
.TP
.BR emerge
-\fB\-\-help\fR [\fB\-\-system\fR | \fB\-\-config\fR | \fB\-\-sync\fR]
+\fB\-\-help\fR [\fB\-\-verbose\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
\fBemerge\fR is the definitive command\-line interface to the Portage
system. It is primarily used for installing packages, and \fBemerge\fR
<package>\-<version>.ebuild package\fR or \fBemerge \-\-buildpkg
[category/]<package>\fR or \fBquickpkg /var/db/pkg/<category>/<package>\fR.
.TP
+.BR file
+A \fIfile\fR must be a file or directory that has been installed by one or
+more packages. For directories that are owned by multiple packages, all
+owning packages to be selected. See the portageq(1) owners command if you
+would like to query the owners of one or more files or directories.
+.TP
.BR set
A \fIset\fR is a convenient shorthand for a large group of
-packages. Two sets are currently supported: \fBsystem\fR
-and \fBworld\fR. \fBsystem\fR refers to a set of packages
-deemed necessary for your system to run properly. \fBworld\fR
-contains all the packages in \fBsystem\fR, plus any
-other packages listed in \fB/var/lib/portage/world\fR. [See
-\fBFILES\fR below for more information.] Note that a \fIset\fR
-is generally used in conjunction with \fB\-\-update\fR.
+packages. Three sets are currently always available: \fBselected\fR,
+\fBsystem\fR and \fBworld\fR. \fBselected\fR contains the user-selected
+"world" packages that are listed in \fB/var/lib/portage/world\fR,
+and nested sets that may be listed
+in \fB/var/lib/portage/world_sets\fR. \fBsystem\fR refers to a set of
+packages deemed necessary for your system to run properly. \fBworld\fR
+encompasses both the \fBselected\fR and \fBsystem\fR sets. [See
+\fBFILES\fR below for more information.] Other sets can exist depending
+on the current configuration. The default set configuration is located
+in \fB/usr/share/portage/config/sets.conf\fR. Note that a \fIset\fR
+is generally used in conjunction with \fB\-\-update\fR. When used as
+arguments to \fBemerge\fR sets have to be prefixed with \fB@\fR to be
+recognized. Use the \fB\-\-list\-sets\fR action to display a list of
+available package sets.
.TP
.BR atom
An \fIatom\fR describes bounds on a package that you wish to install.
to the \fBworld\fR file at the end, so that they are considered for
later updating.
.TP
-.BR "\-\-clean " (\fB\-c\fR)
+.BR \-\-clean
Cleans up the system by examining the installed packages and removing older
packages. This is accomplished by looking at each installed package and separating
the installed versions by \fBslot\fR. Clean will \fBremove all but the most recently
has completed. This usually entails configuration file setup or other similar
setups that the user may wish to run.
.TP
-.BR \-\-depclean
-Determines all packages installed on the system that have no
-explicit reason for being there. \fBemerge\fR generates a list
-of packages which it expects to be installed by checking the
-\fBsystem\fR package list and the \fBworld\fR file. It then
-compares that list to the list of packages which are actually
-installed; the differences are listed as unnecessary packages
-and then unmerged after a short timeout. \fBWARNING: Removing some
-packages may cause packages which link to the removed package
-to stop working and complain about missing libraries.\fR
-Re\-emerge the complaining package to fix this issue. Also see
-\fB\-\-with\-bdeps\fR for behavior with respect to build time dependencies that
-are not strictly required.
+.BR "\-\-depclean (-c)"
+Cleans the system by removing packages that are not associated
+with explicitly merged packages. Depclean works by creating the
+full dependency tree from the @world set,
+then comparing it to installed packages. Packages installed, but
+not part of the dependency tree, will be uninstalled by depclean.
+See \fB\-\-with\-bdeps\fR for behavior with respect to build time dependencies
+that are not strictly required. Packages that are part of the world set will
+always be kept. They can be manually added to this set with \fIemerge
+\-\-noreplace <atom>\fR. As a safety measure, depclean will not remove any
+packages unless *all* required dependencies have been resolved. As a
+consequence, it is often necessary to run \fIemerge \-\-update \-\-newuse
+\-\-deep @world\fR prior to depclean.
+
+\fBWARNING:\fR
+Inexperienced users are advised to use \fB\-\-pretend\fR with this
+option in order to see a preview of which packages
+will be uninstalled. Always study the list of packages
+to be cleaned for any obvious mistakes. Note that packages listed in
+package.provided (see \fBportage\fR(5)) may be removed by
+depclean, even if they are part of the world set.
+
+Depclean serves as a dependency aware
+version of \fB\-\-unmerge\fR. When given one or more atoms, it will
+unmerge matched packages that have no reverse dependencies. Use
+\fB\-\-depclean\fR together with \fB\-\-verbose\fR to show reverse
+dependencies.
+.TP
+.BR "\-\-deselect[=n]"
+Remove atoms from the world file. This action is implied
+by uninstall actions, including \fB-\-depclean\fR,
+\fB-\-prune\fR and \fB-\-unmerge\fR. Use \fB-\-deselect=n\fR
+in order to prevent uninstall actions from removing
+atoms from the world file.
.TP
.BR "\-\-help " (\fB\-h\fR)
Displays help information for emerge. Adding one of the additional
information when submitting a bug report.\fR Expanded output can be obtained
with the \fI\-\-verbose\fR option.
.TP
+.BR \-\-list\-sets
+Displays a list of available package sets.
+.TP
.BR \-\-metadata
Transfers metadata cache from ${PORTDIR}/metadata/cache/ to
/var/cache/edb/dep/ as is normally done on the
populates the cache database that portage uses for pre-parsed lookups of
package data. It does not populate cache for the overlays listed in
PORTDIR_OVERLAY. In order to generate cache for overlays, use \fB\-\-regen\fR.
+In versions of portage >=2.1.5 the \-\-metadata action is totally unnecessary
+unless the user has enabled FEATURES="metadata-transfer" in \fBmake.conf\fR(5).
.TP
.BR "\-\-prune " (\fB\-P\fR)
-\fBWARNING: This action can remove important packages!\fR Prune looks at each
-installed package and attempts to \fBremove\fR all but the \fBmost recently
-installed version. \fRPrune ignores \fBslots\fR, if you require a slot\-aware
-Prune use \fB emerge \-\-clean\fR. Prune may inadvertently remove important
-packages from your system. Use \fB\-\-clean\fR instead unless you really
-know what you're doing.
+\fBWARNING: This action can remove important packages!\fR Removes all but the
+highest installed version of a package from your system. Use \fB\-\-prune\fR
+together with \fB\-\-verbose\fR to show reverse dependencies or with
+\fB\-\-nodeps\fR to ignore all dependencies.
.TP
.BR \-\-regen
Causes portage to check and update the dependency cache of all ebuilds in the
user' :). Rsync users should simply run \fBemerge \-\-sync\fR to regenerate
the cache. After a portage update, rsync users may find it convenient to run
\fBemerge \-\-metadata\fR to rebuild the cache as portage does at the end of
-a sync operation.
-.TP
-.BR "\-\-resume"
-Resumes the last merge operation. Please note that this operation
-will only return an error on failure. If there is nothing for portage
-to do, then portage will exit with a message and a success condition.
+a sync operation. In order to specify parallel \fB\-\-regen\fR behavior, use
+the \fB\-\-jobs\fR and \fB\-\-load\-average\fR options. If you would like to
+generate and distribute cache for use by others, use \fBegencache\fR(1).
+.TP
+.BR "\-\-resume" (\fB\-r\fR)
+Resumes the most recent merge list that has been aborted due to an error.
+Please note that this operation will only return an error on failure. If there
+is nothing for portage to do, then portage will exit with a message and a
+success condition. A resume list will persist until it has been completed in
+entirety or until another aborted merge list replaces it. The resume history
+is capable of storing two merge lists. After one resume list completes, it is
+possible to invoke \-\-resume once again in order to resume an older list.
.TP
.BR "\-\-search " (\fB\-s\fR)
Searches for matches of the supplied string in the portage tree.
\fBWARNING: This action can remove important packages!\fR Removes
all matching packages. This does no checking of dependencies, so
it may remove packages necessary for the proper operation of your
-system. Its arguments can be \fIebuilds\fR, \fIsets\fR, or
-\fIatoms\fR.
+system. Its arguments can be \fIatoms\fR or
+\fIebuilds\fR. For a dependency aware version of \fB\-\-unmerge\fR,
+use \fB\-\-depclean\fR or \fB\-\-prune\fR.
.TP
.BR "\-\-update " (\fB\-u\fR)
Updates packages to the best version available, which may not always be the
-highest version number due to masking for testing and development. This will
-also update direct dependencies which may not be what you want. Package atoms
+highest version number due to masking for testing and development.
+Package atoms
specified on the command line are greedy, meaning that unspecific atoms may
match multiple installed versions of slotted packages.
.TP
Displays the version number of \fBemerge\fR.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
+.BR \-\-accept\-properties=ACCEPT_PROPERTIES
+This option temporarily overrides the \fBACCEPT_PROPERTIES\fR
+variable. The \fBACCEPT_PROPERTIES\fR variable is incremental,
+which means that the specified setting is appended to the
+existing value from your configuration. The special \fB-*\fR
+token can be used to discard the existing configuration
+value and start fresh. See the \fBMASKED PACKAGES\fR section
+and \fBmake.conf\fR(5) for more information about
+ACCEPT_PROPERTIES. A typical usage example for this option
+would be to use \fI\-\-accept\-properties=\-interactive\fR to
+temporarily mask interactive packages. With default
+configuration, this would result in an effective
+\fBACCEPT_PROPERTIES\fR value of "* -interactive".
+.TP
.BR "\-\-alphabetical "
When displaying USE and other flag output, combines the enabled and
disabled lists into one list and sorts the whole list alphabetically.
\fBWARNING: If the "Enter" key is pressed at the prompt (with no other input),
it is interpreted as acceptance of the first choice. Note that the input
buffer is not cleared prior to the prompt, so an accidental press of the
-"Enter" key at any time prior to the prompt will be interpreted as a choice!\fR
+"Enter" key at any time prior to the prompt will be interpreted as a choice!
+Use the \-\-ask\-enter\-invalid option if you want a single "Enter" key
+press to be interpreted as invalid input.\fR
+.TP
+.BR "\-\-ask\-enter\-invalid"
+When used together with the \fB\-\-ask\fR option,
+interpret a single "Enter" key press as
+invalid input. This helps prevent accidental
+acceptance of the first choice. This option is
+intended to be set in the \fBmake.conf\fR(5)
+\fBEMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS\fR variable.
+.TP
+.BR \-\-backtrack=COUNT
+Specifies an integer number of times to backtrack if
+dependency calculation fails due to a conflict or an
+unsatisfied dependency (default: \'5\').
+.TP
+.BR "\-\-binpkg\-respect\-use < y | n >"
+Tells emerge to ignore binary packages if their use flags
+don't match the current configuration. (default: \'n\')
.TP
.BR "\-\-buildpkg " (\fB\-b\fR)
Tells emerge to build binary packages for all ebuilds processed in
addition to actually merging the packages. Useful for maintainers
or if you administrate multiple Gentoo Linux systems (build once,
-emerge tbz2s everywhere). The package will be created in the
-\fI${PKGDIR}/All\fR directory. An alternative for already\-merged
-packages is to use \fBquickpkg\fR which creates a tbz2 from the
+emerge tbz2s everywhere) as well as disaster recovery. The package
+will be created in the \fBPKGDIR\fR directory (see \fBmake.conf\fR(5)).
+An alternative for already\-merged
+packages is to use \fBquickpkg\fR(1) which creates a tbz2 from the
live filesystem.
.TP
.BR "\-\-buildpkgonly " (\fB\-B\fR)
merging the packages. This comes with the caveat that all build-time
dependencies must already be emerged on the system.
.TP
+.BR "\-\-changed\-use"
+This is an alias for \fB\-\-reinstall=changed\-use\fR.
+.TP
.BR "\-\-changelog " (\fB\-l\fR)
Use this in conjunction with the \fB\-\-pretend\fR option. This will
show the ChangeLog entries for all the packages that will be upgraded.
Used alongside \fB\-\-pretend\fR to cause the package name, new version,
and old version to be displayed in an aligned format for easy cut\-n\-paste.
.TP
+.BR "\-\-complete\-graph[=n]"
+This causes \fBemerge\fR to consider the deep dependencies of all
+packages from the world set. With this option enabled,
+\fBemerge\fR will bail out if it determines that the given operation will
+break any dependencies of the packages that have been added to the
+graph. Like the \fB\-\-deep\fR option, the \fB\-\-complete\-graph\fR
+option will significantly increase the time taken for dependency
+calculations. Note that, unlike the \fB\-\-deep\fR option, the
+\fB\-\-complete\-graph\fR option does not cause any more packages to
+be updated than would have otherwise been updated with the option disabled.
+.TP
.BR \-\-config\-root=DIR
Set the \fBPORTAGE_CONFIGROOT\fR environment variable.
.TP
it to output verbose debugging information to stdout. This also enables
a plethora of other output (mostly dependency resolution messages).
.TP
-.BR "\-\-deep " (\fB\-D\fR)
+.BR "\-\-deep [DEPTH] " (\fB\-D\fR)
This flag forces
\fBemerge\fR to consider the entire dependency tree of packages,
instead of checking only the immediate dependencies of the packages.
little as possible. You should run with \fB\-\-pretend\fR first to make
sure the result is what you expect.
.TP
+.BR "\-\-fail\-clean[=n]"
+Clean up temporary files after a build failure. This is
+particularly useful if you have \fBPORTAGE_TMPDIR\fR on
+tmpfs. If this option is enabled, you probably also want
+to enable \fBPORT_LOGDIR\fR (see \fBmake.conf\fR(5)) in
+order to save the build log.
+.TP
.BR "\-\-fetchonly " (\fB\-f\fR)
Instead of doing any package building, just perform fetches for all
-packages (the main package as well as all dependencies).
+packages (fetch things from SRC_URI based upon USE setting).
.TP
.BR "\-\-fetch\-all\-uri " (\fB\-F\fR)
Instead of doing any package building, just perform fetches for all
-packages (the main package as well as all dependencies), grabbing all potential
-files.
+packages (fetch everything in SRC_URI regardless of USE setting).
.TP
-.BR "\-\-getbinpkg " (\fB\-g\fR)
+.BR "\-\-getbinpkg[=n] " (\fB\-g\fR)
Using the server and location defined in \fIPORTAGE_BINHOST\fR (see
\fBmake.conf\fR(5)), portage will download the information from each binary
package found and it will use that information to help build the dependency
list. This option implies \fB\-k\fR. (Use \fB\-gK\fR for binary\-only
merging.)
.TP
-.BR "\-\-getbinpkgonly " (\fB\-G\fR)
-This option is identical to \fB\-g\fR, as above, except it will not use ANY
-information from the local machine. All binaries will be downloaded from the
-remote server without consulting packages existing in the local packages
-directory.
+.BR "\-\-getbinpkgonly[=n] " (\fB\-G\fR)
+This option is identical to \fB\-g\fR, as above, except binaries from the
+remote server are preferred over local packages if they are not identical.
.TP
.BR "\-\-ignore-default-opts"
Causes \fIEMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS\fR (see \fBmake.conf\fR(5)) to be ignored.
.TP
+.BR "-j [JOBS], \-\-jobs[=JOBS]"
+Specifies the number of packages to build simultaneously. If this option is
+given without an argument, emerge will not limit the number of jobs that can
+run simultaneously. Also see the related \fB\-\-load\-average\fR option.
+Note that interactive packages currently force a setting
+of \fI\-\-jobs=1\fR. This issue can be temporarily avoided
+by specifying \fI\-\-accept\-properties=\-interactive\fR.
+.TP
+.BR "\-\-keep\-going[=n]"
+Continue as much as possible after an error. When an error occurs,
+dependencies are recalculated for remaining packages and any with
+unsatisfied dependencies are automatically dropped. Also see
+the related \fB\-\-skipfirst\fR option.
+.TP
+.BR \-\-load\-average=LOAD
+Specifies that no new builds should be started if there are other builds
+running and the load average is at least LOAD (a floating-point number).
+This option is recommended for use in combination with \fB\-\-jobs\fR in
+order to avoid excess load. See \fBmake\fR(1) for information about
+analogous options that should be configured via \fBMAKEOPTS\fR in
+\fBmake.conf\fR(5).
+.TP
.BR "\-\-newuse " (\fB\-N\fR)
-Tells emerge to include installed packages where USE flags have changed since
-compilation. USE flag changes include:
+Tells emerge to include installed packages where USE
+flags have changed since compilation. This option
+also implies the \fB\-\-selective\fR option.
+USE flag changes include:
A USE flag was added to a package.
A USE flag was removed from a package.
been installed. Without this option, any packages, ebuilds, or deps
you specify on the command\-line \fBwill\fR cause Portage to remerge
the package, even if it is already installed. Note that Portage will
-not remerge dependencies by default.
+not remerge dependencies by default. Also note that this option takes
+precedence over options such as \fB\-\-newuse\fR, preventing a package
+from being reinstalled even though the corresponding USE flag settings
+may have changed.
.TP
.BR "\-\-nospinner"
Disables the spinner for the session. The spinner is active when the
have been installed if \fB\-\-pretend\fR weren't used. Using \fB\-\-pretend\fR
is strongly recommended before installing an unfamiliar package. In
the printout:
-.br
-
-.br
-\fIN\fR = new (not yet installed)
-.br
-\fIS\fR = new SLOT installation (side-by-side versions)
-.br
-\fIU\fR = updating (to another version)
-.br
-\fID\fR = downgrading (best version seems lower)
-.br
-\fIR\fR = replacing (remerging same version))
-.br
-\fIF\fR = fetch restricted (must be manually downloaded)
-.br
-\fIf\fR = fetch restricted (already downloaded)
-.br
-\fIB\fR = blocked by an already installed package
+
+.TS
+lI l.
+N new (not yet installed)
+S new SLOT installation (side-by-side versions)
+U updating (to another version)
+D downgrading (best version seems lower)
+R replacing (remerging same version))
+F fetch restricted (must be manually downloaded)
+f fetch restricted (already downloaded)
+I interactive (requires user input)
+B blocked by another package (unresolved conflict)
+b blocked by another package (automatically resolved conflict)
+.TE
.TP
.BR "\-\-quiet " (\fB\-q\fR)
Results may vary, but the general outcome is a reduced or condensed
output from portage's displays.
.TP
+.BR \-\-quiet\-build
+Redirect all build output to logs alone, and do not
+display it on stdout.
+.TP
+.BR "\-\-rebuilt\-binaries[=n]"
+Replace installed packages with binary packages that have
+been rebuilt. Rebuilds are detected by comparison of
+BUILD_TIME package metadata. This option is enabled
+automatically when using binary packages
+(\fB\-\-usepkgonly\fR or \fB\-\-getbinpkgonly\fR) together with
+\fB\-\-update\fR and \fB\-\-deep\fR.
+.TP
+.BR "\-\-reinstall changed\-use"
+Tells emerge to include installed packages where USE flags have
+changed since installation. Unlike \fB\-\-newuse\fR, this option does
+not trigger reinstallation when flags that the user has not
+enabled are added or removed.
+.TP
+.BR \-\-root=DIR
+Set the \fBROOT\fR environment variable.
+.TP
+.BR "\-\-root\-deps[=rdeps]"
+If no argument is given then build\-time dependencies of packages for
+\fBROOT\fR are installed to
+\fBROOT\fR instead of /. If the \fBrdeps\fR argument is given then discard
+all build\-time dependencies of packages for \fBROOT\fR. This option is
+only meaningful when used together with \fBROOT\fR and it should not
+be enabled under normal circumstances. For currently supported
+\fBEAPI\fR values, the build-time dependencies are specified in the
+\fBDEPEND\fR variable. However, behavior may change for new
+\fBEAPI\fRs when related extensions are added in the future.
+.TP
+.BR "\-\-select"[=n]
+Add specified packages to the world set (inverse of
+\fB\-\-oneshot\fR). This is useful if you want to
+use \fBEMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS\fR to make
+\fB\-\-oneshot\fR behavior default.
+.TP
+.BR "\-\-selective"[=n]
+This is similar to the \fB\-\-noreplace\fR option, except that it
+does not take precedence over options such as \fB\-\-newuse\fR.
+Some options, such as \fB\-\-update\fR, imply \fB\-\-selective\fR.
+Use \fB\-\-selective=n\fR if you want to forcefully disable
+\fB\-\-selective\fR, regardless of options like \fB\-\-update\fR.
+.TP
.BR "\-\-skipfirst"
This option is only valid when used with \fB\-\-resume\fR. It removes the
-first package in the resume list so that a merge may continue in the presence
-of an uncorrectable or inconsequential error. This should only be used in
-cases where skipping the package will not result in failed dependencies.
+first package in the resume list. Dependencies are recalculated for
+remaining packages and any that have unsatisfied dependencies or are
+masked will be automatically dropped. Also see the related
+\fB\-\-keep\-going\fR option.
.TP
.BR "\-\-tree " (\fB\-t\fR)
Shows the dependency tree for the given target by indenting dependencies.
This is only really useful in combination with \fB\-\-emptytree\fR or
\fB\-\-update\fR and \fB\-\-deep\fR.
.TP
-.BR "\-\-usepkg " (\fB\-k\fR)
+.BR "\-\-unordered\-display"
+By default the displayed merge list is sorted using the
+order in which the packages will be merged. When
+\fB\-\-tree\fR is used together with this option, this
+constraint is removed, hopefully leading to a more
+readable dependency tree.
+.TP
+.BR "\-\-use\-ebuild\-visibility[=n]"
+Use unbuilt ebuild metadata for visibility
+checks on built packages.
+.TP
+.BR "\-\-usepkg[=n] " (\fB\-k\fR)
Tells emerge to use binary packages (from $PKGDIR) if they are available, thus
possibly avoiding some time\-consuming compiles. This option is useful for CD
installs; you can export PKGDIR=/mnt/cdrom/packages and then use this option to
have emerge "pull" binary packages from the CD in order to satisfy dependencies.
.TP
-.BR "\-\-usepkgonly " (\fB\-K\fR)
+.BR "\-\-usepkgonly[=n] " (\fB\-K\fR)
Tells emerge to only use binary packages (from $PKGDIR). All the binary
packages must be available at the time of dependency calculation or emerge
will simply abort. Portage does not use $PORTDIR when calculating dependency
out GNU info errors, if any, and to show the USE flags that will be used for
each package when pretending. The following symbols are affixed to USE flags
in order to indicate their status:
-.br
-.br
-\fI- prefix\fR = not enabled (either disabled or removed)
-.br
-\fI* suffix\fR = transition to or from the enabled state
-.br
-\fI% suffix\fR = newly added or removed
-.br
-\fI() circumfix\fR = forced, masked, or removed
+.TS
+l l l
+___
+l l l.
+Symbol Location Meaning
+
+- prefix not enabled (either disabled or removed)
+* suffix transition to or from the enabled state
+% suffix newly added or removed
+() circumfix forced, masked, or removed
+.TE
.TP
.BR "\-\-with\-bdeps < y | n >"
-In dependency calculations, pull in build time dependencies that are not
-strictly required. This defaults to \'n\' for installation actions and
-\'y\' for the \fB\-\-depclean\fR action. This setting can be added to
+In dependency calculations, pull in build time dependencies
+that are not strictly required. This defaults to \'n\' for
+installation actions, meaning they will not be installed, and
+\'y\' for the \fB\-\-depclean\fR action, meaning they will not be removed.
+This setting can be added to
\fBEMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS\fR (see make.conf(5)) and later overridden via the
command line.
.SH "ENVIRONMENT OPTIONS"
.TP
\fBROOT\fR = \fI[path]\fR
Use \fBROOT\fR to specify the target root filesystem to be used for
-merging packages or ebuilds. This variable can be set in \fBmake.conf\fR(5)
-when \fBPORTAGE_CONFIGROOT\fR has a value other than /.
+merging packages or ebuilds. This variable can be set via the \fB\-\-root\fR
+option or in \fBmake.conf\fR(5) (the command line overrides other settings).
.br
Defaults to /.
.TP
flags, the output may be a little hard to understand at first. This section
explains the abbreviations.
.TP
-.B [blocks B ] app\-text/dos2unix (from pkg app\-text/hd2u\-0.8.0)
+.B [blocks B ] app\-text/dos2unix ("app\-text/dos2unix" is blocking app\-text/hd2u\-0.8.0)
Dos2unix is Blocking hd2u from being emerged. Blockers are defined when
two packages will clobber each others files, or otherwise cause some form
of breakage in your system. However, blockers usually do not need to be
support are disabled. The asterisk following ipv6 indicates that ipv6 support
was disabled the last time this packages was installed. The percent sign
following qt indicates that the qt option has been added to the package since
-it was last installed.
+it was last installed. For information about all \fBUSE\fR symbols, see the
+\fB\-\-verbose\fR option documentation above.
.br
\fB*Note:\fR Flags that haven't changed since the last install are only
displayed when you use the \fB\-\-pretend\fR and \fB\-\-verbose\fR options.
developer time. Please be sure you are capable of handling any problems
that may ensue.\fR
.LP
-Masks in \fBportage\fR provide three primary functions: they allow a
+Masks in \fBportage\fR have many uses: they allow a
testing period where the packages can be used in live machines; they
prevent the use of a package when it will fail; and they mask existing
-packages that are broken or could pose a security risk. Masking can be
-done by two methods: \fBpackage.mask\fR and \fBKEYWORDS\fR. Read below
-to find out how to unmask in either case. Also note that if you give
+packages that are broken or could pose a security risk. Read below
+to find out how to unmask in various cases. Also note that if you give
\fBemerge\fR an ebuild, then all forms of masking will be ignored and
\fBemerge\fR will attempt to emerge the package.
.TP
+.BR backtracking
+When packages are masked for \fBbacktracking\fR, it means that the dependency
+resolver has temporarily masked them in order to avoid dependency conflicts
+and/or unsatisfied dependencies. This type of mask is typically accompanied
+by a message about a missed package update which has been skipped in order to
+avoid dependency conflicts and/or unsatisfied dependencies.
+.TP
.BR package.mask
The \fBpackage.mask\fR file primarily blocks the use of packages that cause
problems or are known to have issues on different systems. It resides in
\fI/usr/portage/profiles\fR.
.TP
+.BR CHOST
+Use the \fBACCEPT_CHOSTS\fR variable in \fBmake.conf\fR(5) to control
+\fBCHOST\fR acceptance.
+.TP
+.BR EAPI
+The \fBEAPI\fR variable in an \fBebuild\fR(5) file is used to mask packages
+that are not supported by the current version of portage. Packages masked by
+\fBEAPI\fR can only be installed after portage has been upgraded.
+.TP
.BR KEYWORDS
The \fBKEYWORDS\fR variable in an \fBebuild\fR file is also used for masking
a package still in testing. There are architecture\-specific keywords for
versions of packages, you should update your
\fI/etc/portage/package.keywords\fR file to list the packages you want the
\'testing\' version. See \fBportage\fR(5) for more information.
+.TP
+.BR LICENSE
+The \fBLICENSE\fR variable in an \fBebuild\fR file can be used to mask
+packages based on licensing restrictions. \fBemerge\fR examines the
+\fBACCEPT_LICENSE\fR environment variable to allow or disallow the emerging
+of a package masked by \fBLICENSE\fR. See \fBmake.conf\fR(5) for information
+about \fBACCEPT_LICENSE\fR, and see \fBportage\fR(5) for information about
+\fI/etc/portage/package.license\fR.
+.TP
+.BR PROPERTIES
+The \fBPROPERTIES\fR variable in an \fBebuild\fR file can be used to mask
+packages based on properties restrictions. \fBemerge\fR examines the
+\fBACCEPT_PROPERTIES\fR environment variable to allow or disallow the emerging
+of a package masked by \fBPROPERTIES\fR. See \fBmake.conf\fR(5) for information
+about \fBACCEPT_PROPERTIES\fR, and see \fBportage\fR(5) for information about
+\fI/etc/portage/package.properties\fR. Use the \fB\-\-accept\-properties\fR
+option to temporarily override \fBACCEPT_PROPERTIES\fR.
+.SH "CONFIGURATION FILES"
+Portage has a special feature called "config file protection". The purpose of
+this feature is to prevent new package installs from clobbering existing
+configuration files. By default, config file protection is turned on for /etc
+and the KDE configuration dirs; more may be added in the future.
+.LP
+When Portage installs a file into a protected directory tree like /etc, any
+existing files will not be overwritten. If a file of the same name already
+exists, Portage will change the name of the to\-be\-installed file from 'foo' to
+\'._cfg0000_foo\'. If \'._cfg0000_foo\' already exists, this name becomes
+\'._cfg0001_foo\', etc. In this way, existing files are not overwritten,
+allowing the administrator to manually merge the new config files and avoid any
+unexpected changes.
+.LP
+In addition to protecting overwritten files, Portage will not delete any files
+from a protected directory when a package is unmerged. While this may be a
+little bit untidy, it does prevent potentially valuable config files from being
+deleted, which is of paramount importance.
+.LP
+Protected directories are set using the \fICONFIG_PROTECT\fR variable, normally
+defined in /etc/make.globals. Directory exceptions to the CONFIG_PROTECTed
+directories can be specified using the \fICONFIG_PROTECT_MASK\fR variable. To find
+files that need to be updated in /etc, type \fBfind /etc \-iname \'._cfg????_*\'\fR.
+.LP
+You can disable this feature by setting \fICONFIG_PROTECT="\-*"\fR in /etc/make.conf.
+Then, Portage will mercilessly auto\-update your config files. Alternatively,
+you can leave Config File Protection on but tell Portage that it can overwrite
+files in certain specific /etc subdirectories. For example, if you wanted
+Portage to automatically update your rc scripts and your wget configuration,
+but didn't want any other changes made without your explicit approval, you'd
+add this to /etc/make.conf:
+.LP
+.I CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/wget /etc/rc.d"
+.LP
+Tools such as dispatch\-conf, cfg\-update, and etc\-update are also available to
+aid in the merging of these files. They provide interactive merging and can
+auto\-merge trivial changes.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Please report any bugs you encounter through our website:
.LP
Phil Bordelon <phil@thenexusproject.org>
Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
Marius Mauch <genone@gentoo.org>
+Jason Stubbs <jstubbs@gentoo.org>
+Brian Harring <ferringb@gmail.com>
+Zac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>
.fi
.SH "FILES"
+Here is a common list of files you will probably be interested in. For a
+complete listing, please refer to the \fBportage\fR(5) man page.
.TP
-\fB/var/lib/portage/world\fR
+.B /usr/share/portage/config/sets.conf
+Contains the default set configuration.
+.TP
+.B /var/lib/portage/world
Contains a list of all user\-specified packages. You can safely edit
this file, adding packages that you want to be considered in \fBworld\fR
set updates and removing those that you do not want to be considered.
.TP
-\fB/etc/make.conf\fR
+.B /etc/make.conf
Contains variables for the build process, overriding those in
-\fBmake.globals\fR. \fBYou should edit this file instead of the ones
-listed below\fR.
+\fBmake.globals\fR.
+.TP
+.B /etc/portage/color.map
+Contains variables customizing colors.
.TP
.B /etc/dispatch\-conf.conf
Contains settings to handle automatic updates/backups of configuration
files.
.TP
-\fB/etc/make.profile/make.defaults\fR
+.B /etc/make.profile/make.defaults
Contains profile\-specific variables for the build process. \fBDo not
edit this file\fR.
.TP
-\fB/etc/make.profile/use.defaults\fR
-Contains a list of packages which, if installed, cause the respective USE
-flag to be enabled by default. \fBDo not edit this file\fR.
-.TP
-\fB/usr/portage/profiles/use.desc\fR
+.B /usr/portage/profiles/use.desc
Contains the master list of USE flags with descriptions of their
functions. \fBDo not edit this file\fR.
.TP
-\fB/etc/make.profile/virtuals\fR
+.B /etc/make.profile/virtuals
Contains a list of default packages used to resolve virtual dependencies.
\fBDo not edit this file\fR.
.TP
-\fB/etc/make.profile/packages\fR
+.B /etc/make.profile/packages
Contains a list of packages used for the base system. The \fBsystem\fR
and \fBworld\fR sets consult this file. \fBDo not edit this file\fR.
.TP
-\fB/etc/make.globals\fR
+.B /etc/make.globals
Contains the default variables for the build process. \fBDo not edit
this file\fR.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR "emerge \-\-help",
+.BR quickpkg (1),
.BR ebuild (1),
.BR ebuild (5),
.BR make.conf (5),
+.BR color.map (5),
.BR portage (5)
.LP
A number of helper applications reside in \fI/usr/lib/portage/bin\fR.
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