.RE
.SH "HELPER FUNCTIONS: OUTPUT"
.TP
-\fBeinfo\fR \fI"informative message"\fR
+\fBeinfo\fR \fI"disposable message"\fR
+Same as \fBelog\fR, but should be used when the message isn't important to the
+user (like progress or status messages during the build process).
+.TP
+\fBelog\fR \fI"informative message"\fR
If you need to display an message that you wish the user to read and take
-notice of, then use \fBeinfo\fR. It works just like \fBecho\fR(1), but
-adds a little more to the output so as to catch the user's eye.
+notice of, then use \fBelog\fR. It works just like \fBecho\fR(1), but
+adds a little more to the output so as to catch the user's eye. The message
+will also be logged by portage for later review.
.TP
\fBewarn\fR \fI"warning message"\fR
Same as \fBeinfo\fR, but should be used when showing a warning to the user.
it will increment it. For more information about nice levels and what
are acceptable ranges, see \fBnice\fR(1).
.TP
+\fBPORTAGE_ELOG_CLASSES\fR
+.TP
+\fBPORTAGE_ELOG_SYSTEM\fR
+.TP
+\fBPORTAGE_ELOG_COMMAND\fR
+.TP
+\fBPORTAGE_ELOG_MAILURI\fR
+.TP
+\fBPORTAGE_ELOG_MAILFROM\fR
+.TP
+\fBPORTAGE_ELOG_MAILSUBJECT\fR
+Please see /etc/make.conf.example for elog documentation.
+.TP
\fBPORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS\fR = \fI[rsync options string]\fR
Additional rsync options to be used by \fBemerge --sync\fR.
.br