contains the extracted source files as well as a possible
"install image" (all the files that will be merged to the local
filesystem or stored in a package). The location of the build
-directory is set by the BUILD_PREFIX variable. For information
-on what this variable is, run \fIemerge [\-v] info\fR, or to override
+directory is set by the PORTAGE_TMPDIR variable. For information
+on what this variable is, run \fIemerge \-\-info\fR, or to override
this variable, see \fBmake.conf\fR(5).
Note: Portage cleans up almost everything after a package has been