ebuild(5): do/newins preserve symlinks in EAPI 4

diff --git a/man/ebuild.5 b/man/ebuild.5
index 9787a31d119edbcf431e467e035e5cd1d0489265..16ee0388eec7046d0c93e8f2117784f6ef15b87f 100644 (file)
--- a/man/ebuild.5
+++ b/man/ebuild.5
@@ -1086,10 +1086,12 @@ The default path is /.
 Can be used to define options for the install function used in
 \fBdoins\fR.  The default is \fI\-m0644\fR.
 .TP
-\fBdoins\fR \fI[-r] <file> [list of more files]\fR
+\fBdoins\fR \fI[\-r] <file> [list of more files]\fR
 Installs files into the path controlled by \fBinsinto\fR.  This function
 uses \fBinstall\fR(1).  Creates all necessary dirs.
-Setting -r sets recursive.
+Setting \-r sets recursive. Beginning with \fBEAPI 4\fR, both
+\fBdoins\fR and \fBnewins\fR preserve symlinks. In \fBEAPI 3\fR and
+earlier, symlinks are dereferenced rather than preserved.
 .TP
 \fBexeinto\fR \fI[path]\fR
 Sets the destination path for the \fBdoexe\fR function.