From: Zac Medico Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 22:14:10 +0000 (-0700) Subject: man/portage.5: clarify package.env more X-Git-Tag: v2.2.0~6 X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a07a9571a63f36ebbc08701d36d650c6a1ef25bf;p=portage.git man/portage.5: clarify package.env more --- diff --git a/man/portage.5 b/man/portage.5 index a6b0ca7d8..dbc14bfe3 100644 --- a/man/portage.5 +++ b/man/portage.5 @@ -680,8 +680,11 @@ single package. Per\-package environment variable settings. Entries refer to environment files that are placed in the \fB/etc/portage/env/\fR directory and have the same format as \fBmake.conf\fR(5). Note that these -files are interpreted much earlier than the package specific bashrc files in -\fB/etc/portage/env/\fR. +files are interpreted much earlier than the package\-specific \fIbashrc\fR +files which are described in a later section about \fB/etc/portage/env/\fR. +Beginners should be careful to recognize the difference between these two types +of files. When environment variable settings are all that's needed, +\fBpackage.env\fR is the recommended approach to use. .I Format: .nf