\fBD\fR = \fI"${PORTAGE_TMPDIR}/portage/${CATEGORY}/${PF}/image/"\fR
Contains the path to the temporary \fIinstall directory\fR. Every write
operation that does not involve the helper tools and functions (found below)
-should be prefixed with ${D}. Often the offset prefix needs to be taken
-into account here, for which the variable ${ED} is provided (see below).
+should be prefixed with ${D}.
+Beginning with \fBEAPI 3\fR, the offset prefix often needs
+to be taken into account here, for which the variable
+${ED} is provided (see below).
Do not modify this variable.
.TP
\fBED\fT = \fI"${PORTAGE_TMPDIR}/portage/${CATEGORY}/${PF}/image/${EPREFIX}/"\fR
Beginning with \fBEAPI 3\fR, contains the path
"${D%/}${EPREFIX}/" for convenience purposes.
+For \fBEAPI\fR values prior to \fBEAPI 3\fR which do
+not support \fB${ED}\fR, helpers use \fB${D}\fR where
+they would otherwise use \fB${ED}\fR.
Do not modify this variable.
.TP
.B PORTAGE_LOG_FILE
writers. If you wish to pass more options to configure, just pass the
extra arguments to \fBeconf\fR. Also note that \fBeconf\fR automatically
calls \fBdie\fR if the configure script fails.
+Beginning with \fBEAPI 3\fR, \fBeconf\fR uses the \fB${EPREFIX}\fR
+variable which is disregared for prior \fBEAPI\fR values.
.TP
\fBemake\fR \fI[make options]\fR
This is used as a replacement for make. Performs 'make ${MAKEOPTS}