ebuild(5): MERGE_TYPE in EAPI 4

diff --git a/man/ebuild.5 b/man/ebuild.5
index 65f16a9da1b9b4c46bff023a8b183b5352609a3f..cdfaaa6ac7d41ad0f41d8ee057757b2ba4e0b37c 100644 (file)
--- a/man/ebuild.5
+++ b/man/ebuild.5
@@ -137,6 +137,24 @@ not support \fB${ED}\fR, helpers use \fB${D}\fR where
 they would otherwise use \fB${ED}\fR.
 Do not modify this variable.
 .TP
+.B MERGE_TYPE
+Beginning with \fBEAPI 4\fR, the MERGE_TYPE variable can be used to
+query the current merge type. This variable will contain one of the
+following possible values:
+
+.RS
+.TS
+l l
+__
+l l.
+Value  Meaning
+
+binary previously\-built which is scheduled for merge
+buildonly      source\-build which is not scheduled for merge
+source source\-build which is scheduled for merge
+.TE
+.RE
+.TP
 .B PORTAGE_LOG_FILE
 Contains the path of the build log. If \fBPORT_LOGDIR\fR variable is unset then
 \fBPORTAGE_LOG_FILE\fR=\fB"${T}/build.log"\fR.