Contains the path to the 'files' sub folder in the package specific
location in the portage tree. Do not modify this variable.
.TP
+.B EPREFIX
+Contains the offset that this Portage was configured for during
+installation. The offset is sometimes necessary in an ebuild or eclass,
+and is available in such cases as ${EPREFIX}. Do not modify this
+variable.
+.TP
\fBS\fR = \fI"${WORKDIR}/${P}"\fR
Contains the path to the temporary \fIbuild directory\fR. This variable
is used by the functions \fIsrc_compile\fR and \fIsrc_install\fR. Both
When packages wish to make changes to the live filesystem, they should do so in
the tree prefixed by ${ROOT}. Do not modify this variable.
.TP
-.B EPREFIX
-Contains the offset that this Portage was configured for during
-installation. The offset is sometimes necessary in an ebuild or eclass,
-and is available in such cases as ${EPREFIX}. Do not modify this
-variable.
+\fBEROOT\fR = \fI"${ROOT}${EPREFIX%/}"\fR
+Contains "${ROOT}${EPREFIX%/}" for convenience purposes. Do not modify
+this variable.
.TP
\fBDESCRIPTION\fR = \fI"A happy little package"\fR
Should contain a short description of the package.