From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:57:47 +0000 (-0000)
Subject: document ROOT #144331
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document ROOT #144331

svn path=/main/trunk/; revision=4309
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diff --git a/man/ebuild.5 b/man/ebuild.5
index b1e985a56..c69c6d329 100644
--- a/man/ebuild.5
+++ b/man/ebuild.5
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ 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}.  Do not modify this variable.
 .TP
+\fBROOT\fR = \fI"/"\fR
+Contains the path that portage should use as the root of the live filesystem.  
+When packages wish to make changes to the live filesystem, it should do so in 
+the tree prefixed by ${ROOT}.  Do not modify this variable.
+.TP
 \fBDESCRIPTION\fR = \fI"A happy little package"\fR
 Should contain a short description of the package.
 .TP