From: Brian Dolbec Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 05:11:48 +0000 (-0800) Subject: sys-apps/portage: Update metadat.xml "native-extensions" description X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f087385ceab6e40e80b79861b759a91e34a21c68;p=gentoo.git sys-apps/portage: Update metadat.xml "native-extensions" description Package-Manager: Portage-2.3.3_p54, Repoman-2.3.1_p47 --- diff --git a/sys-apps/portage/metadata.xml b/sys-apps/portage/metadata.xml index 882d3baa0023..62e735578166 100644 --- a/sys-apps/portage/metadata.xml +++ b/sys-apps/portage/metadata.xml @@ -11,8 +11,17 @@ Build html API documentation with epydoc. - Use inter-process communication between portage and running ebuilds. - Build native extensions. Cross-compilation is not supported. - Preserve extended attributes (filesystem-stored metadata) when installing files. Usually only required for hardened systems. + Use inter-process communication between portage and + running ebuilds. + + + Compiles native "C" extensions (speedups, instead of using python + backup code). Currently includes xattr and libc-locales. + This should only be temporarily disabled for some bootstrapping + operations, etc.. Cross-compilation is not supported. + + Preserve extended attributes (filesystem-stored metadata) + when installing files. Usually only required for hardened systems. +