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| author |   Dror Levin <spatz@gentoo.org> | 2010-04-10 20:23:03 +0300 |
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| committer |   Jeremy Olexa <darkside@gentoo.org> | 2011-02-03 16:39:55 +0000 |
| commit | 4f6f3ca6fe201dd709c5b73179758e96449f7400 (patch) | |
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| parent | EAPI 4: Describe MERGE_TYPE. (diff) | |
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Write page about profiles/updates/
Add some explanations about the files in profiles/updates/ and a table
with available commands.
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diff --git a/profiles/updates/text.xml b/profiles/updates/text.xml index d450374..ae859e4 100644 --- a/profiles/updates/text.xml +++ b/profiles/updates/text.xml @@ -4,11 +4,46 @@ <title>Profiles <c>updates/</c> Directory</title> <body> -<todo> -move and slotmove -</todo> +<p> +The files in the <c>updates/</c> directory are organized by quarters of years +and are named <c><quarter>Q-<year></c>, e.g. <c>1Q-2010</c> +(quarter count is one-based). +</p> + +<p> +These files are simple text files, where each line contains one of the following +commands. Note that these only cause the package manager to adjust its metadata, +the actual changes to the package have to be done manually. +</p> + +<table> + <tr> + <th> + Command + </th> + <th> + Description + </th> + </tr> + <tr> + <ti> + <c>move oldcat/oldpkg newcat/newpkg</c> + </ti> + <ti> + Indicates the packages has been renamed, moved to another category, or + both. + </ti> + </tr> + <tr> + <ti> + <c>slotmove atom oldslot newslot</c> + </ti> + <ti> + Indicates that the atom specified has changed slots. + </ti> + </tr> +</table> </body> </chapter> </guide> - |