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| author |   Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> | 2015-08-07 01:08:38 -0400 |
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| committer | Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> | 2015-08-07 01:08:38 -0400 |
| commit | fc94b7c5ee7672096abbfead15f956b887c6d5ba (patch) | |
| tree | d4a2c40caaa80c9eeb52c121e569bdd41a1ec49f /ebuild-writing | |
| parent | Update favicon.ico url from http to https. (diff) | |
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variables: SRC_URI: document the -> syntax
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diff --git a/ebuild-writing/variables/text.xml b/ebuild-writing/variables/text.xml index a31baa2..fd749c0 100644 --- a/ebuild-writing/variables/text.xml +++ b/ebuild-writing/variables/text.xml @@ -323,6 +323,30 @@ SRC_URI="http://example.com/files/${P}-core.tar.bz2 </body> </subsection> + +<subsection> +<title>Renaming Sources</title> +<body> + +<p> +Sometimes the upstream URI uses generic names that can easily clash with other +packages when creating a single mirror. Using the <c>-></c> syntax allows +you to rename the file when it's fetched from upstream for storing on mirrors +and in the local distdir. +</p> + +<p> +Here we download a file from upstream which has a plain name like +<c>1.0.tar.gz</c> and save/mirror it with a better name like +<c>thepackage-1.0.tar.gz</c>. +</p> + +<codesample lang="ebuild"> +SRC_URI="http://example.com/files/${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz" +</codesample> + +</body> +</subsection> </section> <section> |