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| -rw-r--r-- | general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml | 9 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml b/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml index f83506a..f6cceba 100644 --- a/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml +++ b/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml @@ -245,6 +245,15 @@ RDEPEND="!!app-misc/foo" </codesample> <p> +Hard blockers apply accordingly to the dependency type defining them. +Blockers defined in <c>RDEPEND</c> are enforced as long as the package +is installed (but do not prevent building binary packages). Blockers +defined purely in <c>DEPEND</c> are enforced only for building +the package from source, and may not apply once the package is installed +or when it is installed from a binary package. +</p> + +<p> Hard blocks require EAPI 2 or newer. </p> |