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diff --git a/man/ebuild.5 b/man/ebuild.5 index b1e985a5..c69c6d32 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 |