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| author |   Diego Elio Pettenò <flameeyes@gentoo.org> | 2006-12-30 07:21:56 +0000 |
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| committer | Diego Elio Pettenò <flameeyes@gentoo.org> | 2006-12-30 07:21:56 +0000 |
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Add chapter about alternate prefix.
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diff --git a/doc/howitworks.docbook b/doc/howitworks.docbook index 773423e..cc1477a 100644 --- a/doc/howitworks.docbook +++ b/doc/howitworks.docbook @@ -78,6 +78,17 @@ in the next sections and chapters. <title>Alternative prefixes support</title> <para> +Although Portage, at the time of writing, it's limited to work as a +primary package manager and does not support officially a way to +install packages on an alternate prefix (like /usr/local or something +else), autoepatch is designed to support being installed in an +arbitrary prefix from day one. +</para> + +<para> +To install autoepatch on a different prefix, you should just replace +the string <emphasis>@PREFIX@</emphasis> with the prefix the package +is installed in the file autoepatch.sh. </para> </sect1> |