Gentoo Development Guide
Install Functions Reference
The following functions, which are all provided ebuild.sh and the standard
library, handle various install-related tasks. ${D} is automatically handled
for all of these functions.
The do* functions, when given multiple arguments, will work upon multiple
targets. The new* functions take exactly two arguments (except as noted)
—
the first is the source name, the second the name to use when installing.
| Function | Details |
insinto
|
Change install location for doins, newins etc
|
exeinto
|
Change install location for doexe, newexe etc
|
docinto
|
Change install location for dodoc, newdoc etc
|
insopts
|
Specify arguments passed to install (eg -s, -m644).
|
diropts
|
Specify arguments passed to install for directories
|
exeopts
|
Specify arguments passed to install for executables
|
libopts
|
Specify arguments passed to install for libraries
|
dobin
|
Install a binary |
doconfd
|
Install an /etc/conf.d file
|
dodir
|
Install a directory |
dodoc
|
Install a documentation file |
doenvd
|
Install an /etc/env.d file
|
doexe
|
Install an executable |
dohard
|
Create a hardlink to the first argument from the second argument |
dohtml
|
Installs HTML document files into /usr/share/doc/${PF}/html
|
doinfo
|
Install a GNU Info document |
doinitd
|
Install an /etc/init.d file
|
doins
|
Install a miscellaneous file |
dolib
|
Install a library file |
dolib.a
|
Install a library (.a) file
|
dolib.so
|
Install a library (shared object) file |
doman
|
Install a man page |
domo
|
Install a Gettext .mo file
|
dosbin
|
Install an sbin/ file
|
dosym
|
Create a symlink from the second parameter to the first parameter |
fowners
|
Call chown on the specified files in ${D}
|
fperms
|
Call chmod on the specified files in ${D}
|
keepdir
|
Create a directory with an empty .keep file in it.
|
newbin
|
Install a binary using the second argument as the name. |
newconfd
|
Install an /etc/conf.d entry using the second argument as the name.
|
newdoc
|
Install a documentation file using the second argument as the name. |
newenvd
|
Install an /etc/env.d file using the second argument as the name.
|
newexe
|
Install an executable file using the second argument as the name. |
newinitd
|
Install an /etc/init.d file using the second argument as the name.
|
newins
|
Install a miscellaneous file using the second argument as the name. |
newlib.a
|
Install a .a library file using the second argument as the name.
|
newlib.so
|
Install a .so library file using the second argument as the name.
|
newman
|
Install a manual page using the second argument as the name. |
newsbin
|
Install an sbin file using the second argument as the name.
|
