On 05/05/2013 01:38 PM, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > There doesn't appear to be any action in emerge which unpacks the build > files (or even the entire source) of a package for perusal. This is a > shame.
You should become familiar with the 'ebuild' command, which I use very often when trying to debug a package, e.g. #ebuild /usr/portage/app-office/libreoffice/libreoffice-3.6.6.2.ebuild unpack To completely build and install a package you need to follow that command with the 'configure', 'compile', 'install', and 'qmerge' steps (man ebuild). This method allows you to resume an emerge without starting from zero. It saves a lot of pain when dealing with a package like libreoffice :)
