On Thu, Jan 07, 2021 at 08:51:40AM +0000, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 16:43:00 +0800, Kevin Shell wrote: > > > What's the relationship between > > ebuild(1) & emerge(1), ebuild(1) & ebuild.sh? > > emerge is the high level command normally used by users to manage > packages. ebuild is only used for installing and removing packages, > emerge does a lot more besides, and is a more low level command. > ebuild.sh is for use by portage, bit by users. > Is ebuild(1) meant for standalone use and not used by emerge(1)? I know ebuild.sh is used by emerge(1).
> > Why the ebuild(1)(python script) command exists, > > is it for debugging ebuild scripts? > > That is one of its main uses, it can also be used to hack the ebuild > process. > > > -- > Neil Bothwick Thanks for reply. -- kevin
