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author | Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> | 2015-08-26 09:39:45 +0200 |
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committer | Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> | 2015-08-26 09:39:45 +0200 |
commit | 1d2b0dece81ad2bf9ed7d37982e291060fbe93dc (patch) | |
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Use sentence case in documentation.
* doc/developer-guide.txt:
* doc/user-guide.txt:
* doc/release-guide.txt: Use sentence case in headings.
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diff --git a/doc/developer-guide.txt b/doc/developer-guide.txt index 474437d..ddef9f7 100644 --- a/doc/developer-guide.txt +++ b/doc/developer-guide.txt @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ =========================== -eselect Developer Reference +eselect developer reference =========================== About eselect @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ the various Gentoo ``foo-config`` and ``update-blah`` tools. It is an option for developers who don't like reinventing the wheel, not a mandatory tool. -Getting Started +Getting started =============== Introduction @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ an existing module, so check to see whether there is something that does almost what you need first (symlink handling is a good example of something that can be copied rather than reinvented). -A Simple Module +A simple module --------------- It's easiest to illustrate by example. Here's a simplified version of @@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ All modules contributed to eselect should have a header indicating copyright. This must be an exact copy of the header in the above example (except for the years, of course). -Standard Action Names +Standard action names --------------------- The following list contains suggested allowed names for actions. @@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ scan You should only do this with a good reason. Removing them is not a good idea, ``eselect`` assumes that they exist. -Utility Functions +Utility functions ================= eselect provides many utility functions. These are useful for @@ -215,24 +215,24 @@ output format required, consider implementing one. The following categories of function are available by default: -* General Utility Functions -* Output Utility Functions -* Test Functions -* Path-Manipulation Functions -* Manipulation Functions -* Configuration Functions -* Multilib Functions -* Package-Manager Functions +* General utility functions +* Output utility functions +* Test functions +* Path-manipulation functions +* Manipulation functions +* Configuration functions +* Multilib functions +* Package-Manager functions To use any of the other functions, you have first to ``inherit`` the -corresponding library file. (cf: `The inherit Function`_) +corresponding library file. (cf: `The inherit function`_) -General Utility Functions +General utility functions ------------------------- These are implemented in ``libs/core.bash``. -The ``die`` Function +The ``die`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``die`` function (which, unlike its ebuild counterpart, *can* be @@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ should be invoked as ``die -q "Message to display"``. If the ``-q`` is not provided, a stacktrace will be displayed -- this should never happen because of user input error, only abnormal conditions. -The ``check_do`` Function +The ``check_do`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``check_do`` utility function checks that the first parameter is @@ -249,43 +249,43 @@ a function, and then calls it with any additional parameters as its arguments. If the function does not exist, ``die`` is called. Again, this is mostly internal. -The ``do_action`` Function +The ``do_action`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``do_action`` utility function is the correct way to call a utility function which is defined in another module. The first parameter is the action, additional parameters are passed as arguments. -The ``inherit`` Function +The ``inherit`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``inherit`` function sources eselect library files based on their name. In order to source the file ``libs/foo.bash`` you have to add ``inherit foo`` in global scope of your module. -The ``sed`` Function +The ``sed`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``sed`` function is a wrapper around GNU ``sed``. -Output Utility Functions +Output utility functions ------------------------ These are implemented in ``libs/output.bash``. -The ``write_error_msg`` Function +The ``write_error_msg`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``write_error_msg`` function displays an error message in the standard format. It is similar to ``eerror``. -The ``write_warning_msg`` Function +The ``write_warning_msg`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``write_warning_msg`` function displays a warning message in the standard format. It is similar to ``ewarn``. -The ``write_list_`` Functions +The ``write_list_`` functions ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, To display a list, the ``write_list_`` family of functions should be @@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ list. If ``-p`` is passed as the first argument to these functions, 'plain' highlighting is used. -The ``highlight`` Function +The ``highlight`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``highlight`` utility function can be used to emphasise some text @@ -322,13 +322,13 @@ invocation might look like: :: "$(highlight Second)" "This is the $(highlight second) entry" write_kv_list_entry "Third" "$(highlight The end)" -The ``highlight_warning`` Function +The ``highlight_warning`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``highlight_warning`` function is like ``highlight``, but for warnings. It displays the text in question in red. -The ``highlight_marker`` Function +The ``highlight_marker`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, To mark a list entry as active/selected, the ``highlight_marker`` @@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ behind the entry. A typical invocation might look like: :: && targets[i]=$(highlight_marker "${targets[i]}") done -The ``is_output_mode`` Function +The ``is_output_mode`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``is_output_mode`` function returns true if and only if its @@ -349,72 +349,72 @@ parameter is equal to eselect's output mode. Currently, only the default and ``brief`` output modes are defined, the latter corresponding to the ``--brief`` option. -The ``space`` Function +The ``space`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``space`` utility function takes a single integer parameter. It displays that many space characters. -Test Functions +Test functions -------------- These are implemented in ``libs/tests.bash``. -The ``has`` Function +The ``has`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``has`` utility function is like Portage's ``hasq``. It returns true if and only if the first parameter is equal to any of the remaining parameters. -The ``is_function`` Function +The ``is_function`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``is_function`` utility function returns true if and only if its parameter exists and is a function. This is mostly used internally, but may have some use for modules. -The ``is_number`` Function +The ``is_number`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Returns true if and only if the parameter is a positive whole number. -Path-Manipulation Functions +Path-manipulation functions --------------------------- These are implemented in ``libs/path-manipulation``. -The ``basename`` Function +The ``basename`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``basename`` function is a transparent bash-only replacement for the external ``basename`` application. -The ``dirname`` Function +The ``dirname`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``dirname`` function is a transparent bash-only replacement for the external ``dirname`` application. -The ``canonicalise`` Function +The ``canonicalise`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``canonicalise`` function is a wrapper to either GNU ``readlink -f`` or ``realpath``. -The ``relative_name`` Function +The ``relative_name`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``relative_name`` function converts a path name (passed as its first argument) to be relative to a directory (second argument). This can be used to generate a relative symlink from absolute paths. -Manipulation Functions +Manipulation functions ---------------------- These are implemented in ``libs/manip.bash``. -The ``svn_date_to_version`` Function +The ``svn_date_to_version`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, If your module is kept in a CVS or subversion repository, then the @@ -429,12 +429,12 @@ Then turn on SVN keyword expansion for the module: :: svn propset svn:keywords "Date" modules/foo.eselect -Configuration Functions +Configuration functions ----------------------- These are implemented in ``libs/config.bash``. -The ``store_config`` Function +The ``store_config`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``store_config`` function saves a key/value pair in a given @@ -444,14 +444,14 @@ altered manually. Comments in the file will be deleted each time ``store_config`` is called. The function is invoked as ``store_config filename key value``. -The ``load_config`` Function +The ``load_config`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``load_config`` function loads a stored value from the module's configuration file. It is invoked as ``load_config filename key`` and prints the associated value. -The ``append_config`` Function +The ``append_config`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``append_config`` function appends an item to an already stored @@ -460,12 +460,12 @@ value in the module's configuration file. It uses ``load_config`` / ``append_config filename key item``. Note that the item will not be appended if it occurs in the key's value already. -Multilib Functions +Multilib functions ------------------ These are implemented in ``libs/multilib.bash``. -The ``list_libdirs`` Function +The ``list_libdirs`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``list_libdirs`` function returns a set of valid libdirs for the @@ -473,12 +473,12 @@ used architecture. By default it uses /etc/ld.so.conf to obtain all valid libdirs. If this fails due to a missing or broken file, this function uses ``uname`` to determine the architecture. -Package-Manager Functions +Package-manager functions ------------------------- These are implemented in ``libs/package-manager.bash``. -The ``arch`` Function +The ``arch`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``arch`` function returns the correct value of the ``ARCH`` variable @@ -486,32 +486,32 @@ for the current system. If the package manager cannot provide this information, ``arch`` falls back to a lookup-table based on the ``HOSTTYPE`` and ``OSTYPE`` bash variables. -The ``envvar`` Function +The ``envvar`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``envvar`` function retrieves the contents of a configuration-environment variable for a given package. The syntax is ``envvar ${package-name} ${var-name}``. -The ``best_version`` Function +The ``best_version`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``best_version`` function returns the highest available version for a given package dep atom. -The ``has_version`` Function +The ``has_version`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``has_version`` function checks whether a given versioned package dep atom is installed. -The ``get_repositories`` Function +The ``get_repositories`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``get_repositories`` function returns a list of repositories known to the package manager. -The ``get_repo_news_dir`` Function +The ``get_repo_news_dir`` function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The ``get_repo_news_dir`` function returns the directory where to find diff --git a/doc/release-guide.txt b/doc/release-guide.txt index 05be1d5..3e23b13 100644 --- a/doc/release-guide.txt +++ b/doc/release-guide.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -eselect Release Guide +eselect release guide ===================== .. Note:: This guide is intended for people who do ``eselect`` releases. diff --git a/doc/user-guide.txt b/doc/user-guide.txt index 686757d..8ec35c4 100644 --- a/doc/user-guide.txt +++ b/doc/user-guide.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ ================== -eselect User Guide +eselect user guide ================== -A Brief Overview +A brief overview ================ Introduction @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Some modules install symlinks to the main program. eselect handles these intelligently -- for example, it realises that ``profile-config list`` should be treated as if the user had run ``eselect profile list``. -Advantages for End Users and System Administrators +Advantages for end users and system administrators -------------------------------------------------- For system administrators and end users, tools written as eselect @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Guaranteed support for ``$ROOT`` whether a particular tool can handle it. Support for ``$ROOT`` is required for all eselect modules. -Advantages for Developers and Package Maintainers +Advantages for developers and package maintainers ------------------------------------------------- Writing your tool as an eselect module rather than starting from scratch |