On Thu, 1 Aug 2013 12:15:28 +0100 Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> w > On Thu, 1 Aug 2013 06:24:17 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > > > > You can use it to prevent ebuilds from installing unit files > > > or open-rc scripts from doing so (based on what you want to > > > opt-out of). > > > > From the man page... > > > INSTALL_MASK = [space delimited list of file names] > > > > I do not want to input umpteen files names, or even extensions. > > The man page says nothing about masking out directories. > > "Everything is a file", nor does the man page say anything about not > using it to mask out directories. Bearing in mind that this is the > means chosen by the devs, it is reasonable to assume that it is > practicable.
Elsewhere, man make.conf uses "[space delimited list of files and/or directories]", e.g. when describing CONFIG_PROTECT's value. IMO it's reasonable to expect the man page to be consistent.
