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pkg_info

Function pkg_info
Purpose display information about a package
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Called for ebuild

Default pkg_info 

pkg_info()
{
    return
}

Sample pkg_info 

pkg_info() {
	"${ROOT}"/usr/bin/mythfrontend --version
}

Notes on pkg_info

this phase will be called when a package manager displays information about a package. within EAPI=4, this phase can also be called for non-installed packages.