The following functions, which are provided by functions.sh, can be used for
displaying informational messages.
| Function | Details |
|---|---|
einfo
|
Display an informational message. |
einfon
|
Display an informational message with no trailing newline. |
elog
|
Display an informational message, to be logged if logging is enabled. |
ewarn
|
Display a warning message. |
eerror
|
Display an error message. |
ebegin
|
Display the message for the start of an action block. |
eend
|
Display the end of an action block. |
The following are available from eutils.eclass . ebeep and epause
are deprecated in EAPIS 0, 1 and 2 in favor of GLEP 42 news items and
package manager message logging functionality.
| Function | Details |
|---|---|
epause
|
Pause for the specified number (must be a positive integer) of seconds. Defaults to a sane value. |
ebeep
|
Beep the specified number (must be a positive integer) of times. Defaults to a sane value. |
eqawarn
|
Used by eclass authors to notify ebuild writers that they are using deprecated functionality. |
See Messages for a detailed discussion.