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diff --git a/man/7/caretaker.pod b/man/7/caretaker.pod index dd406d8..a856340 100644 --- a/man/7/caretaker.pod +++ b/man/7/caretaker.pod @@ -252,6 +252,29 @@ Sourced before a package is removed =back +The following helper functions can be used for data aggregation into files / +directories. It should be noted that only the first argument is mandatory, +they work fine with constructs like C<< collect_into_file +${PKG_DIR}/.collected/ssh/config ${PKG_DIR}/*/provides/ssh/config(N) >>. + +=over + +=item B<collect_into_directory> I<directory> [I<files ...>] + +For each I<file>, create an absolute symlink pointing to it in I<directory>. + +Note that I<directory> must be used exclusively by this function: every time +it runs, the directory will be wiped clean of all symlinks to make sure there +are no broken ones (which would otherwise occur when removing a related +package). + +=item B<collect_into_file> I<outfile> [I<infiles ...>] + +Concatenate the content of I<infiles> into I<outfile>. If no I<infiles> are +specified, produces an empty I<outfile>. + +=back + =head1 COLLECTED PACKAGE FILES These files reside in F<$PKG_DIR/.collected> (subject to change). |