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diff --git a/ebuild-env-vars.tex b/ebuild-env-vars.tex index 6046e1f..5fe72dc 100644 --- a/ebuild-env-vars.tex +++ b/ebuild-env-vars.tex @@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ \label{sec:ebuild-env-vars} The package manager must define the following environment variables. Not all variables are -meaningful in all phases; variables that are not meaningful in a given phase may be unset or set to -any value. Ebuilds must not attempt to modify any of these variables, unless otherwise specified. +universally meaningful; variables that are not meaningful in a given phase or in global scope may +be unset or set to any value. Ebuilds must not attempt to modify any of these variables, unless +otherwise specified. Because of their special meanings, these variables may not be preserved consistently across all phases as would normally happen due to environment saving (see section~\ref{sec:ebuild-env-state}). |