NAME

       cdist-type__package_emerge - Manage packages with portage

DESCRIPTION

       Portage is usually used on the gentoo distribution to manage packages. This type requires
       app-portage/gentoolkit installed on the target host.
       cdist-type__package_emerge_dependencies is supposed to install the needed packages on the
       target host.

REQUIRED PARAMETERS

       None

OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

       name
           If supplied, use the name and not the object id as the package name.

       state
           Either "present" or "absent", defaults to "present".

       version
           If supplied, use to install or uninstall a specific version of the package named.

EXAMPLES

           # Ensure sys-devel/gcc is installed
           __package_emerge sys-devel/gcc --state present

           # If you want a specific version of a package
           __package_emerge app-portage/gentoolkit --state present --version 0.3.0.8-r2

           # Remove package
           __package_emerge sys-devel/gcc --state absent

SEE ALSO

       •   cdist-type(7)

       •   cdist-type__package(7)

       •   cdist-type__package_emerge_dependencies(7)

COPYING

       Copyright (C) 2013 Thomas Oettli. Free use of this software is granted under the terms of
       the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).

AUTHOR

       Thomas Oettli <otho--@--sfs.biz>
           Author.

                                            04/07/2016                     CDIST-TYPE__PACKAGE(7)