binutils.eselect

Section: eselect (5)
Updated: April 2009
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NAME

binutils.eselect - The binutils management module for Gentoo's eselect

SYNOPSIS

eselect binutils [help|usage|version]
eselect binutils list
eselect binutils set

DESCRIPTION

eselect is Gentoo's configuration and management tool. It features modules that care for the individual administrative tasks.

ACTION: LIST

eselect binutils list [patterns]
List all installed version of binutils. If patterns are given, only versions that match the patterns will be listed.

# eselect binutils list powerpc*
Installed binutils for target powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu
  [1]   2.15.92.0.2 *
# eselect binutils list
Installed binutils for target powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu
  [1]   2.15.92.0.2 *
Installed binutils for target x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
  [2]   2.15.92.0.2
  [3]   2.16
  [4]   2.16.1 *

ACTION: SET

eselect binutils set selection
Activate the selected version of binutils. selection can be either an identification number given by eselect binutils list or a pattern that uniquely describes one installed version.

# eselect binutils set x86_64*2.16.1
Switching to x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-2.16.1...
Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache...
Please remember to run:

# source /etc/profile

in order to let changes take effect!

ACTION: SHOW

eselect binutils show [target]
Print the currently activated binutils version for the given target. If no target is supplied then the CHOST environment variable is used to evaluate the native target.

# eselect binutils show
x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-2.16.1