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diff --git a/ebuild-vars.tex b/ebuild-vars.tex index 9e14a30..f10d28d 100644 --- a/ebuild-vars.tex +++ b/ebuild-vars.tex @@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ All ebuilds must define at least the following variables: must list only flags used by the ebuild itself. Any eclass that works with \t{USE} flags must also set \t{IUSE}, listing only the variables used by that eclass. The package manager is responsible for merging these values. + + In EAPI 1, any use flag name in \t{IUSE} may be prefixed by at most one of a plus or a minus + sign. If such a prefix is present, the package manager may use it as a suggestion as to the + default value of the use flag if no other configuration overrides it. \item[KEYWORDS] A whitespace separated list of keywords for the ebuild. Each token must be a valid keyword name, as per section \ref{keyword-names}. May include $-*$, which indicates that the package will only work on explicitly listed archs. May include $-arch$, |