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authorZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2011-06-20 18:08:59 -0700
committerZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2011-06-20 18:08:59 -0700
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config: repo-level make.defaults/package.use
This completes the implementation of bug #370693.
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@@ -246,8 +246,9 @@ is possible to prefix flags with + or - in order to create default settings
that respectively enable or disable the corresponding \fBUSE\fR flags. For
details about \fBUSE\fR flag stacking order, refer to the \fBUSE_ORDER\fR
variable in \fBmake.conf\fR(5). Given the default \fBUSE_ORDER\fR setting,
-negative IUSE default settings are ineffective since profile and user
-configuration settings override them.
+negative IUSE default settings are effective only for negation of
+repo\-level USE settings, since profile and user configuration settings
+override them.
.TP
\fBDEPEND\fR
This should contain a list of all packages that are required for the