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@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ make.defaults
packages
packages.build
package.provided
+package.use.mask
parent
profile.bashrc
use.defaults
@@ -224,6 +225,28 @@ x11-libs/qt-3.3.0
x11-base/xorg-x11-6.8
.fi
.TP
+.BR package.use.mask
+Per\-package USE flag masks.
+
+.I Note:
+In a cascading profile setup, you can remove USE flags in children
+profiles which were added by parent profiles by prefixing the flag with
+a '\-'.
+
+.I Format:
+.nf
+\- comments begin with #
+\- one DEPEND atom per line with space-delimited USE flags
+.fi
+
+.I Example:
+.nf
+# mask docs for GTK 2.x
+=x11\-libs/gtk+\-2* doc
+# unmask mysql support for QT
+x11\-libs/qt \-mysql
+.fi
+.TP
.BR parent
This contains a path to the parent profile. It may be either relative or
absolute. The paths will be relative to the location of the profile. Most