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@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ package.keywords
package.mask
package.unmask
package.use
+repos.conf
.fi
.TP
.BR /etc/portage/profile/
@@ -546,6 +547,27 @@ documentation for QT. Easy as pie my friend!
# disable mysql support for QT
x11\-libs/qt \-mysql
.fi
+.TP
+.BR repos.conf
+Specifies \fIsite\-specific\fR repository configuration information. Note that
+configuration settings which are specified here do not apply to tools
+such as \fBrepoman\fR(1) and \fBegencache\fR(1) since their operations
+are inherently \fBnot\fR \fIsite\-specific\fR. Beware that use of
+\fBeclass\-overrides\fR is generally not recommended and that it may trigger
+performance issues under some circumstances (see \fBbug #124041\fR).
+
+.I Example:
+.nf
+# make all repositories inherit eclasses from the java\-overlay and
+# java\-experimental repositories, with eclasses from java\-experimental
+# taking precedence over those from java\-overlay
+[DEFAULT]
+eclass\-overrides = java\-overlay java\-experimental
+
+# disable all eclass overrides for ebuilds from the gentoo repository
+[gentoo]
+eclass\-overrides =
+.fi
.RE
.TP
.BR /usr/portage/metadata/