EAPI 5-progress
Also see the official EAPI 5-progress Specification.
Helpers
Extended default list of extensions in dohtml
dohtml by default additionally installs files with .ico, .svg, .xhtml and .xml extensions.
Helpers Banned in Global Scope
diropts
docompress
exeopts
insopts
keepdir
libopts
use
use_enable
use_with
useq
usev
globstar shell option enabled by default
globstar shell option is enabled by default, which enables recursive expansion of ** pattern in pathname expansion context.
Variables
REPOSITORY Variable
The new REPOSITORY variable is set in ebuild environment. This variable contains name of repository, which contains currently used ebuild.
Extended Repository-Level Configuration
Repository-level configuration in ${repository_path}/profiles is supported for the following files:
make.defaults
package.use
package.use.force
package.use.mask
package.use.stable.force
package.use.stable.mask
use.force
use.mask
use.stable.force
use.stable.mask
Directories Allowed for Profile-Level and Repository-Level Configuration
The following files can be directories:
package.mask
package.use
package.use.force
package.use.mask
package.use.stable.force
package.use.stable.mask
use.force
use.mask
use.stable.force
use.stable.mask