Okay, thanks. I'll take that in and try to digest it, try to find examples what that means.
> Gesendet: Montag, 20. Mai 2019 um 19:58 Uhr > Von: "Daniel Frey" <djqf...@gmail.com> > An: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Betreff: Re: [gentoo-user] keywords vs use variables > > On 5/20/19 10:54 AM, n952...@web.de wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Can someone explain the difference between keywords (as in > > package.accept_keywords) and use variables (as in package.use/)? > > > > Or point me to concise documentation that makes the difference clear? > > > > I'll try. > > Keywording allows you to mask/unmask specific (or show/hide) versions of > a package. > > USE variables affect build-time dependencies and options on multiple > versions of a package. > > Hope that helps. > > Dan > >