--- Ow Mun Heng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> So if I understand it correctly, what is being done
> is XPAK will take
> the USE flags from the system which compiled the
> binary and then sort of
> make a comparison with the USE flags for that
> particular package and
> work from there? Am I right?
> 

Yes, you have access to all the old /var/db data.  The
filelist() method lists all the files that are
accessible via getfile() or getelements() methods.

The USE flags are a collection of boolean variables. 
A particular flag is enabled when it exists in both
IUSE and USE.

Zac


                
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