On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 10:38:11AM -0800, maxim wexler wrote

> I've got CONFIG_PROTECT "-*" in my make.conf on a
> seperate line IIRC to spare me the tedium of accepting
> manually long lists of default settings when something
> is emerged. Does this have the same effect as in the
> USE variable list?

  That's something totally different.  CONFIG_PROTECT controls whether
or not the current config file is overwritten when a new version of a
program is emerged.  The USE variable controls whether or not optional
dependancies are linked in during an emerge.

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