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diff --git a/man/emerge.1 b/man/emerge.1 index 0e1d29b0..b36c40e7 100644 --- a/man/emerge.1 +++ b/man/emerge.1 @@ -652,6 +652,14 @@ variable to allow or disallow the emerging of a package masked by versions of packages, you should update your \fI/etc/portage/package.keywords\fR file to list the packages you want the \'testing\' version. See \fBportage\fR(5) for more information. +.TP +.BR LICENSE +The \fBLICENSE\fR variable in an \fBebuild\fR file can be used to mask +packages based on licensing restrictions. \fBemerge\fR examines the +\fBACCEPT_LICENSE\fR environment variable to allow or disallow the emerging +of a package masked by \fBLICENSE\fR. See \fBmake.conf\fR(5) for information +about \fBACCEPT_LICENSE\fR, and see \fBportage\fR(5) for information about +\fI/etc/portage/package.license\fR. .SH "CONFIGURATION FILES" Portage has a special feature called "config file protection". The purpose of this feature is to prevent new package installs from clobbering existing |