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@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ ebuilds (such as the PORTAGE* and PORTDIR* variables)
.br
\- When assigning values to variables in ebuilds, you \fBcannot have a
space\fR between the variable name and the equal sign.
+.br
+\- Variable values should only contain characters that are members of the
+\fBascii\fR(7) character set. This requirement is mandated by \fBGLEP 31\fR.
.TP
.B P
This variable contains the package name without the ebuild revision.