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Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:13:49 +0200
From: Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@igpm.rwth-aachen.de>
Subject: [gentoo-user] How to trace the origin of a use-flag setting
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Hi,

emerge -vp app-office/libreoffice

shows that the USE flag  -java  is in effect.

How to find out where this comes from?

I've checked  /etc/portage/package.use  /usr/portage/profiles  and  /
etc/make.conf

Many thanks for a hint,
Helmut.