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From: James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com>
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: How to trace the origin of a use-flag setting
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:23:48 +0000 (UTC)
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Helmut Jarausch <jarausch <at> igpm.rwth-aachen.de> writes:


> emerge -vp app-office/libreoffice
> shows that the USE flag  -java  is in effect.
> How to find out where this comes from?

equery hasuse java

hth,
James