[gentoo-user] Re: keywords vs use variables

[Nikos Chantziaras]

On 20/05/2019 20:54, n952...@web.de wrote:
Can someone explain the difference between keywords (as in 
package.accept_keywords) and use variables (as in package.use/)?

Others chimed in already, but an easy way to describe it is:

Keywords control whether or not a package is allowed to be installed. 
USE flags change the configuration of the package.