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\fBRDEPEND\fR
This should contain a list of all packages that are required for this
-program to run (aka runtime depend). If this is not set, then it
-defaults to the value of \fBDEPEND\fR.
+program to run (aka runtime depend). If this is not set in \fBEAPI\fR
+3 or earlier, then it defaults to the value of \fBDEPEND\fR. In
+EAPI 4 or later, \fBRDEPEND\fR will never be implicitly set.
.br
You may use the same syntax to vary dependencies as seen above in \fBDEPEND\fR.
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