making the appropriate patches to the sources so that they're ready
for compilation.
.TP
+.BR prepare
+Prepares the extracted sources by running the \fIsrc_prepare()\fR
+function specified in the ebuild file. When src_prepare() starts, the
+current working directory will be set to ${S}. This function is supported
+beginning with \fBEAPI 2\fR.
+.TP
+.BR configure
+Configures the extracted sources by running the \fIsrc_configure()\fR
+function specified in the ebuild file. When src_configure() starts, the
+current working directory will be set to ${S}. This function is supported
+beginning with \fBEAPI 2\fR.
+.TP
.BR compile
Compiles the extracted sources by running the \fIsrc_compile()\fR
function specified in the ebuild file. When src_compile() starts, the