created with libgd 1.x will not compile with 2.x and must downgrade libgd first
before they can emerge.
.TP
-.B [ebuild U\-] x11\-base/xfree\-4.3.0 [4.2.99.902]
-The \- represents lack of \fBSLOT\fR information about Xfree. This will occur
-when the previous version emerged was injected (see \fBinject\fR for more info)
-or very outdated (so old that \fBSLOT\fR did not exist). Either way, a newer version
-of Xfree is availabe for your updating delight.
-.TP
-.B [ebuild U ] sys\-devel/distcc\-2.16 [2.13\-r1] \-gtk +ipv6* (\-selinux)
-The \-gtk reflects the status of \fBUSE\fR variables when emerging distcc.
-Here we see that distcc can use the \fBUSE\fR variable gtk, but that your
-current settings have gtk disabled. This means optional support for gtk will
-not be enabled in distcc when you emerge it. An asterisk shows that the
-\fBUSE\fR flags have changed since the package was last installed. In this
-case, ipv6 is enabled but was previously disabled. A \fBUSE\fR flag in
-pparenthesis, like (\-selinux), is always disabled and shows that the flag is
-not available for the current system profile.
+.B [ebuild U ] sys\-devel/distcc\-2.16 [2.13\-r1] USE="ipv6* \-gtk \-qt%"
+Here we see that the make.conf variable \fBUSE\fR affects how this package is
+built. In this example, ipv6 optional support is enabled and both gtk and qt
+support are disabled. The asterisk following ipv6 indicates that ipv6 support
+was disabled the last time this packages was installed. The percent sign
+following qt indicates that the qt option has been added to the package since
+it was last installed.
.br
-\fB*Note:\fR The \fBUSE\fR status is only displayed when you use the
-\fB\-\-pretend\fR and \fB\-\-verbose\fR options.
+\fB*Note:\fR Flags that haven't changed since the last install are only
+displayed when you use the \fB\-\-pretend\fR and \fB\-\-verbose\fR options.
+Using the \fB\-\-quiet\fR option will prevent all information from being
+displayed.
.SH "NOTES"
You should almost always precede any package install or update attempt with a
\fB\-\-pretend\fR install or update. This lets you see how much will be