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problems or are known to have issues on different systems. It resides in
\fI/usr/portage/profiles\fR.
.TP
+.BR EAPI
+The \fBEAPI\fR variable in an \fBebuild\fR(5) file is used to mask packages
+that are not supported by the current version of portage. Packages masked by
+\fBEAPI\fR can only be installed after portage has been upgraded.
+.TP
.BR KEYWORDS
The \fBKEYWORDS\fR variable in an \fBebuild\fR file is also used for masking
a package still in testing. There are architecture\-specific keywords for