Index: portage.py
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-src/portage/pym/portage.py,v
retrieving revision 1.524.2.76
diff -u -r1.524.2.76 portage.py
--- portage.py	29 May 2005 12:40:08 -0000	1.524.2.76
+++ portage.py	13 Jun 2005 13:42:25 -0000
@@ -870,6 +870,7 @@
 
 			self.use_defs = copy.deepcopy(clone.use_defs)
 			self.usemask  = copy.deepcopy(clone.usemask)
+			self.useforce = copy.deepcopy(clone.useforce)
 
 			self.configlist = copy.deepcopy(clone.configlist)
 			self.configlist[-1] = os.environ.copy()
@@ -967,6 +968,9 @@
 			usemask_lists = grab_multiple("use.mask", self.profiles, grabfile)
 			self.usemask  = stack_lists(usemask_lists, incremental=True)
 			del usemask_lists
+			useforce_lists = grab_multiple("use.force", self.profiles, grabfile)
+			self.useforce  = stack_lists(useforce_lists, incremental=True)
+			del useforce_lists
 			use_defs_lists = grab_multiple("use.defaults", self.profiles, grabdict)
 			self.use_defs  = stack_dictlist(use_defs_lists, incremental=True)
 			del use_defs_lists
@@ -1395,6 +1399,11 @@
 						if mystr not in usesplit:
 							usesplit.append(mystr)
 
+		# Pre-Prend forced USE flags
+		for flag in self.useforce:
+			if flag not in usesplit:
+				usesplit.insert(0, flag)
+
 		# Pre-Pend ARCH variable to USE settings so '-*' in env doesn't kill arch.
 		if self.configdict["defaults"].has_key("ARCH"):
 			if self.configdict["defaults"]["ARCH"]: