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USE flags

• aqua - Include support for the Mac OS X Aqua (Carbon/Cocoa) GUI
• dbus - Enable dbus support for anything that needs it (gpsd, gnomemeeting, etc)
• debug - Enable extra debug codepaths, like asserts and extra output. If you want to get meaningful backtraces see https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Quality_Assurance/Backtraces
• doc - Add extra documentation (API, Javadoc, etc). It is recommended to enable per package instead of globally
• eds - Enable support for Evolution-Data-Server (EDS)
• gadu - Enable Gadu Gadu protocol support
• gnutls - Prefer net-libs/gnutls as SSL/TLS provider (ineffective with USE=-ssl)
• groupwise - Enable Novell Groupwise protocol support
• gstreamer - Enables voice and video sessions
• gtk - Builds Pidgin, the GTK+ interface
• idn - Enable support for Internationalized Domain Names
• meanwhile - Enable meanwhile support for Sametime protocol
• ncurses - Build finch, console interface
• networkmanager - Enable net-misc/networkmanager support
• nls - Add Native Language Support (using gettext - GNU locale utilities)
• perl - Add optional support/bindings for the Perl language
• pie - Build programs as Position Independent Executables (a security hardening technique)
• prediction - Enable Contact Availability Prediction plugin
• python - Build libgnt (GLib Ncurses Toolkit used by finch) with python scripting support
• python_single_target_python3_10 - Build for Python 3.10 only
• python_single_target_python3_11 - Build for Python 3.11 only
• python_single_target_python3_9 - Build for Python 3.9 only
• sasl - Add support for the Simple Authentication and Security Layer
• spell - Add dictionary support
• tcl - Add support the Tcl language
• test - Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently)
• tk - Add support for Tk GUI toolkit
• v4l - Enable support for video4linux (using linux-headers or userspace libv4l libraries)
• xscreensaver - Use X screensaver protocol extension to monitor idle/active status based on mouse/keyboard events
• zephyr - Enable Zephyr protocol support
• zeroconf - Support for DNS Service Discovery (DNS-SD)

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