Future EAPI/EAPI 7 tentative features

This is Article description::a working page that contains references to all features that have been suggested for EAPI 7.

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 * Runtime-switchable USE flags


 * Variant of || with defined runtime behaviour


 * Ban dohtml
 * dohtml was deprecated in EAPI 6.
 * dohtml was deprecated in EAPI 6.


 * Directory support for profiles/package.mask
 * Not intended for gentoo-x86 tree, only to be used in overlays.
 * Not intended for gentoo-x86 tree, only to be used in overlays.


 * Directory support for profile files
 * Not intended for gentoo-x86 tree, only to be used in overlays.
 * Not intended for gentoo-x86 tree, only to be used in overlays.


 * Ban package.provided in profiles


 * Ban DESTTREE and INSDESTTREE


 * eqawarn


 * Remove trailing slash from {,E}ROOT and {,E}D


 * Require GNU patch 2.7