--- ../makepkg.old	2012-08-15 15:43:57.351829482 +0200
+++ /usr/bin/makepkg	2012-08-15 16:20:54.665256206 +0200
@@ -2100,6 +2100,8 @@
 
 # Source the config file; fail if it is not found
 if [[ -r $MAKEPKG_CONF ]]; then
+	unset GLOBALUSE
+	declare -A GLOBALUSE
 	source "$MAKEPKG_CONF"
 else
 	error "$(gettext "%s not found.")" "$MAKEPKG_CONF"
@@ -2216,6 +2218,8 @@
 unset pkgname pkgbase pkgver pkgrel epoch pkgdesc url license groups provides
 unset md5sums replaces depends conflicts backup source install changelog build
 unset makedepends optdepends options noextract
+unset USE
+declare -A USE
 
 BUILDFILE=${BUILDFILE:-$BUILDSCRIPT}
 if [[ ! -f $BUILDFILE ]]; then
@@ -2244,6 +2248,11 @@
 	shopt -s extglob
 fi
 
+# overwrite USE flags with GLOBALUSE flags
+for i in "${!GLOBALUSE[@]}"; do
+	USE[$i]=${GLOBALUSE[$i]}
+done
+
 # set defaults if they weren't specified in buildfile
 pkgbase=${pkgbase:-${pkgname[0]}}
 epoch=${epoch:-0}
@@ -2289,6 +2298,9 @@
 elif [[ $SPLITPKG -eq 0 ]] && declare -f package_${pkgname} >/dev/null; then
 	SPLITPKG=1
 fi
+if declare -f generate_deps >/dev/null; then
+	generate_deps
+fi
 
 if [[ -n "${PKGLIST[@]}" ]]; then
 	unset pkgname