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diff --git a/portato/backend/system_interface.py b/portato/backend/system_interface.py
index ade2414..f37d0a0 100644
--- a/portato/backend/system_interface.py
+++ b/portato/backend/system_interface.py
@@ -192,6 +192,16 @@ class SystemInterface:
raise NotImplementedError
+ def get_global_settings(self, key):
+ """Returns the value of a global setting, i.e. ARCH, USE, ROOT, DISTDIR etc.
+
+ @param key: the setting to return
+ @type key: string
+ @returns: the value of this setting
+ @rtype: string"""
+
+ raise NotImplementedError
+
def new_package (self, cpv):
"""Returns an instance of the appropriate Package-Subclass.