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| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9999 | 8 | ~amd64 | 0 |
# Copyright 2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
ROCM_VERSION="6.3"
inherit cmake cuda rocm linux-info flag-o-matic git-r3
DESCRIPTION="Port of Facebook's LLaMA model in C/C++ (Live Source with UI Build)"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp"
EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp.git"
LICENSE="MIT"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64"
IUSE="curl openblas +openmp blis hip cuda opencl vulkan xdna"
# We must restrict the network sandbox because 'npm install' needs to
# fetch frontend dependencies during the src_compile phase.
RESTRICT="network-sandbox"
# Build-time dependencies
BDEPEND="
net-libs/nodejs[npm]
virtual/pkgconfig
"
CDEPEND="
curl? ( net-misc/curl:= )
openblas? ( sci-libs/openblas:= )
openmp? ( llvm-runtimes/openmp:= )
blis? ( sci-libs/blis:= )
hip? ( >=dev-util/hip-6.3:=
>=sci-libs/hipBLAS-6.3:=
)
cuda? ( dev-util/nvidia-cuda-toolkit:= )
"
DEPEND="${CDEPEND}
opencl? ( dev-util/opencl-headers )
vulkan? ( dev-util/vulkan-headers )
"
RDEPEND="${CDEPEND}
dev-python/numpy
opencl? ( dev-libs/opencl-icd-loader )
vulkan? ( media-libs/vulkan-loader )
"
pkg_setup() {
if use hip || use xdna; then
linux-info_pkg_setup
fi
if use hip; then
if linux-info_get_any_version && linux_config_exists; then
if ! linux_chkconfig_present HSA_AMD_SVM; then
ewarn "To use ROCm/HIP, you need to have HSA_AMD_SVM option enabled in your kernel."
fi
fi
fi
if use xdna; then
if linux-info_get_any_version && linux_config_exists; then
if ! linux_chkconfig_present DRM_AMDXDNA; then
ewarn "To use the XDNA1 backend, you likely need the AMD XDNA DRM driver enabled"
ewarn "(CONFIG_DRM_AMDXDNA) or built out-of-tree."
fi
fi
fi
}
src_unpack() {
# 1. Unpack llama.cpp
git-r3_src_unpack
# 2. Unpack ggml-xdna1 backend if requested
if use xdna; then
local xdna_uri="https://github.com/FireBurn/ggml-xdna1.git"
git-r3_fetch "${xdna_uri}"
git-r3_checkout "${xdna_uri}" "${WORKDIR}/ggml-xdna1"
fi
}
src_prepare() {
use cuda && cuda_src_prepare
if use xdna; then
# Fix hardcoded library installation path to match llama.cpp's isolation
# so `libggml-xdna1.so` ends up in `/usr/$(get_libdir)/llama.cpp/` instead of `/usr/lib/`
sed -i -e "s|DESTINATION lib|DESTINATION $(get_libdir)/llama.cpp|g" \
"${WORKDIR}/ggml-xdna1/CMakeLists.txt" || die
fi
cmake_src_prepare
}
src_configure() {
# Force enable the Web UI macros
append-cppflags -DLLAMA_BUILD_UI=1 -DLLAMA_BUILD_WEBUI=1
local mycmakeargs=(
-DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
-DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON
-DLLAMA_BUILD_UI=ON
# Point CMake to the directory where we will build the UI assets
-DUI_SOURCE_DIR="${S}/tools/ui"
-DCMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH=ON
-DGGML_NATIVE=0
-DGGML_RPC=ON
-DLLAMA_CURL=$(usex curl ON OFF)
-DBUILD_NUMBER="1"
-DGGML_CUDA=$(usex cuda ON OFF)
-DGGML_OPENCL=$(usex opencl ON OFF)
-DGGML_OPENMP=$(usex openmp ON OFF)
-DGGML_VULKAN=$(usex vulkan ON OFF)
# avoid clashing with whisper.cpp
-DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR="${EPREFIX}/usr/$(get_libdir)/llama.cpp"
-DCMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH="${EPREFIX}/usr/$(get_libdir)/llama.cpp"
)
if use openblas ; then
mycmakeargs+=( -DGGML_BLAS=ON -DGGML_BLAS_VENDOR=OpenBLAS )
fi
if use blis ; then
mycmakeargs+=( -DGGML_BLAS=ON -DGGML_BLAS_VENDOR=FLAME )
fi
if use cuda; then
local -x CUDAHOSTCXX="$(cuda_gccdir)"
cuda_add_sandbox
addpredict "/dev/char/"
fi
if use hip; then
rocm_use_hipcc
mycmakeargs+=(
-DGGML_HIP=ON -DAMDGPU_TARGETS=$(get_amdgpu_flags)
)
fi
# Configure llama.cpp
local CMAKE_USE_DIR="${S}"
local BUILD_DIR="${WORKDIR}/${P}_build"
cmake_src_configure
# Configure ggml-xdna1
if use xdna; then
einfo "Configuring ggml-xdna1 backend..."
local CMAKE_USE_DIR="${WORKDIR}/ggml-xdna1"
local BUILD_DIR="${WORKDIR}/ggml-xdna1_build"
local mycmakeargs=(
-DGGML_SOURCE_DIR="${S}/ggml"
-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${EPREFIX}/usr"
)
cmake_src_configure
fi
}
src_compile() {
# 1. Build the Web UI assets from source
einfo "Building Web UI assets using npm..."
pushd "${S}/tools/ui" > /dev/null || die
# Clean any stale build artifacts
rm -rf dist node_modules || die
# Install JS dependencies and run the build (Vite/SvelteKit)
# This generates the /dist folder CMake expects.
npm install || die
npm run build || die
popd > /dev/null || die
# 2. Run the standard C++ build for llama.cpp
local CMAKE_USE_DIR="${S}"
local BUILD_DIR="${WORKDIR}/${P}_build"
cmake_src_compile
# 3. Build ggml-xdna1
if use xdna; then
einfo "Building ggml-xdna1 backend..."
local CMAKE_USE_DIR="${WORKDIR}/ggml-xdna1"
local BUILD_DIR="${WORKDIR}/ggml-xdna1_build"
cmake_src_compile
fi
}
src_install() {
# 1. Install llama.cpp
local CMAKE_USE_DIR="${S}"
local BUILD_DIR="${WORKDIR}/${P}_build"
cmake_src_install
dobin "${BUILD_DIR}/bin/ggml-rpc-server"
# 2. Install ggml-xdna1
if use xdna; then
einfo "Installing ggml-xdna1 backend..."
local CMAKE_USE_DIR="${WORKDIR}/ggml-xdna1"
local BUILD_DIR="${WORKDIR}/ggml-xdna1_build"
cmake_src_install
fi
}
pkg_postinst() {
if use xdna; then
elog ""
elog "You have installed the AMD Ryzen AI NPU backend (ggml-xdna1)."
elog "Requirements for hardware offloading:"
elog " 1. You must load the 'amdxdna' Linux DRM driver."
elog " 2. You must raise RLIMIT_MEMLOCK (e.g. ulimit -l unlimited or via pam_limits)."
elog " Without this, the device heap allocation will fail with EAGAIN."
elog " 3. Use '--device XDNA1 -ngl 0' to run models on the NPU."
elog " 4. Set 'export GGML_BACKEND_PATH=/usr/$(get_libdir)/llama.cpp/libggml-xdna1.so'"
elog " so the plugin is properly dynamically loaded by llama-cli or llama-server."
elog ""
fi
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p sci-misc/llama-cpp |
euse -E <flag> -p sci-misc/llama-cpp |
euse -D <flag> -p sci-misc/llama-cpp
curl? ( net-misc/curl:= ) openblas? ( sci-libs/openblas:= ) openmp? ( llvm-runtimes/openmp:= ) blis? ( sci-libs/blis:= ) hip? ( >=dev-util/hip-6.3:= >=sci-libs/hipBLAS-6.3:= ) cuda? ( dev-util/nvidia-cuda-toolkit:= ) opencl? ( dev-util/opencl-headers ) vulkan? ( dev-util/vulkan-headers )
curl? ( net-misc/curl:= ) openblas? ( sci-libs/openblas:= ) openmp? ( llvm-runtimes/openmp:= ) blis? ( sci-libs/blis:= ) hip? ( >=dev-util/hip-6.3:= >=sci-libs/hipBLAS-6.3:= ) cuda? ( dev-util/nvidia-cuda-toolkit:= ) dev-python/numpy opencl? ( dev-libs/opencl-icd-loader ) vulkan? ( media-libs/vulkan-loader )
net-libs/nodejs[npm] virtual/pkgconfig