Install this version:
emerge -a =mail-client/meru-bin-3.45.0
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =mail-client/meru-bin-3.45.0
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =mail-client/meru-bin-3.45.0
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.45.0 | 8 | -* ~amd64 | 0 |
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit unpacker xdg
MY_PN="${PN/-bin/}"
DESCRIPTION="Desktop app for Gmail — the Gmail experience you deserve"
HOMEPAGE="
https://meru.so
https://github.com/zoidsh/meru
"
SRC_URI="https://github.com/zoidsh/meru/releases/download/v${PV}/${MY_PN}_${PV}_amd64.deb -> ${P}.deb"
S="${WORKDIR}"
LICENSE="AGPL-3"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="-* ~amd64"
IUSE="appindicator libnotify"
RESTRICT="bindist mirror strip"
RDEPEND="
app-accessibility/at-spi2-core
app-crypt/libsecret
dev-libs/nss
sys-apps/util-linux
x11-libs/gtk+:3
x11-libs/libXScrnSaver
x11-libs/libXtst
x11-misc/xdg-utils
appindicator? ( dev-libs/libayatana-appindicator )
libnotify? ( x11-libs/libnotify )
"
QA_PREBUILT="*"
src_install() {
cp -a . "${ED}" || die "cp failed"
# Remove upstream doc directory, let portage handle it
rm -r "${ED}/usr/share/doc/${MY_PN}" || die "rm failed"
# Install a wrapper that redirects stdout/stderr to /dev/null to
# suppress the "A JavaScript error occurred in the main process" EIO
# error thrown by Meru's internal logger (console.info ->
# SyncWriteStream) when launched from a desktop environment where the
# inherited stdout fd returns EIO on write.
dodir /usr/bin
cat > "${ED}/usr/bin/${MY_PN}" <<-EOF || die "wrapper write failed"
#!/bin/sh
exec /opt/Meru/${MY_PN} "\$@" >/dev/null 2>&1
EOF
fperms 0755 "/usr/bin/${MY_PN}"
# Point the desktop entry at the wrapper so GUI launches use it too.
sed -i "s|^Exec=.*|Exec=${MY_PN} %U|" \
"${ED}/usr/share/applications/${MY_PN}.desktop" || die "sed failed"
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p mail-client/meru-bin |
euse -E <flag> -p mail-client/meru-bin |
euse -D <flag> -p mail-client/meru-bin
app-accessibility/at-spi2-core app-crypt/libsecret dev-libs/nss sys-apps/util-linux x11-libs/gtk+:3 x11-libs/libXScrnSaver x11-libs/libXtst x11-misc/xdg-utils appindicator? ( dev-libs/libayatana-appindicator ) libnotify? ( x11-libs/libnotify )
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | meru-bin-3.45.0.deb | 85230886 bytes | https://github.com/zoidsh/meru/releases/download/v3.45.0/meru_3.45.0_amd64.deb |