Install this version:
emerge -a =sys-kernel/mkinitcpio-41
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =sys-kernel/mkinitcpio-41
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =sys-kernel/mkinitcpio-41
# Copyright 2023-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit meson tmpfiles
DESCRIPTION="Modular initramfs image creation utility"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/archlinux/mkinitcpio"
SRC_URI="https://sources.archlinux.org/other/${PN}/${P}.tar.xz"
LICENSE="GPL-2"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~mips ~x86"
IUSE="+systemd"
DEPEND="sys-apps/kmod
sys-apps/util-linux
app-arch/libarchive
app-arch/zstd
sys-apps/busybox
sys-apps/coreutils
sys-apps/findutils
sys-apps/sed
app-alternatives/awk
sys-apps/baselayout
virtual/udev
systemd? ( sys-apps/systemd )
"
RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
BDEPEND="
>=dev-build/meson-1.4.0
sys-apps/busybox
app-arch/libarchive
app-text/asciidoc
sys-apps/sed
virtual/pkgconfig
"
QA_PREBUILT="/usr/lib/initcpio/busybox"
PATCHES=(
"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-optional-hwdb.patch
)
src_prepare() {
default
sed -i "s:/usr/lib/libkmod.so.2:/usr/$(get_libdir)/libkmod.so.2:" install/udev || die
}
src_configure() {
local -x PATH="/usr/lib/systemd:${PATH}"
local emesonargs=(
--libdir lib
$(meson_feature systemd)
)
meson_src_configure
}
src_install(){
meson_src_install
exeinto /usr/lib/initcpio/
doexe /bin/busybox
insinto /usr/lib/initcpio/install
if use systemd; then
sed 's|^ add_file /etc/machine-info$| [[ -f /etc/machine-info ]] \&\& add_file /etc/machine-info|' \
"${FILESDIR}"/initcpio-install-systemd > "${T}"/initcpio-install-systemd || die
newins "${T}"/initcpio-install-systemd systemd
fi
newins "${FILESDIR}"/initcpio-install-base base
insinto /usr/lib/initcpio/hooks
newins "${FILESDIR}"/initcpio-hook-udev udev
insinto /etc/mkinitcpio.d
doins "${FILESDIR}"/linux.preset
}
pkg_postinst() {
use systemd && tmpfiles_process 20-mkinitcpio.conf
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p sys-kernel/mkinitcpio |
euse -E <flag> -p sys-kernel/mkinitcpio |
euse -D <flag> -p sys-kernel/mkinitcpio
sys-apps/kmod sys-apps/util-linux app-arch/libarchive app-arch/zstd sys-apps/busybox sys-apps/coreutils sys-apps/findutils sys-apps/sed app-alternatives/awk sys-apps/baselayout virtual/udev systemd? ( sys-apps/systemd )
sys-apps/kmod sys-apps/util-linux app-arch/libarchive app-arch/zstd sys-apps/busybox sys-apps/coreutils sys-apps/findutils sys-apps/sed app-alternatives/awk sys-apps/baselayout virtual/udev systemd? ( sys-apps/systemd )
>=dev-build/meson-1.4.0 sys-apps/busybox app-arch/libarchive app-text/asciidoc sys-apps/sed virtual/pkgconfig
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | mkinitcpio-41.tar.xz | 1003304 bytes | https://sources.archlinux.org/other/mkinitcpio/mkinitcpio-41.tar.xz |