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Reason: Screen v5.0.0 has a lot of regressions https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-devel/2024-10/msg00007.html Unmask it after it is properly tested & fixed

Masked by Norbert Norbiros on 2025-04-01

Install

Install this package:

emerge -a app-misc/screen

If the package is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:

autounmask app-misc/screen

Or alternatively:

emerge --autounmask-write -a app-misc/screen

Package Information

Description:
Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal between several processes, typically interactive shells. Each virtual terminal provides the functions of the DEC VT100 terminal and, in addition, several control functions from the ANSI X3.64 (ISO 6429) and ISO 2022 standards (e.g., insert/delete line and support for multiple character sets). There is a scrollback history buffer for each virtual terminal and a copy-and-paste mechanism that allows the user to move text regions between windows. When screen is called, it creates a single window with a shell in it (or the specified command) and then gets out of your way so that you can use the program as you normally would. Then, at any time, you can create new (full-screen) windows with other programs in them (including more shells), kill the current window, view a list of the active windows, turn output logging on and off, copy text between windows, view the scrollback history, switch between windows, etc. All windows run their programs completely independent of each other. Programs continue to run when their window is currently not visible and even when the whole screen session is detached from the users terminal.
Homepage:
https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/
License:
GPL-3+

Versions

Version EAPI Keywords Slot
9999 8 ~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 ~arm64-macos ~x64-macos ~x64-solaris 0
5.0.1 8 ~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 ~arm64-macos ~x64-macos ~x64-solaris 0
4.9.1-r2 8 ~alpha amd64 arm arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc x86 ~arm64-macos ~x64-macos ~x64-solaris 0

Metadata

Description

Maintainers

Upstream

Raw Metadata XML 
<pkgmetadata>
	<maintainer type="person">
		<email>swegener@gentoo.org</email>
	</maintainer>
	<maintainer type="project">
		<email>shell-tools@gentoo.org</email>
		<name>Gentoo Shell Tools Project</name>
	</maintainer>
	<longdescription>
  Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal
  between several processes, typically interactive shells. Each virtual terminal
  provides the functions of the DEC VT100 terminal and, in addition, several
  control functions from the ANSI X3.64 (ISO 6429) and ISO 2022 standards (e.g.,
  insert/delete line and support for multiple character sets). There is a
  scrollback history buffer for each virtual terminal and a copy-and-paste
  mechanism that allows the user to move text regions between windows. When screen
  is called, it creates a single window with a shell in it (or the specified
  command) and then gets out of your way so that you can use the program as you
  normally would. Then, at any time, you can create new (full-screen) windows with
  other programs in them (including more shells), kill the current window, view a
  list of the active windows, turn output logging on and off, copy text between
  windows, view the scrollback history, switch between windows, etc. All windows
  run their programs completely independent of each other. Programs continue to
  run when their window is currently not visible and even when the whole screen
  session is detached from the users terminal.
  </longdescription>
	<use>
		<flag name="multiuser">Enable multiuser support (by setting correct permissions)</flag>
		<flag name="nethack">Express error messages in nethack style</flag>
		<flag name="utempter">Enable support for <pkg>sys-libs/libutempter</pkg></flag>
	</use>
	<upstream>
		<remote-id type="cpe">cpe:/a:gnu:screen</remote-id>
		<remote-id type="savannah">screen</remote-id>
	</upstream>
</pkgmetadata>

Lint Warnings

USE Flags

Manage flags for this package: euse -i <flag> -p app-misc/screen | euse -E <flag> -p app-misc/screen | euse -D <flag> -p app-misc/screen

Flag Description 9999 5.0.1 4.9.1-r2
debug Enable extra debug codepaths, like asserts and extra output. If you want to get meaningful backtraces see https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Quality_Assurance/Backtraces ✓ ✓ ✓
multiuser Enable multiuser support (by setting correct permissions) ✓ ✓ ✓
nethack Express error messages in nethack style ✓ ✓ ✓
pam Add support for PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) - DANGEROUS to arbitrarily flip ✓ ✓ ✓
selinux !!internal use only!! Security Enhanced Linux support, this must be set by the selinux profile or breakage will occur ✓ ✓ ✓
utempter Enable support for <pkg>sys-libs/libutempter</pkg> ✓ ✓ ✗

Files

Manifest

Type File Size Versions
DIST screen-5.0.1.tar.gz 897507 bytes 5.0.1
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DIST screen-4.9.1.tar.gz 1040785 bytes