Install this version:
emerge -a =dev-libs/json-c-9999
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =dev-libs/json-c-9999
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =dev-libs/json-c-9999
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9999 | 8 | ~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 ~x64-solaris | 0/5.1 |
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit meson-multilib
DESCRIPTION="A JSON implementation in C"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/json-c/json-c/wiki"
if [[ ${PV} == 9999 ]] ; then
EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/json-c/json-c.git"
inherit git-r3
else
# https://github.com/json-c/json-c/wiki#obtain-sources
SRC_URI="https://s3.amazonaws.com/json-c_releases/releases/${P}.tar.gz"
KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 ~x64-solaris"
fi
LICENSE="MIT"
# .1 is a fudge factor for 0.18 fixing compat w/ 0.16, drop on next
# SONAME change.
SLOT="0/5.1"
IUSE="cpu_flags_x86_rdrand static-libs test threads"
RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
MULTILIB_WRAPPED_HEADERS=(
/usr/include/json-c/config.h
)
PATCHES=(
"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-0.19-meson.patch
"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-0.19-meson-conditionally-build-tests-with-an-option-not-b.patch
"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-0.19-meson-wire-up-disable_extra_libs-option.patch
"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-0.19-meson-fix-version-numbers.patch
"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-0.19-meson-fix-pkgconfig-file.patch
)
multilib_src_configure() {
# Tests use Valgrind automagically otherwise (bug #927027)
export USE_VALGRIND=0
local emesonargs=(
# apps are not installed, so disable w/o tests.
# https://github.com/json-c/json-c/blob/json-c-0.17-20230812/apps/mesonLists.txt#L119...L121
$(meson_use test build_apps)
$(meson_use test build_tests)
-Ddefault_library=$(multilib_native_usex static-libs both shared)
-Dextra_libs=disabled
$(meson_use cpu_flags_x86_rdrand enable_rdrand)
$(meson_use threads enable_threading)
)
meson_src_configure
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p dev-libs/json-c |
euse -E <flag> -p dev-libs/json-c |
euse -D <flag> -p dev-libs/json-c