Install this version:
emerge -a =dev-libs/libbpf-9999
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =dev-libs/libbpf-9999
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =dev-libs/libbpf-9999
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9999 | 8 | ~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 | 0/$(ver_cut 1-2) |
# Copyright 2019-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit dot-a flag-o-matic toolchain-funcs
DESCRIPTION="Stand-alone build of libbpf from the Linux kernel"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/libbpf/libbpf"
if [[ ${PV} =~ [9]{4,} ]]; then
inherit git-r3
EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/libbpf/libbpf.git"
else
SRC_URI="https://github.com/libbpf/libbpf/archive/v${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86"
fi
S="${WORKDIR}/${P}/src"
LICENSE="GPL-2 LGPL-2.1 BSD-2"
SLOT="0/$(ver_cut 1-2)"
IUSE="static-libs"
# libbpf headers referenece linux-headers, so we keep it in RDEPEND
DEPEND="
sys-kernel/linux-headers
>=virtual/libelf-3:=
"
RDEPEND="
${DEPEND}
"
BDEPEND="
virtual/pkgconfig
"
DOCS=(
../{README,SYNC}.md
)
src_configure() {
# add -fno-strict-aliasing & filter-lto after discussion about:
# https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260321024446.692008-1-irogers@google.com/
append-cflags -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing
filter-lto
tc-export CC AR PKG_CONFIG
export PREFIX="${EPREFIX}/usr"
export LIBDIR="\$(PREFIX)/$(get_libdir)"
export V=1
}
src_install() {
emake DESTDIR="${D}" install
if ! use static-libs; then
find "${ED}" -name '*.a' -delete || die
fi
dodoc "${DOCS[@]}"
insinto /usr/$(get_libdir)/pkgconfig
doins ${PN}.pc
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p dev-libs/libbpf |
euse -E <flag> -p dev-libs/libbpf |
euse -D <flag> -p dev-libs/libbpf
sys-kernel/linux-headers >=virtual/libelf-3:=
sys-kernel/linux-headers >=virtual/libelf-3:=
virtual/pkgconfig