Install this version:
emerge -a =dev-libs/libevdev-9999If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =dev-libs/libevdev-9999Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =dev-libs/libevdev-9999| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9999 | 8 | ~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 | 0 |
# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{11..14} )
inherit meson-multilib python-any-r1
DESCRIPTION="Handler library for evdev events"
HOMEPAGE="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libevdev/ https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libevdev/libevdev"
if [[ ${PV} == 9999* ]] ; then
EGIT_REPO_URI="https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libevdev/libevdev.git"
inherit git-r3
else
SRC_URI="https://www.freedesktop.org/software/libevdev/${P}.tar.xz"
KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86"
fi
LICENSE="MIT"
SLOT="0"
IUSE="doc test"
DEPEND="test? ( dev-libs/check[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )"
BDEPEND="
${PYTHON_DEPS}
doc? ( app-text/doxygen )
virtual/pkgconfig
"
RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
multilib_src_configure() {
local emesonargs=(
$(meson_feature doc documentation)
$(meson_feature test tests)
)
meson_src_configure
}
multilib_src_test() {
meson_src_test -t 100
}
multilib_src_install_all() {
if use doc; then
local HTML_DOCS=( doc/html/. )
einstalldocs
fi
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p dev-libs/libevdev |
euse -E <flag> -p dev-libs/libevdev |
euse -D <flag> -p dev-libs/libevdev
test? ( dev-libs/check[] )
doc? ( app-text/doxygen ) virtual/pkgconfig