Install this version:
emerge -a =dev-libs/libpcre-debian-8-r3
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =dev-libs/libpcre-debian-8-r3
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =dev-libs/libpcre-debian-8-r3
# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit multilib-minimal
DESCRIPTION="libpcre(posix).so.3 symlinks for compatibility with Debian"
HOMEPAGE="https://www.pcre.org/"
S="${WORKDIR}"
LICENSE="BSD"
SLOT="3"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
RDEPEND="dev-libs/libpcre:${SLOT}[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]"
multilib_src_install() {
dosym ../$(multilib_is_native_abi && echo ../../$(get_libdir)/)libpcre.so.1 \
/usr/$(get_libdir)/debiancompat/libpcre.so.3
dosym ../libpcreposix.so.0 \
/usr/$(get_libdir)/debiancompat/libpcreposix.so.3
}
dev-libs/libpcre:3[]