Install this version:
emerge -a =games-emulation/atari800-6.0.0
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =games-emulation/atari800-6.0.0
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =games-emulation/atari800-6.0.0
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=9
inherit autotools desktop
DESCRIPTION="Emulator of Atari 8-bit computer systems and 5200 game console"
HOMEPAGE="
https://atari800.github.io/
https://github.com/atari800/atari800/
"
SRC_URI="
https://github.com/atari800/atari800/releases/download/ATARI800_${PV//./_}/${P}-src.tgz
https://sourceforge.net/projects/atari800/files/ROM/Original%20XL%20ROM/xf25.zip
"
LICENSE="GPL-2+"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
IUSE="encode-mp3 opengl readline +sdl +sound"
REQUIRED_USE="
encode-mp3? ( sound )
opengl? ( sdl )
"
DEPEND="
encode-mp3? (
media-sound/lame
)
sdl? (
>=media-libs/libsdl2-2.26.0[joystick,opengl?,sound?,video]
)
!sdl? (
sys-libs/ncurses:=
)
readline? (
sys-libs/readline:=
)
media-libs/libpng:=
virtual/zlib:=
"
RDEPEND="
${DEPEND}
"
BDEPEND="
app-arch/unzip
"
src_prepare() {
local PATCHES=(
# Bug 544608
"${FILESDIR}"/atari800-3.1.0-tgetent-detection.patch
)
default
eautoreconf
}
src_configure() {
local video=ncurses
local sound=no
if use sdl; then
video=sdl2
use sound && sound=sdl2
elif use sound; then
sound=oss
fi
local myconf=(
$(use_with opengl)
$(use_with readline)
$(use_with encode-mp3 mp3)
--with-video=${video}
--with-sound=${sound}
)
econf "${myconf[@]}"
}
src_install() {
default
insinto "/usr/share/${PN}"
doins "${WORKDIR}/"*.ROM
insinto /etc
newins "${FILESDIR}"/atari800-4.2.0.cfg atari800.cfg
newicon data/atari2.svg ${PN}.svg
make_desktop_entry ${PN} "Atari 800 emulator"
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p games-emulation/atari800 |
euse -E <flag> -p games-emulation/atari800 |
euse -D <flag> -p games-emulation/atari800
encode-mp3? ( media-sound/lame ) sdl? ( >=media-libs/libsdl2-2.26.0[joystick,opengl?,sound?,video] ) !sdl? ( sys-libs/ncurses:= ) readline? ( sys-libs/readline:= ) media-libs/libpng:= virtual/zlib:=
encode-mp3? ( media-sound/lame ) sdl? ( >=media-libs/libsdl2-2.26.0[joystick,opengl?,sound?,video] ) !sdl? ( sys-libs/ncurses:= ) readline? ( sys-libs/readline:= ) media-libs/libpng:= virtual/zlib:=
app-arch/unzip
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | atari800-6.0.0-src.tgz | 1942961 bytes | https://github.com/atari800/atari800/releases/download/ATARI800_6_0_0/atari800-6.0.0-src.tgz |
| DIST | xf25.zip | 188942 bytes | https://sourceforge.net/projects/atari800/files/ROM/Original%20XL%20ROM/xf25.zip |