Install this version:
emerge -a =gui-apps/swaybg-9999
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =gui-apps/swaybg-9999
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =gui-apps/swaybg-9999
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit meson
DESCRIPTION="A wallpaper utility for Wayland"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/swaywm/swaybg"
if [[ ${PV} == 9999 ]]; then
inherit git-r3
EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/swaywm/${PN}.git"
else
inherit verify-sig
SRC_URI="https://github.com/swaywm/${PN}/releases/download/v${PV}/${P}.tar.gz -> ${P}.gh.tar.gz
https://github.com/swaywm/${PN}/releases/download/v${PV}/${P}.tar.gz.sig -> ${P}.gh.tar.gz.sig"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~loong ~ppc64 ~riscv ~x86"
fi
LICENSE="MIT"
SLOT="0"
IUSE="gdk-pixbuf +man"
DEPEND="
dev-libs/wayland
>=dev-libs/wayland-protocols-1.26
x11-libs/cairo
gdk-pixbuf? ( x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf )
"
RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
BDEPEND="
dev-util/wayland-scanner
virtual/pkgconfig
man? ( app-text/scdoc )
"
if [[ ${PV} != 9999 ]]; then
BDEPEND+=" verify-sig? ( sec-keys/openpgp-keys-emersion )"
VERIFY_SIG_OPENPGP_KEY_PATH="/usr/share/openpgp-keys/emersion.asc"
fi
src_configure() {
local emesonargs=(
$(meson_feature man man-pages)
$(meson_feature gdk-pixbuf)
)
meson_src_configure
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p gui-apps/swaybg |
euse -E <flag> -p gui-apps/swaybg |
euse -D <flag> -p gui-apps/swaybg
dev-libs/wayland >=dev-libs/wayland-protocols-1.26 x11-libs/cairo gdk-pixbuf? ( x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf )
dev-libs/wayland >=dev-libs/wayland-protocols-1.26 x11-libs/cairo gdk-pixbuf? ( x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf )
dev-util/wayland-scanner virtual/pkgconfig man? ( app-text/scdoc ) verify-sig? ( sec-keys/openpgp-keys-emersion )