Install this version:
emerge -a =media-libs/libass-0.17.5
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =media-libs/libass-0.17.5
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =media-libs/libass-0.17.5
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.17.5 | 8 | ~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 ~arm64-macos ~x64-macos | 0/9 |
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
# meson support exists but README suggests not using it for packaging yet
# https://github.com/libass/libass/blob/master/README.md#building
VERIFY_SIG_OPENPGP_KEY_PATH=/usr/share/openpgp-keys/libass.asc
inherit multilib-minimal verify-sig
DESCRIPTION="Library for SSA/ASS subtitles rendering"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/libass/libass"
SRC_URI="https://github.com/libass/libass/releases/download/${PV}/${P}.tar.xz"
SRC_URI+=" verify-sig? ( https://github.com/libass/libass/releases/download/${PV}/${P}.tar.xz.asc )"
LICENSE="ISC"
SLOT="0/9" # subslot = libass soname version
KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 ~arm64-macos ~x64-macos"
IUSE="+fontconfig libunibreak test"
RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
RDEPEND="
>=dev-libs/fribidi-0.19.5-r1[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
>=media-libs/freetype-2.5.0.1:2[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
>=virtual/libiconv-0-r1[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
>=media-libs/harfbuzz-1.2.3:=[truetype,${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
fontconfig? ( >=media-libs/fontconfig-2.10.92[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
libunibreak? ( dev-libs/libunibreak:= )
"
DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
BDEPEND="
virtual/pkgconfig
amd64? ( dev-lang/nasm )
x86? ( dev-lang/nasm )
test? ( media-libs/libpng[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
verify-sig? ( >=sec-keys/openpgp-keys-libass-20250608 )
"
DOCS=( Changelog )
multilib_src_configure() {
local myeconfargs=(
$(use_enable fontconfig)
$(multilib_native_use_enable libunibreak)
$(use_enable test)
--disable-require-system-font-provider
# https://github.com/libass/libass/blob/bbb3c7f1570a4a021e52683f3fbdf74fe492ae84/Changelog#L111
--with-pic
)
ECONF_SOURCE="${S}" econf "${myeconfargs[@]}"
}
multilib_src_install_all() {
einstalldocs
find "${ED}" -name '*.la' -type f -delete || die
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p media-libs/libass |
euse -E <flag> -p media-libs/libass |
euse -D <flag> -p media-libs/libass
>=dev-libs/fribidi-0.19.5-r1[] >=media-libs/freetype-2.5.0.1:2[] >=virtual/libiconv-0-r1[] >=media-libs/harfbuzz-1.2.3:=[truetype,] fontconfig? ( >=media-libs/fontconfig-2.10.92[] ) libunibreak? ( dev-libs/libunibreak:= )
>=dev-libs/fribidi-0.19.5-r1[] >=media-libs/freetype-2.5.0.1:2[] >=virtual/libiconv-0-r1[] >=media-libs/harfbuzz-1.2.3:=[truetype,] fontconfig? ( >=media-libs/fontconfig-2.10.92[] ) libunibreak? ( dev-libs/libunibreak:= )
virtual/pkgconfig amd64? ( dev-lang/nasm ) x86? ( dev-lang/nasm ) test? ( media-libs/libpng[] ) verify-sig? ( >=sec-keys/openpgp-keys-libass-20250608 )
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | libass-0.17.5.tar.xz | 460148 bytes | https://github.com/libass/libass/releases/download/0.17.5/libass-0.17.5.tar.xz |
| DIST | libass-0.17.5.tar.xz.asc | 931 bytes | https://github.com/libass/libass/releases/download/0.17.5/libass-0.17.5.tar.xz.asc |