Install this version:
emerge -a =net-misc/iperf-3.21
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =net-misc/iperf-3.21
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =net-misc/iperf-3.21
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.21 | 8 | ~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 ~x64-macos | 3 |
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit autotools systemd
DESCRIPTION="TCP, UDP, and SCTP network bandwidth measurement tool"
HOMEPAGE="https://software.es.net/iperf/ https://github.com/esnet/iperf"
SRC_URI="https://github.com/esnet/${PN}/archive/refs/tags/${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
LICENSE="BSD"
SLOT="3"
KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 ~x64-macos"
IUSE="sctp"
RDEPEND="
>=dev-libs/cJSON-1.7.15
dev-libs/openssl:=
sctp? ( net-misc/lksctp-tools )
"
DEPEND="
${DEPEND}
virtual/os-headers
"
BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig"
DOCS=( README.md RELNOTES.md )
PATCHES=(
"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-3.10.1-drop-forced-debugging-symbols.patch
"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-3.18-unbundle-cJSON.patch
)
src_prepare() {
default
# Drop bundled cjson
rm src/cjson.{c,h} || die
eautoreconf
}
src_configure() {
local myeconfargs=(
LDCONFIG=false
# Makes LDCONFIG blank and triggers a syntax error in 3.21
#--without-ldconfig
$(use_with sctp)
)
econf "${myeconfargs[@]}"
}
src_install() {
default
newconfd "${FILESDIR}"/iperf.confd iperf3
newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/iperf3.initd iperf3
systemd_dounit contrib/iperf3.service
find "${ED}" -name '*.la' -type f -delete || die
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p net-misc/iperf |
euse -E <flag> -p net-misc/iperf |
euse -D <flag> -p net-misc/iperf
virtual/os-headers
>=dev-libs/cJSON-1.7.15 dev-libs/openssl:= sctp? ( net-misc/lksctp-tools )
virtual/pkgconfig
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | iperf-3.21.tar.gz | 711039 bytes | https://github.com/esnet/iperf/archive/refs/tags/3.21.tar.gz |