Install this version:
emerge -a =net-print/foomatic-db-4.0.20261031If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =net-print/foomatic-db-4.0.20261031Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =net-print/foomatic-db-4.0.20261031| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0.20261031 | 8 | ~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~hppa ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 | 0 |
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
DESCRIPTION="Printer information files for foomatic-db-engine to generate ppds"
HOMEPAGE="https://openprinting.github.io/"
# Upstream removes the tarball every day: store a copy in our devspace for
# people not relying on our mirrors
SRC_URI="http://www.openprinting.org/download/foomatic/${PN}-$(ver_rs 2 -).tar.xz
https://dev.gentoo.org/~pacho/${PN}/${PN}-$(ver_rs 2 -).tar.xz"
S=${WORKDIR}/${PN}-$(ver_cut 3)
LICENSE="GPL-2"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~hppa ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~s390 ~sparc ~x86"
RDEPEND="net-print/foomatic-db-engine"
src_prepare() {
# ppd files do not belong to this package
rm -r db/source/PPD || die
default
}
src_configure() {
econf \
--disable-gzip-ppds \
--disable-ppds-to-cups
}
src_install() {
default
cd "${ED}"/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/ || die
rm -r PPD || die
# Avoid collision with foo2zjs, bug 185486
local FILES=(
driver/foo2{hp,lava,xqx,zjs}.xml
printer/Generic-ZjStream_Printer.xml
printer/HP-Color_LaserJet_{1500,1600,2600n}.xml
printer/HP-LaserJet_10{00,05,18,20,22}.xml printer/HP-LaserJet_M1005_MFP.xml
printer/Minolta-Color_PageWorks_Pro_L.xml printer/Minolta-magicolor_2{20,30,43}0_DL.xml
printer/Samsung-CLP-{3,6}00.xml
)
rm -v "${FILES[@]}" || die
}