Install this version:
emerge -a =sci-libs/htslib-1.23.1
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =sci-libs/htslib-1.23.1
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =sci-libs/htslib-1.23.1
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=9
inherit toolchain-funcs
DESCRIPTION="C library for high-throughput sequencing data formats"
HOMEPAGE="http://www.htslib.org/"
SRC_URI="https://github.com/samtools/${PN}/releases/download/${PV}/${P}.tar.bz2"
LICENSE="MIT"
SLOT="0/3"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
IUSE="+bzip2 curl +lzma"
RDEPEND="
virtual/zlib:=
bzip2? ( app-arch/bzip2 )
curl? ( net-misc/curl )
lzma? ( app-arch/xz-utils )"
DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
src_prepare() {
default
# upstream injects LDFLAGS into the .pc file,
# which is a big nono for QA
sed -e '/^\(static_l\|Libs.private\|Requires.private\)/d' \
-i htslib.pc.in || die
}
src_configure() {
econf \
--disable-gcs \
--disable-plugins \
--disable-ref-cache \
--disable-s3 \
$(use_enable bzip2 bz2) \
$(use_enable curl libcurl) \
$(use_enable lzma)
}
src_compile() {
emake AR="$(tc-getAR)"
}
src_install() {
default
# doesn't use libtool, can't disable static libraries
find "${ED}" -name '*.a' -delete || die
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p sci-libs/htslib |
euse -E <flag> -p sci-libs/htslib |
euse -D <flag> -p sci-libs/htslib
virtual/zlib:= bzip2? ( app-arch/bzip2 ) curl? ( net-misc/curl ) lzma? ( app-arch/xz-utils )
virtual/zlib:= bzip2? ( app-arch/bzip2 ) curl? ( net-misc/curl ) lzma? ( app-arch/xz-utils )
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | htslib-1.23.1.tar.bz2 | 4987046 bytes | https://github.com/samtools/htslib/releases/download/1.23.1/htslib-1.23.1.tar.bz2 |