Install this version:
emerge -a =sys-apps/ack-3.10.0If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =sys-apps/ack-3.10.0Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =sys-apps/ack-3.10.0| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.10.0 | 8 | ~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~riscv ~x86 ~x64-macos | 0 |
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
DIST_AUTHOR=PETDANCE
DIST_VERSION="v${PV}"
inherit perl-module
DESCRIPTION="ack is a tool like grep, optimized for programmers"
HOMEPAGE="https://beyondgrep.com"
LICENSE="Artistic-2"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~riscv ~x86 ~x64-macos"
IUSE="test"
RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
RDEPEND=">=dev-perl/File-Next-1.180.0"
DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
test? (
dev-perl/IO-Tty
dev-perl/YAML-PP
)
"
PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-3.3.0-gentoo.patch )
src_test() {
# fails tests with NO_COLOR defined, bug 906142
unset NO_COLOR
# Tests fail when run in parallel and if dev-perl/IO-Tty is installed
# which enables interactive tests that need to read from stdin. If IO-Tty
# is not installed the related tests are skipped.
MAKEOPTS+=" -j1" perl-module_src_test
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p sys-apps/ack |
euse -E <flag> -p sys-apps/ack |
euse -D <flag> -p sys-apps/ack
>=dev-perl/File-Next-1.180.0 test? ( dev-perl/IO-Tty dev-perl/YAML-PP )
>=dev-perl/File-Next-1.180.0