Install this version:
emerge -a =sys-libs/libcap-ng-0.9.5-r1
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =sys-libs/libcap-ng-0.9.5-r1
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =sys-libs/libcap-ng-0.9.5-r1
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.9.5-r1 | 8 | ~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 | 0 |
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
# Keep an eye on Fedora's packaging (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/libcap-ng/tree/rawhide) for patches
# Same maintainer in Fedora as upstream
PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{12..14} )
inherit autotools dot-a flag-o-matic linux-info out-of-source-utils python-r1 shell-completion
DESCRIPTION="POSIX 1003.1e capabilities"
HOMEPAGE="https://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/libcap-ng/"
SRC_URI="https://github.com/stevegrubb/libcap-ng/archive/refs/tags/v${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
LICENSE="GPL-2+ LGPL-2.1+"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86"
IUSE="bpf deprecated python static-libs"
REQUIRED_USE="python? ( ${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE} )"
RDEPEND="
bpf? (
dev-libs/libbpf:=
sys-process/audit
)
python? ( ${PYTHON_DEPS} )
"
DEPEND="
${RDEPEND}
sys-kernel/linux-headers
bpf? ( dev-util/bpftool )
"
BDEPEND="
bpf? (
llvm-core/clang[llvm_targets_BPF(-)]
virtual/pkgconfig
)
python? ( >=dev-lang/swig-2 )
"
pkg_pretend() {
# bug 972898
if use bpf && [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != binary ]] ; then
if [[ ! -f /sys/kernel/btf/vmlinux ]] ; then
local err="Cannot read /sys/kernel/btf/vmlinux, which is required by bpftool.\n"
err+=" Typically this means that your kernel is missing the DEBUG_INFO_BTF option,\n"
err+=" without which BPF cannot work. Please build with USE=-bpf or reconfigure your kernel."
die "${err}"
fi
# check required kernel flags as documented at:
# https://github.com/stevegrubb/libcap-ng/blob/master/README.md
local CONFIG_CHECK="
~BPF
~BPF_SYSCALL
~BPF_EVENTS
~DEBUG_INFO_BTF
~FTRACE_SYSCALLS
~KPROBES
~KRETPROBES
~KPROBE_EVENTS
~PERF_EVENTS
~STACKTRACE
~TRACEPOINTS
~TRACING
"
linux-info_pkg_setup
fi
}
src_prepare() {
default
eautoreconf
}
src_configure() {
use sparc && replace-flags -O? -O0
# bug #960469
use static-libs && lto-guarantee-fat
local ECONF_SOURCE="${S}"
local myconf=(
$(use_enable bpf cap-audit)
$(use_enable deprecated)
$(use_enable static-libs static)
--with-capability_header="${ESYSROOT}"/usr/include/linux/capability.h
)
local pythonconf=(
--without-python3
)
# Set up python bindings build(s)
if use python ; then
setup_python_flags_configure() {
pythonconf=(
--with-python3
)
run_in_build_dir econf "${pythonconf[@]}" "${myconf[@]}"
}
python_foreach_impl setup_python_flags_configure
else
local BUILD_DIR="${WORKDIR}"/build
run_in_build_dir econf "${pythonconf[@]}" "${myconf[@]}"
fi
}
src_compile() {
if use python ; then
python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir emake
else
local BUILD_DIR="${WORKDIR}"/build
emake -C "${BUILD_DIR}"
fi
}
src_test() {
if [[ "${EUID}" -eq 0 ]] ; then
ewarn "Skipping tests due to root permissions."
return
fi
if use python ; then
python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir emake check
else
local BUILD_DIR="${WORKDIR}"/build
emake -C "${BUILD_DIR}" check
fi
}
src_install() {
if use python ; then
python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir emake DESTDIR="${D}" install
else
local BUILD_DIR="${WORKDIR}"/build
emake -C "${BUILD_DIR}" DESTDIR="${D}" install
fi
# bug #960469
use static-libs && strip-lto-bytecode
find "${ED}" -name '*.la' -delete || die
# Fixup completions, bug 972536
mv "${D}$(get_bashcompdir)"/{libcap-ng.bash_completion,cap-audit} || die
bashcomp_alias cap-audit filecap netcap pscap
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p sys-libs/libcap-ng |
euse -E <flag> -p sys-libs/libcap-ng |
euse -D <flag> -p sys-libs/libcap-ng
bpf? ( dev-libs/libbpf:= sys-process/audit ) python? ( ) sys-kernel/linux-headers bpf? ( dev-util/bpftool )
bpf? ( dev-libs/libbpf:= sys-process/audit ) python? ( )
bpf? ( llvm-core/clang[llvm_targets_BPF(-)] virtual/pkgconfig ) python? ( >=dev-lang/swig-2 )