Install this version:
emerge -a =sys-libs/libcap-2.78
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =sys-libs/libcap-2.78
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =sys-libs/libcap-2.78
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.78 | 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
inherit dot-a multilib-minimal toolchain-funcs pam
if [[ ${PV} == *9999 ]]; then
inherit git-r3
EGIT_REPO_URI="https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libcap/libcap.git"
else
SRC_URI="https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/linux-privs/libcap2/${P}.tar.xz"
KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86"
fi
DESCRIPTION="POSIX 1003.1e capabilities"
HOMEPAGE="https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/"
LICENSE="|| ( GPL-2 BSD ) pam? ( || ( LGPL-2+ BSD ) )"
SLOT="0"
IUSE="pam static-libs tools"
# While the build system optionally uses gperf, we don't DEPEND on it because
# the build automatically falls back when it's unavailable. #604802
PDEPEND="pam? ( sys-libs/pam[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )"
DEPEND="${PDEPEND}
sys-kernel/linux-headers"
BDEPEND="
sys-apps/diffutils
tools? ( dev-lang/go )"
QA_FLAGS_IGNORED="sbin/captree" # go binaries don't use LDFLAGS
PATCHES=(
"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-2.62-ignore-RAISE_SETFCAP-install-failures.patch
)
src_prepare() {
default
multilib_copy_sources
}
run_emake() {
local args=(
AR="$(tc-getAR)"
CC="$(tc-getCC)"
OBJCOPY="$(tc-getOBJCOPY)"
RANLIB="$(tc-getRANLIB)"
exec_prefix="${EPREFIX}"
lib_prefix="${EPREFIX}/usr"
lib="$(get_libdir)"
prefix="${EPREFIX}/usr"
PAM_CAP="$(usex pam yes no)"
DYNAMIC=yes
GOLANG="$(multilib_native_usex tools yes no)"
)
emake "${args[@]}" "$@"
}
src_configure() {
use static-libs && lto-guarantee-fat
tc-export_build_env BUILD_CC
multilib-minimal_src_configure
}
multilib_src_compile() {
run_emake
}
multilib_src_test() {
run_emake test
}
multilib_src_install() {
# no configure, needs explicit install line #444724#c3
run_emake DESTDIR="${D}" install
if use static-libs ; then
strip-lto-bytecode
else
rm "${ED}"/usr/$(get_libdir)/lib{cap,psx}.a || die
fi
# install pam plugins ourselves
rm -rf "${ED}"/usr/$(get_libdir)/security || die
if use pam ; then
dopammod pam_cap/pam_cap.so
dopamsecurity '' pam_cap/capability.conf
fi
}
multilib_src_install_all() {
dodoc CHANGELOG README doc/capability.md
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p sys-libs/libcap |
euse -E <flag> -p sys-libs/libcap |
euse -D <flag> -p sys-libs/libcap
pam? ( sys-libs/pam[] ) sys-kernel/linux-headers
sys-apps/diffutils tools? ( dev-lang/go )
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | libcap-2.78.tar.xz | 201040 bytes | https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/linux-privs/libcap2/libcap-2.78.tar.xz |