Install this version:
emerge -a =x11-apps/xedit-1.2.5
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =x11-apps/xedit-1.2.5
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =x11-apps/xedit-1.2.5
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit xorg-meson
DESCRIPTION="simple text editor for X"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~hppa ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~sparc ~x86"
RDEPEND="
x11-libs/libXaw
x11-libs/libXt
x11-libs/libXmu
x11-libs/libX11"
DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
x11-base/xorg-proto"
x11-libs/libXaw x11-libs/libXt x11-libs/libXmu x11-libs/libX11 x11-base/xorg-proto
x11-libs/libXaw x11-libs/libXt x11-libs/libXmu x11-libs/libX11