Install this version:
emerge -a =x11-wm/blackbox-0.77
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =x11-wm/blackbox-0.77
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =x11-wm/blackbox-0.77
# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit autotools
DESCRIPTION="A small, fast, full-featured window manager for X"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/bbidulock/blackboxwm"
SRC_URI="https://github.com/bbidulock/blackboxwm/archive/${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
S="${WORKDIR}"/blackboxwm-${PV}
LICENSE="MIT"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm ~ppc ~ppc64 ~sparc ~x86"
IUSE="debug nls static-libs truetype"
RDEPEND="x11-libs/libXft
x11-libs/libXt
x11-libs/libX11
nls? ( >=sys-devel/gettext-0.20 )
truetype? ( media-libs/freetype )"
DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
x11-base/xorg-proto"
BDEPEND=">=dev-build/autoconf-2.71
virtual/pkgconfig"
PATCHES=(
"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-0.77-gcc12-time.patch
)
src_prepare() {
sed -e '/AC_DISABLE_SHARED/d' -i configure.ac || die
default
eautoreconf
}
src_configure() {
econf \
--sysconfdir=/etc/X11/${PN} \
$(use_enable debug) \
$(use_enable nls) \
$(use_enable truetype xft)
}
src_install() {
exeinto /etc/X11/Sessions
newexe - ${PN} <<-EOF
#!/bin/sh
${PN}
EOF
insinto /usr/share/xsessions
doins "${FILESDIR}/${PN}.desktop"
emake DESTDIR="${D}" install
dodoc AUTHORS ChangeLog* COMPLIANCE README* TODO
find "${D}" -name '*.la' -delete || die
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p x11-wm/blackbox |
euse -E <flag> -p x11-wm/blackbox |
euse -D <flag> -p x11-wm/blackbox
x11-libs/libXft x11-libs/libXt x11-libs/libX11 nls? ( >=sys-devel/gettext-0.20 ) truetype? ( media-libs/freetype ) x11-base/xorg-proto
x11-libs/libXft x11-libs/libXt x11-libs/libX11 nls? ( >=sys-devel/gettext-0.20 ) truetype? ( media-libs/freetype )
>=dev-build/autoconf-2.71 virtual/pkgconfig
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | blackbox-0.77.tar.gz | 394176 bytes | https://github.com/bbidulock/blackboxwm/archive/0.77.tar.gz |