Install this version:
emerge -a =mail-client/mailspring-bin-1.23.0
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =mail-client/mailspring-bin-1.23.0
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =mail-client/mailspring-bin-1.23.0
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit unpacker xdg
DESCRIPTION="A beautiful, fast and fully open source mail client for Mac, Windows and Linux"
HOMEPAGE="https://getmailspring.com/"
SRC_URI="
amd64? ( https://github.com/Foundry376/Mailspring/releases/download/${PV}/mailspring-${PV}-amd64.deb )
arm64? ( https://github.com/Foundry376/Mailspring/releases/download/${PV}/mailspring-${PV}-arm64.deb )
"
S="${WORKDIR}"
LICENSE="GPL-3"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64"
IUSE="+wayland"
RDEPEND="
app-accessibility/at-spi2-core:2
app-crypt/mit-krb5
dev-build/libtool
dev-libs/expat
dev-libs/glib:2
dev-libs/nspr
dev-libs/nss
dev-libs/openssl
gnome-base/gvfs
media-libs/alsa-lib
media-libs/mesa
net-misc/curl
net-print/cups
sys-apps/dbus
sys-libs/db:5.3
x11-libs/cairo
x11-libs/gtk+:3
x11-libs/libX11
x11-libs/libxcb
x11-libs/libXcomposite
x11-libs/libXdamage
x11-libs/libXext
x11-libs/libXfixes
x11-libs/libxkbcommon
x11-libs/libXrandr
x11-libs/pango
x11-misc/xdg-utils
"
QA_PREBUILT="*"
src_unpack(){
unpack_deb ${A}
}
src_prepare(){
default
if use wayland; then
sed -i "s|Exec=mailspring %U|Exec=mailspring --ozone-platform-hint=auto --enable-wayland-ime %U|g" \
"${S}/usr/share/applications/Mailspring.desktop" || die
fi
mv "${S}/usr/share/doc/mailspring" "${S}/usr/share/doc/${PF}" || die
}
src_install(){
cp -R "${S}"/* "${D}" || die "Installing binary files failed"
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p mail-client/mailspring-bin |
euse -E <flag> -p mail-client/mailspring-bin |
euse -D <flag> -p mail-client/mailspring-bin
app-accessibility/at-spi2-core:2 app-crypt/mit-krb5 dev-build/libtool dev-libs/expat dev-libs/glib:2 dev-libs/nspr dev-libs/nss dev-libs/openssl gnome-base/gvfs media-libs/alsa-lib media-libs/mesa net-misc/curl net-print/cups sys-apps/dbus sys-libs/db:5.3 x11-libs/cairo x11-libs/gtk+:3 x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libxcb x11-libs/libXcomposite x11-libs/libXdamage x11-libs/libXext x11-libs/libXfixes x11-libs/libxkbcommon x11-libs/libXrandr x11-libs/pango x11-misc/xdg-utils
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | mailspring-1.23.0-amd64.deb | 138194606 bytes | https://github.com/Foundry376/Mailspring/releases/download/1.23.0/mailspring-1.23.0-amd64.deb |
| DIST | mailspring-1.23.0-arm64.deb | 136657010 bytes | https://github.com/Foundry376/Mailspring/releases/download/1.23.0/mailspring-1.23.0-arm64.deb |