Install this version:
emerge -a =media-sound/kew-4.1.2
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =media-sound/kew-4.1.2
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =media-sound/kew-4.1.2
# Copyright 2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
# Kew 4.1.2 doesn't work with dbus on some configurations, please use "media-sound/kew -dbus" if dbus is not detected
# If you have a loop at launch, use "kew path xxxx" before starting "kew"
EAPI=8
inherit toolchain-funcs
DESCRIPTION="kew (/kjuː/) is a command-line music player for Linux."
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/ravachol/kew"
SRC_URI="https://github.com/ravachol/kew/archive/v${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
LICENSE="GPL-2"
# Bundled programs
LICENSE+=" MIT || ( Unlicense MIT-0 )"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
IUSE="+dbus"
DEPEND="dev-libs/glib:2
media-gfx/chafa
media-libs/freeimage
media-libs/libvorbis
media-libs/opus media-libs/opusfile
media-video/ffmpeg:=
sci-libs/fftw:3.0="
RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig"
src_prepare() {
default
sed -e "/^CFLAGS += -Wall/s/$/ ${CFLAGS}/" \
-e "/^LDFLAGS/s/$/ ${LDFLAGS}/" \
-e "/^LIBS/s/$/ ${LDFLAGS}/" \
-i Makefile || die
}
src_compile() {
emake CC="$(tc-getCC)" PKG_CONFIG="$(tc-getPKG_CONFIG)" \
PREFIX="${EPREFIX}"/usr \
USE_DBUS="$(usex dbus 1 0)"
}
src_install()
{
emake DESTDIR="${D}" PREFIX="${EPREFIX}"/usr install
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p media-sound/kew |
euse -E <flag> -p media-sound/kew |
euse -D <flag> -p media-sound/kew
dev-libs/glib:2 media-gfx/chafa media-libs/freeimage media-libs/libvorbis media-libs/opus media-libs/opusfile media-video/ffmpeg:= sci-libs/fftw:3.0=
dev-libs/glib:2 media-gfx/chafa media-libs/freeimage media-libs/libvorbis media-libs/opus media-libs/opusfile media-video/ffmpeg:= sci-libs/fftw:3.0=
virtual/pkgconfig
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | kew-4.1.2.tar.gz | 3689977 bytes | https://github.com/ravachol/kew/archive/v4.1.2.tar.gz |