Install this version:
emerge -a =sys-apps/dinit-9999
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =sys-apps/dinit-9999
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =sys-apps/dinit-9999
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9999 | 8 | ~amd64 | 0 |
# Copyright 2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
DESCRIPTION="The dinit service supervision + init suite"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/davmac314/dinit"
if [[ ${PV} == 9999 ]]; then
inherit git-r3
EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/davmac314/${PN}.git"
else
KEYWORDS="~amd64"
SRC_URI="https://github.com/davmac314/${PN}/releases/download/v${PV}/${P}.tar.xz"
fi
LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
SLOT="0"
IUSE="+cgroups +caps sysv-utils"
RDEPEND="
caps? ( sys-libs/libcap )
sysv-utils? (
!sys-apps/openrc[sysv-utils(-)]
!sys-apps/s6-linux-init[sysv-utils(-)]
!sys-apps/systemd[sysv-utils(+)]
!sys-apps/sysvinit
)"
DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
src_configure() {
# bug #979661
# don't overwrite upstream flags
export CXXFLAGS_EXTRA=${CXXFLAGS}
unset CXXFLAGS
export LDFLAGS_EXTRA=${LDFLAGS}
unset LDFLAGS
# Build system is not a normal autotools package
econf \
$(use_enable sysv-utils shutdown) \
$(use_enable cgroups) \
$(use_enable caps capabilities) \
--disable-strip
}
src_install(){
default
if use sysv-utils; then
dosym dinit /sbin/init
fi
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p sys-apps/dinit |
euse -E <flag> -p sys-apps/dinit |
euse -D <flag> -p sys-apps/dinit
caps? ( sys-libs/libcap ) sysv-utils? ( !sys-apps/openrc[sysv-utils(-)] !sys-apps/s6-linux-init[sysv-utils(-)] !sys-apps/systemd[sysv-utils(+)] !sys-apps/sysvinit )
caps? ( sys-libs/libcap ) sysv-utils? ( !sys-apps/openrc[sysv-utils(-)] !sys-apps/s6-linux-init[sysv-utils(-)] !sys-apps/systemd[sysv-utils(+)] !sys-apps/sysvinit )