Install this version:
emerge -a =x11-wm/oxwm-9999
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =x11-wm/oxwm-9999
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emerge --autounmask-write -a =x11-wm/oxwm-9999
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9999 | 8 | 0 |
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
ZIG_SLOT="0.16"
inherit git-r3 zig
DESCRIPTION="OXWM — DWM but better. Dynamic window manager written in Zig with Lua config"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/tonybanters/oxwm"
EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/tonybanters/oxwm.git"
LICENSE="GPL-3"
SLOT="0"
RDEPEND="
x11-libs/libX11
x11-libs/libXft
x11-libs/libXinerama
media-libs/fontconfig
media-libs/freetype
dev-lang/lua
"
DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
BDEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
src_unpack() {
git-r3_src_unpack
zig_live_src_unpack
}
src_configure() {
local my_zbs_args=(
# Recommended default by upstream:
--release=small
)
zig_src_configure
}
src_install() {
zig_src_install
insinto /usr/share/xsessions
doins "${S}/resources/oxwm.desktop" 2>/dev/null || true
insinto /usr/share/oxwm
doins -r "${S}/templates"
doman "${S}/resources/oxwm.1" 2>/dev/null || true
}
pkg_postinst() {
elog "OXWM installed successfully!"
elog
elog "First launch will create ~/.config/oxwm/config.lua"
elog "Or manually run: oxwm --init"
elog
elog "Reload config anytime with: Super + Shift + R"
}
x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libXft x11-libs/libXinerama media-libs/fontconfig media-libs/freetype dev-lang/lua
x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libXft x11-libs/libXinerama media-libs/fontconfig media-libs/freetype dev-lang/lua
x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libXft x11-libs/libXinerama media-libs/fontconfig media-libs/freetype dev-lang/lua