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Install this version:

emerge -a =sys-auth/howdy-9999

If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:

autounmask =sys-auth/howdy-9999

Or alternatively:

emerge --autounmask-write -a =sys-auth/howdy-9999

Package Information

Description:: Windows Hello style facial authentication for Linux
Homepage:: https://github.com/boltgolt/howdy
License:: MIT

Ebuild Details

Version	EAPI	Keywords	Slot
9999	8		0

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# Copyright 2025 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2

EAPI=8

DESCRIPTION="Windows Hello style facial authentication for Linux"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/boltgolt/howdy"

EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/boltgolt/howdy.git"
EGIT_BRANCH="master"
PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{10..13} )
DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=no
inherit distutils-r1 git-r3 meson

LICENSE="MIT"
SLOT="0"
IUSE="gtk3 qt6"
REQUIRED_USE="|| ( gtk3 qt6 )"

PATCHES=(
	"${FILESDIR}/${P}-fix-dlib-data.patch"
)

# NOTE: dlib version < 19.24.3 does not work with numpy 2.0
RDEPEND="
	dev-python/elevate[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
	>=dev-python/numpy-2.0.0[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
	dev-python/python-pam[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
	gtk3? (
		media-libs/opencv[gtk3,png,python,v4l]
	)
	qt6? (
		media-libs/opencv[qt6,png,python,v4l]
		>=dev-qt/qtbase-6.0.0[X]
		>=dev-qt/qtmultimedia-6.0.0[X]
	)
	>=sci-libs/dlib-19.24.3[python]
	sys-auth/howdy-models
"

src_prepare() {
	default
	rm "${S}"/README.md || die

	if ! use gtk3; then
		sed -i "s/^subdir('howdy-gtk')/#&/" "${S}"/meson.build || die
	fi
}

USE Flags

Manage flags for this package: euse -i <flag> -p sys-auth/howdy | euse -E <flag> -p sys-auth/howdy | euse -D <flag> -p sys-auth/howdy

Global/Standard Flags

gtk3

qt6

Inherited Eclasses

distutils-r1

git-r3

meson

Dependencies

RDEPEND

	dev-python/elevate[]
	>=dev-python/numpy-2.0.0[]
	dev-python/python-pam[]
	gtk3? (
		media-libs/opencv[gtk3,png,python,v4l]
	)
	qt6? (
		media-libs/opencv[qt6,png,python,v4l]
		>=dev-qt/qtbase-6.0.0[X]
		>=dev-qt/qtmultimedia-6.0.0[X]
	)
	>=sci-libs/dlib-19.24.3[python]
	sys-auth/howdy-models

sys-auth/howdy - 9999 (kcning)