Install this version:
emerge -a =x11-plugins/whatsapp-purple-9999If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =x11-plugins/whatsapp-purple-9999Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =x11-plugins/whatsapp-purple-9999| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9999 | 8 | 0 |
# Copyright 2026 mva
# Distributed under the terms of the Public Domain or CC0 License
EAPI=8
inherit git-r3
DESCRIPTION="Whatsapp plugin for libpurple (Pidgin)"
HOMEPAGE="https://www.davidgf.net/2013/09/15/whatsapp_purple/index.html"
LICENSE="GPL-2"
SLOT="0"
EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/davidgfnet/whatsapp-purple.git"
DEPEND="
net-im/pidgin
media-libs/freeimage
"
RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
pkg_setup() {
ewarn "WhatsApp upstream constantly brakes alternative clients,"
ewarn "so this package most probably will not work as expected"
}