sys-power/brightnessctl - 0.5.1 (nadevko)

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Install this version:

emerge -a =sys-power/brightnessctl-0.5.1

Package Information

Description:
A program to read and control device brightness
Homepage:
https://github.com/Hummer12007/brightnessctl
License:
MIT

Ebuild Details

Version EAPI Keywords Slot
0.5.1 8 amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~ppc64 ~x86 0
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# Copyright 2026 Nadeŭka <me+oss@nadevko.cc>
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8

inherit udev

DESCRIPTION='A program to read and control device brightness'
HOMEPAGE=https://github.com/Hummer12007/brightnessctl
SRC_URI="https://github.com/Hummer12007/${PN}/archive/refs/tags/${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
LICENSE=MIT

SLOT=0
KEYWORDS='amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~ppc64 ~x86'
IUSE='systemd +udev'

BDEPEND=virtual/pkgconfig
DEPEND='systemd? ( >=sys-apps/systemd-243 )'
RDEPEND="
	${DEPEND}
	udev? ( virtual/udev acct-group/video acct-group/input )
"

src_prepare() {
	default
	sed -i 's|install:.*|install: all|' Makefile ||
		die 'failed to patch Makefile'
}

src_compile() {
	emake $(usev systemd 'ENABLE_SYSTEMD=1')
}

src_install() {
	emake DESTDIR="${D}" \
		$(usev systemd 'ENABLE_SYSTEMD=1') UDEVDIR="$(get_udevdir)" \
		install $(usev udev install_udev_rules)
	newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/brightnessctl.initd brightnessctl
	newconfd "${FILESDIR}"/brightnessctl.confd brightnessctl
	einstalldocs
}

pkg_postinst() {
	use udev && udev_reload

	if ! use systemd; then
		elog 'To make brightness persistent across reboots, enable the service:'
		elog '  rc-update add brightnessctl boot'
		elog '  rc-service brightnessctl start'
	fi
}

pkg_postrm() {
	use udev && udev_reload
}

USE Flags

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

Global/Standard Flags

udev
Default: Enabled (+)

Inherited Eclasses

Dependencies

DEPEND

systemd? ( >=sys-apps/systemd-243 )

RDEPEND

	systemd? ( >=sys-apps/systemd-243 )
	udev? ( virtual/udev acct-group/video acct-group/input )

BDEPEND

virtual/pkgconfig

Manifest for 0.5.1

Type File Size Source URLs
DIST brightnessctl-0.5.1.tar.gz 8284 bytes https://github.com/Hummer12007/brightnessctl/archive/refs/tags/0.5.1.tar.gz