Install this version:
emerge -a =x11-misc/xmouseless-9999If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =x11-misc/xmouseless-9999Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =x11-misc/xmouseless-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="A replacement for the physical mouse in Linux"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/jbensmann/xmouseless"
if [[ ${PV} == *9999* ]]; then
inherit git-r3
EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/jbensmann/xmouseless"
else
#version 0.1.1 specified in Makefile
#last commit in master: 6c20a2e3df9726d0f1f01856f57e03b182e8cade
COMMIT=6c20a2e3df9726d0f1f01856f57e03b182e8cade
SRC_URI="https://github.com/jbensmann/xmouseless/archive/${PN}-${COMMIT}.tar.gz -> ${PN}.tar.gz"
fi
LICENSE="GPL-3"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64"
DEPEND="
x11-libs/libXtst
x11-libs/libX11
"
RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
DOCS=( README.md LICENSE )
src_prepare() {
eapply "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-makefile.patch
eapply_user
}
DIRBIN=/usr/bin
src_install() {
exeinto ${DIRBIN}
doexe xmouseless
dodoc ${DOCS}
}