Install this version:
emerge -a =media-video/fswebcam-20200725
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =media-video/fswebcam-20200725
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =media-video/fswebcam-20200725
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=9
DESCRIPTION="Neat and simple webcam grabbing app"
HOMEPAGE="https://www.sanslogic.co.uk/fswebcam/
https://codeberg.org/fsphil/fswebcam"
# The repository moved to Codeberg; GitHub keeps serving this tag's archive,
# which the Manifest pins.
SRC_URI="https://github.com/fsphil/${PN}/archive/refs/tags/${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.gh.tar.gz"
LICENSE="GPL-2"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~x86"
DEPEND="media-libs/gd[truetype,png,jpeg]"
RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
PATCHES=(
# Upstream 90a2922a (2023): the V4L1 source closed itself on a failed
# buffer allocation, then its caller closed it again.
"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-v4l1-double-free.patch
)
src_install() {
# The Makefile installs a man page it gzipped itself; let portage
# compress docs instead.
dobin fswebcam
doman fswebcam.1
einstalldocs
}
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | fswebcam-20200725.gh.tar.gz | 119399 bytes | https://github.com/fsphil/fswebcam/archive/refs/tags/20200725.tar.gz |