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| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9999 | 8 | 0 |
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit cmake git-r3 desktop systemd
DESCRIPTION="Local AI server: optimized LLM inference on AMD NPU + GPU"
HOMEPAGE="
https://lemonade-server.ai/
https://github.com/lemonade-sdk/lemonade
"
EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/lemonade-sdk/${PN}.git"
LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
SLOT="0"
IUSE="openrc system-fastflowlm system-kokoro system-llamacpp system-rocm system-sdcpp system-therock system-whispercpp systemd tauri webui"
# Only one system ROCm source can define ROCM_PATH.
REQUIRED_USE="?? ( system-rocm system-therock )"
# Missing cpp-httplib pkg-config metadata and optional libwebsockets cause
# upstream FetchContent downloads at configure time.
PROPERTIES="live"
RESTRICT="network-sandbox"
# Keep the systemd account/state across USE changes; OpenRC uses LEMONADE_USER.
# Linux always links libdrm_amdgpu; require its flag. verified 2026-07-18
# Derive TheRock bounds from backend_versions.json on each live sync.
# brotli is macOS-only; zstd-1.5.5 is upstream's floor.
# verified 2026-09-03 against master
RDEPEND="
>=app-arch/zstd-1.5.5:=
>=dev-cpp/cli11-2.4.2
>=dev-cpp/cpp-httplib-0.26.0
>=dev-cpp/nlohmann_json-3.11.3
>=net-libs/libwebsockets-4.3.3
>=net-misc/curl-8.5.0
sys-libs/libcap
x11-libs/libdrm[video_cards_amdgpu]
acct-user/lemonade
acct-group/lemonade
system-fastflowlm? ( sci-ml/fastflowlm )
system-llamacpp? ( sci-misc/llama-cpp )
system-whispercpp? ( app-accessibility/whisper-cpp )
system-sdcpp? ( sci-misc/stable-diffusion-cpp )
system-kokoro? ( sci-ml/kokoros )
system-rocm? ( dev-util/hip )
system-therock? ( >=dev-util/therock-bin-7.13.0 <dev-util/therock-bin-7.14 )
webui? (
app-misc/jq
x11-misc/xdg-utils
)
tauri? (
net-libs/webkit-gtk:4.1
x11-libs/gtk+:3
net-libs/libsoup:3.0
)
"
DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
BDEPEND="
>=dev-build/cmake-3.12
virtual/pkgconfig
system-fastflowlm? ( app-misc/jq )
system-llamacpp? ( app-misc/jq )
system-whispercpp? ( app-misc/jq )
system-sdcpp? ( app-misc/jq )
system-kokoro? ( app-misc/jq )
webui? ( net-libs/nodejs[npm] )
tauri? (
net-libs/nodejs[npm]
|| ( dev-lang/rust dev-lang/rust-bin )
)
"
src_prepare() {
cmake_src_prepare
# Gentoo lacks the .pc file used for cpp-httplib detection. Repin the fallback
# from a CMake-4-broken tag to compatible v0.38.0; match either SHA or tag.
# verified 2026-07-15
sed -i \
-e '/FetchContent_Declare(httplib/,/GIT_TAG/ s|GIT_TAG .*|GIT_TAG v0.38.0|' \
CMakeLists.txt || die
}
src_configure() {
# webui uses npm and its launcher requires jq and xdg-open.
# verified 2026-07-16
# BUILD_TAURI_APP builds during configure before CMakeCache exists; build its
# independent target later and install it manually.
# Use /usr because upstream's resource lookup does not support /opt/lemonade.
local mycmakeargs=(
-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr"
-DBUILD_WEB_APP=$(usex webui ON OFF)
-DBUILD_TAURI_APP=OFF
)
cmake_src_configure
}
src_compile() {
cmake_src_compile
# This standalone target is not part of all.
if use tauri; then
cmake_src_compile tauri-app
fi
}
src_install() {
cmake_src_install
# Do not ship the FetchContent dependency's private static archive.
find "${ED}" -name 'libwebsockets.a' -delete || die
# Upstream installs systemd files unconditionally. Remove them when disabled;
# OpenRC reads a different secrets file, and examples also contain non-systemd
# samples. Recheck exact paths on bumps. verified 2026-07-16
if ! use systemd; then
# Unit directories include EPREFIX; pair them with D, not ED.
rm "${D}$(systemd_get_systemunitdir)/lemond.service" || die
rm "${D}$(systemd_get_userunitdir)/lemond.service" || die
rm "${ED}/usr/lib/sysusers.d/lemonade.conf" || die
rm "${ED}/etc/lemonade/conf.d/zz-secrets.conf" || die
rm "${ED}/usr/share/lemonade-server/examples/migrate-to-systemd.sh" || die
rmdir "${ED}/usr/share/lemonade-server/examples" 2>/dev/null || true
rmdir "${ED}/etc/lemonade/conf.d" "${ED}/etc/lemonade" 2>/dev/null || true
fi
if use openrc; then
newinitd "${FILESDIR}/${PN}.initd" "${PN}"
newconfd "${FILESDIR}/${PN}.confd" "${PN}"
fi
# Point services at system ROCm instead of downloading TheRock. The dependency
# constrains therock-bin; manual launches still need ROCM_PATH.
# verified 2026-07-16
local rocm_path=
use system-rocm && rocm_path="/usr"
use system-therock && rocm_path="/opt/therock-bin"
if [[ -n ${rocm_path} ]]; then
if use openrc; then
sed -i -e "s|^#\?LEMONADE_ROCM_PATH=.*|LEMONADE_ROCM_PATH=\"${rocm_path}\"|" \
"${ED}/etc/conf.d/${PN}" || die
fi
if use systemd; then
printf '[Service]\nEnvironment=ROCM_PATH=%s\n' "${rocm_path}" \
> "${T}/10-rocm-path.conf" || die
local unitdir
for unitdir in "$(systemd_get_systemunitdir)" "$(systemd_get_userunitdir)"; do
insinto "${unitdir#"${EPREFIX}"}/lemond.service.d"
newins "${T}/10-rocm-path.conf" 10-rocm-path.conf
done
fi
fi
# Route fetch-by-default backends to packaged binaries. Set both backend and
# its matching *_bin: "auto" otherwise ignores the path. whispercpp has only
# cpu_bin; kokoro and flm have no backend selector. These keys route binaries,
# not GPU implementations, so do not add backend USE constraints. Guard each
# section before jq can create a misplaced key. verified 2026-07-12
local -a jqf=() sections=()
if use system-llamacpp; then
jqf+=( '.llamacpp.backend="vulkan" | .llamacpp.vulkan_bin="/usr/bin/llama-server"' )
sections+=( llamacpp )
fi
if use system-whispercpp; then
jqf+=( '.whispercpp.backend="cpu" | .whispercpp.cpu_bin="/usr/bin/whisper-server"' )
sections+=( whispercpp )
fi
if use system-sdcpp; then
jqf+=( '.sdcpp.backend="vulkan" | .sdcpp.vulkan_bin="/usr/bin/sd-server"' )
sections+=( sdcpp )
fi
if use system-kokoro; then
jqf+=( '.kokoro.cpu_bin="/usr/bin/koko"' )
sections+=( kokoro )
fi
if use system-fastflowlm; then
# PATH is ignored without prefer_system; pin npu_bin to prevent a download.
# verified 2026-07-25
jqf+=( '.flm.npu_bin="/usr/bin/flm"' )
sections+=( flm )
fi
if [[ ${#jqf[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
# Patch the config seed, not its byte-identical resources copy.
# verified 2026-07-12 with a fresh config
local def="${ED}/usr/share/lemonade/defaults.json"
local s
for s in "${sections[@]}"; do
jq -e "has(\"${s}\")" "${def}" >/dev/null \
|| die "defaults.json has no '${s}' section; re-audit the reuse pin"
done
local filter
printf -v filter '%s | ' "${jqf[@]}"
jq "${filter% | }" "${def}" > "${T}/defaults.json" || die
mv "${T}/defaults.json" "${def}" || die
fi
if use tauri; then
# Upstream's configure-time install rules are unusable; install manually.
dobin "${BUILD_DIR}/app/lemonade-app"
domenu "${S}/data/lemonade-app.desktop"
newicon -s scalable "${S}/src/app/assets/logo.svg" lemonade-app.svg
fi
}
pkg_postinst() {
elog ""
elog "Lemonade ${PV} (live) installed. lemond binds 127.0.0.1:13305"
elog "(loopback) by default; expose it beyond localhost only behind API-key"
elog "auth (LEMONADE_API_KEY) or an SSH tunnel / WireGuard."
elog ""
ewarn "Privacy: at startup lemond sends a UDP presence broadcast on LAN"
ewarn "(RFC1918) interfaces -- on by default, and it fires even with the"
ewarn "loopback bind. Disable it by setting no_broadcast to true in"
ewarn "~/.cache/lemonade/config.json."
elog ""
elog "Data lives under ~/.cache/lemonade (config + models) and"
elog "~/.cache/huggingface (model cache + HF_TOKEN if set); model pulls"
elog "fetch from HuggingFace over the network."
elog ""
if ! use system-sdcpp; then
ewarn "Disk (AMD/ROCm): the first image (sd-cpp) request makes lemond"
ewarn "download AMD's TheRock ROCm runtime into ~/.cache/lemonade --"
ewarn "~3 GB compressed, >7 GB unpacked, on top of the model. Avoid it:"
ewarn " - USE=system-sdcpp routes sd-cpp to the portage /usr/bin/sd-server"
ewarn " (sci-misc/stable-diffusion-cpp) -- no runtime fetch. Recommended."
ewarn " - Else set ROCM_PATH=/usr: lemond links its ROCm backend against"
ewarn " the system ROCm and fetches only the ~228 MB backend binary,"
ewarn " not TheRock. The OpenRC service sets this by default; export it"
ewarn " yourself for a manual or systemd launch."
ewarn "acestep/thinksound (audio) have no system-* route yet and share"
ewarn "this -- ROCM_PATH covers them too."
ewarn ""
fi
elog "Quick start (manual):"
elog " lemond # start the server (port 13305 by default)"
elog " lemonade run <model> # CLI client"
elog ""
elog "Live ebuild -- rebuild via: emerge --oneshot =sci-ml/lemonade-9999"
elog ""
if use webui; then
elog "Web UI: lemond serves the bundled React app at the server root,"
elog "e.g. http://127.0.0.1:13305/ -- open it in a browser. It shares the"
elog "API's bind, so it is loopback-only unless you widen LEMONADE_HOST."
elog "A 'lemonade-web-app' launcher (+ \"Lemonade Web App\" menu entry)"
elog "that opens the UI in your browser is installed too; start lemond first."
elog ""
fi
if use tauri; then
elog "Desktop app: run 'lemonade-app' (or launch \"Lemonade App\" from"
elog "your menu) for the same UI in a native window. It is a client for"
elog "a lemond server, so start lemond (or the service) first."
elog ""
fi
if use openrc; then
elog "OpenRC service (supervise-daemon; auto-restart on crash):"
elog " edit /etc/conf.d/lemonade and set LEMONADE_USER (required)"
elog " the --host default (127.0.0.1) keeps it loopback-only"
elog " rc-service lemonade start"
elog " rc-update add lemonade default # auto-start at boot"
elog ""
fi
if use systemd; then
elog "systemd service (runs as the dedicated 'lemonade' user):"
elog " systemctl enable --now lemond # system-wide, or"
elog " systemctl --user enable --now lemond # per-user"
elog " host/port live in config.json, not env vars; HF_TOKEN and"
elog " LEMONADE_API_KEY go in /etc/lemonade/conf.d/*.conf"
elog ""
fi
if use system-llamacpp || use system-whispercpp || use system-sdcpp || use system-kokoro; then
elog "system-* backends: lemond reuses portage-managed binaries instead"
elog "of fetching prebuilts into ~/.cache/lemonade/ at runtime --"
use system-llamacpp && elog " llamacpp -> /usr/bin/llama-server (sci-misc/llama-cpp)"
use system-whispercpp && elog " whispercpp -> /usr/bin/whisper-server (app-accessibility/whisper-cpp)"
use system-sdcpp && elog " sdcpp -> /usr/bin/sd-server (sci-misc/stable-diffusion-cpp)"
use system-kokoro && elog " kokoro -> /usr/bin/koko (sci-ml/kokoros)"
elog ""
ewarn "Which GPU backend runs is decided by the BINARY, not lemond: ggml"
ewarn "uses the first-registered backend (gpu_device 0). In a build with"
ewarn "several GPU backends, ROCm/CUDA register before Vulkan, so a"
ewarn "hip+vulkan or cuda+vulkan binary runs ROCm/CUDA -- not Vulkan."
ewarn "Build the reused package with the backend you actually want"
ewarn "(e.g. a vulkan-only build if you want Vulkan)."
if use system-sdcpp; then
ewarn "On Ryzen AI, stable-diffusion-cpp[opencl] makes sd-server abort"
ewarn "at startup (XRT OpenCL ICD GGML_ASSERT) -- build it with -opencl."
fi
elog ""
elog "The shipped defaults pin the vulkan routing (cpu for whisper/kokoro);"
elog "new configs pick these up automatically. For an existing config, or"
elog "if you built a different backend, set the bin (and matching backend):"
elog " lemonade config set llamacpp.backend=vulkan llamacpp.vulkan_bin=/usr/bin/llama-server"
elog "lemond does not verify these paths; if the package is removed the"
elog "backend's model loads fail."
elog ""
fi
if use system-rocm || use system-therock; then
local _rp=/usr
use system-therock && _rp=/opt/therock-bin
elog "ROCm runtime: lemond is pointed at ${_rp} (ROCM_PATH), so its"
elog "rocm-stable image/audio backends reuse that ROCm instead of"
elog "downloading AMD's ~3 GB TheRock runtime. The OpenRC service (confd)"
elog "and the systemd units (drop-in) set it automatically; for a MANUAL"
elog "launch, export it yourself:"
elog " export ROCM_PATH=${_rp}"
if use system-therock; then
elog "dev-util/therock-bin must major.minor-match lemond's pinned ROCm"
elog "(7.13); the RDEPEND holds it to the 7.13 line. A mismatched version"
elog "file makes lemond reject it and download TheRock anyway."
fi
elog ""
fi
if use system-fastflowlm; then
elog "system-fastflowlm: the NPU runtime is provided by sci-ml/fastflowlm."
elog "The config seed pins flm.npu_bin=/usr/bin/flm, so a fresh config"
elog "reuses it with no runtime fetch. A bare flm on PATH is NOT auto-used"
elog "-- lemond gates PATH resolution behind flm.prefer_system -- so an"
elog "EXISTING ~/.cache/lemonade/config.json (which the rebuild does not"
elog "touch) still shows the NPU backend as \"supported but not installed\""
elog "until you set the pin by hand:"
elog " lemonade config set flm.npu_bin=/usr/bin/flm"
elog "Confirm 'flm validate' passes before lemonade drives the NPU backend."
else
ewarn "Without USE=system-fastflowlm, lemond auto-downloads the FastFlowLM"
ewarn "(flm) NPU runtime into ~/.cache/lemonade on first NPU use. It resolves"
ewarn "flm as flm.npu_bin override -> PATH (only when flm.prefer_system is"
ewarn "set) -> download; a bare flm on PATH is NOT used by default. Enable"
ewarn "USE=system-fastflowlm (sci-ml/fastflowlm), which pins"
ewarn "flm.npu_bin=/usr/bin/flm, to reuse the packaged runtime and skip the fetch."
fi
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p sci-ml/lemonade |
euse -E <flag> -p sci-ml/lemonade |
euse -D <flag> -p sci-ml/lemonade
>=app-arch/zstd-1.5.5:= >=dev-cpp/cli11-2.4.2 >=dev-cpp/cpp-httplib-0.26.0 >=dev-cpp/nlohmann_json-3.11.3 >=net-libs/libwebsockets-4.3.3 >=net-misc/curl-8.5.0 sys-libs/libcap x11-libs/libdrm[video_cards_amdgpu] acct-user/lemonade acct-group/lemonade system-fastflowlm? ( sci-ml/fastflowlm ) system-llamacpp? ( sci-misc/llama-cpp ) system-whispercpp? ( app-accessibility/whisper-cpp ) system-sdcpp? ( sci-misc/stable-diffusion-cpp ) system-kokoro? ( sci-ml/kokoros ) system-rocm? ( dev-util/hip ) system-therock? ( >=dev-util/therock-bin-7.13.0 <dev-util/therock-bin-7.14 ) webui? ( app-misc/jq x11-misc/xdg-utils ) tauri? ( net-libs/webkit-gtk:4.1 x11-libs/gtk+:3 net-libs/libsoup:3.0 )
>=app-arch/zstd-1.5.5:= >=dev-cpp/cli11-2.4.2 >=dev-cpp/cpp-httplib-0.26.0 >=dev-cpp/nlohmann_json-3.11.3 >=net-libs/libwebsockets-4.3.3 >=net-misc/curl-8.5.0 sys-libs/libcap x11-libs/libdrm[video_cards_amdgpu] acct-user/lemonade acct-group/lemonade system-fastflowlm? ( sci-ml/fastflowlm ) system-llamacpp? ( sci-misc/llama-cpp ) system-whispercpp? ( app-accessibility/whisper-cpp ) system-sdcpp? ( sci-misc/stable-diffusion-cpp ) system-kokoro? ( sci-ml/kokoros ) system-rocm? ( dev-util/hip ) system-therock? ( >=dev-util/therock-bin-7.13.0 <dev-util/therock-bin-7.14 ) webui? ( app-misc/jq x11-misc/xdg-utils ) tauri? ( net-libs/webkit-gtk:4.1 x11-libs/gtk+:3 net-libs/libsoup:3.0 )
>=dev-build/cmake-3.12 virtual/pkgconfig system-fastflowlm? ( app-misc/jq ) system-llamacpp? ( app-misc/jq ) system-whispercpp? ( app-misc/jq ) system-sdcpp? ( app-misc/jq ) system-kokoro? ( app-misc/jq ) webui? ( net-libs/nodejs[npm] ) tauri? ( net-libs/nodejs[npm] || ( dev-lang/rust dev-lang/rust-bin ) )