Install this version:
emerge -a =games-emulation/dosbox-x-2026.8.31
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =games-emulation/dosbox-x-2026.8.31
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =games-emulation/dosbox-x-2026.8.31
# Copyright 2021-2022 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit autotools
DESCRIPTION="Cross-platform DOS emulation package."
HOMEPAGE="https://dosbox-x.com/"
MY_PV="2026.08.31"
SRC_URI="https://github.com/joncampbell123/${PN}/archive/refs/tags/${PN}-v${MY_PV}.tar.gz"
S="${WORKDIR}/${PN}-${PN}-v${MY_PV}"
LICENSE="GPL-2"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~ppc64 ~x86"
IUSE="X debug dynrec ffmpeg +fluidsynth +freetype +fpu hardened midi mt-32 opengl printer +screenshots slirp unaligned +xbrz"
REQUIRED_USE="hardened? ( !dynrec )"
DEPEND="debug? ( sys-libs/ncurses:0= )
ffmpeg? ( media-video/ffmpeg )
freetype? ( media-libs/freetype )
fluidsynth? (
media-sound/fluid-soundfont
media-sound/fluidsynth:=
)
mt-32? ( media-libs/munt-mt32emu )
screenshots? ( media-libs/libpng:0= )
X? (
x11-libs/libX11
x11-libs/libXext
x11-libs/libXrandr
x11-libs/libxkbfile
)
media-libs/alsa-lib
opengl? ( media-libs/libglvnd[X?] )
media-libs/libsdl2[X?]
media-libs/sdl2-net
net-libs/libpcap
virtual/zlib"
RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
BDEPEND="dev-lang/nasm"
PATCHES=(
"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-fix-rpath.patch"
"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-invert-1624f04.patch"
)
src_prepare() {
default
eautoreconf
}
src_configure() {
local fpu_arg='--disable-fpu-x86 --disable-fpu-x64'
if use fpu; then
if use x86; then
fpu_arg=fpu-x86
elif use amd64; then
fpu_arg=fpu-x64
fi
fi
ac_cv_lib_X11_main=$(usex X yes no) \
econf \
"$(use_enable !hardened dynamic-core)" \
"$(use_enable !hardened dynamic-x86)" \
"$(use_enable X x11)" \
"$(use_enable debug)" \
"$(use_enable dynrec)" \
"$(use_enable ffmpeg avcodec)" \
"$(use_enable fluidsynth libfluidsynth)" \
"$(use_enable fpu "${fpu_arg}")" \
"$(use_enable freetype)" \
"$(use_enable midi alsa-midi)" \
"$(use_enable mt-32 mt32)" \
"$(use_enable opengl)" \
"$(use_enable printer)" \
"$(use_enable screenshots)" \
"$(use_enable slirp libslirp)" \
"$(use_enable unaligned unaligned-memory)" \
"$(use_enable xbrz)" \
--disable-optimize \
--enable-sdl2
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p games-emulation/dosbox-x |
euse -E <flag> -p games-emulation/dosbox-x |
euse -D <flag> -p games-emulation/dosbox-x
debug? ( sys-libs/ncurses:0= ) ffmpeg? ( media-video/ffmpeg ) freetype? ( media-libs/freetype ) fluidsynth? ( media-sound/fluid-soundfont media-sound/fluidsynth:= ) mt-32? ( media-libs/munt-mt32emu ) screenshots? ( media-libs/libpng:0= ) X? ( x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libXext x11-libs/libXrandr x11-libs/libxkbfile ) media-libs/alsa-lib opengl? ( media-libs/libglvnd[X?] ) media-libs/libsdl2[X?] media-libs/sdl2-net net-libs/libpcap virtual/zlib
debug? ( sys-libs/ncurses:0= ) ffmpeg? ( media-video/ffmpeg ) freetype? ( media-libs/freetype ) fluidsynth? ( media-sound/fluid-soundfont media-sound/fluidsynth:= ) mt-32? ( media-libs/munt-mt32emu ) screenshots? ( media-libs/libpng:0= ) X? ( x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libXext x11-libs/libXrandr x11-libs/libxkbfile ) media-libs/alsa-lib opengl? ( media-libs/libglvnd[X?] ) media-libs/libsdl2[X?] media-libs/sdl2-net net-libs/libpcap virtual/zlib
dev-lang/nasm
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | dosbox-x-v2026.08.31.tar.gz | 133102570 bytes | https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/archive/refs/tags/dosbox-x-v2026.08.31.tar.gz |