Add this to /etc/portage/repos.conf/sk-overlay.conf.
[sk-overlay]
location = /usr/local/overlay/sk-overlay
sync-type = git
sync-uri = https://c.darenet.org/scriptkitties/overlay.git
auto-sync = yes
/usr/local/overlay doesn't exist by default so create it if needed.
[ ! -d /usr/local/overlay ] && mkdir -p /usr/local/overlay
Finally you can update portage.
emerge --sync
Like all overlays, there are various methods of checking what the overlay
contains. You could read through the git page, or you could go with the lazy
alternative which uses app-portage/eix. First make sure your eix cache is
up-to-date.
eix-update
Then to search all ebuilds contained in this overlay, you can issue the following command:
eix --in-overlay sk-overlay
Too install from one of the ebuilds in sk-overlay, the installation process
is exactly the same as all normal gentoo packages. For instance, if you want to
install void-sources-bin, you could simply:
emerge -a void-sources-bin
If you find any issues, such as repackaged software being out of date, you can
either open an issue or join the IRC channel and hit up the
maintainer of the package. We reside on irc.darenet.org in #scriptkitties.
If you wish to contribute, you can always submit a MR on this repository. Our main activity happens around DareNET, but use of our git repositories on other services is fine too. It can take a bit longer to notice, but you can poke a maintainer on IRC to speed up the process.
There are some requirements your ebuild should adhere to in order to be considered for our overlay.
- Your commits have to be signed.
- The software installed by the ebuild must be released under a free license
(any license in
@FREE). - You must include a metadata.xml with contact information and descriptions of all USE flags in the ebuild.