g-pypi

Looking for a software that can help you build ebuilds for Gentoo Linux? g-pypi might be the right choice for you! This software utilizes information from PyPI (Python Package Index) to create ebuilds.

The basic usage of g-pypi is very simple. To create ebuilds and ebuilds for dependencies, all you need to do is use the following command:

$ g-pypi package_name

If you want to output ebuilds to stdout, then run the following command:

$ g-pypi -p package_name

By default, the first overlay listed in /etc/make.conf PORTDIR_OVERLAY will be used. However, if you want to use a different one, you'll need to edit ~/.g-pypi/g-pypirc. Similarly, if you want to use a different KEYWORD, edit ~/.g-pypi/g-pypirc.

In case g-pypi is unable to figure out the PN, PV, MY_P, etc., you can override some variables using the following flags:

-n or --PN=package-name
-v or --PV=version
--MY_P=my_p
--MY_PN=my_pn
--MY_PV=my_pv

If you don't specify a portage category with '-c', the ebuild will be placed in dev-python.

To aid in debugging, you can use the '-V' flag for verbose output.

As for installation, g-pypi is readily available in pythonhead's public overlay. If you haven't emerged and configured app-portage/layman, here's how to do it:

$ emerge layman
$ echo "source /usr/portage/local/layman/make.conf" >> /etc/make.conf

Once that's done, simply run the following commands:

$ layman --add pythonhead
$ emerge g-pypi

Overall, if you're looking for a tool to help you build ebuilds for Gentoo Linux, g-pypi is definitely worth considering!