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Details of dev-embedded/esptool:

Description: Serial utility for flashing and interacting with Espressif ESP8266 and ESP32
Homepage: https://github.com/espressif/esptool

available versions:

releases	alpha	amd64	arm	hppa	ia64	mips	ppc	ppc64	ppc macos	s390	sh	sparc	x86	USE-Flags	dependencies	ebuild warnings
esptool-5.0.2	-	~	~	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	~	none	show	${P} - new 4.x release with breaking changes: - Public API has been defined by limiting access to internals that have been refactored into multiple source files - If active security features are detected, the default behavior changes to prevent unintentional bricking - Flash parameters in an image header can now be changed only when no SHA256 digest is appended - The ESP8684 alias has been removed, ESP32-C2 has to be used - Megabit flash sizes have been deprecated, use megabyte units from now on ${P} - new 5.x release with breaking changes: - The .py suffix is deprecated for the following scripts: - esptool - espefuse - espsecure - esp_rfc2217_server - execute-scripts command is removed The official announcement of the changes can be found here: https://developer.espressif.com/blog/2025/04/esptool-v5/ show
esptool-4.9.1	-	~	~	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	~	none	show	${P} - new 4.x release with breaking changes: - Public API has been defined by limiting access to internals that have been refactored into multiple source files - If active security features are detected, the default behavior changes to prevent unintentional bricking - Flash parameters in an image header can now be changed only when no SHA256 digest is appended - The ESP8684 alias has been removed, ESP32-C2 has to be used - Megabit flash sizes have been deprecated, use megabyte units from now on show
esptool-4.8.1	-	+	~	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	none	show	${P} - new 4.x release with breaking changes: - Public API has been defined by limiting access to internals that have been refactored into multiple source files - If active security features are detected, the default behavior changes to prevent unintentional bricking - Flash parameters in an image header can now be changed only when no SHA256 digest is appended - The ESP8684 alias has been removed, ESP32-C2 has to be used - Megabit flash sizes have been deprecated, use megabyte units from now on show

releases

alpha

amd64

arm

hppa

ia64

mips

ppc

ppc64

ppc macos

s390

sparc

x86

USE-Flags

dependencies

ebuild warnings

esptool-5.0.2

none

${P} - new 4.x release with breaking changes:
  - Public API has been defined by limiting access to internals that have been refactored into multiple source files
  - If active security features are detected, the default behavior changes to prevent unintentional bricking
  - Flash parameters in an image header can now be changed only when no SHA256 digest is appended
  - The ESP8684 alias has been removed, ESP32-C2 has to be used
  - Megabit flash sizes have been deprecated, use megabyte units from now on
${P} - new 5.x release with breaking changes:
  - The .py suffix is deprecated for the following scripts:
  - esptool
  - espefuse
  - espsecure
  - esp_rfc2217_server
  - execute-scripts command is removed

The official announcement of the changes can be found here: https://developer.espressif.com/blog/2025/04/esptool-v5/

show

esptool-4.9.1

none

${P} - new 4.x release with breaking changes:
  - Public API has been defined by limiting access to internals that have been refactored into multiple source files
  - If active security features are detected, the default behavior changes to prevent unintentional bricking
  - Flash parameters in an image header can now be changed only when no SHA256 digest is appended
  - The ESP8684 alias has been removed, ESP32-C2 has to be used
  - Megabit flash sizes have been deprecated, use megabyte units from now on

show

esptool-4.8.1

none

${P} - new 4.x release with breaking changes:
  - Public API has been defined by limiting access to internals that have been refactored into multiple source files
  - If active security features are detected, the default behavior changes to prevent unintentional bricking
  - Flash parameters in an image header can now be changed only when no SHA256 digest is appended
  - The ESP8684 alias has been removed, ESP32-C2 has to be used
  - Megabit flash sizes have been deprecated, use megabyte units from now on

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Legend:
+ stable
~ testing
- not available
some ebuild warning depend on specific use-flags or architectures, all ebuild-warnings are shown.

Tutorials:
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