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sys-devel/qbe-1.2-r1

Description

Pure-C embeddable compiler backend

Added to portage

2026-03-30

synapse - 1.150.0

Ebuild name:

net-im/synapse-1.150.0

Description

Reference implementation of Matrix homeserver

Added to portage

2026-03-30

sysvinit - 3.18

Ebuild name:

sys-apps/sysvinit-3.18

Description

/sbin/init - parent of all processes

Added to portage

2026-03-30

tdlib - 1.8.62

Ebuild name:

net-libs/tdlib-1.8.62

Description

Cross-platform library for building Telegram clients

Added to portage

2026-03-30

transformers - 5.3.0

Ebuild name:

sci-ml/transformers-5.3.0

Description

State-of-the-art Machine Learning for JAX, PyTorch and TensorFlow

Added to portage

2026-03-30

winbox - 4.1_rc1

Ebuild name:

app-admin/winbox-4.1_rc1

Description

Management Software for MikroTik RouterOS

Added to portage

2026-03-30

xrootd - 5.9.2

Ebuild name:

net-libs/xrootd-5.9.2

Description

Extended ROOT remote file server

Added to portage

2026-03-30

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