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+# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+if [[ ${PV} == 9999 ]]; then
+	inherit git-r3
+	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/occipital/openni2"
+fi
+
+inherit flag-o-matic toolchain-funcs java-pkg-opt-2
+
+if [[ ${PV} != 9999 ]]; then
+	KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm"
+	SRC_URI="https://github.com/structureio/OpenNI2/archive/${PV/_/-}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
+	S="${WORKDIR}/${P/_/-}"
+fi
+
+DESCRIPTION="OpenNI2 SDK"
+HOMEPAGE="https://structure.io/openni/"
+LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
+SLOT="0"
+IUSE="cpu_flags_arm_neon doc java opengl static-libs"
+
+COMMON_DEPEND="
+	media-libs/libjpeg-turbo:=
+	virtual/libusb:1
+	virtual/libudev
+	opengl? ( media-libs/freeglut )
+"
+
+DEPEND="
+	${COMMON_DEPEND}
+	doc? ( app-text/doxygen[dot] )
+	java? ( >=virtual/jdk-1.8:* !dev-libs/OpenNI[java] )
+"
+
+RDEPEND="
+	${COMMON_DEPEND}
+	java? ( >=virtual/jre-1.8:* !dev-libs/OpenNI[java] )
+"
+
+PATCHES=(
+	"${FILESDIR}/jpeg.patch"
+	"${FILESDIR}/rpath.patch"
+	"${FILESDIR}/soname.patch"
+	"${FILESDIR}/pthread.patch"
+	"${FILESDIR}/c++14.patch"
+)
+
+src_prepare() {
+	default
+
+	# do not try to run the Windows Help Compiler (Bug: 777039)
+	sed -i -e 's/^HHC_LOCATION.*$//' Source/Documentation/Doxyfile || die
+
+	rm -rf ThirdParty/LibJPEG
+	for i in ThirdParty/PSCommon/BuildSystem/Platform.* ; do
+		echo "" > ${i} || die
+	done
+}
+
+src_compile() {
+	if ! use elibc_glibc ; then
+		# Build system doesn't respect CPPFLAGS.
+		# bug #716346
+		append-flags -DXN_PLATFORM_LINUX_NO_GLIBC -DXN_PLATFORM_HAS_NO_SCHED_PARAM
+	fi
+
+	use cpu_flags_arm_neon && export CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -DXN_NEON"
+	emake \
+		CC="$(tc-getCC)" \
+		CXX="$(tc-getCXX)" \
+		ALLOW_WARNINGS=1 \
+		GLUT_SUPPORTED="$(usex opengl 1 0)" \
+		$(usex java "" ALL_WRAPPERS="") \
+		$(usex java "" JAVA_SAMPLES="")
+
+	if use doc ; then
+		cd Source/Documentation || die
+		doxygen || die
+	fi
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	dolib.so Bin/*Release/*.so
+	cp -a Bin/*Release/OpenNI2 "${ED}/usr/$(get_libdir)" || die
+
+	use static-libs && dolib.a Bin/*Release/*.a
+
+	insinto /usr/include/openni2
+	doins -r Include/*
+
+	dobin Bin/*Release/{PS1080Console,PSLinkConsole,SimpleRead,EventBasedRead,MultipleStreamRead,MWClosestPointApp}
+	use opengl && dobin Bin/*Release/{NiViewer,SimpleViewer,MultiDepthViewer,ClosestPointViewer}
+
+	if use java ; then
+		java-pkg_dojar Bin/*Release/*.jar
+		echo "java -jar ${JAVA_PKG_JARDEST}/org.openni.Samples.SimpleViewer.jar" \
+			 > org.openni.Samples.SimpleViewer || die
+		dobin org.openni.Samples.SimpleViewer
+	fi
+
+	dodoc CHANGES.txt NOTICE README ReleaseNotes.txt Source/Documentation/Text/*.txt
+
+	if use doc ; then
+		docinto html
+		dodoc -r Source/Documentation/html/*
+	fi
+
+	dodir /usr/$(get_libdir)/pkgconfig
+	sed \
+		-e "s/@libdir@/$(get_libdir)/" \
+		-e "s/@version@/${PV}/" \
+		"${FILESDIR}/libopenni2.pc.in" > "${ED}/usr/$(get_libdir)/pkgconfig/libopenni2.pc" || die
+}