Creating an ebuild repository

Someone handed you an ebuild, and you don't know what to do with it? Fear not, for here be instructions!

Creating a local overlay
You can create a local overlay with a few easy steps.

Next, tell portage about the overlay.

Adding an ebuild to the overlay
Now that the basic layout is in order, you can add an ebuild to the overlay. In this example,. We will assume the ebuild is in the homedir of the user gentoo, and named artha-1.0.2.ebuild.

You should now be able to install the package from your overlay with emerge.