Project Summary
Gentoo Linux is a versatile and fast, completely free Linux distribution geared towards developers and network professionals. Unlike other distros, Gentoo Linux has an advanced package management system called Portage. Portage is a true ports system in the tradition of BSD ports, but is Python-based and sports a number of advanced features including dependencies, fine-grained package management, "fake" (OpenBSD-style) installs, safe unmerging, system profiles, virtual packages, config file management, and more.
In a Nutshell, Gentoo Linux...
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has a well established, mature codebase
maintained by a very large development team
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took an estimated 1,383 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in July, 2000
ending with its most recent commit about 9 hours ago
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30 Day SummaryJul 31 2026 — Aug 30 2026
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12 Month SummaryAug 30 2025 — Aug 30 2026
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Static Analysis ( Generated by Coverity Scan for gentoo/portage-utils )
Repository URL: https://github.com/gentoo/portage-utils
Version: 28122fed835c948e1b34c7ee7212685c4be17a99
- 2026-08-30
- Last Analyzed
- 65,479
- Lines of Code Analyze
- 0.12
- Defect Density
Defects by status for current build
- 258
- Total defects
- 8
- Outstanding
- 234
- Fixed
CWE Top 25 defects
| ID | CWE-Name | Number of Defects |
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| 190 | Integer Overflow or Wraparound | 1 |