diff --git a/dev-python/crc32c/Manifest b/dev-python/crc32c/Manifest
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--- a/dev-python/crc32c/Manifest
+++ b/dev-python/crc32c/Manifest
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 DIST crc32c-2.8.tar.gz 48179 BLAKE2B 8a4a91d068fe2baed4f4f089fef77ef9f3fd24d0e10c029500740f04b09150eeeea761fe919968253bbf83bb084a91b2ae0a0cc9f3db509701e75f67110858ab SHA512 10f139333f912d62dee4b6c21590b3182c3e6652e31aceb1bdec28ca8817ef8aa26abec3f44e6a271cb5c4f8c4abd8942b56e4642a9ab434cb41866c1ce03e19
+DIST crc32c-2.9.tar.gz 48240 BLAKE2B 3b1ee57b0b374787e538b41270f05cc057cbb1b4dfb596fc5de2b7237f13e347ea185ad565764b224a903a9f032b5a524da62f61d3a26ad94f27e9cb9ec4fb3e SHA512 ef7db78766996dffad1eaa1c4f9e170c63ff483360bac353d3449afba90194db7aeff2cdafe7e016a2dc6daf7b01acb7e78ab8a8f5777d450e6712a7a7aa150c
diff --git a/dev-python/crc32c/crc32c-2.9.ebuild b/dev-python/crc32c/crc32c-2.9.ebuild
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+# Copyright 2024-2026 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+DISTUTILS_EXT=1
+DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{12..15} python3_{14,15}t )
+
+inherit distutils-r1 pypi
+
+DESCRIPTION="CRC32c algorithm in hardware and software"
+HOMEPAGE="
+	https://github.com/ICRAR/crc32c/
+	https://pypi.org/project/crc32c/
+"
+
+LICENSE="LGPL-2.1+"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86"
+# NB: these don't affect the build, they are only used for tests
+IUSE="cpu_flags_arm_crc32 cpu_flags_x86_sse4_2"
+
+EPYTEST_PLUGINS=()
+distutils_enable_tests pytest
+
+python_test() {
+	local -x CRC32C_SW_MODE
+
+	# force = run "software" code (i.e. unoptimized)
+	# none = run "hardware" code (i.e. SSE4.2 / ARMv8 CRC32)
+	for CRC32C_SW_MODE in none force; do
+		if [[ ${CRC32C_SW_MODE} == none ]]; then
+			if ! use cpu_flags_arm_crc32 && ! use cpu_flags_x86_sse4_2; then
+				continue
+			fi
+
+			# the test suite just skips all tests, so double-check
+			"${EPYTHON}" -c "import crc32c" ||
+				die "Importing crc32c failed (accelerated code path broken?)"
+		fi
+
+		einfo "Testing with CRC32C_SW_MODE=${CRC32C_SW_MODE}"
+		epytest
+	done
+}