The RipperX ebuild (as of 2.6.0) doesn't install the FLAC plugin Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Emerge ripperx. Try to rip a CD & encode to FLAC Actual Results: RipperX give an error that the FLAC plugin can't be loaded Expected Results: RipperX should encode the track to FLAC I believe that all that has to be done is add the flac plugin (ripperX_plugin-flac) to the src_install section of the ebuild.
ripperx-2.6.1 has been added to portage with the flac plugin included. Please test and let me know if you find any problems. :)