illum : Change screen backlight level based on hotkey presses ( https://github.com/jmesmon/illum/ )
makedumpfile : minimize and compress /proc/vmcore for use with crash ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/makedumpfile/ )
Add an ebuild in portage :
The ebuild is now in the portage tree.
You can also use layman : emerge layman then layman -a jmesmon
For Paludis use this rsync : rsync://gentoo.zugaina.org/jmesmon-portage
If you have a problem : ycarus(-at-)zugaina.org