--- fdutils-5.4.20020222-r1.ebuild	2003-02-13 04:20:54.000000000 -0500
+++ fdutils-5.4.20020222-r2.ebuild	2003-04-11 20:06:38.000000000 -0400
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 KEYWORDS="x86"
 
 DEPEND=">=app-admin/mtools-3
-	>=app-text/tetex-1.0.7-r10"
+	tetex? ( >=app-text/tetex-1.0.7-r10 )"
 
 S=${WORKDIR}/${PN}-5.4
 
@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@
 }
 
 src_compile() {
+	local make_opt
+
+	use tetex || make_opt="compile"
+
 	econf --enable-fdmount-floppy-only
-	make || die
+	make ${make_opt} || die
 }
 
 src_install() {