--- /usr/portage/sci-chemistry/vmd/vmd-1.8.7.ebuild	2010-02-23 10:06:44.000000000 -0800
+++ vmd-1.8.7-r1000.ebuild	2010-02-26 09:24:53.782574153 -0800
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@
 
 	make LINUX TCLINC="-I/usr/include" \
 		TCLLIB="-L/usr/$(get_libdir)" \
+		NETCDFLIB="-L/usr/$(get_libdir)" \
+		NETCDFINC="-I/usr/include" \
+		NETCDFLDFLAGS="-lnetcdf" \
 		|| die "failed to build plugins"
 
 	# build vmd