--- lvm2-2.00.15.ebuild.old	2004-05-15 18:25:21.000000000 +0200
+++ lvm2-2.00.15.ebuild	2004-05-15 18:37:27.000000000 +0200
@@ -15,15 +15,32 @@
 	!sys-fs/lvm-user"
 
 S="${WORKDIR}/${PN/lvm/LVM}.${PV}"
+IUSE="static"
 
 src_compile() {
-	econf || die "econf failed"
+	# Build the static binary first; then the dynamic one...
+	if [ `use static` ]; then
+		# make distclean # This does not work
+		econf --enable-static_link
+		emake -j1 || die "Failed to compile!"
+		$CC -o tools/lvm.static tools/*.o -L/lib -L./lib -llvm -ldevmapper -ldl -static || die "Static linking failed!"
+	fi
 
-	# Parallel build doesn't work.
-	emake -j1 || die "compile problem"
+	# Dynamic binary
+	econf --disable-static_link
+	emake -j1 || die "Failed to compile!"
 }
 
 src_install() {
+	# Install dynamic things
 	einstall sbindir="${D}/sbin" confdir="${D}/etc/lvm"
+	
+	# Make static links
+	if [ `use static` ]; then
+		into /
+		dosbin tools/lvm.static
+		find ${D}/sbin -type l -exec ln -sf ${D}/sbin/lvm.static {}.static \;
+	fi
+
 	dodoc COPYING* INSTALL README VERSION WHATS_NEW doc/*.{conf,c,txt}
 }