--- logrotate-3.7/config.c.orig	2005-04-26 22:57:53.000000000 -0400
+++ logrotate-3.7/config.c	2005-04-26 22:59:36.000000000 -0400
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@
 	(!fname[1] || (fname[1] == '.' && !fname[2])))
 	return 0;
 
+    /* Don't include 'hidden' files either; this breaks Gentoo 
+       portage config file management http://bugs.gentoo.org/87683 */
+    if (fname[0] == '.')
+	return 0;
+
     /* Check if fname is ending in a taboo-extension; if so, return
        false */
     for (i = 0; i < tabooCount; i++) {