--- /usr/portage/net-misc/openvpn/openvpn-2.0.1.ebuild	2005-08-30 07:05:53.000000000 -0600
+++ openvpn-2.0.1.ebuild	2005-09-10 05:18:27.000000000 -0600
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 LICENSE="GPL-2"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha amd64 ppc ppc-macos sparc x86"
-IUSE="examples selinux ssl threads"
+IUSE="examples selinux ssl threads static"
 
 RDEPEND=">=dev-libs/lzo-1.07
 	selinux? ( sec-policy/selinux-openvpn )
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 		$(use_enable ssl crypto) \
 		$(use_enable threads pthread) \
 		|| die "configure failed"
+	use static && {
+		sed -i -e '/^LIBS/s/LIBS = /LIBS = -static /' Makefile
+	}
 	emake || die "make failed"
 }