Please add it to portage - works for me.
splash module fails to build: initng_splash.c: In function `print_progress': initng_splash.c:206: error: `STARTING' undeclared (first use in this function) initng_splash.c:206: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once initng_splash.c:206: error: for each function it appears in.)
disabling splash module
in portage