Looks like X-Chat 1.8.11 has been out for quite a while now. I'm surprised it hasn't been submitted yet, so I guess I'll do it.
Created attachment 7148 [details] xchat-1.8.11 ebuild
yeah i know it's out, just didn't get aorund to putting it in.
*** Bug 14118 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Hmm maybe this ebuild should include the xc1811fixststint.diff patch from http://www.xchat.org/files/source/1.8/patches/
good point. I've copied your e-build from the dupe bug and tested it. It works for me. I'll attach it to this bug now.
Created attachment 7404 [details] revised ebuild
that reminds me of another thing, i forgot to remove the ebuild header from my ebuild :)
Added to the tree with patch. made some fixes to the original ebuild. Thanks for your help.