--- festival/config/system.sh.old	2006-10-23 16:49:49.000000000 +0200
+++ festival/config/system.sh	2006-10-23 17:04:27.000000000 +0200
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
 	then
 	OSTYPE=DebianGNULinux
 	OSREV=`cat /etc/debian_version`
+    elif [ -f "/etc/gentoo-release" ]
+	then
+	OSTYPE=GentooLinux
     else
 	# Generic unknown GNU/Linux system.
 	OSTYPE=Linux