--- lircd.orig	2007-11-24 20:33:10.000000000 +0100
+++ lircd	2007-11-24 20:33:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/app-misc/lirc/files/lircd,v 1.6 2004/09/26 21:27:07 lanius Exp $
 
+depend() {
+	provide lirc
+}
+
 start() {
 	ebegin "Starting lircd"
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/lircd -- ${LIRCD_OPTS}