--- startkde.orig	2008-08-19 21:56:42.000000000 +0200
+++ startkde	2008-09-15 14:39:53.000000000 +0200
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@
 # because we still need to do some cleanup.
 trap 'echo GOT SIGHUP' HUP
 
+# Gentoo: setup environment, filter other slotted KDE installs from PATH
+_KDEDIR=@REPLACE_PREFIX@
+export KDEDIRS=${_KDEDIR}:/usr:/usr/local
+export PATH=${_KDEDIR}/bin:$(echo ${PATH} | sed 's#/usr/kde/[^/]*/s\?bin[:]\{0,1\}##g')
+export ROOTPATH=${_KDEDIR}/sbin:${_KDEDIR}/bin:$(echo ${PATH} | sed 's#/usr/kde/[^/]*/s\?bin[:]\{0,1\}##g')
+export LDPATH=@REPLACE_LIBS@:${LDPATH}
+export XDG_DATA_DIRS=${_KDEDIR}/share:$(echo ${XDG_DATA_DIRS} | sed 's#/usr/kde/[^/]*/s\?share[:]\{0,1\}##g')
+# Gentoo part ends
+
 # Check if a KDE session already is running
 if kcheckrunning >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	echo "KDE seems to be already running on this display."
@@ -14,6 +23,20 @@
 	exit 1
 fi
 
+# Gentoo part:
+# Scraped old KDE 3.x -> 3.y update code, but keep symlink code
+cd ${HOME}
+if [ -L .kde -o ! -d .kde ]; then
+	# handle ~/.kde* dirs - separate ones for separate KDEs
+	rm -f .kde
+	if [ ! -e .kde3.5 ]; then
+		mkdir .kde3.5
+		cd ${HOME}
+	fi
+	ln -sf .kde3.5 .kde
+fi
+# Gentoo part ends
+
 # Set the background to plain grey.
 # The standard X background is nasty, causing moire effects and exploding
 # people's heads. We use colours from the standard KDE palette for those with
@@ -180,6 +203,13 @@
   done
 done
 
+# Source scripts in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/ for system-level defined stuff
+if test -d "/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/"; then
+  for file in "/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/"*; do
+    test -x "$file" && . "$file"
+  done
+fi
+
 # Activate the kde font directories.
 #
 # There are 4 directories that may be used for supplying fonts for KDE.
@@ -386,7 +416,7 @@
 # Clean up
 kdeinit_shutdown
 dcopserver_shutdown --wait
-artsshell -q terminate
+if test -e ${_KDEDIR}/bin/artsshell ; then artsshell -q terminate ; fi
 # KDE4 support
 kde4 kdeinit4_shutdown 2>/dev/null