--- sysvinit-2.86-r10.ebuild	2008-01-10 09:06:39.000000000 +0000
+++ sysvinit-2.86-r11.ebuild	2008-11-12 16:17:06.178504017 +0000
@@ -78,8 +78,18 @@
 
 	insinto /etc
 	doins "${WORKDIR}"/inittab || die "inittab"
+	doins "${FILESDIR}"/reboot.sh || die "reboot.sh"
+	doins "${FILESDIR}"/shutdown.sh || die "shutdown.sh"
 
-	doinitd "${FILESDIR}"/{reboot,shutdown}.sh || die
+	newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/halt.initd halt
+}
+
+pkg_preinst() {
+	# First time installs add halt to the shutdown runlevel
+	if [ ! -e "${ROOT}"/etc/init.d/halt ]; then
+		einfo "Auto adding halt init script to the shutdown runlevel"
+		ln -sf /etc/init.d/halt "${ROOT}"/etc/runlevels/shutdown
+	fi
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {