--- /usr/local/portage/sci-geosciences/gpsd/gpsd-2.39.ebuild	2009-08-19 21:40:08 +0100
+++ /usr/local/portage/sci-geosciences/gpsd/gpsd-2.39-r1.ebuild	2009-08-20 17:08:16 +0100
@@ -41,6 +42,10 @@
 		dev-libs/libxslt
 	)"
 
+pkg_setup() {
+	enewuser gpsd -1 -1 -1 "uucp"
+}
+
 src_unpack() {
 	unpack ${A}
 	cd "${S}"
@@ -68,6 +75,9 @@
 	local my_conf="--enable-shared --with-pic --enable-static"
 		# --enable-superstar2 is missing a header file
 
+	# Drops privs to user gpsd. Add to any required groups to access gps
+	my_conf="${my_conf} --enable-gpsd-user=gpsd"
+
 	distutils_python_version
 
 	if ! use ntp; then