--- /home/pva/overlays/gentoo-x86/eclass/font.eclass	2009-09-27 14:31:09.000000000 +0400
+++ font.eclass	2009-10-11 22:36:28.000000000 +0400
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@
 # This is where the fonts are installed
 FONTDIR=${FONTDIR:-/usr/share/fonts/${FONT_PN}}
 
+# @ECLASS-VARIABLE: FONTDIR_ATTRIBUTES
+# @DESCRIPTION:
+
+# Font path element attributes, such as 'unscaled'. Also new 'pri'
+# uttribute is supported for ordering.
+#FONTDIR_ATTRIBUTES=""
+
 # @ECLASS-VARIABLE: FONT_CONF
 # @DESCRIPTION:
 # Array, which element(s) is(are) path(s) of fontconfig-2.4 file(s) to install
@@ -103,6 +110,33 @@
 	fi
 }
 
+# @FUNCTION: font_do_fontpath
+# @USAGE: [fontdir]
+# @DESCRIPTION:
+# Create font catalogue symlinks.
+font_do_fontpath() {
+	if use X; then
+		FONTDIR=${1:-${FONTDIR}}
+
+		if [[ -n ${FONTDIR_ATTRIBUTES} ]]; then
+			FONTDIR=${FONTDIR}:${FONTDIR_ATTRIBUTES}
+		else
+			case ${FONTDIR##*/} in
+				misc)
+					FONTDIR="${FONTDIR}:unscaled:pri=10" ;;
+				75dpi)
+					FONTDIR="${FONTDIR}:unscaled:pri=20" ;;
+				100dpi)
+					FONTDIR="${FONTDIR}:unscaled:pri=30" ;;
+				*)
+					;;
+			esac
+		fi
+
+		dosym "${FONTDIR%%:*}" "/etc/X11/fontpath.d/${FONTDIR##*/}"
+	fi
+}
+
 #
 # Public inheritable functions
 #
@@ -126,6 +160,7 @@
 	font_xfont_config
 	font_xft_config
 	font_fontconfig
+	font_do_fontpath
 
 	cd "${S}"
 	dodoc ${DOCS} 2> /dev/null