--- /usr/portage/app-misc/lirc/files/lircd-0.8.6	2009-10-04 19:48:29.000000000 +0100
+++ lircd	2009-10-05 23:15:48.754658422 +0100
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 start() {
 	local retval
 	ebegin "Starting lircd"
-	rm -f ${LIRCD_SOCKET} && ln -s ${LIRCD_SOCKET} ${LIRCD_SYMLINKFILE}
+	#rm -f ${LIRCD_SOCKET} && 
+	ln -snf ${LIRCD_SOCKET} ${LIRCD_SYMLINKFILE}
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 		eend $? "Unable to create symbolic link ${LIRCD_SYMLINKFILE}"
 		return 1
@@ -24,16 +25,16 @@
 		-P "${PIDFILE}" ${LIRCD_OPTS}
 	retval=$?
 
-	if [ ${retval} -ne 0 ]; then
-		rm -f ${LIRCD_SOCKET}
-	fi
+#	if [ ${retval} -ne 0 ]; then
+#		rm -f ${LIRCD_SOCKET}
+#	fi
 
 	eend ${retval}
 }
 
 stop() {
 	ebegin "Stopping lircd"
-	rm -f ${LIRCD_SYMLINKFILE}
+	#rm -f ${LIRCD_SYMLINKFILE}
 	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile "${PIDFILE}" --exec /usr/sbin/lircd
 	eend $?
 }