--- portage-2.2_rc64.orig/pym/repoman/checks.py	2010-02-27 01:48:56.000000000 +0200
+++ portage-2.2_rc64.orig/pym/repoman/checks.py	2010-07-02 09:12:42.000000000 +0300
@@ -376,6 +376,12 @@ 
 	re = re.compile(r'.*\$\(no-as-needed\)')
 	error = errors.NO_AS_NEEDED
 
+class NoAsNeeded(LineCheck):
+        """Check for calls to the preserve_old_lib function."""
+        repoman_check_name = 'upstream.workaround'
+        re = re.compile(r'.*preserve_old_lib')
+        error = errors.PRESERVE_OLD_LIB
+
 class DeprecatedBindnowFlags(LineCheck):
 	"""Check for calls to the deprecated bindnow-flags function."""
 	repoman_check_name = 'ebuild.minorsyn'
--- portage-2.2_rc64.orig/pym/repoman/errors.py	2010-01-24 19:10:52.000000000 +0200
+++ portage-2.2_rc64.orig/pym/repoman/errors.py	2010-07-02 09:12:46.000000000 +0300
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ 
 DEPRECATED_BINDNOW_FLAGS = 'Deprecated bindnow-flags call on line: %d'
 EAPI_DEFINED_AFTER_INHERIT = 'EAPI defined after inherit on line: %d'
 NO_AS_NEEDED = 'Upstream asneeded linking bug (no-as-needed on line: %d)'
+PRESERVE_OLD_LIB = 'Upstream ABI change workaround on line: %d)'
 BUILT_WITH_USE = 'built_with_use on line: %d'