Index: autotools-utils.eclass
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/eclass/autotools-utils.eclass,v
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -u -B -r1.6 autotools-utils.eclass
--- autotools-utils.eclass	20 Jan 2011 00:12:59 -0000	1.6
+++ autotools-utils.eclass	21 Jan 2011 20:29:10 -0000
@@ -190,7 +190,10 @@
 	debug-print-function ${FUNCNAME} "$@"
 
 	# Common args
-	local econfargs=()
+	[[ ${EAPI} = 2 ]] && use !prefix && EPREFIX=""
+	local econfargs=(
+		--docdir="${EPREFIX}"/usr/share/doc/${PF}
+	)
 
 	# Handle debug found in IUSE
 	if has debug ${IUSE//+}; then