diff -drup openrc-0.7.0/work/openrc-0.7.0/src/rc/Makefile openrc-0.7.0-r1/work/openrc-0.7.0/src/rc/Makefile
--- openrc-0.7.0/work/openrc-0.7.0/src/rc/Makefile	2011-01-12 20:14:17.000000000 -0600
+++ openrc-0.7.0-r1/work/openrc-0.7.0/src/rc/Makefile	2011-01-28 23:15:06.396999898 -0600
@@ -47,6 +47,21 @@ include ${MK}/${MKPAM}.mk
 
 ${SRCS}: version.h
 
+#create symlinks to rc if not an SELINUX system, otherwise create a wrapper
+#script to call rc with the proper name of the applet to execute.
+#$1 is the path+name of the target to link to (usually 'rc' or '/sbin/rc')
+#$2 contains the path+name of the link
+define make-links
+	for x in $1; do \
+		if test -n "${SELINUX}"; then \
+			printf '#!/bin/sh\nexec $2 --applet %s "$$@"\n' >$3$$x; \
+			chmod a+rx $3$$x; \
+		else \
+			ln -sf $2 $3$$x; \
+		fi; \
+	done;
+endef
+
 .PHONY:	version.h.tmp
 version.h.tmp:
 	echo "#define VERSION \"${VERSION}${GITVER}\"" >$@
@@ -61,13 +76,13 @@ install: all
 	${INSTALL} -d ${DESTDIR}${SBINDIR}
 	${INSTALL} -m ${BINMODE} ${PROG} ${DESTDIR}${SBINDIR}
 	${INSTALL} -d ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}
-	for x in ${BINLINKS}; do ln -fs ${SBINDIR}/${PROG} ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/$$x; done
+		$(call make-links,BINLINKS,${SBINDIR}/${PROG},${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/)
 	${INSTALL} -d ${DESTDIR}${SBINDIR}
-	for x in ${SBINLINKS}; do ln -fs ${PROG} ${DESTDIR}${SBINDIR}/$$x; done
+		$(call make-links,SBINLINKS,${PROG},${DESTDIR}${SBINDIR}/)
 	${INSTALL} -d ${DESTDIR}${LINKDIR}/bin
-	for x in $(RC_BINLINKS); do ln -fs ${SBINDIR}/${PROG} ${DESTDIR}${LINKDIR}/bin/$$x; done
+		$(call make-links,RC_BINLINKS,${SBINDIR}/${PROG},${DESTDIR}${LINKDIR}/bin/)
 	${INSTALL} -d ${DESTDIR}${LINKDIR}/sbin
-	for x in ${RC_SBINLINKS}; do ln -fs ${SBINDIR}/${PROG} ${DESTDIR}${LINKDIR}/sbin/$$x; done
+		$(call make-links,RC_SBINLINKS,${SBINDIR/${PROG},${DESTDIR}${LINKDIR}/sbin/)
 	if test "${MKPAM}" = pam; then \
 		${INSTALL} -d ${DESTDIR}${PAMDIR}; \
 		${INSTALL} -m ${PAMMODE} start-stop-daemon.pam ${DESTDIR}${PAMDIR}/start-stop-daemon; \
diff -drup openrc-0.7.0/work/openrc-0.7.0/src/rc/rc.c openrc-0.7.0-r1/work/openrc-0.7.0/src/rc/rc.c
--- openrc-0.7.0/work/openrc-0.7.0/src/rc/rc.c	2011-01-12 20:14:17.000000000 -0600
+++ openrc-0.7.0-r1/work/openrc-0.7.0/src/rc/rc.c	2011-01-28 22:53:50.078999994 -0600
@@ -773,11 +773,12 @@ handle_bad_signal(int sig)
 #endif
 
 #include "_usage.h"
-#define getoptstring "o:s:S" getoptstring_COMMON
+#define getoptstring "o:s:S:a" getoptstring_COMMON
 static const struct option longopts[] = {
 	{ "override", 1, NULL, 'o' },
 	{ "service",  1, NULL, 's' },
 	{ "sys",      0, NULL, 'S' },
+	{ "applet",   1, NULL, 'a' },
 	longopts_COMMON
 };
 static const char * const longopts_help[] = {
@@ -785,6 +786,7 @@ static const char * const longopts_help[
 	"when leaving single user or boot runlevels",
 	"runs the service specified with the rest\nof the arguments",
 	"output the RC system type, if any",
+	"runs the applet specified by the next argument",
 	longopts_help_COMMON
 };
 #include "_usage.c"
@@ -835,7 +837,24 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	/* Run our built in applets. If we ran one, we don't return. */
-	run_applets(argc, argv);
+	{
+		//make these local vars
+		int localargc = argc;
+		char **localargv = argv;
+		if(-1 != (opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, getoptstring, longopts,
+		  (int *)0))) {
+			if(opt == 'a' && argc >= 3) {
+				//pass modified argc,argv, because the applets
+				//expect their arguments starting at argv[1]
+				localargv = argv + 2;
+				localargc = argc - 2;
+				applet = argv[2];
+			}
+		}
+
+		optind = 0; //reset getopt_long
+		run_applets(localargc, localargv);
+	}
 
 	argc--;
 	argv++;
@@ -852,7 +871,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	argc++;
 	argv--;
 	while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, getoptstring,
-		    longopts, (int *) 0)) != -1)
+		    longopts, (int *)0)) != -1)
 	{
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'o':
@@ -890,8 +909,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			}
 			exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 			/* NOTREACHED */
-			case_RC_COMMON_GETOPT
-			    }
+		case 'a':
+			/* Do nothing, actual logic in run_applets, this
+			   is a placeholder */
+		case_RC_COMMON_GETOPT
+		}
 	}
 
 	newlevel = argv[optind++];