--- ace-5.7.2.ebuild.old	2011-05-06 12:10:34.780957222 -0300
+++ ace-5.7.2.ebuild	2011-05-06 12:14:39.717880872 -0300
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 LICENSE="BSD as-is"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~x86 ~sparc ~ppc ~alpha ~amd64"
-IUSE="X ipv6 tao ciao"
+IUSE="X ipv6 tao ciao static-libs"
 
 COMMON_DEPEND="dev-libs/openssl"
 # TODO probably more
@@ -43,11 +43,12 @@
 	ECONF_SOURCE="${S}"
 	econf \
 		--enable-lib-all \
+		$(use_enable static-libs static) \
 		$(use_with X) \
 		$(use_enable ipv6) \
 		|| die "econf died"
 	# --with-qos needs ACE_HAS_RAPI
-	emake static_libs=1 || die "emake failed"
+	emake || die "emake failed"
 }
 
 src_install() {