--- /usr/lib/portage/bin/save-ebuild-env.sh.orig	2011-10-11 22:07:08.000000000 -0400
+++ /usr/lib/portage/bin/save-ebuild-env.sh	2011-10-18 14:20:43.000000000 -0400
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 save_ebuild_env() {
 	(
 	if has --exclude-init-phases $* ; then
-		unset S _E_DOCDESTTREE_ _E_EXEDESTTREE_
+		unset S _E_DOCDESTTREE_ _E_EXEDESTTREE_ _E_MANDESTTREE_
 		if [[ -n $PYTHONPATH &&
 			${PYTHONPATH%%:*} -ef $PORTAGE_PYM_PATH ]] ; then
 			if [[ $PYTHONPATH == *:* ]] ; then
--- /usr/lib/portage/bin/ebuild-helpers/doman.orig	2011-10-11 22:07:08.000000000 -0400
+++ /usr/lib/portage/bin/ebuild-helpers/doman	2011-10-18 14:22:55.000000000 -0400
@@ -9,7 +9,19 @@
 	exit 1
 fi
 
+if [[ ! -d ${D}${_E_MANDESTTREE_} ]] ; then
+	install -d "${D}${_E_MANDESTTREE_}"
+fi
+
 i18n=""
+myloc="$_E_MANDESTTREE_"
+myext=""
+if [[ "$myloc" == "" ]] ; then 
+	myloc=/usr
+fi
+if [[ "$myloc" == "/usr" ]] ; then
+	myext=/share
+fi
 
 ret=0
 
@@ -44,11 +56,11 @@
 
 	if [[ ${mandir} == *man[0-9n] ]] ; then
 		if [[ -s ${x} ]] ; then
-			if [[ ! -d ${D}/usr/share/man/${mandir} ]] ; then
-				install -d "${D}/usr/share/man/${mandir}"
+			if [[ ! -d ${D}${myloc}${myext}/man/${mandir} ]] ; then
+				install -d "${D}${myloc}${myext}/man/${mandir}"
 			fi
 
-			install -m0644 "${x}" "${D}/usr/share/man/${mandir}/${name}"
+			install -m0644 "${x}" "${D}${myloc}${myext}/man/${mandir}/${name}"
 			((ret|=$?))
 		elif [[ ! -e ${x} ]] ; then
 			echo "!!! ${0##*/}: $x does not exist" 1>&2
--- /usr/lib/portage/bin/phase-functions.sh.orig	2011-10-11 22:07:08.000000000 -0400
+++ /usr/lib/portage/bin/phase-functions.sh	2011-10-18 14:20:23.000000000 -0400
@@ -516,12 +516,13 @@
 	#invalid paths in .la files
 	export S D
 
-	# Reset exeinto(), docinto(), insinto(), and into() state variables
-	# in case the user is running the install phase multiple times
-	# consecutively via the ebuild command.
+	# Reset exeinto(), maninto(), docinto(), insinto(), and into() state
+	# variables in case the user is running the install phase multiple
+	# times consecutively via the ebuild command.
 	export DESTTREE=/usr
 	export INSDESTTREE=""
 	export _E_EXEDESTTREE_=""
+	export _E_MANDESTTREE_=""
 	export _E_DOCDESTTREE_=""
 
 	ebuild_phase src_install
--- /usr/lib/portage/bin/phase-helpers.sh.orig	2011-10-11 22:07:08.000000000 -0400
+++ /usr/lib/portage/bin/phase-helpers.sh	2011-10-18 14:19:26.000000000 -0400
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 export DESTTREE=/usr
 export INSDESTTREE=""
 export _E_EXEDESTTREE_=""
+export _E_MANDESTTREE_=""
 export _E_DOCDESTTREE_=""
 export INSOPTIONS="-m0644"
 export EXEOPTIONS="-m0755"
@@ -56,6 +57,22 @@
 			local ret=$?
 			if [[ $ret -ne 0 ]] ; then
 				helpers_die "${FUNCNAME[0]} failed"
+				return $ret
+			fi
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
+maninto() {
+	if [ "$1" == "/" ]; then
+		export _E_MANDESTTREE_=""
+	else
+		export _E_MANDESTTREE_="$1"
+		if [ ! -d "${D}${_E_MANDESTTREE_}" ]; then
+			install -d "${D}${_E_MANDESTTREE_}"
+			local ret=$?
+			if [[ $ret -ne 0 ]] ; then
+				helpers_die "${FUNCNAME[0]} failed"
 				return $ret
 			fi
 		fi