--- /usr/portage/app-admin/sysklogd/sysklogd-1.4.2_pre20061230-r2.ebuild	2011-04-07 02:51:22.000000000 -0500
+++ sysklogd-1.4.2_pre20061230-r2.ebuild	2012-09-13 22:13:13.079599392 -0500
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 LICENSE="BSD"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="alpha amd64 arm hppa ia64 ppc ppc64 s390 sh sparc x86"
-IUSE=""
+IUSE="perl"
 RESTRICT="test"
 
 DEPEND=""
-RDEPEND="dev-lang/perl
+RDEPEND="perl? ( dev-lang/perl )
 	sys-apps/debianutils"
 
 S=${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}
@@ -52,14 +52,25 @@
 }
 
 src_install() {
-	dosbin syslogd klogd "${FILESDIR}"/syslogd-listfiles || die "dosbin"
-	doman *.[1-9] "${FILESDIR}"/syslogd-listfiles.8
-	exeinto /etc/cron.daily
-	newexe "${FILESDIR}"/syslog-cron syslog.cron
+	dosbin syslogd klogd || die "dosbin"
+	doman *.[1-9]
 	dodoc ANNOUNCE CHANGES MANIFEST NEWS README.1st README.linux
 	dodoc "${FILESDIR}"/syslog.conf
 	insinto /etc
 	doins "${FILESDIR}"/syslog.conf
 	newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/sysklogd.rc6 sysklogd
 	newconfd "${FILESDIR}"/sysklogd.confd sysklogd
+
+	if use perl; then
+		dosbin "${FILESDIR}"/syslogd-listfiles
+		doman "${FILESDIR}"/syslogd-listfiles.8
+		exeinto /etc/cron.daily
+		newexe "${FILESDIR}"/syslog-cron syslog.cron
+	fi
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	if use !perl; then
+		ewarn "perl useflag not set- automatic log rotating disabled."
+	fi
 }
--- /usr/portage/app-admin/sysklogd/sysklogd-1.5.ebuild	2011-04-07 02:51:22.000000000 -0500
+++ sysklogd-1.5.ebuild	2012-09-13 22:13:22.655599701 -0500
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
 LICENSE="BSD"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~hppa ~ia64 ~ppc ~ppc64 ~s390 ~sh ~sparc ~x86"
-IUSE=""
+IUSE="perl"
 RESTRICT="test"
 
 DEPEND=""
-RDEPEND="dev-lang/perl
+RDEPEND="perl? ( dev-lang/perl )
 	sys-apps/debianutils"
 
 src_unpack() {
@@ -41,15 +41,26 @@
 }
 
 src_install() {
-	dosbin syslogd klogd debian/syslog-facility debian/syslogd-listfiles || die "dosbin"
-	doman *.[1-9] debian/syslogd-listfiles.8
+	dosbin syslogd klogd || die "dosbin"
+	doman *.[1-9]
 	insinto /etc
 	doins debian/syslog.conf || die
-	exeinto /etc/cron.daily
-	newexe debian/cron.daily syslog || die
-	exeinto /etc/cron.weekly
-	newexe debian/cron.weekly syslog || die
 	dodoc ANNOUNCE CHANGES NEWS README.1st README.linux
 	newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/sysklogd.rc6 sysklogd
 	newconfd "${FILESDIR}"/sysklogd.confd sysklogd
+
+	if use perl; then                                                      
+		dosbin debian/syslog-facility debian/syslogd-listfiles || die "dosbin" 
+		doman debian/syslogd-listfiles.8                       
+		exeinto /etc/cron.daily                                        
+		newexe debian/cron.daily syslog || die                         
+		exeinto /etc/cron.weekly                                       
+		newexe debian/cron.weekly syslog || die                        
+	fi
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {                            
+	if use !perl; then
+		ewarn "Warning: perl useflag not set- automatic log rotating disabled."
+	fi
 }
--- /usr/portage/app-admin/sysklogd/sysklogd-1.5-r1.ebuild	2011-04-07 02:51:22.000000000 -0500
+++ sysklogd-1.5-r1.ebuild	2012-09-13 22:13:31.123598474 -0500
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
 LICENSE="BSD"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~hppa ~ia64 ~ppc ~ppc64 ~s390 ~sh ~sparc ~x86"
-IUSE=""
+IUSE="perl"
 RESTRICT="test"
 
 DEPEND=""
-RDEPEND="dev-lang/perl
+RDEPEND="perl? ( dev-lang/perl )
 	sys-apps/debianutils"
 
 src_unpack() {
@@ -43,15 +43,26 @@
 }
 
 src_install() {
-	dosbin syslogd klogd debian/syslog-facility debian/syslogd-listfiles || die "dosbin"
-	doman *.[1-9] debian/syslogd-listfiles.8
+	dosbin syslogd klogd || die "dosbin"
+	doman *.[1-9]
 	insinto /etc
 	doins debian/syslog.conf || die
-	exeinto /etc/cron.daily
-	newexe debian/cron.daily syslog || die
-	exeinto /etc/cron.weekly
-	newexe debian/cron.weekly syslog || die
 	dodoc ANNOUNCE CHANGES NEWS README.1st README.linux
 	newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/sysklogd.rc6 sysklogd
 	newconfd "${FILESDIR}"/sysklogd.confd sysklogd
+
+	if use perl; then                                                      
+		dosbin debian/syslog-facility debian/syslogd-listfiles || die "dosbin" 
+		doman debian/syslogd-listfiles.8
+		exeinto /etc/cron.daily                                        
+		newexe debian/cron.daily syslog || die                         
+		exeinto /etc/cron.weekly                                       
+		newexe debian/cron.weekly syslog || die                        
+	fi
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {                            
+	if use !perl; then
+		ewarn "perl useflag not set- automatic log rotating disabled."
+	fi
 }
--- /usr/portage/app-admin/sysklogd/sysklogd-1.5-r2.ebuild	2011-09-14 17:22:57.000000000 -0500
+++ sysklogd-1.5-r2.ebuild	2012-09-13 22:12:51.154602092 -0500
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
 LICENSE="BSD"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~hppa ~ia64 ~ppc ~ppc64 ~s390 ~sh ~sparc ~x86"
-IUSE=""
+IUSE="perl"
 RESTRICT="test"
 
 DEPEND=""
-RDEPEND="dev-lang/perl
+RDEPEND="perl? ( dev-lang/perl )
 	sys-apps/debianutils"
 
 src_unpack() {
@@ -43,15 +43,26 @@
 }
 
 src_install() {
-	dosbin syslogd klogd debian/syslog-facility debian/syslogd-listfiles || die "dosbin"
-	doman *.[1-9] debian/syslogd-listfiles.8
+	dosbin syslogd klogd || die "dosbin"
+	doman *.[1-9]
 	insinto /etc
 	doins debian/syslog.conf || die
-	exeinto /etc/cron.daily
-	newexe debian/cron.daily syslog || die
-	exeinto /etc/cron.weekly
-	newexe debian/cron.weekly syslog || die
 	dodoc ANNOUNCE CHANGES NEWS README.1st README.linux
 	newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/sysklogd.rc7 sysklogd
 	newconfd "${FILESDIR}"/sysklogd.confd sysklogd
+	
+	if use perl; then
+		dosbin debian/syslog-facility debian/syslogd-listfiles || die "dosbin"
+		doman debian/syslogd-listfiles.8
+		exeinto /etc/cron.daily
+		newexe debian/cron.daily syslog || die
+		exeinto /etc/cron.weekly
+		newexe debian/cron.weekly syslog || die
+	fi
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {                            
+	if use !perl; then
+		ewarn "perl useflag not set- automatic log rotating disabled."
+	fi
 }