--- /usr/share/tomcat-7/gentoo/tomcat.init	2013-02-12 16:40:54.000000000 +0100
+++ /etc/init.d/tomcat-7-fixed	2013-02-14 13:32:41.000000000 +0100
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
 		--user ${CATALINA_USER}:${CATALINA_GROUP} \
 		--make-pidfile --pidfile ${PIDFILE} \
 		--exec ${JAVA_HOME}/bin/${cmd} \
+		${CATALINA_OUT:+"--stdout"} ${CATALINA_OUT} \
+		${CATALINA_ERR:+"--stderr"} ${CATALINA_ERR} \
 		-- \
 			${JAVA_OPTS} \
 			${args} \