--- unpacker.eclass.orig	2014-02-20 09:09:32.973453957 -0700
+++ unpacker.eclass	2014-02-25 08:36:32.822987182 -0700
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@
 # `pbzip2` and `bzip2`.  Make sure your choice accepts the "-dc" options.
 # Note: this is meant for users to set, not ebuilds.
 
+# @ECLASS-VARIABLE: UNPACKER_LZIP
+# @DEFAULT_UNSET
+# @DESCRIPTION:
+# Utility to use to decompress lzip files.  Will dynamically pick between
+# `pdlzip` and `lzip`.  Make sure your choice accepts the "-dc" options.
+# Note: this is meant for users to set, not ebuilds.
+
 # for internal use only (unpack_pdv and unpack_makeself)
 find_unpackable_file() {
 	local src=$1
@@ -344,6 +351,9 @@
 		comp="gzip -dc" ;;
 	*.lzma|*.xz|*.txz)
 		comp="xz -dc" ;;
+	*.lz)
+		: ${UNPACKER_LZIP:=$(type -P pdlzip || type -P lzip)}
+		comp="${UNPACKER_LZIP} -dc" ;;
 	*)	comp="" ;;
 	esac
 
@@ -438,6 +448,8 @@
 			d="app-arch/xz-utils" ;;
 		*.zip)
 			d="app-arch/unzip" ;;
+		*.lz)
+			d="|| ( app-arch/pdlzip app-arch/lzip )" ;;
 		esac
 		deps+=" ${d}"
 	done