--- /usr/portage/net-im/skype/skype-4.3.0.37.ebuild	2014-08-30 19:31:13.000000000 +0200
+++ skype-4.3.0.37-r1.ebuild	2014-10-01 18:11:54.023340915 +0200
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 LICENSE="skype-4.0.0.7-copyright skype-4.0.0.7-third-party_attributions.txt"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
-IUSE="pax_kernel +pulseaudio selinux"
+IUSE="apulse pax_kernel +pulseaudio selinux"
 
 QA_PREBUILT=opt/bin/${PN}
 RESTRICT="mirror bindist strip" #299368
@@ -30,14 +30,18 @@
 				dev-qt/qtgui:4[accessibility,abi_x86_32(-)]
 				dev-qt/qtwebkit:4[abi_x86_32(-)]
 			)
-			>=app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-qtlibs-${EMUL_X86_VER}
+			!apulse? (
+				>=app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-qtlibs-${EMUL_X86_VER}
+			)
 		)
 		|| (
 			(
 				media-libs/alsa-lib[abi_x86_32(-)]
 				pulseaudio? ( media-sound/pulseaudio[abi_x86_32(-)] )
 			)
-			>=app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-soundlibs-${EMUL_X86_VER}
+			!apulse? (
+				>=app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-soundlibs-${EMUL_X86_VER}
+			)
 		)
 		|| (
 			(
@@ -46,7 +50,12 @@
 				x11-libs/libXScrnSaver[abi_x86_32(-)]
 				x11-libs/libXv[abi_x86_32(-)]
 			)
-			>=app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs-${EMUL_X86_VER}
+			!apulse? (
+				>=app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs-${EMUL_X86_VER}
+			)
+		)
+		apulse? (
+			media-sound/apulse[abi_x86_32(-)]
 		)
 	)
 	x86? (
@@ -59,6 +68,9 @@
 		dev-qt/qtdbus:4
 		dev-qt/qtgui:4[accessibility]
 		dev-qt/qtwebkit:4
+		apulse? (
+			media-sound/apulse
+		)
 	)
 	pulseaudio? ( media-sound/pulseaudio )
 	selinux? ( sec-policy/selinux-skype )"
@@ -124,10 +136,13 @@
 		elog "libraries from the media-libs/libv4l package."
 	fi
 
-	if ! use pulseaudio; then
+	if ! use pulseaudio && ! use apulse; then
 		ewarn "ALSA support was removed from Skype"
 		ewarn "consider installing media-sound/pulseaudio"
+		ewarn "or media-sound/apulse for pulseaudio emulation"
 		ewarn "otherwise sound will not work for you."
+		ewarn "These packages can be pulled in by setting"
+		ewarn "appropriate USE flags for net-im/skype."
 	fi
 }