--- apache-2.0.52.ebuild.org	2004-10-25 15:05:05.803072768 +0200
+++ apache-2.0.52.ebuild	2004-10-25 15:43:54.775015216 +0200
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
 SLOT="2"
 KEYWORDS="alpha amd64 arm hppa ia64 mips ppc ppc64 s390 sparc x86"
-IUSE="berkdb gdbm ldap threads ipv6 doc static ssl"
+IUSE="berkdb gdbm ldap threads ipv6 doc static ssl apache-htdocs apache-icons apache-error apache-cgi"
 
 #Standard location for Gentoo Linux
 DATADIR="/var/www/localhost"
@@ -55,6 +55,18 @@
 	EPATCH_SUFFIX="patch"
 	epatch ${WORKDIR}/apache-patches-${PVR} || die
 
+	# check for existing data directories. do not overwrite unless forced by USE-flags
+	# first check for use flags
+	if [ -d ${DATADIR}/htdocs ] && ! use apache-htdocs ; then DISABLE_HTDOCS=1; fi
+	if [ -d ${DATADIR}/error ] && ! use apache-error ; then DISABLE_ERROR=1; fi
+	if [ -d ${DATADIR}/icons ] && ! use apache-icons ; then DISABLE_ICONS=1; fi
+	if [ -d ${DATADIR}/cgi-bin ] && ! use apache-cgi ; then DISABLE_CGI=1; fi
+	# now disable building in makefile
+	if [ $DISABLE_HTDOCS ]; then einfo "Disabling install of htdocs. Force with USE-flag: apache-htdocs." && sed -i 's/install-htdocs\ //' Makefile.in; fi
+	if [ $DISABLE_ERROR ]; then einfo "Disabling install of error messages. Force with USE-flag: apache-error." && sed -i 's/install-error\ //' Makefile.in; fi
+	if [ $DISABLE_ICONS ]; then einfo "Disabling install of icons. Force with USE-flag: apache-icons." && sed -i 's/install-icons\ //' Makefile.in; fi
+	if [ $DISABLE_CGI ]; then einfo "Disabling install of cgi-scripts. Force with USE-flag: apache-cgi." && sed -i 's/install-cgi\ //' Makefile.in; fi
+
 	if use berkdb; then
 		einfo "Enabling berkdb."
 		if has_version '=sys-libs/db-4*'; then