--- apache-2.0.52-r2.ebuild.org	2004-12-24 12:37:18.144291200 +0100
+++ apache-2.0.52-r2.ebuild	2004-12-24 13:01:46.595820800 +0100
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@
 	EPATCH_SUFFIX="patch"
 	epatch ${APACHE_PATCHDIR} || die
 
+	# do not write into existing directories
+	if [ -d ${DATADIR}/htdocs ]; then einfo "Disabling install of htdocs." && sed -i 's/install-htdocs\ //' Makefile.in; fi
+	if [ -d ${DATADIR}/error ]; then einfo "Disabling install of error messages." && sed -i 's/install-error\ //' Makefile.in; fi
+	if [ -d ${DATADIR}/icons ]; then einfo "Disabling install of icons." && sed -i 's/install-icons\ //' Makefile.in; fi
+	if [ -d ${DATADIR}/cgi-bin ]; then einfo "Disabling install of cgi-scripts." && sed -i 's/install-cgi\ //' Makefile.in; fi
+
 	if use berkdb; then
 		einfo "Enabling berkdb."
 		if has_version '=sys-libs/db-4*'; then