diff --git a/app-doc/doxygen/files/doxygen-1.5.6-prefix-misc-alt.patch b/app-doc/doxygen/files/doxygen-1.5.6-prefix-misc-alt.patch
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app-doc/doxygen/files/doxygen-1.5.6-prefix-misc-alt.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+* make sure we always look for tools in the path, no "do it yourself paths"
+
+--- configure
++++ configure
+@@ -169,21 +169,12 @@
+       ;;
+     Darwin:*)
+       f_platform=macosx-c++
+-      if test "$f_insttool" = NO; then
+-        f_insttool=/usr/bin/install
+-      fi
+       ;;
+     FreeBSD:*)
+       f_platform=freebsd-g++
+-      if test "$f_insttool" = NO; then
+-        f_insttool=/usr/bin/install
+-      fi
+       ;;
+     HP-UX:*)
+       f_platform=hpux-g++
+-      if test "$f_insttool" = NO; then
+-        f_insttool=/usr/bin/install
+-      fi
+       ;;
+     IRIX64:*)
+       f_platform=irix-64
+@@ -214,9 +205,6 @@
+       ;;
+     SunOS:5*)
+       f_platform=solaris-g++
+-      if test "$f_insttool" = NO; then
+-        f_insttool=/usr/bin/install
+-      fi
+       ;;
+     ULTRIX:*)
+       f_platform=ultrix-g++
+@@ -311,8 +299,8 @@
+ 
+ echo -n "  Checking for GNU make tool... "
+ if test "$f_make" = NO; then
+-  make_names="gmake make"
+-  make_dirs="$bin_dirs /usr/bin /usr/local/bin /bin /sbin"
++  make_names="make"
++  make_dirs="$bin_dirs"
+   make_prog=NO
+   for i in $make_names; do
+     for j in $make_dirs; do
+@@ -338,8 +326,8 @@
+ 
+ echo -n "  Checking for GNU install tool... "
+ if test "$f_insttool" = NO; then
+-  install_names="ginstall install"
+-  install_dirs="$bin_dirs /usr/bin /usr/local/bin /bin /sbin /usr/ucb"
++  install_names="install"
++  install_dirs="$bin_dirs"
+   install_prog=NO
+   install_found=NO
+   for i in $install_names; do
+@@ -397,7 +385,7 @@
+ echo -n "  Checking for perl... "
+ if test "$f_perl" = NO; then
+   perl_names="perl perl5"
+-  perl_dirs="$bin_dirs /usr/bin /usr/local/bin /bin /sbin"
++  perl_dirs="$bin_dirs"
+   perl_prog=NO
+   perl_found=NO
+   for i in $perl_names; do
+@@ -550,10 +538,6 @@
+   cat >> .tmakeconfig <<EOF
+     TMAKE_LFLAGS += -non_shared
+ EOF
+-  elif test "$f_platform" = "solaris-cc"; then
+-  cat >> .tmakeconfig <<EOF
+-    TMAKE_LFLAGS += -Bstatic
+-EOF
+   elif test "$f_platform" = "hpux-cc"; then
+   cat >> .tmakeconfig <<EOF
+     TMAKE_LFLAGS += -noshared