diff --git a/net-irc/unrealircd/files/unrealircd-3.2.9_rc1-destdir.patch b/net-irc/unrealircd/files/unrealircd-3.2.9_rc1-destdir.patch
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/net-irc/unrealircd/files/unrealircd-3.2.9_rc1-destdir.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+Author: Nathan Phillip Brink <ohnobinki@ohnopublishing.net>
+Date: 2010/12/15
+
+Support DESTDIR for installing files so that paths which are hardcoded
+into the binaries are distinguished from the staging-area-time paths.
+
+
+Index: Makefile.in
+===================================================================
+RCS file: /cvs/unreal/Attic/Makefile.in,v
+retrieving revision 1.1.2.23.2.12
+diff -u -B -r1.1.2.23.2.12 Makefile.in
+--- Makefile.in	15 Dec 2010 01:31:16 -0000	1.1.2.23.2.12
++++ Makefile.in	16 Dec 2010 00:29:23 -0000
+@@ -205,29 +205,27 @@
+ 	done
+ 
+ install: all
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 -d $(IRCDDIR)
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 src/ircd $(BINDIR)
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 -d $(IRCDDIR)/networks
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 0600 networks/*.network $(IRCDDIR)/networks
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 networks/makenet $(IRCDDIR)/networks
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 0600 networks/networks.ndx $(IRCDDIR)/networks
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 -d $(IRCDDIR)/doc
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 0600 doc/Authors doc/example.conf doc/coding-guidelines doc/tao.of.irc doc/unreal32docs.html $(IRCDDIR)/doc
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 -d $(IRCDDIR)/aliases
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 0600 aliases/*.conf $(IRCDDIR)/aliases
+-	$(TOUCH) $(IRCDDIR)/unrealircd.conf
+-	chmod 0600 $(IRCDDIR)/unrealircd.conf
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 0600 spamfilter.conf dccallow.conf $(IRCDDIR)
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 0600 badwords.*.conf help.conf LICENSE Donation $(IRCDDIR)
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 unreal $(IRCDDIR)
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 -d $(IRCDDIR)/modules
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 src/modules/*.so $(IRCDDIR)/modules
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 -d $(IRCDDIR)/ircdcron
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 0600 ircdcron/ircd.cron $(IRCDDIR)/ircdcron
+-	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 ircdcron/ircdchk $(IRCDDIR)/ircdcron
+-	-@if [ ! -f "$(IRCDDIR)/curl-ca-bundle.crt" ] ; then \
+-		$(INSTALL) -m 0700 curl-ca-bundle.crt $(IRCDDIR) ; \
+-	fi
++	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 -d $(DESTDIR)$(IRCDDIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 src/ircd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 -d $(DESTDIR)$(IRCDDIR)/networks
++	$(INSTALL) -m 0600 networks/*.network $(DESTDIR)$(IRCDDIR)/networks
++	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 networks/makenet $(DESTDIR)$(IRCDDIR)/networks
++	$(INSTALL) -m 0600 networks/networks.ndx $(DESTDIR)$(IRCDDIR)/networks
++	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 -d $(DESTDIR)$(IRCDDIR)/doc
++	$(INSTALL) -m 0600 doc/Authors doc/example.conf doc/coding-guidelines doc/tao.of.irc doc/unreal32docs.html $(DESTDIR)$(IRCDDIR)/doc
++	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 -d $(DESTDIR)$(IRCDDIR)/aliases
++	$(INSTALL) -m 0600 aliases/*.conf $(DESTDIR)$(IRCDDIR)/aliases
++	$(TOUCH) $(DESTDIR)$(IRCDDIR)/unrealircd.conf
++	chmod 0600 $(DESTDIR)$(IRCDDIR)/unrealircd.conf
++	$(INSTALL) -m 0600 spamfilter.conf dccallow.conf $(DESTDIR)$(IRCDDIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 0600 badwords.*.conf help.conf LICENSE Donation $(DESTDIR)$(IRCDDIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 unreal $(DESTDIR)$(IRCDDIR)
++	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 -d $(DESTDIR)$(IRCDDIR)/modules
++	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 src/modules/*.so $(DESTDIR)$(IRCDDIR)/modules
++	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 -d $(DESTDIR)$(IRCDDIR)/ircdcron
++	$(INSTALL) -m 0600 ircdcron/ircd.cron $(DESTDIR)$(IRCDDIR)/ircdcron
++	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 ircdcron/ircdchk $(DESTDIR)$(IRCDDIR)/ircdcron
++	$(INSTALL) -m 0700 curl-ca-bundle.crt $(DESTDIR)$(IRCDDIR)
+ 
+ pem:	src/ssl.cnf
+ 	@echo "Generating certificate request .. "