diff --git a/net-irc/unrealircd/files/unrealircd-system-tre.patch b/net-irc/unrealircd/files/unrealircd-system-tre.patch
--- a/net-irc/unrealircd/files/unrealircd-system-tre.patch
+++ b/net-irc/unrealircd/files/unrealircd-system-tre.patch
@@ -1,91 +1,6 @@
-diff -u /var/tmp/portage/net-irc/unrealircd-3.2.7-r2/work/Unreal3.2.7/autoconf/configure.in /tmp/buffer-content-12842aZ0
---- /autoconf/configure.in	2007-06-11 20:06:33.000000000 -0400
-+++ /tmp/buffer-content-12842aZ0	2009-01-14 17:06:18.000000000 -0500
-@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
- AC_SUBST(IRCDLIBS)
- AC_SUBST(MKPASSWDLIBS)
- 
-+dnl for getting info about TRE
-+PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG(0.17)
-+
- dnl module checking based on Hyb7's module checking code
- AC_DEFUN([AC_ENABLE_DYN],
- [
-@@ -425,38 +428,38 @@
- ;;
- esac
- 
--dnl REMEMBER TO CHANGE WITH A NEW TRE RELEASE!
--tre_version="0.7.5"
--AC_MSG_RESULT(extracting TRE regex library)
--cur_dir=`pwd`
--cd extras
--dnl remove old tre directory to force a recompile...
--rm -rf tre-$tre_version
--if test "x$ac_cv_path_GUNZIP" = "x" ; then
--	tar xfz tre.tar.gz
--else
--	cp tre.tar.gz tre.tar.gz.bak
--	gunzip -f tre.tar.gz
--	cp tre.tar.gz.bak tre.tar.gz
--	tar xf tre.tar
--fi
--AC_MSG_RESULT(configuring TRE regex library)
--cd tre-$tre_version
--./configure --disable-agrep --disable-shared --disable-system-abi --disable-wchar --disable-multibyte --prefix=$cur_dir/extras/regexp || exit 1
--AC_MSG_RESULT(compiling TRE regex library)
--$ac_cv_prog_MAKER || exit 1
--AC_MSG_RESULT(installing TRE regex library)
--$ac_cv_prog_MAKER install || exit 1
--TREINCDIR="$cur_dir/extras/regexp/include"
--AC_SUBST(TREINCDIR)
--if test "x$ac_cv_path_PKGCONFIG" = "x" ; then
--	TRELIBS="-L../extras/regexp/lib -ltre"
--else
--	TRELIBS=`$ac_cv_path_PKGCONFIG --libs tre.pc`
--fi
--AC_SUBST(TRELIBS)
--cd $cur_dir
--
-+dnl dnl REMEMBER TO CHANGE WITH A NEW TRE RELEASE!
-+dnl tre_version="0.7.5"
-+dnl AC_MSG_RESULT(extracting TRE regex library)
-+dnl cur_dir=`pwd`
-+dnl cd extras
-+dnl dnl remove old tre directory to force a recompile...
-+dnl rm -rf tre-$tre_version
-+dnl if test "x$ac_cv_path_GUNZIP" = "x" ; then
-+dnl	tar xfz tre.tar.gz
-+dnl else
-+dnl 	cp tre.tar.gz tre.tar.gz.bak
-+dnl 	gunzip -f tre.tar.gz
-+dnl 	cp tre.tar.gz.bak tre.tar.gz
-+dnl 	tar xf tre.tar
-+dnl fi
-+dnl AC_MSG_RESULT(configuring TRE regex library)
-+dnl cd tre-$tre_version
-+dnl ./configure --disable-agrep --disable-shared --disable-system-abi --disable-wchar --disable-multibyte --prefix=$cur_dir/extras/regexp || exit 1
-+dnl AC_MSG_RESULT(compiling TRE regex library)
-+dnl $ac_cv_prog_MAKER || exit 1
-+dnl AC_MSG_RESULT(installing TRE regex library)
-+dnl $ac_cv_prog_MAKER install || exit 1
-+dnl TREINCDIR="$cur_dir/extras/regexp/include"
-+dnl AC_SUBST(TREINCDIR)
-+dnl if test "x$ac_cv_path_PKGCONFIG" = "x" ; then
-+dnl	TRELIBS="-L../extras/regexp/lib -ltre"
-+dnl  else
-+dnl	TRELIBS=`$ac_cv_path_PKGCONFIG --libs tre.pc`
-+dnl fi
-+dnl AC_SUBST(TRE_LIBS) AC_SUBST(TRE_CFLAGS)
-+dnl cd $cur_dir
-+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([TRE], tre)
- 
- dnl REMEMBER TO CHANGE WITH A NEW C-ARES RELEASE!
- cares_version="1.4.0"
-
-
---- /Makefile.in	2006-06-05 19:16:34.000000000 -0400
-+++ /tmp/buffer-content-12842MjD	2009-01-14 17:07:21.000000000 -0500
+diff -ru ./Makefile.in /var/tmp/portage/net-irc/unrealircd-3.2.8/work/Unreal3.2/Makefile.in
+--- Makefile.in	2006-06-05 19:16:34.000000000 -0400
++++ Makefile.in	2009-03-03 18:59:32.000000000 -0500
 @@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
  #
  
@@ -100,3 +15,49 @@ diff -u /var/tmp/portage/net-irc/unreali
  #
  # use the following on MIPS:
  #CFLAGS= -systype bsd43 -DSYSTYPE_BSD43 -I$(INCLUDEDIR)
+Only in /var/tmp/portage/net-irc/unrealircd-3.2.8/work/Unreal3.2: Makefile.in.~1.1.2.23.2.6.~
+diff -ru ./configure.in /var/tmp/portage/net-irc/unrealircd-3.2.8/work/Unreal3.2/configure.in
+--- autoconf/configure.in	2009-02-01 11:43:33.000000000 -0500
++++ autoconf/configure.in	2009-03-03 19:01:23.000000000 -0500
+@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@
+ 	AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_USERMOD))
+ AC_ARG_WITH(operoverride-verify, [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-operoverride-verify], [Require opers to invite themselves to +s/+p channels])],
+ 	AC_DEFINE(OPEROVERRIDE_VERIFY))
++AC_ARG_WITH(system-tre, [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-system-tre], [Use the system tre package instead of bundled, discovered using pkg-config])], [], [with_system_tre=no ])
+ CHECK_SSL
+ CHECK_ZLIB
+ CHECK_LIBCURL
+@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@
+ ;;
+ esac
+ 
++AS_IF([test "x$with_system_tre" = "xno"],[
+ dnl REMEMBER TO CHANGE WITH A NEW TRE RELEASE!
+ tre_version="0.7.5"
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(extracting TRE regex library)
+@@ -446,16 +448,19 @@
+ $ac_cv_prog_MAKER || exit 1
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(installing TRE regex library)
+ $ac_cv_prog_MAKER install || exit 1
+-TREINCDIR="$cur_dir/extras/regexp/include"
+-AC_SUBST(TREINCDIR)
++TRE_CFLAGS="-I$cur_dir/extras/regexp/include"
++AC_SUBST(TRE_CFLAGS)
+ if test "x$ac_cv_path_PKGCONFIG" = "x" ; then
+-	TRELIBS="-L../extras/regexp/lib -ltre"
++	TRE_LIBS="-L../extras/regexp/lib -ltre"
+ else
+-	TRELIBS=`$ac_cv_path_PKGCONFIG --libs tre.pc`
++	TRE_LIBS=`$ac_cv_path_PKGCONFIG --libs tre.pc`
+ fi
+-AC_SUBST(TRELIBS)
++AC_SUBST(TRE_LIBS)
+ cd $cur_dir
+-
++],[
++dnl use pkgconfig for tre:
++PKG_CHECK_MODULES([TRE], tre >= 0.7.5)
++])
+ 
+ dnl REMEMBER TO CHANGE WITH A NEW C-ARES RELEASE!
+ cares_version="1.6.0"