--- /dev/null
+From 227008ec0f59eecf3a962ebd9fbc27a0e475a4df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Lars Wendler <polynomial-c@gentoo.org>
+Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 12:08:26 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] build: make logger and its man page optional
+
+There are other packages that provide a logger program like util-linux
+We should respekt that
+
+Signed-off-by: Lars Wendler <polynomial-c@gentoo.org>
+---
+ configure.ac | 10 ++++++++++
+ man/Makefile.am | 6 +++++-
+ src/Makefile.am | 8 +++++++-
+ 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 37c0bd4..e7acad7 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(systemd,
+ [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-systemd=DIR], [Directory for systemd service files])],,
+ [with_systemd=auto])
+
++AC_ARG_WITH(logger,
++ AS_HELP_STRING([--without-logger], [Do not build/install logger binary and man page, default: enabled]),
++ [logger=$withval], [logger='yes'])
++
+ AS_IF([test "x$klogd" != "xno"],
+ with_klogd="yes"
+ AC_DEFINE(KLOGD, 1, [Build with klogd, default: built-in /dev/kmsg support in syslogd]),
+@@ -97,6 +101,12 @@ AS_IF([test "x$with_systemd" != "xno"],
+ [AC_SUBST([systemddir], [$with_systemd])])
+ AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_SYSTEMD], [test "x$with_systemd" != "xno"])
+
++AS_IF([test "x$logger" != "xno"], [
++ with_logger="yes"
++ AC_DEFINE(LOGGER, 1, [Build with logger])],
++ with_logger="no")
++AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_LOGGER], [test "x$with_logger" != "xno"])
++
+ # Expand $sbindir early, into $SBINDIR, for systemd unit file
+ # NOTE: This does *not* take prefix/exec_prefix override at "make
+ # install" into account, unfortunately.
+diff --git a/man/Makefile.am b/man/Makefile.am
+index 8ee7064..8ccad31 100644
+--- a/man/Makefile.am
++++ b/man/Makefile.am
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-dist_man1_MANS = logger.1
++dist_man1_MANS =
+ dist_man3_MANS = syslogp.3
+ dist_man5_MANS = syslog.conf.5
+ dist_man8_MANS = syslogd.8
+@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ dist_man8_MANS = syslogd.8
+ if ENABLE_KLOGD
+ dist_man8_MANS += klogd.8
+ endif
++
++if ENABLE_LOGGER
++dist_man1_MANS += logger.1
++endif
+diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
+index 85f747b..849e49b 100644
+--- a/src/Makefile.am
++++ b/src/Makefile.am
+@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
+ # with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ # 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+-bin_PROGRAMS = logger
++bin_PROGRAMS =
+ sbin_PROGRAMS = syslogd
+ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libsyslog.la
+ noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libcompat.la
+@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ if ENABLE_KLOGD
+ sbin_PROGRAMS += klogd
+ endif
+
++if ENABLE_LOGGER
++bin_PROGRAMS += logger
++endif
++
+ AM_CFLAGS = -W -Wall -Wextra
+ AM_CFLAGS += -Wno-unused-result -Wno-unused-parameter -fno-strict-aliasing
+ AM_CPPFLAGS = -DSYSCONFDIR=\"@sysconfdir@\" -DLOCALSTATEDIR=\"@localstatedir@\"
+@@ -39,10 +43,12 @@ klogd_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
+ klogd_LDADD = $(LIBS) $(LIBOBJS)
+ klogd_LDADD += libsyslog.la
+
++if ENABLE_LOGGER
+ logger_SOURCES = logger.c syslog.h
+ logger_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=600
+ logger_LDADD = $(LIBS) $(LIBOBJS)
+ logger_LDADD += libsyslog.la
++endif
+
+ # Convenience library for libsyslog instead of linking with $(LTLIBOBJS),
+ # which would pull in pidfile() and other (strong) symbols as well.
+--
+2.24.0
+
--- /dev/null
+#!/sbin/openrc-run
+# Copyright 1999-2019 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, v2 or later
+
+extra_started_commands="reload"
+
+depend() {
+ need clock hostname
+ provide logger
+}
+
+has_klogd() {
+ [ -x "/usr/sbin/klogd" ]
+}
+
+start_daemon() {
+ local retval=0
+ local daemon="$1"
+ local options="$2"
+
+ [ -z "${daemon}" ] && return 1
+
+ ebegin "sysklogd -> start: ${daemon}"
+ start-stop-daemon --start --exec /usr/sbin/"${daemon}" \
+ --pidfile /var/run/"${daemon}".pid -- ${options}
+ retval=$?
+ eend ${retval} "Failed to start ${daemon}"
+
+ return ${retval}
+}
+
+stop_daemon() {
+ local retval=0
+ local daemon="$1"
+
+ [ -z "${daemon}" ] && return 1
+
+ ebegin "sysklogd -> stop: ${daemon}"
+ # syslogd can be stubborn some times (--retry 15)...
+ start-stop-daemon --stop --retry 15 --quiet --pidfile /var/run/"${daemon}".pid
+ retval=$?
+ eend ${retval} "Failed to stop ${daemon}"
+
+ return ${retval}
+}
+
+start() {
+ start_daemon "syslogd" "${SYSLOGD}" || return 1
+
+ # klogd do not always start proper if started too early
+ sleep 1
+
+ if has_klogd && ! start_daemon "klogd" "${KLOGD}" ; then
+ stop_daemon "syslogd"
+ return 1
+ fi
+
+ return 0
+}
+
+stop() {
+ if has_klogd ; then
+ stop_daemon "klogd" || return 1
+ fi
+ stop_daemon "syslogd" || return 1
+ return 0
+}
+
+reload() {
+ local ret=0
+
+ ebegin "Reloading configuration"
+
+ start-stop-daemon --signal HUP --pidfile /var/run/syslogd.pid
+ ret=$((${ret} + $?))
+ if has_klogd ; then
+ start-stop-daemon --signal USR1 --pidfile /var/run/klogd.pid
+ ret=$((${ret} + $?))
+ fi
+
+ eend ${ret}
+}
--- /dev/null
+# Copyright 1999-2019 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=7
+
+inherit autotools flag-o-matic systemd toolchain-funcs
+
+DESCRIPTION="Standard log daemons"
+HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd"
+SRC_URI="https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd/releases/download/v$(ver_cut 1-2)/${P}.tar.gz"
+
+LICENSE="BSD"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~ia64 ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~s390 ~sh ~sparc ~x86"
+IUSE="klogd logrotate systemd"
+RESTRICT="test"
+
+DEPEND=""
+RDEPEND=""
+
+DOCS=( ChangeLog.md README.md )
+
+PATCHES=(
+ ${FILESDIR}/${PN}-2.0-optional_logger.patch
+)
+
+pkg_setup() {
+ append-lfs-flags
+ tc-export CC
+}
+
+src_prepare() {
+ default
+ eautoreconf
+}
+
+src_configure() {
+ local myeconfargs=(
+ # we have logger from sys-apps/util-linux
+ #--without-logger
+ $(use_with klogd)
+ $(use_with systemd systemd $(systemd_get_systemunitdir))
+ )
+ econf "${myeconfargs[@]}"
+}
+
+src_install() {
+ default
+
+ insinto /etc
+ doins syslog.conf
+ keepdir /etc/syslog.d
+
+ find "${ED}" -type f \( -name "*.a" -o -name "*.la" \) -delete || die
+
+ newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/sysklogd.rc8 sysklogd
+ newconfd "${FILESDIR}"/sysklogd.confd sysklogd
+}