diff --git a/scripts/gentoo/openrc/conf.d/shairport b/scripts/gentoo/openrc/conf.d/shairport
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+++ b/scripts/gentoo/openrc/conf.d/shairport
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+# /etc/conf.d/shairport: config file for /etc/init.d/shairport
+
+# The pidfile for the shairport daemon (--pidfile=$PIDFILE)
+#PIDFILE=/var/run/shairport.pid
+
+# The name shairport advertizes (-a $NAME)
+#NAME=myairplay
+
+# How full the buffer must be before audio output starts (-b $BUF_FILL)
+#BUF_FILL=100
+
+# The log file (for stdout, --log $LOGFILE)
+LOGFILE=/var/log/shairport.log
+
+# The error file (for stderr, --error $ERRFILE)
+#ERRFILE=/var/log/shairport.err
+
+# The backend to use (--output=$BACKEND -- $BACKEND_OPTS)
+# Shairport's help (shairport -h) shows all of the available
+# backends and their options
+#BACKEND=alsa
+#BACKEND_OPTS="-d default -t software ...some other opts..."
+
+# Force the use of MDNS to advertize the service
+# Shairport's help (shairport -h) shows all of the available mDNS backends
+#MDNS=avahi
diff --git a/scripts/gentoo/openrc/init.d/shairport b/scripts/gentoo/openrc/init.d/shairport
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+++ b/scripts/gentoo/openrc/init.d/shairport
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+#!/sbin/runscript
+
+EXEC=/usr/local/bin/shairport
+
+. /etc/conf.d/shairport
+
+depend() {
+	need net
+	after bootmisc
+}
+
+start() {
+	OPTIONS="--daemon"
+
+	if [[ -z "$PIDFILE" ]]; then PIDFILE=/var/run/shairport.pid; fi
+	OPTIONS="$OPTIONS --pidfile=$PIDFILE"
+
+	if [[ ! -z "$NAME" ]]; then OPTIONS="$OPTIONS --name=$NAME"; fi
+	
+	if [[ ! -z "$BUF_FILL" ]]; then OPTIONS="$OPTIONS -b $BUF_FILL"; fi
+
+	if [[ -z $NAME ]]
+	then
+		ebegin "Starting shairport"
+	else
+		ebegin "Starting shairport as $NAME"
+	fi
+
+	if [[ ! -z "$LOGFILE" ]]; then OPTIONS="$OPTIONS --log $LOGFILE"; fi
+
+	if [[ ! -z "$ERRFILE" ]]; then OPTIONS="$OPTIONS --error $ERRFILE"; fi
+
+	if [[ ! -z "$MDNS" ]]; then OPTIONS="$OPTIONS --mdns $MDNS"; fi		
+
+	if [[ ! -z "$BACKEND" ]]; then OPTIONS="$OPTIONS --output=$BACKEND $BACKEND_OPTS"; fi
+	if [[ ! -z "$BACKEND_OPTS" ]]; then OPTIONS="$OPTIONS -- $BACKEND_OPTS"; fi
+
+	start-stop-daemon --start --exec $EXEC -- $OPTIONS
+	eend $?
+}
+
+stop() {
+	ebegin "Stopping shairport"
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --exec $EXEC
+	eend $?
+}
diff --git a/scripts/gentoo/shairport-9999.ebuild b/scripts/gentoo/shairport-9999.ebuild
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+# $Header: $
+
+EAPI="5"
+
+inherit git-2
+
+DESCRIPTION="This program emulates an AirPort Express for the purpose of \
+			streaming music from iTunes and compatible iPods and iPhones. \
+			It implements a server for the Apple RAOP protocol. ShairPort \
+			does not support AirPlay v2 (video and photo streaming)."
+HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/abrasive/shairport"
+EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/abrasive/shairport.git"
+
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS=""
+IUSE="ao avahi pulseaudio"
+
+DEPEND="dev-libs/openssl \
+		ao? ( media-libs/libao ) \
+		avahi? ( net-dns/avahi ) \
+		pulseaudio? ( media-sound/pulseaudio )"
+RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
+
+src_install() {
+	emake PREFIX="${D}" install
+
+	doinitd scripts/gentoo/openrc/init.d/shairport
+	doconfd scripts/gentoo/openrc/conf.d/shairport
+}