--- etckeeper.conf	2009-01-31 23:32:44.000000000 +0100
+++ etckeeper.conf	2009-01-31 23:13:45.000000000 +0100
@@ -17,8 +17,14 @@
 # so you can commit the changes by hand.
 #AVOID_COMMIT_BEFORE_INSTALL=1
 
-# The high-level package manager that's being used.
-HIGHLEVEL_PACKAGE_MANAGER=apt
+# The high-level package manager that's being used. 
+# For gentoo this is emerge
+#HIGHLEVEL_PACKAGE_MANAGER=apt
+
+HIGHLEVEL_PACKAGE_MANAGER=emerge
 
 # The low-level package manager that's being used.
-LOWLEVEL_PACKAGE_MANAGER=dpkg
+# For gentoo this is equery
+#LOWLEVEL_PACKAGE_MANAGER=dpkg
+
+LOWLEVEL_PACKAGE_MANAGER=equery
--- init.d/50vcs-ignore	2009-01-31 23:32:44.000000000 +0100
+++ init.d/50vcs-ignore	2009-01-31 14:38:48.000000000 +0100
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
 	ignore "*.pacorig"
 	ignore "*.pacsave"
 	nl
+elif [ "$LOWLEVEL_PACKAGE_MANAGER" = "equery" ]; then
+	comment "new and old versions of conffiles, stored by emerge"
+	ignore "*.ebuild*"
+	nl
 fi
 
 ignore "*~"
--- list-installed.d/50list-installed	2009-01-31 23:32:44.000000000 +0100
+++ list-installed.d/50list-installed	2009-01-31 13:54:01.000000000 +0100
@@ -6,3 +6,8 @@
 	dpkg-query -W -f '${Status}\t${Package} ${Version}\n' | \
 		egrep '(ok installed|ok config-files)' | cut -f2,3
 fi
+
+if [ "$LOWLEVEL_PACKAGE_MANAGER" = equery ]; then
+	equery list | cut -f1
+fi
+
--- Makefile	2009-01-31 23:32:44.000000000 +0100
+++ Makefile	2009-02-01 00:54:55.000000000 +0100
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(CONFFILE) $(DESTDIR)$(etcdir)/etckeeper/etckeeper.conf
 	$(INSTALL_EXE) etckeeper $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/etckeeper
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) etckeeper.8 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man8/etckeeper.8
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) bash_completion $(DESTDIR)$(etcdir)/bash_completion.d/etckeeper
 ifeq ($(HIGHLEVEL_PACKAGE_MANAGER),apt)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) apt.conf $(DESTDIR)$(etcdir)/apt/apt.conf.d/05etckeeper
 endif
+
 ifeq ($(LOWLEVEL_PACKAGE_MANAGER),pacman-g2)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) pacman-g2.hook $(DESTDIR)$(etcdir)/pacman-g2/hooks/etckeeper
 endif
-	-./etckeeper-bzr/__init__.py install --root=$(DESTDIR) || echo "** bzr support not installed"
+
 	echo "** installation successful"
 
 clean: