--- gcc-3.2.3-r3.ebuild	2003-11-20 20:08:26.000000000 -0500
+++ gcc-3.2.3-r4.ebuild	2003-11-20 20:12:16.000000000 -0500
@@ -293,34 +293,34 @@
 		# time for some build hackery, stolen from buildroot enviornment!
 		LIST=`grep -lr "dynamic-linker.*\.so[\.0-9]*" *`
 		for i in $LIST; do
-			sed -e 's/-dynamic-linker.*\.so[\.0-9]*}/-dynamic-linker \/usr\/${CCHOST}\/lib\/ld-uClibc.so.0}/g' $i > $i.bak
-			mv $i.bak $i
-			done;
+			sed -i -e 's/-dynamic-linker.*\.so[\.0-9]*}/-dynamic-linker \/usr\/${CCHOST}\/lib\/ld-uClibc.so.0}/g' $i
+		done
+
+		# irc testing. remove or comment out later.
+		for i in Makefile.in gcc.c cppdefault.h collect2.c unwind-dw2-fde-glibc.c ; do cp gcc/${i}{,.orig} ; done
 
 		# prevent glibc start files from leaking in
 		# maybe these need to be /usr/${CCHOST} instead of ${S}
-		sed -e "s:standard_startfile_prefix_1.*=.*\".*:standard_startfile_prefix_1= \"${S}/lib/\"\;:g" gcc/gcc.c > gcc/gcc.bak
-		cp gcc/gcc.bak gcc/gcc.c
-		sed -e "s:standard_startfile_prefix_2.*=.*\".*:standard_startfile_prefix_2= \"${S}/lib/\";:g" gcc/gcc.c > gcc/gcc.bak
-		cp gcc/gcc.bak gcc/gcc.c
-
-		# prevent glibc include files from leaking in, slimy bastards!
-		sed -e "s:^NATIVE_SYSTEM_HEADER_DIR.*:NATIVE_SYSTEM_HEADER_DIR=\"${S}/include/\":g" gcc/Makefile.in > gcc/Makefile.bak
-		cp gcc/Makefile.bak gcc/Makefile.in
-		sed -e "s:^CROSS_SYSTEM_HEADER_DIR.*:CROSS_SYSTEM_HEADER_DIR=${S}/include/:g" gcc/Makefile.in > gcc/Makefile.bak
-		cp gcc/Makefile.bak gcc/Makefile.in
-		sed -e "s:^#define.*STANDARD_INCLUDE_DIR.*:#define STANDARD_INCLUDE_DIR \"${S}/include/\":g" gcc/cppdefault.h > gcc/cppdefault.bak
-		cp gcc/cppdefault.bak gcc/cppdefault.h
+		sed -i \
+			-e "s:standard_startfile_prefix_1.*=.*\".*:standard_startfile_prefix_1= \"${S}/lib/\"\;:g" \
+			-e "s:standard_startfile_prefix_2.*=.*\".*:standard_startfile_prefix_2= \"${S}/lib/\";:g" gcc/gcc.c
+
+		# prevent glibc include files from leaking in, grrr!
+		sed -i \
+			-e "s:^NATIVE_SYSTEM_HEADER_DIR.*:NATIVE_SYSTEM_HEADER_DIR=\"${S}/include/\":g" \
+			-e "s:^CROSS_SYSTEM_HEADER_DIR.*:CROSS_SYSTEM_HEADER_DIR=${S}/include/:g" gcc/Makefile.in
+		sed -i -e "s:^#define.*STANDARD_INCLUDE_DIR.*:#define STANDARD_INCLUDE_DIR \"${S}/include/\":g" gcc/cppdefault.h
 
 		# prevent system glibc files from being found by collect 2
-		sed -e "s:/lib:${S}/lib/:g" gcc/collect2.c > gcc/collect2.bak
-		cp gcc/collect2.bak gcc/collect2.c
-		sed -e "s:/usr:${S}/:g" gcc/collect2.c > gcc/collect2.bak
-		cp gcc/collect2.bak gcc/collect2.c
+		sed -i \
+			-e "s:/lib:${S}/lib/:g" gcc/collect2.c \
+			-e "s:/usr:${S}/:g" gcc/collect2.c
 
 		# prevent gcc from using unwind-dw2-fde-glibc code
-		sed -e 's/^#ifndef inhibit_libc/#define inhibit_libc\\n/#ifndef inhibit_libc/g' gcc/unwind-dw2-fde-glibc.c > gcc/unwind-dw2-fde-glibc.bak
-		cp gcc/unwind-dw2-fde-glibc.bak gcc/unwind-dw2-fde-glibc.c
+		sed -i -e 's/^#ifndef inhibit_libc/#define inhibit_libc\\n/#ifndef inhibit_libc/g' gcc/unwind-dw2-fde-glibc.c
+	
+		# irc testing. remove or comment out later.
+		for i in Makefile.in gcc.c cppdefault.h collect2.c unwind-dw2-fde-glibc.c ; do diff -u gcc/${i}{.orig,} ; done
 	fi
 
 }