--- /usr/portage/eclass/kde-functions.eclass	2004-06-25 03:13:00.000000000 +0200
+++ kde-functions2.eclass	2004-07-31 02:06:24.000000000 +0200
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 ECLASS=kde-functions
 INHERITED="$INHERITED $ECLASS"
 # convinience functions for requesting autotools versions
+
+NEED_CALLED=0
+
 need-automake() {
 
 	debug-print-function $FUNCNAME $*
@@ -50,7 +53,8 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
 need-kde() {
-
+	# set this variable for backwards compatibility
+	NEED_CALLED=1
 	debug-print-function $FUNCNAME $*
 	KDEVER="$1"
 
@@ -207,7 +211,7 @@
 }
 
 need-qt() {
-
+	NEED_CALLED=1
 	debug-print-function $FUNCNAME $*
 	QTVER="$1"
 
--- /usr/portage/eclass/kde.eclass	2004-07-27 18:12:06.000000000 +0200
+++ kde2.eclass	2004-07-31 02:11:04.000000000 +0200
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # Revisions Caleb Tennis <caleb@gentoo.org>
 # The kde eclass is inherited by all kde-* eclasses. Few ebuilds inherit straight from here.
 
-inherit base kde-functions
+inherit base kde-functions2
 ECLASS=kde
 INHERITED="$INHERITED $ECLASS"
 DESCRIPTION="Based on the $ECLASS eclass"
@@ -26,6 +26,25 @@
 # overridden in other places like kde-dist, kde-source and some individual ebuilds
 SLOT="0"
 
+
+# Solution A
+if [ ${NEED_CALLED} == 0 ] ; then 
+		need-kde ${NEED_KDE}
+fi
+
+# Solution B (can't be written without changes in portage)
+
+#kde_set_dependencies()() {
+#	resolve_kde_ver() {
+#	#	local PREFIX_OPS="~ < > <= => = ! !="
+#	#	
+#	#}
+#	if [ ${NEED_CALLED} == 0 ] ; then 
+#		do some parsing
+#	fi
+#	
+#}
+
 kde_src_unpack() {
 
 	debug-print-function $FUNCNAME $*