diff --git a/net-misc/bird/bird-2.0.8.ebuild b/net-misc/bird/bird-2.0.8.ebuild
index 5b842e0..64e94a2 100644
--- a/net-misc/bird/bird-2.0.8.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/bird/bird-2.0.8.ebuild
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ LICENSE="GPL-2"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~x86 ~x64-macos"
-IUSE="+client debug libssh"
+IUSE="+client debug libssh +lto"
RDEPEND="
client? ( sys-libs/ncurses:= )
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ src_configure() {
--localstatedir="${EPREFIX}/var" \
$(use_enable client) \
$(use_enable debug) \
- $(use_enable libssh)
+ $(use_enable libssh) \
+ $(use !lto && echo bird_cv_c_lto=no)
+}
+
+src_compile() {
+ emake VERBOSE=1
}
src_install() {
diff --git a/net-misc/bird/metadata.xml b/net-misc/bird/metadata.xml
index 3d13261..ec6aebe 100644
--- a/net-misc/bird/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-misc/bird/metadata.xml
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@
Enables net-libs/libssh binding, mendatory for RPKI
support
+ Build with Link Time Optimization (LTO)