Index: bin/eselect.in
===================================================================
--- bin/eselect.in	(revision 863)
+++ bin/eselect.in	(working copy)
@@ -22,10 +22,15 @@
 # Where are modules installed by default?
 ESELECT_DEFAULT_MODULES_PATH="${ESELECT_DATA_PATH}/modules"
 
+# Where are auto-generated modules placed? (e.g. from alternatives-2.eclass)
+ESELECT_AUTO_GENERATED_MODULES_PATH="${ESELECT_DEFAULT_MODULES_PATH}/auto"
+
 # Look in these places for modules
-ESELECT_MODULES_PATH=( \
-	"${HOME}/.eselect/modules" \
-	"${ESELECT_DEFAULT_MODULES_PATH}" )
+ESELECT_MODULES_PATH=(
+	"${HOME}/.eselect/modules"
+	"${ESELECT_DEFAULT_MODULES_PATH}"
+	"${ESELECT_AUTO_GENERATED_MODULES_PATH}"
+)
 
 # Look in this place for libraries
 ESELECT_CORE_PATH="${ESELECT_DATA_PATH}/libs"
Index: bin/Makefile.am
===================================================================
--- bin/Makefile.am	(revision 863)
+++ bin/Makefile.am	(working copy)
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 dosed = @SED@ -e 's,\@BASH\@,$(BASH),g' \
 	      -e 's,\@DATADIR\@,$(datadir),g' \
 	      -e 's,\@EPREFIX\@,$(EPREFIX),g' \
+	      -e 's,\@LIBEXECDIR\@,$(datadir),g' \
 	      -e 's,\@VERSION\@,$(VERSION),g'
 
 % : %.in
Index: libs/Makefile.am
===================================================================
--- libs/Makefile.am	(revision 863)
+++ libs/Makefile.am	(working copy)
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 eselectlibsdir = $(datadir)/$(PACKAGE_NAME)/libs/
 
 eselectlibs_DATA = \
+	alternatives.bash \
 	config.bash \
 	core.bash \
 	default.eselect \
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 	tests.bash
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
+	alternatives.bash.in \
 	config.bash.in \
 	core.bash.in \
 	default.eselect.in \
@@ -30,7 +32,8 @@
 	-e 's,\@SED\@,@SED@,g' \
 	-e 's,\@PORTAGEQ\@,@PORTAGEQ@,g' \
 	-e 's,\@ENV_UPDATE\@,@ENV_UPDATE@,g' \
-	-e 's,\@CANONICALISE\@,@CANONICALISE@,g'
+	-e 's,\@CANONICALISE\@,@CANONICALISE@,g' \
+	-e 's,\@sysconfdir\@,@sysconfdir@,g'
 
 %.bash : %.bash.in
 	@$(dosed) $< > $@
--- libs/alternatives.bash.in.orig	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ libs/alternatives.bash.in	2011-09-06 18:55:43.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,550 @@
+# Copyright 2008 Mike Kelly
+# Copyright 2009 David Leverton
+# Copyright 2010 Bo Ørsted Andresen
+# 2010: Adapted to eselect Sebastien Fabbro (who doesn't like copyrights)
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+inherit config output path-manipulation
+
+ALTERNATIVESDIR_ROOTLESS="@sysconfdir@/env.d/alternatives"
+ALTERNATIVESDIR="${EROOT}${ALTERNATIVESDIR_ROOTLESS}"
+
+get_current_provider() {
+    local dieprefix="Could not determine current provider for ${ALTERNATIVE}"
+    if [[ -L ${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/_current ]]; then
+        local provider=$(readlink "${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/_current" || die "${dieprefix}: readlink ${symlink} failed")
+        [[ ${provider} == */* ]] && die "${dieprefix}: malformed target for ${symlink}"
+
+        if [[ -L ${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/${provider} ||
+                    ( -e ${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/${provider} && ! -d ${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/${provider} ) ]]; then
+            die "${dieprefix}: ${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/${provider} is not a directory"
+        fi
+
+        echo "${provider}"
+
+    elif [[ -e ${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/_current ]]; then
+        die "${dieprefix}: ${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/_current is not a symlink"
+    fi
+}
+
+compare_importance() {
+    local IFS=.
+    local a=( ${1} ) b=( ${2} )
+    local -i i=0
+    while (( i<${#a[@]} && i<${#b[@]} )); do
+        if (( a[i]<b[i] )); then
+            return 0
+        elif (( a[i]>b[i] )); then
+            return 1
+        fi
+        i+=1
+    done
+    (( i<${#b[@]} ))
+}
+
+sort_providers() {
+    local begin=${1:-0}
+    local count=${2:-${#providers[@]}}
+    [[ ${count} -le 1 ]] && return 0
+    sort_providers ${begin} $((count/2))
+    sort_providers $((begin+count/2)) $((count-count/2))
+    local left=( "${providers[@]:begin:count/2}" )
+    local right=( "${providers[@]:begin+count/2:count-count/2}" )
+    local -i x i=0 j=0
+    for (( x=begin; x<begin+count; ++x )); do
+        if (( j>=${#right[@]} )) || { (( i<${#left[@]} )) && compare_importance "${left[i]%%:*}" "${right[j]%%:*}"; }; then
+            providers[x]=${left[i++]}
+        else
+            providers[x]=${right[j++]}
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+get_providers() {
+    local p= importance providers=()
+    for p in "${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}"/* ; do
+        [[ -d ${p} && ! -L ${p} ]] || continue
+        p=${p##*/}
+
+        importance=$(< "${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/${p}/_importance")
+        importance=${importance:-0}
+        [[ "${importance}" =~ ^[0123456789]+(\.[0123456789]+)*$ ]] || die "_importance (${importance}) for ${p} is not a dot-separated list of integers"
+
+        providers+=( "${importance}:${p}" )
+    done
+
+    sort_providers
+    for (( p=${#providers[@]}-1 ; p>=0 ; --p )); do
+        echo "${providers[p]#*:}"
+    done
+}
+
+### show action ###
+describe_show() {
+    echo "Show the current provider in use for ${ALTERNATIVE}"
+}
+
+do_show() {
+    [[ -z "${ALTERNATIVE}" ]] && die "Need to set ALTERNATIVE in the eselect module"
+    local current="$(get_current_provider)"
+    if [[ -z "${current}" ]] ; then
+        echo "(none)"
+        return 2
+    fi
+    echo "${current}"
+}
+
+options_show() {
+    :
+}
+
+### list action ###
+describe_list() {
+    echo "Lists all available providers for ${ALTERNATIVE}"
+}
+
+do_list() {
+    [[ -z "${ALTERNATIVE}" ]] && die "Need to set ALTERNATIVE in the eselect module"
+    local n cur= providers=( $(get_providers) )
+    write_list_start "Available providers for ${ALTERNATIVE}:"
+
+    cur="$(get_current_provider)"
+
+    if [[ -n "${providers[@]}" ]] ; then
+        for (( n = 0 ; n < ${#providers[@]} ; ++n )) ; do
+            [[ ${cur} ==  "${providers[${n}]}" ]] && \
+                providers[${n}]="${providers[${n}]} $(highlight '*')"
+        done
+        write_numbered_list "${providers[@]}"
+    else
+        write_kv_list_entry "(none found)" ""
+    fi
+}
+
+options_list() {
+    :
+}
+
+### files action ###
+describe_files() {
+    echo "Lists symlinks provided by the currently selected provider"
+}
+
+do_files() {
+    [[ -z "${ALTERNATIVE}" ]] && die "Need to set ALTERNATIVE in the eselect module"
+
+    local cur="$(get_current_provider)" p=
+    [[ -n "${cur}" ]] || die -q "No selected provider, hence no symlinks provided"
+    local dieprefix="Could not list symlinks provided for ${ALTERNATIVE}"
+
+    local errors symlink rootsymlink
+    while read -r -d '' symlink; do
+        rootsymlink="${EROOT}${symlink}"
+        rootsymlink=${rootsymlink//+(\/)/\/}
+        echo "${rootsymlink}"
+        if [[ -L ${rootsymlink} ]]; then
+            if [[ ! -e ${rootsymlink} ]]; then
+                write_error_msg "${rootsymlink} is dangling symlink"
+                errors=yes
+            fi
+        elif [[ -d ${rootsymlink} ]]; then
+            write_error_msg "${rootsymlink} is a directory"
+            errors=yes
+        elif [[ -e ${rootsymlink} ]]; then
+            write_error_msg "${rootsymlink} exists but is not a symlink"
+            errors=yes
+        else
+            write_error_msg "${rootsymlink} does not exist"
+            errors=yes
+        fi
+    done <"${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/_current_list"
+}
+
+options_files() {
+    :
+}
+
+### set action ###
+
+describe_set() {
+    echo "Sets a provider for ${ALTERNATIVE}"
+}
+
+describe_set_parameters() {
+    echo "[ --force ] <provider>"
+}
+
+describe_set_options() {
+    echo "--force : overwrite or remove existing non-symlink files (but not directories) if necessary"
+    echo "<provider> : the name of the provider to use or the index of the provider preceeded by a dash"
+}
+
+do_set() {
+    [[ -z "${ALTERNATIVE}" ]] && die "Need to set ALTERNATIVE in the eselect module"
+
+    local force provider providers
+    if [[ ${1} == --force ]]; then
+        force=yes
+        shift
+    fi
+
+    if [[ ${1} == -+([[:digit:]]) ]]; then
+        providers=( $(get_providers) )
+        (( ${1#-} <= ${#providers[@]} )) || die -q "The given provider with index (${1#-}) does not exist"
+        provider=${providers[${1#-}-1]}
+    else
+        provider="${1}"
+    fi
+    [[ -z "${provider}" ]] && die -q "Missing required parameter 'provider'"
+    local dieprefix="Could not set provider ${provider} for alternative ${ALTERNATIVE}"
+
+    if [[ ! -d ${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/${provider} ]] ; then
+        if is_number ${provider} ; then
+            providers=( $(get_providers) )
+            [[ -n ${providers[${1#-}-1]} ]] &&
+                die -q "The given provider (${provider}) does not exist, did you mean -${provider} (${providers[${1#-}-1]})?"
+        fi
+        die -q "The given provider (${provider}) does not exist"
+    fi
+
+    local symlink newsymlinks=() oldsymlinks=()
+
+    while read -r -d '' symlink; do
+        local nicesymlink=${symlink#.}
+        nicesymlink=${nicesymlink//+(\/)/\/}
+        [[ ${nicesymlink} == /* ]] || die "${dieprefix}: bad symlink ${symlink}?"
+        [[ ${nicesymlink} == */ ]] && die "${dieprefix}: bad symlink ${symlink}?"
+
+        newsymlinks+=( "${nicesymlink}" )
+    done < <(
+        cd "${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/${provider}" || die "${dieprefix}: cd failed"
+        find . -type l -print0 | LC_ALL=C sort -r -u -z)
+    [[ ${#newsymlinks[@]} -gt 0 ]] || die "${dieprefix}: does not provide any symlinks?"
+
+    if [[ -f ${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/_current_list ]]; then
+        while read -r -d '' symlink; do
+            local nicesymlink=${symlink//+(\/)/\/}
+            [[ ${nicesymlink} == /* ]] || die "${dieprefix}: old provider ${oldcur} provides bad symlink ${symlink}?"
+            [[ ${nicesymlink} == */ ]] && die "${dieprefix}: old provider ${oldcur} provides bad symlink ${symlink}?"
+
+            oldsymlinks+=( "${nicesymlink}" )
+        done < <(LC_ALL=C sort -r -u -z "${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/_current_list")
+        [[ ${#oldsymlinks[@]} -gt 0 ]] || die "${dieprefix}: old provider ${oldcur} does not provide any symlinks?"
+
+    elif [[ -L ${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/_current_list || -e ${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/_current_list ]]; then
+        die "${dieprefix}: ${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/_current_list is not a file"
+    fi
+
+    local pass errors=
+    for pass in check perform; do
+        local -i new_i=0 old_i=0
+        while [[ -n ${newsymlinks[new_i]} || -n ${oldsymlinks[old_i]} ]]; do
+
+            if ( LC_ALL=C; [[ ${newsymlinks[new_i]} < ${oldsymlinks[old_i]} ]] ); then
+                if [[ ${pass} == check ]]; then
+                    if [[ -L ${EROOT}${oldsymlinks[old_i]} ]]; then
+                        :
+                    elif [[ -d ${EROOT}${oldsymlinks[old_i]} ]]; then
+                        write_error_msg "Can't remove ${EROOT}${oldsymlinks[old_i]}: is a directory${force:+ which is a fatal error that cannot be ignored by --force}"
+                        errors=yes
+                    elif [[ -e ${EROOT}${oldsymlinks[old_i]} ]]; then
+                        if [[ -n ${force} ]]; then
+                            write_warning_msg "Removing ${EROOT}${oldsymlinks[old_i]} due to --force: is not a symlink"
+                        else
+                            write_error_msg "Refusing to remove ${EROOT}${oldsymlinks[old_i]}: is not a symlink (use --force to override)"
+                            errors=yes
+                        fi
+                    fi
+
+                elif [[ ${pass} == perform ]]; then
+                    rm -f "${ROOT}${oldsymlinks[old_i]}" || die "${dieprefix}: rm failed"
+                else
+                    die "${dieprefix}: unknown \${pass} ${pass}???"
+                fi
+
+                old_i+=1
+
+            else
+                local target=${ALTERNATIVESDIR_ROOTLESS#/}/${ALTERNATIVE}/_current${newsymlinks[new_i]} dir=${newsymlinks[new_i]%/*}
+                while [[ -n ${dir} ]]; do
+                    target=../${target}
+                    dir=${dir%/*}
+                done
+
+                if [[ ${pass} == check ]]; then
+                    if [[ -L ${EROOT}${newsymlinks[new_i]} ]]; then
+                        :
+                    elif [[ -d ${EROOT}${newsymlinks[new_i]} ]]; then
+                        write_error_msg "Can't overwrite ${EROOT}${newsymlinks[new_i]}: is a directory${force:+ which is a fatal error that cannot be ignored by --force}"
+                        errors=yes
+                    elif [[ -e ${EROOT}${newsymlinks[new_i]} ]]; then
+                        if [[ -n ${force} ]]; then
+                            write_warning_msg "Overwriting ${EROOT}${newsymlinks[new_i]} due to --force: is not a symlink"
+                        else
+                            write_error_msg "Refusing to overwrite ${EROOT}${newsymlinks[new_i]}: is not a symlink (use --force to override)"
+                            errors=yes
+                        fi
+                    fi
+
+                elif [[ ${pass} == perform ]]; then
+                    mkdir -p "${EROOT}${newsymlinks[new_i]%/*}" || die "${dieprefix}: mkdir -p failed"
+                    ln -snf "${target#/}" "${EROOT}${newsymlinks[new_i]}" || die "${dieprefix}: ln -snf failed"
+                else
+                    die "${dieprefix}: unknown \${pass} ${pass}???"
+                fi
+
+                [[ ${newsymlinks[new_i]} == ${oldsymlinks[old_i]} ]] && old_i+=1
+                new_i+=1
+            fi
+        done
+
+        [[ -n ${errors} ]] && die "${dieprefix}: see previous errors"
+    done
+
+    local oldcur="$(get_current_provider)"
+    ln -snf "${provider}" "${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/_current" || die "${dieprefix}: ln -snf failed"
+
+    : >"${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/_current_list" || die "${dieprefix}: emptying/creating _current_list failed"
+    for symlink in "${newsymlinks[@]}"; do
+        echo -n -e "${symlink}\\0" >>"${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/_current_list" || die "${dieprefix}: appending ${symlink} to _current_list failed"
+    done
+    return 0
+}
+
+_options_parameters() {
+    [[ -n ${2} && ${2} != --descriptions ]] && die -q "Unrecognised option ${2}"
+    local describe_func=describe_${1#options_}_options descriptions=${2} opt options oldifs=$IFS
+    if is_function ${describe_func}; then
+        IFS=$'\n'
+        options=( $(${describe_func}) )
+        IFS=$oldifs
+        for opt in "${options[@]}"; do
+            [[ ${opt} == --* ]] || continue
+            if [[ -n ${descriptions} ]]; then
+                echo "${opt/ : /:}"
+            else
+                echo "${opt%% : *}"
+            fi
+        done
+    fi
+}
+
+options_set() {
+    _options_parameters $FUNCNAME "$@"
+    get_providers
+}
+
+### update action ###
+
+describe_update() {
+    echo "Set a default provider if no valid one currently exists"
+}
+
+describe_update_parameters() {
+    echo "[--ignore] <provider>"
+}
+
+describe_update_options() {
+    echo "--ignore : update to any valid provider EXCEPT the specified provider"
+    echo "<provider> : the name of the provider to use"
+}
+
+do_update() {
+    [[ -z "${ALTERNATIVE}" ]] && die "Need to set ALTERNATIVE in the eselect module"
+
+    local p cur=$(get_current_provider) providers=( $(get_providers) ) ignore
+    if [[ "--ignore" == ${1} ]] ; then
+        # Try everything except setting the provider to the given
+        # one. So, if it isn't the given one, we end up doing
+        # nothing. Bug #128
+        shift
+        ignore=${1}
+    fi
+
+    if [[ ${cur} == ${1} && -z ${ignore} ]]; then
+        # if current provider was just updated, reselect it since it could have changed
+        do_set "${cur}" && return 0
+    elif [[ -n ${cur} && ${cur} != ${ignore} ]] ; then
+        # verify existing provider's symlinks
+        local p= bad=0
+        while read -r -d '' p ; do
+            [[ -L "${EROOT}${p}" && -e "${EROOT}${p}" ]] || (( bad++ ))
+        done < "${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/_current_list"
+
+        [[ "${bad}" -eq 0 ]] && return 0
+        # fix existing provider if possible
+        has "${cur}" "${providers[@]}" && do_set "${cur}" && return 0
+    elif has "${1}" "${providers[@]}" && [[ -z ${ignore} ]] ; then
+        # switch to new provider if none was set before or it can't be fixed
+        do_set "${1}" && return 0
+    fi
+
+    # if no valid provider has been selected switch to first available, valid
+    # provider, sorted according to importance
+    for p in "${providers[@]}"; do
+        [[ ${ignore} != ${p} ]] && do_set "${p}" && return 0
+    done
+
+    # if a provider is set but no providers are available anymore cleanup
+    cur=$(get_current_provider)
+    if [[ -n ${cur} ]]; then
+        do_unset "${cur}" && return 2
+    fi
+    # if no provider is set and none are available that are not ignored, return 2 for cleanup
+    [[ -z ${providers[@]} || ${providers[@]} == ${ignore} ]] && return 2
+
+    # we tried everything to select a valid provider, but failed
+    return 1
+}
+
+options_update() {
+    _options_parameters $FUNCNAME "$@"
+    get_providers
+}
+
+### unset action ###
+
+describe_unset() {
+    echo "Unset any symlinks created for the current provider for ${ALTERNATIVE}."
+}
+
+describe_unset_parameters() {
+    echo "[ --force ]"
+}
+
+describe_unset_options() {
+    echo "--force : remove existing non-symlink files (but not directories) if necessary"
+}
+
+do_unset() {
+    [[ -z "${ALTERNATIVE}" ]] && die "Need to set ALTERNATIVE in the eselect module"
+
+    local force=
+    if [[ ${1} == --force ]]; then
+        force=yes
+        shift
+    fi
+
+    local cur="$(get_current_provider)" p=
+    [[ -n "${cur}" ]] || die -q "Nothing to unset"
+    local dieprefix="Could not unset provider for ${ALTERNATIVE}"
+
+    local one=false symlink pass errors=
+    for pass in check perform; do
+        while read -r -d '' symlink; do
+            one=true
+            if [[ ${pass} == check ]]; then
+                if [[ -L ${EROOT}${symlink} ]]; then
+                    :
+                elif [[ -d ${EROOT}${symlink} ]]; then
+                    write_error_msg "Can't remove ${EROOT}${symlink}: is a directory${force:+ which is a fatal error that cannot be ignored by --force}"
+                    errors=yes
+                elif [[ -e ${EROOT}${symlink} ]]; then
+                    if [[ -n ${force} ]]; then
+                        write_warning_msg "Removing ${EROOT}${symlink} due to --force: is not a symlink"
+                    else
+                        write_error_msg "Refusing to remove ${EROOT}${symlink}: is not a symlink (use --force to override)"
+                        errors=yes
+                    fi
+                fi
+
+            elif [[ ${pass} == perform ]]; then
+                rm -f "${EROOT}${symlink}" || die "${dieprefix}: rm failed"
+            else
+                die "${dieprefix}: unknown \${pass} ${pass}???"
+            fi
+        done <"${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/_current_list"
+
+        [[ -n ${errors} ]] && die "${dieprefix}: see previous errors"
+    done
+
+    ${one} || die "${dieprefix}: does not provide any symlinks?"
+
+    rm "${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}"/{_current,_current_list} || die "${dieprefix}: rm failed"
+}
+
+options_unset() {
+    _options_parameters $FUNCNAME "$@"
+    get_current_provider
+}
+
+### script action ###
+
+describe_script() {
+    echo "Output an evalable script fragment to set PATH, LD_LIBRARY_PATH and MANPATH to use the specified provider"
+}
+
+describe_script_parameters() {
+    echo "[--sh | --csh] [<provider>]"
+}
+
+describe_script_options() {
+    echo "--sh : use Bourne shell syntax (default)"
+    echo "--csh : use C shell syntax"
+    echo "<provider> : the provider to use or the index of the provider preceeded by a dash (if not specified, use the system default)"
+}
+
+do_script() {
+    [[ -z "${ALTERNATIVE}" ]] && die "Need to set ALTERNATIVE in the eselect module"
+    local syntax=sh provider providers
+    if [[ ${1} == --sh ]]; then
+        shift
+    elif [[ ${1} == --csh ]]; then
+        syntax=csh
+        shift
+    fi
+
+    if [[ ${1} == -+([[:digit:]]) ]]; then
+        providers=( $(get_providers) )
+        (( ${1#-} <= ${#providers[@]} )) || die -q "The given provider with index (${1#-}) does not exist"
+        provider=${providers[${1#-}-1]}
+    else
+        provider="${1}"
+    fi
+    [[ -z "${provider}" ]] && die -q "Missing required parameter 'provider'"
+
+    if [[ ! -d ${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/${provider} ]] ; then
+        if is_number ${provider} ; then
+            providers=( $(get_providers) )
+            [[ -n ${providers[${1#-}-1]} ]] &&
+                die -q "The given provider (${provider}) does not exist, did you mean -${provider} (${providers[${1#-}-1]})?"
+        fi
+        die -q "The given provider (${provider}) does not exist"
+    fi
+
+    local variables=( PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH MANPATH )
+    [[ -n ${!default_*} ]] && local ${!default_*}
+    local default_LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(grep '^[^#]' "${EROOT}"/etc/ld.so.conf | tr '\n' ':')/lib:/usr/lib
+    local default_MANPATH=$(MANPATH= man -C"${EROOT}"/etc/man.conf -w)
+
+    local var IFS=:
+    for var in "${variables[@]}"; do
+        local defvar=default_${var} path paths=( )
+        for path in ${!var}; do
+            [[ ${path} == ${ALTERNATIVESDIR_ROOTLESS}/${ALTERNATIVE}/* ]] && continue
+            [[ -n ${provider} && -d ${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/${provider}/${path#/} ]] && paths+=( "${ALTERNATIVESDIR_ROOTLESS}/${ALTERNATIVE}/${provider}/${path#/}" )
+            paths+=( "${path}" )
+        done
+
+        [[ -n ${provider} ]] && for path in ${!defvar}; do
+            [[ -d ${ALTERNATIVESDIR}/${ALTERNATIVE}/${provider}/${path#/} ]] && paths+=( "${ALTERNATIVESDIR_ROOTLESS}/${ALTERNATIVE}/${provider}/${path#/}" )
+        done
+
+        local newval=${paths[*]}
+        if [[ ${newval} != ${!var} ]]; then
+            newval=${newval//\'/\'\\\'\'}
+            if [[ ${syntax} == sh ]]; then
+                echo "${var}='${newval}'; export ${var}"
+            else
+                echo "setenv ${var} '${newval}'"
+            fi
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+options_script() {
+    _options_parameters $FUNCNAME "$@"
+    get_providers
+}
+
+# vim: set ft=eselect sw=4 sts=4 ts=4 et tw=80 :