1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/devel/distcc/files/distccd.in b/devel/distcc/files/distccd.in
index c9b9d4ac3b2d..752bc65351f9 100644
--- a/devel/distcc/files/distccd.in
+++ b/devel/distcc/files/distccd.in
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 #
 # Add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf to enable distccd:
 #
-# distccd_enable="YES"
+# distccd_enable (bool):	Set to YES to enable distccd.
+# distccd_flags (str):		Arguments passed to distccd.
+# distccd_path (str):		DISTCCD_PATH environment value for distccd..
 #
 
 distccd_enable=${distccd_enable-"NO"}
@@ -32,9 +34,13 @@ distccd_precmd()
 	# distccd drops root privileges and then attempts to create the pid file
 	touch ${pidfile}
 	chown distcc:distcc ${pidfile}
+
+	if [ -n "${distccd_path}" ]
+	then
+		export DISTCCD_PATH="${distccd_path}"
+	fi
 }
 
 start_precmd="distccd_precmd"
-
 load_rc_config ${name}
 run_rc_command "$1"