diff -urN portage-2.2.0_alpha60-orig/bin/phase-functions.sh portage-2.2.0_alpha60/bin/phase-functions.sh
--- portage-2.2.0_alpha60-orig/bin/phase-functions.sh	2011-09-30 01:48:55 +0900
+++ portage-2.2.0_alpha60/bin/phase-functions.sh	2011-09-30 18:41:33 +0900
@@ -235,6 +235,21 @@
 	ebuild_phase pre_src_unpack
 	vecho ">>> Unpacking source..."
 	ebuild_phase src_unpack
+	if [ "${EAPI-0}" -lt 2 -a -n "${PORTAGE_PATCHDIR}" -a -d "${PORTAGE_PATCHDIR}/${CATEGORY}/${PN}" ]; then
+		if [ "$(type -t epatch)" == "function" ]; then (
+			vecho ">>> Applying custom patches..."
+			cd "$S"
+			for patch in "${PORTAGE_PATCHDIR}/${CATEGORY}/${PN}"/* \
+	                             "${PORTAGE_PATCHDIR}/${CATEGORY}/${PN}/${PV}"/*; do
+				[ -f "${patch}" ] || continue
+				# *.patch files are handled by Portage itself.
+				if echo "${patch}" | grep -q '\.patch$'; then continue; fi
+				epatch "${patch}" || die "Failed to apply patch ${patch}"
+			done
+		); else
+			ewarn "Cannot apply custom patches because eutils.eclass is not inherited by the ebuild."
+		fi
+	fi
 	>> "$PORTAGE_BUILDDIR/.unpacked" || \
 		die "Failed to create $PORTAGE_BUILDDIR/.unpacked"
 	vecho ">>> Source unpacked in ${WORKDIR}"
@@ -366,6 +379,21 @@
 	ebuild_phase pre_src_prepare
 	vecho ">>> Preparing source in $PWD ..."
 	ebuild_phase src_prepare
+	if [ "${EAPI-0}" -ge 2 -a -n "${PORTAGE_PATCHDIR}" -a -d "${PORTAGE_PATCHDIR}/${CATEGORY}/${PN}" ]; then
+		if [ "$(type -t epatch)" == "function" ]; then (
+			vecho ">>> Applying custom patches..."
+			cd "$S"
+			for patch in "${PORTAGE_PATCHDIR}/${CATEGORY}/${PN}"/* \
+	                             "${PORTAGE_PATCHDIR}/${CATEGORY}/${PN}/${PV}"/*; do
+				[ -f "${patch}" ] || continue
+				# *.patch files are handled by Portage itself.
+				if echo "${patch}" | grep -q '\.patch$'; then continue; fi
+				epatch "${patch}" || die "Failed to apply patch ${patch}"
+			done
+		); else
+			ewarn "Cannot apply custom patches because eutils.eclass is not inherited by the ebuild."
+		fi
+	fi
 	>> "$PORTAGE_BUILDDIR/.prepared" || \
 		die "Failed to create $PORTAGE_BUILDDIR/.prepared"
 	vecho ">>> Source prepared."