diff --git a/app-backup/bareos/Manifest b/app-backup/bareos/Manifest
index 59faa701945ba..f15e63e571acc 100644
--- a/app-backup/bareos/Manifest
+++ b/app-backup/bareos/Manifest
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 DIST bareos-14.2.2.tar.gz 3811787 SHA256 8792fe79689f7a1053ecb493ba52258acb29d0998b71d65178a311d46b7cf2bf SHA512 be490ab2f8085975f164ac554cac7d6bbef1af01c8350b5816b2033a37827de4a81bead6ce1e699fe5cc44085dce2b6a0330b91239fb87907e22f9c8dc710156 WHIRLPOOL 384415d553d61e7aa1eaa22611cc9d9eacf8338df82d911409e52a774e756b0539810c60be3dade91eadcc679794ad7c3bb5a155d7d699171f6a4fdead5a5470
 DIST bareos-14.2.5.tar.gz 3820963 SHA256 f42bc34afa913cfb4d6b7ef8856c7195d8b13b21c987da1039d46e6c60f06720 SHA512 600cdf8175b1199b73ddcf8a32df7bca446c294c4c830038f93fe3f053482916745675df3a51bc494cdab00b362d57657a34a94e78bac4bae3acced06347023d WHIRLPOOL 361c0edb411c824f128ccb5e27f4d637ecfdf4f2de7a428a8c4eace6d5c23a33a3868cc1b380dcbf6e06d6c7bb71ff222abad923ea9a0bfb74e78f0445c4058b
 DIST bareos-15.2.2.tar.gz 3928036 SHA256 f314e7d3e99e92b4261af97888ddcdaaedf513b638745b07270db3e6930e9008 SHA512 07b11c51695a6ff348317965625e5cdb8e296d4f3a4037718a98e266d94650ed1fb905c220ac791123d8ed92d0aed24854a6ab52887249849dbc00697d3300c3 WHIRLPOOL e43141e1ba670cd13da716739f4e3ed2a5f63e4dd43efbeed0a781429ff3b7cc6ddcb67d8f6ec47508b036f1da4ffc5cdbd4d49887e428de55969250817d529b
+DIST bareos-16.2.4.tar.gz 4275141 SHA256 9a96d9220150f1db643c932ac529b1e3ad179978ef6b06a2504c06db43b4ff3c SHA512 91f7f2b3d9889f4faa9834dc414e2250015d3d26bf8bd0c04c1f3fd882a50a4066ced145f7c8609c070e8f74b53574953e3fef344726c6863cd7bbc73c76a88c WHIRLPOOL 7c3192a80680240246b0fa342799fcc4bc4b71ee8255badd950ffbd570b246129e9a68340e2972e0f0e4746f537330d4ebccc3358cc840f5278562d8b97641b1
diff --git a/app-backup/bareos/bareos-16.2.4.ebuild b/app-backup/bareos/bareos-16.2.4.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..07884d3f6523c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app-backup/bareos/bareos-16.2.4.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,428 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Id$
+
+EAPI="5"
+
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads"
+
+inherit eutils multilib python-single-r1 qt4-r2 user
+
+DESCRIPTION="Featureful client/server network backup suite"
+HOMEPAGE="http://www.bareos.org/"
+SRC_URI="https://github.com/${PN}/${PN}/archive/Release/${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
+RESTRICT="mirror"
+
+LICENSE="AGPL-3"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
+IUSE="X acl cephfs clientonly +director fastlz glusterfs gnutls ipv6 jansson lmdb libressl
+	logwatch mysql ndmp postgres python qt4 rados rados-striper readline scsi-crypto
+	sql-pooling +sqlite ssl static +storage-daemon tcpd vim-syntax"
+
+DEPEND="
+	!app-backup/bacula
+	cephfs? ( sys-cluster/ceph )
+	rados? ( sys-cluster/ceph )
+	rados-striper? ( >=sys-cluster/ceph-0.94.2 )
+	glusterfs? ( sys-cluster/glusterfs )
+	lmdb? ( dev-db/lmdb )
+	dev-libs/gmp:0
+	!clientonly? (
+		postgres? ( dev-db/postgresql:*[threads] )
+		mysql? ( virtual/mysql )
+		sqlite? ( dev-db/sqlite:3 )
+		director? (
+			virtual/mta
+			jansson? ( dev-libs/jansson )
+		)
+	)
+	qt4? (
+		dev-qt/qtsvg:4
+		x11-libs/qwt:5
+	)
+	fastlz? ( dev-libs/bareos-fastlzlib )
+	logwatch? ( sys-apps/logwatch )
+	tcpd? ( sys-apps/tcp-wrappers )
+	readline? ( sys-libs/readline:0 )
+	static? (
+		acl? ( virtual/acl[static-libs] )
+		sys-libs/zlib[static-libs]
+		dev-libs/lzo[static-libs]
+		sys-libs/ncurses:=[static-libs]
+		ssl? (
+			!gnutls? (
+				!libressl? ( dev-libs/openssl:0=[static-libs] )
+				libressl? ( dev-libs/libressl:0=[static-libs] )
+			)
+			gnutls? ( net-libs/gnutls[static-libs] )
+		)
+	)
+	!static? (
+		acl? ( virtual/acl )
+		dev-libs/lzo
+		ssl? (
+			!gnutls? (
+				!libressl? ( dev-libs/openssl:0= )
+				libressl? ( dev-libs/libressl:0= )
+			)
+			gnutls? ( net-libs/gnutls )
+		)
+		sys-libs/ncurses:=
+		sys-libs/zlib
+	)
+	python? ( ${PYTHON_DEPS} )
+	"
+RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
+	!clientonly? (
+		storage-daemon? (
+			sys-block/mtx
+			app-arch/mt-st
+		)
+	)
+	vim-syntax? ( || ( app-editors/vim app-editors/gvim ) )"
+
+REQUIRED_USE="static? ( clientonly )
+	python? ( ${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE} )"
+
+S=${WORKDIR}/${PN}-Release-${PV}
+
+pkg_setup() {
+	use mysql && export mydbtypes+="mysql"
+	use postgres && export mydbtypes+=" postgresql"
+	use sqlite && export mydbtypes+=" sqlite"
+
+	# create the daemon group and user
+	if [ -z "$(egetent group bareos 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+		enewgroup bareos
+		einfo
+		einfo "The group 'bareos' has been created. Any users you add to this"
+		einfo "group have access to files created by the daemons."
+		einfo
+	fi
+
+	if use clientonly && use static && use qt4; then
+		ewarn
+		ewarn "Building statically linked 'bat' is not supported. Ignorig 'qt4' useflag."
+		ewarn
+	fi
+
+	if ! use clientonly; then
+		if [ -z "$(egetent passwd bareos 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+			enewuser bareos -1 -1 /var/lib/bareos bareos,disk,tape,cdrom,cdrw
+			einfo
+			einfo "The user 'bareos' has been created.  Please see the bareos manual"
+			einfo "for information about running bareos as a non-root user."
+			einfo
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	use python && python-single-r1_pkg_setup
+}
+
+src_prepare() {
+	# adjusts default configuration files for several binaries
+	# to /etc/bareos/<config> instead of ./<config>
+	pushd src >&/dev/null || die
+	for f in console/console.c dird/dird.c filed/filed.c \
+		stored/bcopy.c stored/bextract.c stored/bls.c \
+		stored/bscan.c stored/btape.c stored/stored.c \
+		qt-console/main.cpp; do
+		sed -i -e 's|^\(#define CONFIG_FILE "\)|\1/etc/bareos/|g' "${f}" \
+			|| die "sed on ${f} failed"
+	done
+	popd >&/dev/null || die
+
+	# bug 466690 Use CXXFLAGS instead of CFLAGS
+	sed -i -e 's/@CFLAGS@/@CXXFLAGS@/' autoconf/Make.common.in || die
+
+	# stop build for errors in subdirs
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-12.4.5-Makefile.patch
+
+	# bat needs to respect LDFLAGS
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-12.4.5-bat-ldflags.patch
+
+	# do not strip binaries
+	for d in filed console dird stored; do
+		sed -i -e "s/strip /# strip /" src/$d/Makefile.in || die
+	done
+}
+
+src_configure() {
+	local myconf=''
+
+	addpredict /var/lib/logrotate.status
+
+	if use clientonly; then
+		myconf="${myconf} \
+			$(use_enable clientonly client-only) \
+			$(use_enable !static libtool) \
+			$(use_enable static static-cons) \
+			$(use_enable static static-fd)"
+	fi
+
+	# do not build bat and traymonitor if 'static' clientonly
+	if ! use clientonly || ! use static; then
+		myconf="${myconf} \
+			$(use_enable qt4 bat) \
+			$(use_enable qt4 traymonitor)"
+	fi
+
+	myconf="${myconf} \
+		$(use_with X x) \
+		$(use_enable acl) \
+		$(use_enable ipv6) \
+		$(use_enable ndmp) \
+		$(use_enable readline) \
+		$(use_enable !readline conio) \
+		$(use_enable scsi-crypto) \
+		$(use_enable sql-pooling) \
+		$(use_with fastlz) \
+		$(use_with mysql) \
+		$(use_with postgres postgresql) \
+		$(use_with python) \
+		$(use_with readline) \
+		$(use_with sqlite sqlite3) \
+		$(use sqlite || echo "--without-sqlite3") \
+		$(use_with ssl openssl) \
+		$(use_with tcpd tcp-wrappers) \
+		$(use_enable lmdb) \
+		$(use_with glusterfs) \
+		$(use_with rados) \
+		$(use_with rados-striper) \
+		$(use_with cephfs) \
+		$(use_with jansson) \
+		"
+
+	econf \
+		--libdir=/usr/$(get_libdir) \
+		--docdir=/usr/share/doc/${PF} \
+		--htmldir=/usr/share/doc/${PF}/html \
+		--with-pid-dir=/run/bareos \
+		--sysconfdir=/etc \
+		--with-subsys-dir=/run/lock/subsys \
+		--with-working-dir=/var/lib/bareos \
+		--with-logdir=/var/log/bareos \
+		--with-scriptdir=/usr/libexec/bareos \
+		--with-plugindir=/usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/plugin \
+		--with-backenddir=/usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/backend \
+		--with-dir-user=bareos \
+		--with-dir-group=bareos \
+		--with-sd-user=root \
+		--with-sd-group=bareos \
+		--with-fd-user=root \
+		--with-fd-group=bareos \
+		--with-sbin-perm=0755 \
+		--with-systemd \
+		--enable-dynamic-cats-backends \
+		--enable-dynamic-storage-backends \
+		--enable-batch-insert \
+		--disable-afs \
+		--host=${CHOST} \
+		${myconf}
+	# correct configuration for QT based bat
+	if use qt4 ; then
+		pushd src/qt-console
+		eqmake4
+		popd
+		pushd src/qt-tray-monitor
+		eqmake4
+		popd
+	fi
+}
+
+src_compile() {
+	# workaround for build failing with high -j values
+	# if ndmp is enabled
+	use ndmp && MAKEOPTS="$MAKEOPTS -j1"
+
+	# Make build log verbose (bug #447806)
+	emake NO_ECHO=""
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	emake DESTDIR="${D}" install
+	newicon src/images/bareos_logo_shadow.png bareos.png
+
+	# install bat icon and desktop file when enabled
+	# (for some reason ./configure doesn't pick this up)
+	if use qt4 && ! use static ; then
+		doicon src/images/bat.png
+		domenu scripts/bat.desktop
+	fi
+
+	# remove some scripts we don't need at all
+	rm -f "${D}"/usr/libexec/bareos/{bareos,bareos-ctl-dir,bareos-ctl-fd,bareos-ctl-sd,startmysql,stopmysql}
+	rm -f "${D}"/usr/sbin/bareos
+
+	# remove upstream init scripts
+	rm -f "${D}"/etc/init.d/bareos-*
+
+	# rename statically linked apps
+	if use clientonly && use static ; then
+		pushd "${D}"/usr/sbin || die
+		mv static-bareos-fd bareos-fd || die
+		mv static-bconsole bconsole || die
+		popd || die
+	fi
+
+	# extra files which 'make install' doesn't cover
+	if ! use clientonly; then
+		# the logrotate configuration
+		# (now unconditional wrt bug #258187)
+		diropts -m0755
+		insinto /etc/logrotate.d
+		insopts -m0644
+		newins "${S}"/scripts/logrotate bareos
+
+		# the logwatch scripts
+		if use logwatch; then
+			diropts -m0750
+			dodir /etc/log.d/scripts/services
+			dodir /etc/log.d/scripts/shared
+			dodir /etc/log.d/conf/logfiles
+			dodir /etc/log.d/conf/services
+			pushd "${S}"/scripts/logwatch >&/dev/null || die
+			emake DESTDIR="${D}" install
+			popd >&/dev/null || die
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	rm -vf "${D}"/usr/share/man/man1/bareos-bwxconsole.1*
+	if ! use qt4; then
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/share/man/man1/bat.1*
+	fi
+	if use clientonly || ! use director; then
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/share/man/man8/bareos-dir.8*
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/share/man/man8/bareos-dbcheck.8*
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/share/man/man1/bsmtp.1*
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/share/man/man8/bwild.8*
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/share/man/man8/bregex.8*
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/share/man/man8/bpluginfo.8*
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/libexec/bareos/create_*_database
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/libexec/bareos/drop_*_database
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/libexec/bareos/make_*_tables
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/libexec/bareos/update_*_tables
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/libexec/bareos/drop_*_tables
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/libexec/bareos/grant_*_privileges
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/libexec/bareos/*_catalog_backup
+	fi
+	if use clientonly || ! use storage-daemon; then
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/share/man/man8/bareos-sd.8*
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/share/man/man8/bcopy.8*
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/share/man/man8/bextract.8*
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/share/man/man8/bls.8*
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/share/man/man8/bscan.8*
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/share/man/man8/btape.8*
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/libexec/bareos/disk-changer
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/libexec/bareos/mtx-changer
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/libexec/bareos/dvd-handler
+		rm -vf "${D}"/etc/bareos/mtx-changer.conf
+	fi
+	if ! use scsi-crypto; then
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/share/man/man8/bscrypto.8*
+	fi
+	if ! use qt4; then
+		rm -vf "${D}"/usr/share/man/man1/bareos-tray-monitor.1*
+	fi
+
+	# documentation
+	dodoc README.md
+	use ndmp && dodoc README.NDMP
+	use scsi-crypto && dodoc README.scsicrypto
+
+	# vim-files
+	if use vim-syntax; then
+		insinto /usr/share/vim/vimfiles/syntax
+		doins scripts/bareos.vim
+		insinto /usr/share/vim/vimfiles/ftdetect
+		newins scripts/filetype.vim bareos_ft.vim
+	fi
+
+	# setup init scripts
+	myscripts="bareos-fd"
+	if ! use clientonly; then
+		if use director; then
+			myscripts="${myscripts} bareos-dir"
+		fi
+		if use storage-daemon; then
+			myscripts="${myscripts} bareos-sd"
+		fi
+	fi
+	for script in ${myscripts}; do
+		# copy over init script and config to a temporary location
+		# so we can modify them as needed
+		cp "${FILESDIR}/${script}".confd "${T}/${script}".confd || die "failed to copy ${script}.confd"
+		cp "${FILESDIR}/${script}".initd "${T}/${script}".initd || die "failed to copy ${script}.initd"
+
+		# now set the database dependency for the director init script
+		case "${script}" in
+			bareos-dir)
+				sed -i -e "s:%databasetypes%:${mydbtypes}:" "${T}/${script}".confd || die
+				;;
+			*)
+				;;
+		esac
+
+		# install init script and config
+		newinitd "${T}/${script}".initd "${script}"
+		newconfd "${T}/${script}".confd "${script}"
+	done
+
+	# make sure the working directory exists
+	diropts -m0750
+	keepdir /var/lib/bareos
+
+	# make sure bareos group can execute bareos libexec scripts
+	fowners -R root:bareos /usr/libexec/bareos
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	if use clientonly; then
+		fowners root:bareos /var/lib/bareos
+	else
+		fowners bareos:bareos /var/lib/bareos
+	fi
+
+	if ! use clientonly && use director; then
+		einfo
+		einfo "If this is a new install, you must create the databases with:"
+		if use postgres; then
+			einfo
+			einfo "For postgresql:"
+			einfo "  su postgres -c '/usr/libexec/bareos/create_bareos_database postgresql'"
+			einfo "  su postgres -c '/usr/libexec/bareos/make_bareos_tables postgresql'"
+			einfo "  su postgres -c '/usr/libexec/bareos/grant_bareos_privileges postgresql'"
+		fi
+		if use mysql; then
+			einfo
+			einfo "For mysql:"
+			einfo
+			einfo "  Make sure root has direct access to your mysql server. You may want to"
+			einfo "  create a /root/.my.cnf file with"
+			einfo "    [client]"
+			einfo "    user=root"
+			einfo "    password=YourPasswordForAccessingMysqlAsRoot"
+			einfo "  before running:"
+			einfo "  /usr/libexec/bareos/create_bareos_database mysql"
+			einfo "  /usr/libexec/bareos/make_bareos_tables mysql"
+			einfo "  /usr/libexec/bareos/grant_bareos_privileges mysql"
+		fi
+		einfo
+	fi
+
+	if use sqlite; then
+		einfo
+		einfo "Be aware that Bareos does not officially support SQLite database."
+		einfo "Best use it only for a client-only installation. See Bug #445540."
+		einfo
+		einfo "It is strongly recommended to use either postgresql or mysql as"
+		einfo "catalog database backend."
+		einfo
+	fi
+
+	einfo "Please note that 'bconsole' will always be installed. To compile 'bat'"
+	einfo "you have to enable 'USE=qt4'."
+	einfo
+}