diff --git a/graphic/pixie/pixie-2.2.6-zlib-1.2.5.2.patch b/graphic/pixie/pixie-2.2.6-zlib-1.2.5.2.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6a594ce8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphic/pixie/pixie-2.2.6-zlib-1.2.5.2.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+#
+# Filename: package/.../pixie/pixie-2.2.6-zlib-1.2.5.2.patch
+# Copyright (C) 2012 The OpenSDE Project
+#
+# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
+#
+# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
+# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
+# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
+# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+# version.
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+Fix build when using zlib >= 1.2.5.2
+
+original patch taken from gentoo linux
+
+http://bugs.gentoo.org/406899
+
+--- a/src/ri/rib.l
++++ b/src/ri/rib.l
+@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
+ 
+ // Overwrite the YYinput so that it uses libz
+ #undef YY_INPUT
+-#define YY_INPUT(buf, retval, maxlen)	if ( (retval = gzread(ribin,buf,maxlen)) < 0) 			\
++#define YY_INPUT(buf, retval, maxlen)	if ( (retval = gzread((gzFile)ribin,buf,maxlen)) < 0) 			\
+ 											YY_FATAL_ERROR( "input in flex scanner failed" );
+ 
+ #endif
+@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
+ 															TRibFile	*nextFile	=	ribStack->next;
+ 															rib_delete_buffer( YY_CURRENT_BUFFER );
+ #ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+-															gzclose(ribin);
++															gzclose((gzFile)ribin);
+ #else
+ 															fclose(ribin);
+ #endif
+@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
+ 															rib_delete_buffer( YY_CURRENT_BUFFER );
+ 															
+ #ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+-															gzclose(ribin);
++															gzclose((gzFile)ribin);
+ #else
+ 															fclose(ribin);
+ #endif
+--- a/src/ri/ribOut.cpp
++++ b/src/ri/ribOut.cpp
+@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
+ 
+ #ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+ 			if (outputCompressed) {
+-				gzclose(outFile);
++				gzclose((gzFile)outFile);
+ 			} else {
+ 				fclose(outFile);
+ 			}
+--- a/src/ri/ribOut.h
++++ b/src/ri/ribOut.h
+@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
+ 												const int	l	=	vsprintf(scratch,mes,args);
+ 
+ 												#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+-													if (outputCompressed)	gzwrite(outFile,scratch,l);
++													if (outputCompressed)	gzwrite((gzFile)outFile,scratch,l);
+ 													else					fwrite(scratch,1,l,outFile);
+ 												#else
+ 													fwrite(scratch,1,l,outFile);
+@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
+ 												const int l	=	vsprintf(scratch,mes,args);
+ 
+ 												#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+-													if (outputCompressed)	gzwrite(outFile,scratch,l);
++													if (outputCompressed)	gzwrite((gzFile)outFile,scratch,l);
+ 													else					fwrite(scratch,1,l,outFile);
+ 												#else
+ 													fwrite(scratch,1,l,outFile);
+--- a/src/ri/rib.y
++++ b/src/ri/rib.y
+@@ -2940,7 +2940,7 @@
+ 		
+ 		if (ribin != NULL) {
+ #ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+-			gzclose(ribin);
++			gzclose((gzFile)ribin);
+ #else
+ 			fclose(ribin);
+ #endif