diff --git a/dev-util/lief/Manifest b/dev-util/lief/Manifest
index 7578f295e..e8e14017b 100644
--- a/dev-util/lief/Manifest
+++ b/dev-util/lief/Manifest
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-DIST lief-0.11.5.tar.gz 15519537 BLAKE2B 87f16a62df6290652ee1d301b7b067e11882c12066a3abaa4eff750c3a7fd19353001fec6a7d7e70273815064b401707f1afcad9a2006a81c2f1d118fb448d17 SHA512 fa215e6193eadd6be3f8cff92b304ca5a03db24fcb7f48b258318b8f674527fc45f6e3765ca3d6055e7a4e9f2672b2d198df02bbfcc4fa96cb36b9255df7c0c4
 DIST lief-0.12.0.tar.gz 14424669 BLAKE2B 4f21000fb5f9499ec0dd0f27790999f2e85adbcf2671e2bc17c7a4f3404111c1eded9ab6df6de31242bb249bb4354703b12d3482bcf147d96210fe1430f645ad SHA512 07089996282ed9b8b9e3061f5b0e1f1711a54d316e8d602205b8eb99a24da762bf7d91143f52af5d75f7a5d94ea65caf08b3263e4e18935277d2aecc8330203b
+DIST lief-0.12.1.tar.gz 14425464 BLAKE2B f8a260cd3eb145021959236761cab11fb80ec93a0a8d03390b6d6536828ad33fca77b490e7ff78fbb652dce62829a473c770073177bce9e58ef1a162f60725b6 SHA512 833a04ece5ff7365717aee3408a2d522756319e43cf4ff795047021c46b48d5d525c2a56cdafd04259ddfcf6888972d19655924f999460ce05f52a32ac7e8bca
diff --git a/dev-util/lief/lief-0.12.1.ebuild b/dev-util/lief/lief-0.12.1.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..853e039b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-util/lief/lief-0.12.1.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2022 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=7
+
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{9..10} )
+
+inherit cmake distutils-r1
+
+DESCRIPTION="Library to instrument executable formats"
+HOMEPAGE="https://lief.quarkslab.com/"
+SRC_URI="https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/archive/${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
+
+LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="amd64 x86"
+
+IUSE="examples +python static-libs"
+
+RDEPEND="python? ( ${PYTHON_DEPS}
+	dev-python/xtract[${PYTHON_USEDEP}] )"
+DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
+	python? ( dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}] )"
+
+REQUIRED_USE="python? ( ${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE} )"
+
+# linxon: WHY??
+CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=
+
+S=${WORKDIR}/LIEF-${PV}
+
+wrap_python() {
+	if use python; then
+#		pushd "${BUILD_DIR}"/api/python >/dev/null || die
+		distutils-r1_${1} "$@"
+#		popd >/dev/null
+	fi
+}
+
+src_prepare() {
+	#fix multilib
+	sed -i "s|CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR \"lib\"|CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR \"$(get_libdir)\"|" CMakeLists.txt || die
+	cmake_src_prepare
+	wrap_python ${FUNCNAME}
+}
+
+src_configure() {
+	#cmake/LIEFOptions.cmake
+	local FORCE32=NO
+	use x86 && FORCE32=YES
+
+	#Do not install python using cmake
+	local mycmakeargs=(
+		-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS="$(usex static-libs OFF ON)"
+		-DLIEF_EXAMPLES="$(usex examples ON OFF)"
+		-DLIEF_PYTHON_API=off
+		-DLIEF_INSTALL_PYTHON="OFF"
+		-DLIEF_FORCE32="$FORCE32"
+	)
+	cmake_src_configure
+	wrap_python ${FUNCNAME}
+}
+
+src_compile() {
+	cmake_src_compile
+
+#	wrap_python ${FUNCNAME}
+	compile_python() {
+#		${EPYTHON} setup.py build_ext
+		distutils-r1_python_compile build_ext
+	}
+	python_foreach_impl compile_python
+
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	cmake_src_install
+	wrap_python ${FUNCNAME}
+}