Index: eclass/kernel-2.eclass
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/eclass/kernel-2.eclass,v
retrieving revision 1.207
diff -u -B -u -r1.207 kernel-2.eclass
--- eclass/kernel-2.eclass	17 Dec 2007 16:05:13 -0000	1.207
+++ eclass/kernel-2.eclass	26 Feb 2008 23:27:43 -0000
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
 # K_EXTRAEINFO			- this is a new-line seperated list of einfo displays in
 #						  postinst and can be used to carry additional postinst
 #						  messages
-# K_EXTRAEWARN			- same as K_EXTRAEINFO except ewarn's instead of einfo's
+# K_EXTRAELOG			- same as K_EXTRAEINFO except using elog instead of einfo
+# K_EXTRAEWARN			- same as K_EXTRAEINFO except using ewarn instead of einfo
 # K_SYMLINK				- if this is set, then forcably create symlink anyway
 #
 # K_DEFCONFIG			- Allow specifying a different defconfig target.
@@ -633,10 +634,10 @@
 	[[ ! -d ${ROOT}sys ]] && kernel_is 2 6 && mkdir ${ROOT}sys
 
 	echo
-	einfo "If you are upgrading from a previous kernel, you may be interested"
-	einfo "in the following documents:"
-	einfo "  - General upgrade guide: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml"
-	kernel_is_2_6 && einfo "  - 2.4 to 2.6 migration guide: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/migration-to-2.6.xml"
+	elog "If you are upgrading from a previous kernel, you may be interested"
+	elog "in the following documents:"
+	elog "  - General upgrade guide: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml"
+	kernel_is_2_6 && elog "  - 2.4 to 2.6 migration guide: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/migration-to-2.6.xml"
 	echo
 
 	# if K_EXTRAEINFO is set then lets display it now
@@ -645,6 +646,12 @@
 		while read -s ELINE; do	einfo "${ELINE}"; done
 	fi
 
+	# if K_EXTRAELOG is set then lets display it now
+	if [[ -n ${K_EXTRAELOG} ]]; then
+		echo ${K_EXTRAELOG} | fmt |
+		while read -s ELINE; do	elog "${ELINE}"; done
+	fi
+
 	# if K_EXTRAEWARN is set then lets display it now
 	if [[ -n ${K_EXTRAEWARN} ]]; then
 		echo ${K_EXTRAEWARN} | fmt |
@@ -662,11 +669,11 @@
 }
 
 postinst_headers() {
-	einfo "Kernel headers are usually only used when recompiling your system libc, as"
-	einfo "such, following the installation of newer headers, it is advised that you"
-	einfo "re-merge your system libc."
-	einfo "Failure to do so will cause your system libc to not make use of newer"
-	einfo "features present in the updated kernel headers."
+	elog "Kernel headers are usually only used when recompiling your system libc, as"
+	elog "such, following the installation of newer headers, it is advised that you"
+	elog "re-merge your system libc."
+	elog "Failure to do so will cause your system libc to not make use of newer"
+	elog "features present in the updated kernel headers."
 }
 
 # pkg_setup functions
Index: sys-kernel/git-sources/git-sources-2.6.25_rc2-r8.ebuild
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/sys-kernel/git-sources/git-sources-2.6.25_rc2-r8.ebuild,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -u -B -u -r1.1 git-sources-2.6.25_rc2-r8.ebuild
--- sys-kernel/git-sources/git-sources-2.6.25_rc2-r8.ebuild	24 Feb 2008 15:22:03 -0000	1.1
+++ sys-kernel/git-sources/git-sources-2.6.25_rc2-r8.ebuild	26 Feb 2008 23:27:43 -0000
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 SRC_URI="${KERNEL_URI}"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~ia64 ~ppc ~ppc64 ~sparc ~x86"
 
-K_EXTRAEINFO="This kernel is not supported by Gentoo due to its unstable and
+K_EXTRAELOG="This kernel is not supported by Gentoo due to its unstable and
 experimental nature. If you have any issues, try a matching vanilla-sources
 ebuild -- if the problem is not there, please contact the upstream kernel
 developers at http://bugme.osdl.org and on the linux-kernel mailing list to
Index: sys-kernel/mm-sources/mm-sources-2.6.25_rc2-r1.ebuild
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/sys-kernel/mm-sources/mm-sources-2.6.25_rc2-r1.ebuild,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -u -B -u -r1.1 mm-sources-2.6.25_rc2-r1.ebuild
--- sys-kernel/mm-sources/mm-sources-2.6.25_rc2-r1.ebuild	17 Feb 2008 16:11:21 -0000	1.1
+++ sys-kernel/mm-sources/mm-sources-2.6.25_rc2-r1.ebuild	26 Feb 2008 23:27:43 -0000
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 KEYWORDS="-* ~amd64 ~ppc ~ppc64 ~x86"
 IUSE=""
 
-K_EXTRAEINFO="This kernel is not supported by Gentoo due to its unstable and
+K_EXTRAELOG="This kernel is not supported by Gentoo due to its unstable and
 experimental nature. If you have any issues, try a matching vanilla-sources
 ebuild -- if the problem persists there, please file a bug at http://bugme.osdl.org.
 If the problem only occurs with mm-sources then please contact Andrew Morton to
Index: sys-kernel/tuxonice-sources/tuxonice-sources-2.6.24-r3.ebuild
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/sys-kernel/tuxonice-sources/tuxonice-sources-2.6.24-r3.ebuild,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -u -B -u -r1.1 tuxonice-sources-2.6.24-r3.ebuild
--- sys-kernel/tuxonice-sources/tuxonice-sources-2.6.24-r3.ebuild	26 Feb 2008 17:28:25 -0000	1.1
+++ sys-kernel/tuxonice-sources/tuxonice-sources-2.6.24-r3.ebuild	26 Feb 2008 23:27:43 -0000
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 		>=sys-apps/tuxonice-userui-0.7.2
 		>=sys-power/hibernate-script-1.97"
 
-K_EXTRAEINFO="If there are issues with this kernel, please direct any
+K_EXTRAELOG="If there are issues with this kernel, please direct any
 queries to the tuxonice-users mailing list:
 http://lists.tuxonice.net/mailman/listinfo/tuxonice-users/"
 
Index: sys-kernel/usermode-sources/usermode-sources-2.6.18-r2.ebuild
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/sys-kernel/usermode-sources/usermode-sources-2.6.18-r2.ebuild,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -u -B -u -r1.1 usermode-sources-2.6.18-r2.ebuild
--- sys-kernel/usermode-sources/usermode-sources-2.6.18-r2.ebuild	25 May 2007 03:23:50 -0000	1.1
+++ sys-kernel/usermode-sources/usermode-sources-2.6.18-r2.ebuild	26 Feb 2008 23:27:43 -0000
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.kernel.org/ http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
 
-K_EXTRAEINFO="Since you are using UML, you may want to read the Gentoo Linux
+K_EXTRAELOG="Since you are using UML, you may want to read the Gentoo Linux
 Developer's guide to system testing with User-Mode Linux that
 can be found at http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/uml.xml"