--- portage/pym/portage/cvstree.py.orig	2009-09-10 16:28:12.692852000 +0200
+++ portage/pym/portage/cvstree.py	2009-09-10 16:36:42.306096036 +0200
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ def getentries(mydir,recursive=0):
 		if os.path.isdir(mydir+"/"+file):
 			if file not in entries["dirs"]:
 				entries["dirs"][file]={"dirs":{},"files":{}}
+				# bug 257660
+				rentries=getentries(mydir+"/"+file,recursive)
+				entries["dirs"][file]["dirs"]=rentries["dirs"]
+				entries["dirs"][file]["files"]=rentries["files"]
 			if "status" in entries["dirs"][file]:
 				if "exists" not in entries["dirs"][file]["status"]:
 					entries["dirs"][file]["status"]+=["exists"]