--- profile.eselect-810	2011-03-19 00:48:55.328215898 +0200
+++ profile.eselect	2011-03-19 14:27:43.046239548 +0200
@@ -1,16 +1,25 @@
 # -*-eselect-*-  vim: ft=eselect
 # Copyright 1999-2011 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-# $Id$
+# $Id: profile.eselect 812 2011-03-15 14:51:32Z ulm $
 
 # This is a portage-only module.
 inherit package-manager
 
 DESCRIPTION="Manage the make.profile symlink"
 MAINTAINER="eselect@gentoo.org"
-SVN_DATE='$Date$'
+SVN_DATE='$Date: 2011-03-15 15:51:32 +0100 (Tue, 15 Mar 2011) $'
 VERSION=$(svn_date_to_version "${SVN_DATE}")
 
+ROOT="$(canonicalise "${ROOT}")"
+EROOT="$(canonicalise "${EROOT}")"
+# remove the exta slashes and oter tash if exist
+ROOT="${ROOT:=/}"
+
+# get a list of all overlays
+PORTDIR_OVERLAY=$(PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT=${ROOT} portageq portdir_overlay)
+#echo "PORTDIR_OVERLAY=${PORTDIR_OVERLAY}"
+
 # get location of make.profile symlink
 get_symlink_location() {
 	local oldloc=${EROOT%/}/etc/make.profile
@@ -27,19 +36,29 @@
 	fi
 }
 
+### using in show and list action ###
+
+get_active() {
+	get_symlink_location
+	local portdir=$(PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT=${ROOT} portageq portdir)
+	canonicalise "${MAKE_PROFILE}" | \
+		sed -nre "s:^${ROOT%/}($(
+			echo $portdir $PORTDIR_OVERLAY | sed -re 's/\s+/|/g'
+		))/profiles/(\S+)$:\2:p"
+}
+
 # get a list of valid profiles
 find_targets() {
 	local arch p portdir=$1
-	[[ -n ${portdir} ]] || portdir=$(portageq portdir)
+	[[ -n ${portdir} ]] || portdir=$(PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT=${ROOT} portageq portdir)
 
 	arch=$(arch)
 	[[ -z ${arch} ]] && return 1
 
-	for p in $(sed -n -e "s|^${arch}[[:space:]]\+\([^[:space:]]\+\).*$|\1|p" \
-		"${ROOT}${portdir}/profiles/profiles.desc")
-	do
-		echo ${p}
-	done
+	sed -rne "s|^${arch}\s+(\S+).*$|\1|p" \
+		$(echo $PORTDIR_OVERLAY $portdir | \
+			sed -re 's|(\S+)\s*|\1/profiles/profiles.desc |g') \
+		2>/dev/null
 }
 
 # remove make.profile symlink
@@ -49,50 +68,42 @@
 
 # set the make.profile symlink
 set_symlink() {
-	local portdir=$(portageq portdir) target=$1 force=$2 targets arch parch
+	local target=$1
+
+	[[ -z "${target}" ]] && die -q "Target \"${target}\" doesn't appear to be valid!"
+
+	local portdir=$(PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT=${ROOT} portageq portdir) targets profdir arch
 
 	if is_number "${target}"; then
 		targets=( $(find_targets "${portdir}") )
 		[[ -z ${targets} ]] && die -q "Failed to get a list of valid profiles"
 		target=${targets[target-1]}
-	elif [[ -n ${target} && -d ${ROOT}${portdir}/profiles/${target} ]]
-	then
-		# if the profile was explicitly specified (rather than a number)
-		# double check and make sure it's valid
 		arch=$(arch)
-		[[ -z ${arch} && -z ${force} ]] && return 1
-
-		# do a reverse lookup and find the arch associated with ${target}
-		parch=$(sed -n -e \
-			"s|^\([[:alnum:]]\+\)[[:space:]].*${target}[[:space:]].*$|\1|p" \
-			"${ROOT}${portdir}/profiles/profiles.desc")
-
-		if [[ ${arch} != ${parch} && -z ${force} ]]; then
-			die -q "${target} is not a valid profile for ${arch}"
-		fi
 	fi
 
-	if [[ -z ${target} ]]; then
-		die -q "Target \"$1\" doesn't appear to be valid!"
-	elif [[ -d ${ROOT}${portdir}/profiles/${target} ]]; then
-		# we must call remove_symlink() here instead of calling
-		# it from do_set(), since if the link is removed, we
-		# cannot determine $ARCH in find_targets()
-		if [[ -L ${MAKE_PROFILE} ]]; then
-			remove_symlink \
-				|| die -q "Couldn't remove current ${MAKE_PROFILE} symlink"
-		fi
-		ln -s "$(relative_name \
-			"${ROOT}${portdir}" "${MAKE_PROFILE%/*}")/profiles/${target}" \
-			"${MAKE_PROFILE}"
-		# check if the resulting symlink is sane
-		if [[ $(canonicalise "${MAKE_PROFILE}") \
-			!= "$(canonicalise "${EROOT}")"/* ]]; then
-			write_warning_msg \
-				"Strange path. Check ${MAKE_PROFILE} symlink"
-		fi
-	else
-		die -q "Target \"$1\" doesn't appear to be valid!"
+	[[ -z "${arch}" ]] && ( [[ "${2}" != "--force" ]] && arch=$(arch) || arch='\S+' )
+	profdir=$( grep -lP "${arch}\s+${target}\s+" \
+			$(echo $portdir $PORTDIR_OVERLAY | sed -re 's|(\S+)\s*|\1/profiles/profiles.desc |g') 2>/dev/null | \
+		head -n1 | sed -e 's|/profiles/profiles.desc$||' )
+	if [[ -z "${profdir}" ]]; then
+		[[ "${2}" != "--force" ]] && return 1
+		## I don't know what mesage need write here
+		die -q "${target} is not a valid profile for ${arch}"
+	fi
+	[[ ! -d "${ROOT}${profdir}/profiles/${target}" ]] && die -q "Target \"${target}\" doesn't appear to be valid!"
+
+	if [[ -L ${MAKE_PROFILE} ]]; then
+		remove_symlink \
+			|| die -q "Couldn't remove current ${MAKE_PROFILE} symlink"
+	fi
+
+	ln -s "$(relative_name \
+		"${ROOT}${profdir}/profiles/${target}" "${MAKE_PROFILE%/*}")" \
+		"${MAKE_PROFILE}"
+	if [[ $(canonicalise "${MAKE_PROFILE}") \
+		!= "$(canonicalise "${EROOT}")"/* ]]; then
+		write_warning_msg \
+			"Strange path. Check ${MAKE_PROFILE} symlink"
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -103,17 +114,9 @@
 }
 
 do_show() {
-	get_symlink_location
 	write_list_start "Current ${MAKE_PROFILE} symlink:"
-	if [[ -L ${MAKE_PROFILE} ]]; then
-		local link=$(canonicalise "${MAKE_PROFILE}")
-		local portdir=$(portageq portdir)
-		local profiledir=$(canonicalise "${ROOT}${portdir}/profiles")
-		link=${link##${profiledir}/}
-		write_kv_list_entry "${link}" ""
-	else
-		write_kv_list_entry "(unset)" ""
-	fi
+	link=$(get_active)
+	write_kv_list_entry "${link:=(unset)}" ""
 }
 
 ### list action ###
@@ -123,16 +126,11 @@
 }
 
 do_list() {
-	local portdir profiledir active targets
-	targets=( $(find_targets) )
+	local targets=( $(find_targets) )
+	local active=$(get_active)
 
 	[[ -z ${targets} ]] && die -q "Failed to get a list of valid profiles"
 
-	get_symlink_location
-	portdir=$(portageq portdir)
-	profiledir=$(canonicalise "${ROOT}${portdir}/profiles")
-	active=$(canonicalise "${MAKE_PROFILE}")
-	active=${active##${profiledir}/}
 	if [[ -n ${targets[@]} ]]; then
 		local i
 		for (( i = 0; i < ${#targets[@]}; i++ )); do