--- pym/portage_exec.py.orig	2004-09-19 22:49:55.369483184 +0200
+++ pym/portage_exec.py	2004-09-19 22:52:24.220854336 +0200
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 		verbosefile = open(logfile,'a')
 		verbosefd = verbosefile.fileno()
 	elif quiet and not logfile:
-		verbosefd = os.open("/dev/null",'a')
+		verbosefd = os.open("/dev/null",os.O_APPEND)
 	
 	# set file descriptors for stderr/stdout
 	if logfile or quiet: