Index: bin/prepstrip
===================================================================
--- bin/prepstrip	(revision 3164)
+++ bin/prepstrip	(working copy)
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-src/portage/bin/prepstrip,v 1.23.2.3 2005/08/15 02:58:20 vapier Exp $
 
+source /usr/lib/portage/bin/isolated-functions.sh
+
 if [[ " ${FEATURES} " == *" nostrip "* ]] || \
    [[ " ${RESTRICT} " == *" nostrip "* ]] || \
    [[ " ${RESTRICT} " == *" strip "* ]]
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@
 
 for x in $(scanelf -yRBF%F "$@") $(for y in "$@"; do find "${y}" -type f -name '*.a' -print0 ; done); do
 	if [[ ${banner} -eq 1 ]] ; then
-		echo "strip: ${STRIP} ${PORTAGE_STRIP_FLAGS}"
+		vecho "strip: ${STRIP} ${PORTAGE_STRIP_FLAGS}"
 		banner=0
 	fi
 
@@ -64,11 +66,11 @@
 	set +o noglob
 
 	if [[ ${f} == *"current ar archive"* ]] ; then
-		echo "   ${x:${#D}:${#x}}"
+		vecho "   ${x:${#D}:${#x}}"
 		[[ ${stripitbaby} -eq 1 ]] && ${STRIP} -g "${x}"
 	fi
 	if [[ ${f} == *"SB executable"* || ${f} == *"SB shared object"* ]] ; then
-		echo "   ${x:${#D}:${#x}}"
+		vecho "   ${x:${#D}:${#x}}"
 		save_elf_debug "${x}"
 		[[ ${stripitbaby} -eq 1 ]] && ${STRIP} ${PORTAGE_STRIP_FLAGS} "${x}"
 	fi
Index: bin/prepallman
===================================================================
--- bin/prepallman	(revision 3164)
+++ bin/prepallman	(working copy)
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-src/portage/bin/prepallman,v 1.10 2004/10/04 13:56:50 vapier Exp $
 
+source /usr/lib/portage/bin/isolated-functions.sh
+
 ret=0
 
-echo "man:"
+vecho "man:"
 for x in "${D}"opt/*/man "${D}"usr/share/man "${D}"usr/local/man "${D}"usr/X11R6/man ; do
 	if [[ -d ${x} ]] ; then
 		x=${x#${D}}
Index: bin/doman
===================================================================
--- bin/doman	(revision 3164)
+++ bin/doman	(working copy)
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-src/portage/bin/doman,v 1.13.2.2 2005/07/29 05:55:34 vapier Exp $
 
+source /usr/lib/portage/bin/isolated-functions.sh
+
 if [[ $# -lt 1 ]] ; then
 	echo "$0: at least one argument needed" 1>&2
 	exit 1
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@
 	if [[ ${suffix} == "gz" ]] ; then
 		realname=${x%.*}
 		suffix=${realname##*.}
-		echo "QA Notice: you should let portage compress '${realname}' for you" 2>&1
+		vecho "QA Notice: you should let portage compress '${realname}' for you" 2>&1
 	fi
 
 	mandir=${i18n}man${suffix:0:1}
Index: bin/prepman
===================================================================
--- bin/prepman	(revision 3164)
+++ bin/prepman	(working copy)
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-src/portage/bin/prepman,v 1.10.2.3 2005/05/29 12:40:08 jstubbs Exp $
 
+source /usr/lib/portage/bin/isolated-functions.sh
+
 if [[ -z $1 ]] ; then 
 	z="${D}usr/share/man"
 else
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@
 fi
 
 if [[ ! -d ${z} ]] ; then
-	echo "QA Notice: prepman called with non-existent dir '${z#${D}}'" 2>&1
+	vecho "QA Notice: prepman called with non-existent dir '${z#${D}}'" 2>&1
 	exit 0
 fi
 
@@ -33,15 +35,15 @@
 				mylink="${mylink}.gz"
 			fi
 
-			echo "fixing man page symlink: ${mylink##*/}"
+			vecho "fixing man page symlink: ${mylink##*/}"
 			ln -snf "${linkto}" "${mylink}"
 			if [[ ${y} != "${mylink}" ]] ; then
-				echo "removing old symlink: ${y##*/}"
+				vecho "removing old symlink: ${y##*/}"
 				rm -f "${y}"
 			fi
 		else
 			if [[ ${y##*.} != "gz" ]] && [[ ${y##*.} != "bz2" ]] && [[ ! -d ${y} ]] ; then
-				echo "gzipping man page: ${y##*/}"
+				vecho "gzipping man page: ${y##*/}"
 				gzip -f -9 "${y}"
 			fi
 		fi	
Index: bin/misc-functions.sh
===================================================================
--- bin/misc-functions.sh	(revision 3164)
+++ bin/misc-functions.sh	(working copy)
@@ -24,45 +24,50 @@
 	declare -i UNSAFE=0
 	for i in $(find "${D}/" -type f -perm -2002); do
 		((UNSAFE++))
-		echo "UNSAFE SetGID: $i"
+		vecho "UNSAFE SetGID: $i"
 		chmod -s,o-w "$i"
 	done
 	for i in $(find "${D}/" -type f -perm -4002); do
 		((UNSAFE++))
-		echo "UNSAFE SetUID: $i"
+		vecho "UNSAFE SetUID: $i"
 		chmod -s,o-w "$i"
 	done
 
 	# Now we look for all world writable files.
 	for i in $(find "${D}/" -type f -perm -2); do
-		echo -ne '\a'
-		echo "QA Security Notice:"
-		echo "- ${i:${#D}:${#i}} will be a world writable file."
-		echo "- This may or may not be a security problem, most of the time it is one."
-		echo "- Please double check that $PF really needs a world writeable bit and file bugs accordingly."
+		vecho -ne '\a'
+		vecho "QA Security Notice:"
+		vecho "- ${i:${#D}:${#i}} will be a world writable file."
+		vecho "- This may or may not be a security problem, most of the time it is one."
+		vecho "- Please double check that $PF really needs a world writeable bit and file bugs accordingly."
 		sleep 1
 	done
 
 	if type -p scanelf > /dev/null ; then
-		local qa_var insecure_rpath=0
-
+		local qa_var insecure_rpath=0 tmp_quiet=${PORTAGE_QUIET}
+		
+		# display warnings when using stricter because we die afterwards
+		if has stricter ${FEATURES}; then
+			unset PORTAGE_QUIET
+		fi
+		
 		# Make sure we disallow insecure RUNPATH/RPATH's
 		# Don't want paths that point to the tree where the package was built
 		# (older, broken libtools would do this).  Also check for null paths
 		# because the loader will search $PWD when it finds null paths.
 		f=$(scanelf -qyRF '%r %p' "${D}" | grep -E "(${PORTAGE_BUILDDIR}|: |::|^:|^ )")
 		if [[ -n ${f} ]] ; then
-			echo -ne '\a\n'
-			echo "QA Notice: the following files contain insecure RUNPATH's"
-			echo " Please file a bug about this at http://bugs.gentoo.org/"
-			echo " with the maintaining herd of the package."
-			echo " Summary: $CATEGORY/$PN: insecure RPATH ${f}"
-			echo "${f}"
-			echo -ne '\a\n'
+			vecho -ne '\a\n'
+			vecho "QA Notice: the following files contain insecure RUNPATH's"
+			vecho " Please file a bug about this at http://bugs.gentoo.org/"
+			vecho " with the maintaining herd of the package."
+			vecho " Summary: $CATEGORY/$PN: insecure RPATH ${f}"
+			vecho "${f}"
+			vecho -ne '\a\n'
 			if has stricter ${FEATURES}; then
 				insecure_rpath=1
 			else
-				echo "Auto fixing rpaths for ${f}"
+				vecho "Auto fixing rpaths for ${f}"
 				TMPDIR=${PORTAGE_BUILDDIR} scanelf -BXr ${f} -o /dev/null
 			fi
 		fi
@@ -70,12 +75,12 @@
 		# Check for setid binaries but are not built with BIND_NOW
 		f=$(scanelf -qyRF '%b %p' "${D}")
 		if [[ -n ${f} ]] ; then
-			echo -ne '\a\n'
-			echo "QA Notice: the following files are setXid, dyn linked, and using lazy bindings"
-			echo " This combination is generally discouraged.  Try re-emerging the package:"
-			echo " LDFLAGS='-Wl,-z,now' emerge ${PN}"
-			echo "${f}"
-			echo -ne '\a\n'
+			vecho -ne '\a\n'
+			vecho "QA Notice: the following files are setXid, dyn linked, and using lazy bindings"
+			vecho " This combination is generally discouraged.  Try re-emerging the package:"
+			vecho " LDFLAGS='-Wl,-z,now' emerge ${PN}"
+			vecho "${f}"
+			vecho -ne '\a\n'
 			die_msg="${die_msg} setXid lazy bindings,"
 			sleep 1
 		fi
@@ -98,17 +103,17 @@
 			}')
 		if [[ -n ${f} ]] ; then
 			scanelf -qyRF '%T %p' "${PORTAGE_BUILDDIR}"/ &> "${T}"/scanelf-textrel.log
-			echo -ne '\a\n'
-			echo "QA Notice: the following files contain runtime text relocations"
-			echo " Text relocations force the dynamic linker to perform extra"
-			echo " work at startup, waste system resources, and may pose a security"
-			echo " risk.  On some architectures, the code may not even function"
-			echo " properly, if at all."
-			echo " For more information, see http://hardened.gentoo.org/pic-fix-guide.xml"
-			echo " Please include this file in your report:"
-			echo " ${T}/scanelf-textrel.log"
-			echo "${f}"
-			echo -ne '\a\n'
+			vecho -ne '\a\n'
+			vecho "QA Notice: the following files contain runtime text relocations"
+			vecho " Text relocations force the dynamic linker to perform extra"
+			vecho " work at startup, waste system resources, and may pose a security"
+			vecho " risk.  On some architectures, the code may not even function"
+			vecho " properly, if at all."
+			vecho " For more information, see http://hardened.gentoo.org/pic-fix-guide.xml"
+			vecho " Please include this file in your report:"
+			vecho " ${T}/scanelf-textrel.log"
+			vecho "${f}"
+			vecho -ne '\a\n'
 			die_msg="${die_msg} textrels,"
 			sleep 1
 		fi
@@ -146,16 +151,16 @@
 		if [[ -n ${f} ]] ; then
 			# One more pass to help devs track down the source
 			scanelf -qyRF '%e %p' "${PORTAGE_BUILDDIR}"/ &> "${T}"/scanelf-execstack.log
-			echo -ne '\a\n'
-			echo "QA Notice: the following files contain executable stacks"
-			echo " Files with executable stacks will not work properly (or at all!)"
-			echo " on some architectures/operating systems.  A bug should be filed"
-			echo " at http://bugs.gentoo.org/ to make sure the file is fixed."
-			echo " For more information, see http://hardened.gentoo.org/gnu-stack.xml"
-			echo " Please include this file in your report:"
-			echo " ${T}/scanelf-execstack.log"
-			echo "${f}"
-			echo -ne '\a\n'
+			vecho -ne '\a\n'
+			vecho "QA Notice: the following files contain executable stacks"
+			vecho " Files with executable stacks will not work properly (or at all!)"
+			vecho " on some architectures/operating systems.  A bug should be filed"
+			vecho " at http://bugs.gentoo.org/ to make sure the file is fixed."
+			vecho " For more information, see http://hardened.gentoo.org/gnu-stack.xml"
+			vecho " Please include this file in your report:"
+			vecho " ${T}/scanelf-execstack.log"
+			vecho "${f}"
+			vecho -ne '\a\n'
 			die_msg="${die_msg} execstacks"
 			sleep 1
 		fi
@@ -168,6 +173,8 @@
 		elif [[ ${die_msg} != "" ]] && has stricter ${FEATURES} && ! has stricter ${RESTRICT} ; then
 			die "Aborting due to QA concerns: ${die_msg}"
 		fi
+
+		PORTAGE_QUIET=${tmp_quiet}
 	fi
 
 	if [[ ${UNSAFE} > 0 ]] ; then
@@ -286,23 +293,23 @@
 	# total suid control.
 	if hasq suidctl $FEATURES; then
 		sfconf=/etc/portage/suidctl.conf
-		echo ">>> Preforming suid scan in ${IMAGE}"
+		vecho ">>> Preforming suid scan in ${IMAGE}"
 		for i in $(find ${IMAGE}/ -type f \( -perm -4000 -o -perm -2000 \) ); do
 			if [ -s "${sfconf}" ]; then
 				suid="$(grep ^${i/${IMAGE}/}$ ${sfconf})"
 				if [ "${suid}" = "${i/${IMAGE}/}" ]; then
-					echo "- ${i/${IMAGE}/} is an approved suid file"
+					vecho "- ${i/${IMAGE}/} is an approved suid file"
 				else
-					echo ">>> Removing sbit on non registered ${i/${IMAGE}/}"
+					vecho ">>> Removing sbit on non registered ${i/${IMAGE}/}"
 					for x in 5 4 3 2 1 0; do echo -ne "\a"; sleep 0.25 ; done
-					echo -ne "\a"
+					vecho -ne "\a"
 					chmod ugo-s "${i}"
 					grep ^#${i/${IMAGE}/}$ ${sfconf} > /dev/null || {
 						# sandbox prevents us from writing directly
 						# to files outside of the sandbox, but this
 						# can easly be bypassed using the addwrite() function
 						addwrite "${sfconf}"
-						echo ">>> Appending commented out entry to ${sfconf} for ${PF}"
+						vecho ">>> Appending commented out entry to ${sfconf} for ${PF}"
 						ls_ret=$(ls -ldh "${i}")
 						echo "## ${ls_ret%${IMAGE}*}${ls_ret#*${IMAGE}}" >> ${sfconf}
 						echo "#${i/${IMAGE}/}" >> ${sfconf}
@@ -311,7 +318,7 @@
 					}
 				fi
 			else
-				echo "suidctl feature set but you are lacking a ${sfconf}"
+				vecho "suidctl feature set but you are lacking a ${sfconf}"
 			fi
 		done
 	fi
@@ -327,7 +334,7 @@
 		# only attempt to label if setfiles is executable
 		# and 'context' is available on selinuxfs.
 		if [ -f /selinux/context -a -x /usr/sbin/setfiles -a -x /usr/sbin/selinuxconfig ]; then
-			echo ">>> Setting SELinux security labels"
+			vecho ">>> Setting SELinux security labels"
 			(
 				eval "$(/usr/sbin/selinuxconfig)" || \
 					die "Failed to determine SELinux policy paths.";
@@ -339,7 +346,7 @@
 		else
 			# nonfatal, since merging can happen outside a SE kernel
 			# like during a recovery situation
-			echo "!!! Unable to set SELinux security labels"
+			vecho "!!! Unable to set SELinux security labels"
 		fi
 	fi
 }
@@ -359,7 +366,7 @@
 	fi
 	mv -f "${pkg_tmp}" "${pkg_dest}" || die "Failed to move tbz2 to ${pkg_dest}"
 	ln -sf "../All/${PF}.tbz2" "${PKGDIR}/${CATEGORY}/${PF}.tbz2" || die "Failed to create symlink in ${PKGDIR}/${CATEGORY}"
-	echo ">>> Done."
+	vecho ">>> Done."
 	cd "${PORTAGE_BUILDDIR}"
 	touch .packaged || die "Failed to 'touch .packaged' in ${PORTAGE_BUILDDIR}"
 }
Index: bin/prepinfo
===================================================================
--- bin/prepinfo	(revision 3164)
+++ bin/prepinfo	(working copy)
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-src/portage/bin/prepinfo,v 1.6.2.1 2005/05/29 12:40:08 jstubbs Exp $
 
+source /usr/lib/portage/bin/isolated-functions.sh
+
 if [ -z "$1" ] ; then
 	z="${D}usr/share/info"
 else
@@ -30,15 +32,15 @@
 			mylink="${mylink}.gz"
 		fi
 
-		echo "fixing GNU info symlink: ${mylink##*/}"
+		vecho "fixing GNU info symlink: ${mylink##*/}"
 		ln -snf "${linkto}" "${mylink}"
 		if [ "${x}" != "${mylink}" ] ; then
-			echo "removing old symlink: ${x##*/}"
+			vecho "removing old symlink: ${x##*/}"
 			rm -f "${x}"
 		fi
 	else
 		if [ "${x##*.}" != "gz" ] ; then
-			echo "gzipping GNU info page: ${x##*/}"
+			vecho "gzipping GNU info page: ${x##*/}"
 			gzip -f -9 "${x}"
 		fi
 	fi
Index: bin/prepalldocs
===================================================================
--- bin/prepalldocs	(revision 3164)
+++ bin/prepalldocs	(working copy)
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-src/portage/bin/prepalldocs,v 1.6 2004/10/04 13:56:50 vapier Exp $
 
+source /usr/lib/portage/bin/isolated-functions.sh
+
 z="$(find "${D}"usr/share/doc \( -type f -or -type l \) -not -name "*.gz" -not -name "*.js" 2>/dev/null)"
 
 for y in ${z} ; do
@@ -18,15 +20,15 @@
 			mylink="${mylink}.gz"
 		fi
 
-		echo "fixing doc symlink: ${mylink##*/}"
+		vecho "fixing doc symlink: ${mylink##*/}"
 		ln -snf "${linkto}" "${mylink}"
 		if [ "${y}" != "${mylink}" ] ; then
-			echo "removing old symlink: ${y##*/}"
+			vecho "removing old symlink: ${y##*/}"
 			rm -f "${y}"
 		fi
 	else
 		if [ "${y##*.}" != "gz" ] ; then
-			echo "gzipping doc: ${y##*/}"
+			vecho "gzipping doc: ${y##*/}"
 			gzip -f -9 "${y}"
 		fi
 	fi	
Index: bin/prepallinfo
===================================================================
--- bin/prepallinfo	(revision 3164)
+++ bin/prepallinfo	(working copy)
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-src/portage/bin/prepallinfo,v 1.6 2004/10/04 13:56:50 vapier Exp $
 
+source /usr/lib/portage/bin/isolated-functions.sh
+
 [[ ! -d ${D}usr/share/info ]] && exit 0
 
-echo "info:"
+vecho "info:"
 exec prepinfo
Index: bin/doins
===================================================================
--- bin/doins	(revision 3164)
+++ bin/doins	(working copy)
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-src/portage/bin/doins,v 1.7.2.2 2004/12/17 22:25:13 carpaski Exp $
 
+source /usr/lib/portage/bin/isolated-functions.sh
+
 if [ $# -lt 1 ] ; then
 	echo "${0}: at least one argument needed"
 	exit 1
@@ -21,10 +23,10 @@
 fi
 
 if [ "${INSDESTTREE%${D}*}" == "" ]; then
-	echo "-------------------------------------------------------" 1>&2
-	echo "You should not use \${D} with helpers." 1>&2
-	echo "  --> ${INSDESTTREE}" 1>&2
-	echo "-------------------------------------------------------" 1>&2
+	vecho "-------------------------------------------------------" 1>&2
+	vecho "You should not use \${D} with helpers." 1>&2
+	vecho "  --> ${INSDESTTREE}" 1>&2
+	vecho "-------------------------------------------------------" 1>&2
 	#exit 1
 fi
 
Index: bin/preplib
===================================================================
--- bin/preplib	(revision 3164)
+++ bin/preplib	(working copy)
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-src/portage/bin/preplib,v 1.7.2.1 2005/01/02 09:36:02 jstubbs Exp $
 
-echo "QA Notice: Please stop using me, fix your package instead" 1>&2
+source /usr/lib/portage/bin/isolated-functions.sh
 
+vecho "QA Notice: Please stop using me, fix your package instead" 1>&2
+
 LIBDIR_VAR="LIBDIR_${ABI}"
 if [ -n "${ABI}" -a -n "${!LIBDIR_VAR}" ]; then
 	CONF_LIBDIR="${!LIBDIR_VAR}"
Index: bin/isolated-functions.sh
===================================================================
--- bin/isolated-functions.sh	(revision 3164)
+++ bin/isolated-functions.sh	(working copy)
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 # $Header$
 
 # Internal logging function, don't use this in ebuilds
+vecho() {
+	[[ ${PORTAGE_QUIET} == "1" ]] || echo ${@}
+}
+
 elog_base() {
 	local messagetype
 	[ -z "${1}" -o -z "${T}" -o ! -d "${T}/logging" ] && return 1
@@ -12,7 +16,7 @@
 			shift
 			;;
 		*)
-			echo -e " ${BAD}*${NORMAL} Invalid use of internal function elog_base(), next message will not be logged"
+			vecho -e " ${BAD}*${NORMAL} Invalid use of internal function elog_base(), next message will not be logged"
 			return 1
 			;;
 	esac
Index: bin/prepall
===================================================================
--- bin/prepall	(revision 3164)
+++ bin/prepall	(working copy)
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id: prepall 2230 2005-11-01 01:35:59Z vapier $
 
+source /usr/lib/portage/bin/isolated-functions.sh
+
 prepallman
 prepallinfo
 prepallstrip
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@
 		[[ ! -e ${j} ]] && continue
 		[[ -L ${j} ]] && continue
 		[[ -x ${j} ]] && continue
-		echo "making executable: /${j/${D}/}"
+		vecho "making executable: /${j/${D}/}"
 		chmod +x "${j}"
 	done
 
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@
 		[[ ! -e ${j} ]] && continue
 		[[ -L ${j} ]] && continue
 		[[ ! -x ${j} ]] && continue
-		echo "removing executable bit: /${j/${D}/}"
+		vecho "removing executable bit: /${j/${D}/}"
 		chmod -x "${j}"
 	done
 done
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@
 	if [[ ! -e ${s} ]] ; then
 		s=${s%usr/*}${s##*/usr/}
 		if [[ -e ${s} ]] ; then
-			echo -e "\aQA Notice: missing gen_usr_ldscript for ${s##*/}\a"
+			vecho -e "\aQA Notice: missing gen_usr_ldscript for ${s##*/}\a"
  			sleep 1
 		fi
 	fi
@@ -50,8 +52,8 @@
 # Make sure people don't store libtool files or static libs in /lib
 f=$(ls "${D}"lib*/*.{a,la} 2>/dev/null)
 if [[ -n ${f} ]] ; then
-	echo -e "\n\aQA Notice: excessive files found in the / partition\a"
-	echo "${f}"
+	vecho -e "\n\aQA Notice: excessive files found in the / partition\a"
+	vecho "${f}"
 	sleep 1
 fi
 
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@
 for a in "${D}"usr/lib*/*.la ; do
 	s=${a##*/}
 	if grep -qs "${D}" "${a}" ; then
-		echo -e "\n\aQA Notice: ${s} appears to contain PORTAGE_TMPDIR paths\a"
+		vecho -e "\n\aQA Notice: ${s} appears to contain PORTAGE_TMPDIR paths\a"
 		sleep 1
 	fi
 done
@@ -70,17 +72,17 @@
 for d in "${D}"lib* "${D}"usr/lib* ; do
 	f=$(scanelf -ByF '%S %p' "${d}"/lib*.so* | gawk '$2 == "" { print }')
 	if [[ -n ${f} ]] ; then
-		echo -e "\n\aQA Notice: the following shared libraries lack a SONAME\a"
-		echo "${f}"
-		echo
+		vecho -e "\n\aQA Notice: the following shared libraries lack a SONAME\a"
+		vecho "${f}"
+		vecho
 		sleep 1
 	fi
 
 	f=$(scanelf -ByF '%n %p' "${d}"/lib*.so* | gawk '$2 == "" { print }')
 	if [[ -n ${f} ]] ; then
-		echo -e "\n\aQA Notice: the following shared libraries lack NEEDED entries\a"
-		echo "${f}"
-		echo
+		vecho -e "\n\aQA Notice: the following shared libraries lack NEEDED entries\a"
+		vecho "${f}"
+		vecho
 		sleep 1
 	fi
 done
Index: bin/doexe
===================================================================
--- bin/doexe	(revision 3164)
+++ bin/doexe	(working copy)
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-src/portage/bin/doexe,v 1.10.2.1 2004/12/06 03:01:43 carpaski Exp $
 
+source /usr/lib/portage/bin/isolated-functions.sh
+
 if [[ $# -lt 1 ]] ; then
 	echo "$0: at least one argument needed" 1>&2
 	exit 1
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@
 		cp "${x}" "${T}"
 		mysrc="${T}"/$(/usr/bin/basename "${x}")
 	elif [ -d "${x}" ] ; then
-		echo "doexe: warning, skipping directory ${x}"
+		vecho "doexe: warning, skipping directory ${x}"
 		continue
 	else
 		mysrc="${x}"
Index: bin/ebuild.sh
===================================================================
--- bin/ebuild.sh	(revision 3164)
+++ bin/ebuild.sh	(working copy)
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@
 	return 0
 }
 
-
 use() {
 	useq ${1}
 }
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@
 
 	# Make sure we have this USE flag in IUSE
 	if ! hasq "${u}" ${IUSE} ${E_IUSE} && ! hasq "${u}" ${PORTAGE_ARCHLIST} selinux; then
-		echo "QA Notice: USE Flag '${u}' not in IUSE for ${CATEGORY}/${PF}" >&2
+		vecho "QA Notice: USE Flag '${u}' not in IUSE for ${CATEGORY}/${PF}" >&2
 	fi
 
 	if hasq ${u} ${USE} ; then
@@ -350,7 +349,7 @@
 	[ -z "$*" ] && die "Nothing passed to the 'unpack' command"
 
 	for x in "$@"; do
-		echo ">>> Unpacking ${x} to ${PWD}"
+		vecho ">>> Unpacking ${x} to ${PWD}"
 		y=${x%.*}
 		y=${y##*.}
 
@@ -402,7 +401,7 @@
 				ar x "${srcdir}/${x}" || die "$myfail"
 				;;
 			*)
-				echo "unpack ${x}: file format not recognized. Ignoring."
+				vecho "unpack ${x}: file format not recognized. Ignoring."
 				;;
 		esac
 	done
@@ -429,7 +428,7 @@
 	if [ -x "${ECONF_SOURCE}/configure" ]; then
 		if [ -e /usr/share/gnuconfig/ ]; then
 			for x in $(find "${WORKDIR}" -type f '(' -name config.guess -o -name config.sub ')') ; do
-				echo " * econf: updating ${x/${WORKDIR}\/} with /usr/share/gnuconfig/${x##*/}"
+				vecho " * econf: updating ${x/${WORKDIR}\/} with /usr/share/gnuconfig/${x##*/}"
 				cp -f /usr/share/gnuconfig/${x##*/} ${x}
 			done
 		fi
@@ -496,7 +495,7 @@
 			CONFCACHE=
 		fi
 
-		echo ${CONFCACHE} ${CONFCACHE_ARG} ${TMP_CONFCACHE_DIR} "${ECONF_SOURCE}/configure" \
+		vecho ${CONFCACHE} ${CONFCACHE_ARG} ${TMP_CONFCACHE_DIR} "${ECONF_SOURCE}/configure" \
 			--prefix=/usr \
 			--host=${CHOST} \
 			--mandir=/usr/share/man \
@@ -598,19 +597,19 @@
 src_test() {
 	addpredict /
 	if emake -j1 check -n &> /dev/null; then
-		echo ">>> Test phase [check]: ${CATEGORY}/${PF}"
+		vecho ">>> Test phase [check]: ${CATEGORY}/${PF}"
 		if ! emake -j1 check; then
 			hasq test $FEATURES && die "Make check failed. See above for details."
 			hasq test $FEATURES || eerror "Make check failed. See above for details."
 		fi
 	elif emake -j1 test -n &> /dev/null; then
-		echo ">>> Test phase [test]: ${CATEGORY}/${PF}"
+		vecho ">>> Test phase [test]: ${CATEGORY}/${PF}"
 		if ! emake -j1 test; then
 			hasq test $FEATURES && die "Make test failed. See above for details."
 			hasq test $FEATURES || eerror "Make test failed. See above for details."
 		fi
 	else
-		echo ">>> Test phase [none]: ${CATEGORY}/${PF}"
+		vecho ">>> Test phase [none]: ${CATEGORY}/${PF}"
 	fi
 	SANDBOX_PREDICT="${SANDBOX_PREDICT%:/}"
 }
@@ -662,27 +661,27 @@
 		local x
 		local checkme
 		for x in ${AA}; do
-			echo ">>> Checking ${x}'s mtime..."
+			vecho ">>> Checking ${x}'s mtime..."
 			if [ "${PORTAGE_ACTUAL_DISTDIR:-${DISTDIR}}/${x}" -nt "${WORKDIR}" ]; then
-				echo ">>> ${x} has been updated; recreating WORKDIR..."
+				vecho ">>> ${x} has been updated; recreating WORKDIR..."
 				newstuff="yes"
 				rm -rf "${WORKDIR}"
 				break
 			fi
 		done
 		if [ "${EBUILD}" -nt "${WORKDIR}" ]; then
-			echo ">>> ${EBUILD} has been updated; recreating WORKDIR..."
+			vecho ">>> ${EBUILD} has been updated; recreating WORKDIR..."
 			newstuff="yes"
 			rm -rf "${WORKDIR}"
 		elif [ ! -f "${PORTAGE_BUILDDIR}/.unpacked" ]; then
-			echo ">>> Not marked as unpacked; recreating WORKDIR..."
+			vecho ">>> Not marked as unpacked; recreating WORKDIR..."
 			newstuff="yes"
 			rm -rf "${WORKDIR}"
 		fi
 	fi
 	if [ -e "${WORKDIR}" ]; then
 		if [ "$newstuff" == "no" ]; then
-			echo ">>> WORKDIR is up-to-date, keeping..."
+			vecho ">>> WORKDIR is up-to-date, keeping..."
 			[ "$(type -t post_src_unpack)" == "function" ] && post_src_unpack
 			return 0
 		fi
@@ -692,10 +691,10 @@
 		install -m${PORTAGE_WORKDIR_MODE:-0700} -d "${WORKDIR}" || die "Failed to create dir '${WORKDIR}'"
 	fi
 	cd "${WORKDIR}" || die "Directory change failed: \`cd '${WORKDIR}'\`"
-	echo ">>> Unpacking source..."
+	vecho ">>> Unpacking source..."
 	src_unpack
 	touch "${PORTAGE_BUILDDIR}/.unpacked" || die "IO Failure -- Failed 'touch .unpacked' in ${PORTAGE_BUILDDIR}"
-	echo ">>> Source unpacked."
+	vecho ">>> Source unpacked."
 	cd "${PORTAGE_BUILDDIR}"
 
 	[ "$(type -t post_src_unpack)" == "function" ] && post_src_unpack
@@ -908,8 +907,8 @@
 	cp "${EBUILD}" "build-info/${PF}.ebuild"
 
 	if [ "${PORTAGE_BUILDDIR}/.compiled" -nt "${WORKDIR}" ]; then
-		echo ">>> It appears that ${PN} is already compiled; skipping."
-		echo ">>> (clean to force compilation)"
+		vecho ">>> It appears that ${PN} is already compiled; skipping."
+		vecho ">>> (clean to force compilation)"
 		trap SIGINT SIGQUIT
 		[ "$(type -t post_src_compile)" == "function" ] && post_src_compile
 		return
@@ -924,9 +923,9 @@
 	#some packages use an alternative to $S to build in, cause
 	#our libtool to create problematic .la files
 	export PWORKDIR="$WORKDIR"
-	echo ">>> Compiling source in ${srcdir} ..."
+	vecho ">>> Compiling source in ${srcdir} ..."
 	src_compile
-	echo ">>> Source compiled."
+	vecho ">>> Source compiled."
 	#|| abort_compile "fail"
 	cd "${PORTAGE_BUILDDIR}"
 	touch .compiled
@@ -959,7 +958,7 @@
 dyn_test() {
 	[ "$(type -t pre_src_test)" == "function" ] && pre_src_test
 	if [ "${PORTAGE_BUILDDIR}/.tested" -nt "${WORKDIR}" ]; then
-		echo ">>> It appears that ${PN} has already been tested; skipping."
+		vecho ">>> It appears that ${PN} has already been tested; skipping."
 		[ "$(type -t post_src_test)" == "function" ] && post_src_test
 		return
 	fi
@@ -969,9 +968,9 @@
 	fi
 	if hasq test $RESTRICT; then
 		ewarn "Skipping make test/check due to ebuild restriction."
-		echo ">>> Test phase [explicitly disabled]: ${CATEGORY}/${PF}"
+		vecho ">>> Test phase [explicitly disabled]: ${CATEGORY}/${PF}"
 	elif ! hasq test $FEATURES; then
-		echo ">>> Test phase [not enabled]: ${CATEGORY}/${PF}"
+		vecho ">>> Test phase [not enabled]: ${CATEGORY}/${PF}"
 	else
 		src_test
 	fi
@@ -991,8 +990,8 @@
 	if [ -d "${S}" ]; then
 		cd "${S}"
 	fi
-	echo
-	echo ">>> Install ${PF} into ${D} category ${CATEGORY}"
+	vecho
+	vecho ">>> Install ${PF} into ${D} category ${CATEGORY}"
 	#our custom version of libtool uses $S and $D to fix
 	#invalid paths in .la files
 	export S D
@@ -1001,8 +1000,8 @@
 	export PWORKDIR="$WORKDIR"
 	src_install
 	touch "${PORTAGE_BUILDDIR}/.installed"
-	echo ">>> Completed installing ${PF} into ${D}"
-	echo
+	vecho ">>> Completed installing ${PF} into ${D}"
+	vecho
 	cd ${PORTAGE_BUILDDIR}
 	[ "$(type -t post_src_install)" == "function" ] && post_src_install
 	trap SIGINT SIGQUIT
@@ -1150,9 +1149,9 @@
 
 		if [ "$EBUILD_PHASE" != "depend" ]; then
 			if ! hasq $ECLASS $INHERITED; then
-				echo
-				echo "QA Notice: ECLASS '$ECLASS' inherited illegally in $CATEGORY/$PF" >&2
-				echo
+				vecho
+				vecho "QA Notice: ECLASS '$ECLASS' inherited illegally in $CATEGORY/$PF" >&2
+				vecho
 			fi
 		fi
 
@@ -1412,11 +1411,11 @@
 			BODY="${BIN_PATH} \"\$@\"; return \$?"
 		fi
 		FUNC_SRC="${BIN}() {
-		echo -n \"QA Notice: ${BIN} in global scope: \" >&2
+		vecho -n \"QA Notice: ${BIN} in global scope: \" >&2
 		if [ \$ECLASS_DEPTH -gt 0 ]; then
-			echo \"eclass \${ECLASS}\" >&2
+			vecho \"eclass \${ECLASS}\" >&2
 		else
-			echo \"\${CATEGORY}/\${PF}\" >&2
+			vecho \"\${CATEGORY}/\${PF}\" >&2
 		fi
 		${BODY}
 		}";