=== added file 'pym/portage_selinux.py'
--- /dev/null	
+++ pym/portage_selinux.py	
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import selinux
+from selinux import is_selinux_enabled
+from selinux_aux import getcon, setexec, secure_symlink, secure_rename, \
+	secure_copy, secure_mkdir
+
+def getcontext():
+	return selinux.getcon()[1]
+
+def get_sid(filename):
+	return selinux.getfilecon(filename)[1]
+
+def get_lsid(filename):
+	return selinux.lgetfilecon(filename)[1]

=== modified file 'pym/portage.py'
--- pym/portage.py	
+++ pym/portage.py	
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@
 
 
 try:
-	import selinux
+	import portage_selinux
 except OSError, e:
-	writemsg("!!! SELinux not loaded: %s\n" % str(e))
+	writemsg("!!! SELinux not loaded: %s\n" % str(e), noiselevel=-1)
 	del e
 except ImportError:
 	pass
@@ -1791,8 +1791,8 @@
 		if getattr(self, "_selinux_enabled", None) is None:
 			self._selinux_enabled = 0
 			if "selinux" in self["USE"].split():
-				if "selinux" in globals():
-					if hasattr(selinux, "enabled"):
+				if "portage_selinux" in globals():
+					if portage_selinux.is_selinux_enabled():
 						self._selinux_enabled = selinux.enabled
 					else:
 						self._selinux_enabled = 1
@@ -1801,7 +1801,7 @@
 					self._selinux_enabled = 0
 			if self._selinux_enabled == 0:
 				try:	
-					del sys.modules["selinux"]
+					del sys.modules["portage_selinux"]
 				except KeyError:
 					pass
 		return self._selinux_enabled
@@ -1848,12 +1848,12 @@
 	if sesandbox:
 		con = selinux.getcontext()
 		con = string.replace(con, mysettings["PORTAGE_T"], mysettings["PORTAGE_SANDBOX_T"])
-		selinux.setexec(con)
+		portage_selinux.setexec(con)
 
 	retval = spawn_func(mystring, env=env, **keywords)
 
 	if sesandbox:
-		selinux.setexec(None)
+		portage_selinux.setexec(None)
 
 	return retval
 
@@ -2157,15 +2157,15 @@
 					try:
 
 						if mysettings.selinux_enabled():
-							con = selinux.getcontext()
+							con = portage_selinux.getcontext()
 							con = string.replace(con, mysettings["PORTAGE_T"], mysettings["PORTAGE_FETCH_T"])
-							selinux.setexec(con)
+							portage_selinux.setexec(con)
 
 						myret = portage_exec.spawn_bash(myfetch,
 							env=mysettings.environ(), **spawn_keywords)
 
 						if mysettings.selinux_enabled():
-							selinux.setexec(None)
+							portage_selinux.setexec(None)
 
 					finally:
 						#if root, -always- set the perms.
@@ -3009,8 +3009,8 @@
 			if destexists and not stat.S_ISDIR(dstat[stat.ST_MODE]):
 				os.unlink(dest)
 			if selinux_enabled:
-				sid = selinux.get_lsid(src)
-				selinux.secure_symlink(target,dest,sid)
+				sid = portage_selinux.get_lsid(src)
+				portage_selinux.secure_symlink(target, dest, sid)
 			else:
 				os.symlink(target,dest)
 			lchown(dest,sstat[stat.ST_UID],sstat[stat.ST_GID])
@@ -3034,7 +3034,7 @@
 	if sstat[stat.ST_DEV]==dstat[stat.ST_DEV] or selinux_enabled:
 		try:
 			if selinux_enabled:
-				ret=selinux.secure_rename(src,dest)
+				ret = portage_selinux.secure_rename(src, dest)
 			else:
 				ret=os.rename(src,dest)
 			renamefailed=0
@@ -3052,8 +3052,8 @@
 		if stat.S_ISREG(sstat[stat.ST_MODE]):
 			try: # For safety copy then move it over.
 				if selinux_enabled:
-					selinux.secure_copy(src,dest+"#new")
-					selinux.secure_rename(dest+"#new",dest)
+					portage_selinux.secure_copy(src, dest+"#new")
+					portage_selinux.secure_rename(dest+"#new", dest)
 				else:
 					shutil.copyfile(src,dest+"#new")
 					os.rename(dest+"#new",dest)
@@ -6369,8 +6369,8 @@
 						print "bak",mydest,mydest+".backup"
 						#now create our directory
 						if self.settings.selinux_enabled():
-							sid = selinux.get_sid(mysrc)
-							selinux.secure_mkdir(mydest,sid)
+							sid = portage_selinux.get_sid(mysrc)
+							portage_selinux.secure_mkdir(mydest, sid)
 						else:
 							os.mkdir(mydest)
 						if bsd_chflags:
@@ -6381,8 +6381,8 @@
 				else:
 					#destination doesn't exist
 					if self.settings.selinux_enabled():
-						sid = selinux.get_sid(mysrc)
-						selinux.secure_mkdir(mydest,sid)
+						sid = portage_selinux.get_sid(mysrc)
+						portage_selinux.secure_mkdir(mydest, sid)
 					else:
 						os.mkdir(mydest)
 					os.chmod(mydest,mystat[0])