I run the Distributed.net client as an init script on startup, and have found that it slows down any compiles in a non-trivial manner. would it be possible in, for example, make.conf to have a list of "pre-emerge" and "post-emerge" programs, such that when emerge is called , it first runs the "pre-emerge" commands then starts the emerge, then once everything is completed, it runs the "post-emerge" command ie: PRE_EMERGE /etc/init.d/dnetc stop POST_EMERGE /etc/init.d/dnetc start Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.boot system 2.emerge anything 3.
why don't you simply create an alias?
Write a script or add an alias alias as Simon proposed.