try:

			if "distcc" in features:

				if (not settings.has_key("DISTCC_DIR")) or (settings["DISTCC_DIR"]==""):

					settings["DISTCC_DIR"]=settings["PORTAGE_TMPDIR"]+"/portage/.distcc"

				if not os.path.exists(settings["DISTCC_DIR"]):

					os.makedirs(settings["DISTCC_DIR"])

					os.chown(settings["DISTCC_DIR"],portage_uid,portage_gid)

					os.chmod(settings["DISTCC_DIR"],06770)

				for x in ("/lock", "/state"):

					if not os.path.exists(settings["DISTCC_DIR"]+x):

						os.mkdir(settings["DISTCC_DIR"]+x)

						os.chown(settings["DISTCC_DIR"]+x,portage_uid,portage_gid)

						os.chmod(settings["DISTCC_DIR"]+x,06770)

		except OSError, e:

			print "!!! File system problem. (ReadOnly? Out of space?)"

			print "!!! Perhaps: rm -Rf",settings["BUILD_PREFIX"]

			print "!!!",str(e)

			return 1