Index: equery
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--- equery	(revision 349)
+++ equery	(working copy)
@@ -1741,6 +1741,10 @@
 				print_error("")
 				print_error("Note: The symbols > and < are used for redirection in the shell")
 				print_error("and must be quoted if either one is used.")
+				print_error("")
+				if len(e[0]):
+					print_error(str(e))
+
 				
 			else:
 				print_error("Internal portage error, terminating")