--- /usr/lib/portage/bin/emerge.orig	2003-07-02 11:26:11.000000000 +0200
+++ /usr/lib/portage/bin/emerge	2003-07-02 12:32:37.000000000 +0200
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
 "--skipfirst",
 "--update",       "--upgradeonly",
 "--usepkg",       "--usepkgonly",
-"--verbose",      "--version"
+"--verbose",      "--version",
+"--masked"
 ]
 
 shortmapping={
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@
 "h":"--help",
 "i":"--inject",
 "k":"--usepkg",    "K":"--usepkgonly",
-"l":"--changelog",
+"l":"--changelog", "m":"--masked",
 "n":"--noreplace",
 "o":"--onlydeps",  "O":"--nodeps",
 "p":"--pretend",   "P":"--prune",
@@ -175,6 +176,11 @@
 if ("--noconfmem" in myopts):
 	portage.settings["NOCONFMEM"]="1"
 
+# Add the unstable arch
+if ("--masked" in myopts):
+        portage.groups.append("~"+portage.settings["ACCEPT_KEYWORDS"])
+        portage.settings["ACCEPT_KEYWORDS"]= portage.settings["ACCEPT_KEYWORDS"] + " ~" +  portage.settings["ACCEPT_KEYWORDS"]
+
 # Set various debug markers... They should be merged somehow.
 if ("--debug" in myopts):
 	portage.settings["PORTAGE_DEBUG"]="1"
@@ -764,6 +770,7 @@
 							print "\n!!! "+red("all ebuilds that could satisfy ")+green(xinfo)+red(" have been masked.")
 							if myparent:
 								print     "!!!    "+red(xfrom)
+							print "!!! "+red("Use --masked or -m to install masked packages.")
 						else:
 							print "\n!!! "+red("There are no packages available to satisfy: ")+green(xinfo)
 							print "!!! Either add a suitable binary package or compile from an ebuild."