--- pym/portage.py	(revision 9579)
+++ pym/portage.py	(revision 9580)
@@ -1013,7 +1013,8 @@ 
 		"PKGUSE", "PKG_LOGDIR", "PKG_TMPDIR",
 		"PORTAGE_ACTUAL_DISTDIR", "PORTAGE_ARCHLIST",
 		"PORTAGE_BASHRC",
-		"PORTAGE_BINPKG_FILE", "PORTAGE_BINPKG_TMPFILE",
+		"PORTAGE_BINPKG_FILE", "PORTAGE_BINPKG_TAR_OPTS",
+		"PORTAGE_BINPKG_TMPFILE",
 		"PORTAGE_BIN_PATH",
 		"PORTAGE_BUILDDIR", "PORTAGE_COLORMAP",
 		"PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT", "PORTAGE_DEBUG", "PORTAGE_DEPCACHEDIR",
--- bin/misc-functions.sh	(revision 9579)
+++ bin/misc-functions.sh	(revision 9580)
@@ -534,7 +534,8 @@ 
 	# Sandbox is disabled in case the user wants to use a symlink
 	# for $PKGDIR and/or $PKGDIR/All.
 	export SANDBOX_ON="0"
-	tar ${tar_options} -cf - . | bzip2 -f > "${pkg_tmp}" || \
+	tar $tar_options -cf - $PORTAGE_BINPKG_TAR_OPTS . | \
+		bzip2 -f > "${pkg_tmp}" || \
 		die "Failed to create tarball"
 	cd ..
 	export PYTHONPATH=${PORTAGE_PYM_PATH:-/usr/lib/portage/pym}
--- bin/isolated-functions.sh	(revision 9579)
+++ bin/isolated-functions.sh	(revision 9580)
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ 
 			LAST_E_CMD LAST_E_LEN LD_PRELOAD MISC_FUNCTIONS_ARGS MOPREFIX \
 			NORMAL PKGDIR PKGUSE PKG_LOGDIR PKG_TMPDIR \
 			PORTAGE_ACTUAL_DISTDIR PORTAGE_ARCHLIST PORTAGE_BASHRC \
-			PORTAGE_BINPKG_TMPFILE PORTAGE_BUILDDIR \
+			PORTAGE_BINPKG_TAR_OPTS PORTAGE_BINPKG_TMPFILE PORTAGE_BUILDDIR \
 			PORTAGE_COLORMAP PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT PORTAGE_DEBUG \
 			PORTAGE_DEPCACHEDIR PORTAGE_GID PORTAGE_INST_GID \
 			PORTAGE_INST_UID PORTAGE_LOG_FILE PORTAGE_MASTER_PID \
--- man/make.conf.5	(revision 9579)
+++ man/make.conf.5	(revision 9580)
@@ -366,6 +366,10 @@ 
 for more information.  Note that it should point to the 'All' directory on 
 the host that creates the binary packages and not to the root of the \fBPKGDIR\fR.
 .TP
+.B PORTAGE_BINPKG_TAR_OPTS
+This variable contains options to be passed to the tar command for creation
+of binary packages.
+.TP
 \fBPORTAGE_COMPRESS\fR = \fI"bzip2"\fR
 This variable contains the command used to compress documentation during the
 install phase.
--- bin/misc-functions.sh	(revision 9592)
+++ bin/misc-functions.sh	(revision 9593)
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ 
 		set +o noglob
 		quiet_mode || einfo "Removing ${no_inst}"
 		# normal stuff
-		rm -Rf ${root}/${no_inst} >&/dev/null
+		rm -Rf "${root}"/${no_inst} >&/dev/null
 
 		# we also need to handle globs (*.a, *.h, etc)
 		find "${root}" -path "${no_inst}" -exec rm -fR {} \; >/dev/null
--- pym/portage.py	(revision 9594)
+++ pym/portage.py	(revision 9595)
@@ -4678,11 +4678,14 @@ 
 			phase_retval = exit_status_check(phase_retval)
 			if phase_retval == os.EX_OK:
 				# Post phase logic and tasks that have been factored out of
-				# ebuild.sh.
+				# ebuild.sh. Call preinst_mask last so that INSTALL_MASK can
+				# can be used to wipe out any gmon.out files created during
+				# previous functions (in case any tools were built with -pg
+				# in CFLAGS).
 				myargs = [_shell_quote(misc_sh_binary),
-					"preinst_bsdflags", "preinst_mask",
+					"preinst_bsdflags",
 					"preinst_sfperms", "preinst_selinux_labels",
-					"preinst_suid_scan"]
+					"preinst_suid_scan", "preinst_mask"]
 				_doebuild_exit_status_unlink(
 					mysettings.get("EBUILD_EXIT_STATUS_FILE"))
 				mysettings["EBUILD_PHASE"] = ""
--- bin/misc-functions.sh	(revision 9594)
+++ bin/misc-functions.sh	(revision 9595)
@@ -407,6 +407,11 @@ 
 		 eerror "${FUNCNAME}: D is unset"
 		 return 1
 	fi
+
+	# Make sure $PWD is not ${D} so that we don't leave gmon.out files
+	# in there in case any tools were built with -pg in CFLAGS.
+	cd "${T}"
+
 	# remove man pages, info pages, docs if requested
 	for f in man info doc; do
 		if hasq no${f} $FEATURES; then
@@ -525,7 +530,9 @@ 
 }
 
 dyn_package() {
-	cd "${PORTAGE_BUILDDIR}/image"
+	# Make sure $PWD is not ${D} so that we don't leave gmon.out files
+	# in there in case any tools were built with -pg in CFLAGS.
+	cd "${T}"
 	install_mask "${PORTAGE_BUILDDIR}/image" "${PKG_INSTALL_MASK}"
 	local pkg_dest="${PKGDIR}/All/${PF}.tbz2"
 	local pkg_tmp="${PKGDIR}/All/${PF}.tbz2.$$"
@@ -534,10 +541,9 @@ 
 	# Sandbox is disabled in case the user wants to use a symlink
 	# for $PKGDIR and/or $PKGDIR/All.
 	export SANDBOX_ON="0"
-	tar $tar_options -cf - $PORTAGE_BINPKG_TAR_OPTS . | \
+	tar $tar_options -cf - $PORTAGE_BINPKG_TAR_OPTS -C "${D}" . | \
 		bzip2 -f > "${pkg_tmp}" || \
 		die "Failed to create tarball"
-	cd ..
 	export PYTHONPATH=${PORTAGE_PYM_PATH:-/usr/lib/portage/pym}
 	python -c "import xpak; t=xpak.tbz2('${pkg_tmp}'); t.recompose('${PORTAGE_BUILDDIR}/build-info')"
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then