Index: pym/portage/sets/dbapi.py
===================================================================
--- pym/portage/sets/dbapi.py	(revision 11313)
+++ pym/portage/sets/dbapi.py	(working copy)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 		aux_get = self._db.aux_get
 		portdb_aux_get = self._portdb.aux_get
 		vardb_keys = ["SLOT"]
-		portdb_keys = ["INHERITED"]
+		portdb_keys = ["INHERITED", "RESTRICT"]
 		for cp in self._db.cp_all():
 			for cpv in cp_list(cp):
 				slot, = aux_get(cpv, vardb_keys)
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@
 				ebuild = xmatch(xmatch_level, slot_atom)
 				if not ebuild:
 					continue
-				inherited, = portdb_aux_get(ebuild, portdb_keys)
-				if inherits.intersection(inherited.split()):
+				inherited, restrict = portdb_aux_get(ebuild, portdb_keys)
+				if inherits.intersection(inherited.split()) and "live" not in restrict:
 					atoms.append(slot_atom)
 
 		self._setAtoms(atoms)
Index: man/ebuild.5
===================================================================
--- man/ebuild.5	(revision 11313)
+++ man/ebuild.5	(working copy)
@@ -368,6 +368,9 @@
 Disables installsources for specific packages. This is for packages with
 binaries that are not compatible with debugedit.
 .TP
+.I live
+Disable liveness of specific packages.
+.TP
 .I mirror
 files in \fBSRC_URI\fR will not be downloaded from the \fBGENTOO_MIRRORS\fR.
 .TP