Index: bin/ebuild
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--- bin/ebuild	(revision 12375)
+++ bin/ebuild	(revision 12376)
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@
 
 portage.settings.validate() # generate warning messages if necessary
 tmpsettings = portage.config(clone=portage.settings)
+tmpsettings["PORTAGE_VERBOSE"] = "1"
+tmpsettings.backup_changes("PORTAGE_VERBOSE")
 if "test" in pargs:
 	# This variable is a signal to config.regenerate() to
 	# indicate that the test phase should be enabled regardless