--- sets/__init__.py.orig	2009-12-24 01:32:14.000000000 +0100
+++ sets/__init__.py	2009-12-24 01:29:39.000000000 +0100
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 class SetConfig(object):
 	def __init__(self, paths, settings, trees):
-		self._parser = SafeConfigParser()
+		self._parser = SafeConfigParser({"PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT": settings["PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT"]})
 		self._parser.read(paths)
 		self.errors = []
 		self.psets = {}