Index: pym/portage/output.py
===================================================================
--- pym/portage/output.py	(revision 6466)
+++ pym/portage/output.py	(revision 6467)
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@
 				pass
 		if columns <= 0:
 			columns = 80
+		# Adjust columns so that eend works properly on a standard BSD console.
+		if os.environ.get("TERM") == "cons25":
+			columns = columns - 1
 		self.term_columns = columns
 
 	def __eend(self, caller, errno, msg):
Index: bin/isolated-functions.sh
===================================================================
--- bin/isolated-functions.sh	(revision 6466)
+++ bin/isolated-functions.sh	(revision 6467)
@@ -279,6 +279,8 @@
 	(( COLS == 0 )) && COLS=$(set -- $(stty size 2>/dev/null) ; echo $2)
 	(( COLS > 0 )) || (( COLS = 80 ))
 	COLS=$((${COLS} - 8))	# width of [ ok ] == 7
+	# Adjust COLS so that eend works properly on a standard BSD console.
+	[ "${TERM}" = "cons25" ] && COLS=$((${COLS} - 1))
 
 	ENDCOL=$'\e[A\e['${COLS}'C'    # Now, ${ENDCOL} will move us to the end of the
 	                               # column;  irregardless of character width