diff -u a/pym/portage/package/ebuild/fetch.py b/pym/portage/package/ebuild/fetch.py
--- a/pym/portage/package/ebuild/fetch.py	2011-08-22 15:02:36.000000000 +0200
+++ b/pym/portage/package/ebuild/fetch.py	2011-08-22 23:25:10.000000000 +0200
@@ -364,6 +364,10 @@
 	else:
 		mydigests = digests
 
+	listheader = 0
+	if listonly:
+		listheader = mysettings.get("PORTAGE_FETCH_LISTHEADER", "${nl}")
+					
 	ro_distdirs = [x for x in \
 		shlex_split(mysettings.get("PORTAGE_RO_DISTDIRS", "")) \
 		if os.path.isdir(x)]
@@ -576,7 +580,12 @@
 		has_space_superuser = True
 		file_lock = None
 		if listonly:
-			writemsg_stdout("\n", noiselevel=-1)
+			listonly_dolist = not os.path.isfile(myfile_path) or \
+				(pruned_digests is not None and not verify_all(myfile_path, pruned_digests)[0])
+			if listonly_dolist:
+				variables = dict(pruned_digests, file=myfile, nl='\n', tab='\t')
+				variables["size"] = str(size)
+				writemsg_stdout(varexpand(listheader, variables), noiselevel=-1)
 		else:
 			# check if there is enough space in DISTDIR to completely store myfile
 			# overestimate the filesize so we aren't bitten by FS overhead
@@ -826,7 +835,8 @@
 					continue
 				tried_locations.add(loc)
 				if listonly:
-					writemsg_stdout(loc+" ", noiselevel=-1)
+					if listonly_dolist:
+						writemsg_stdout(loc+" ", noiselevel=-1)
 					continue
 				# allow different fetchcommands per protocol
 				protocol = loc[0:loc.find("://")]
@@ -1092,7 +1102,7 @@
 				unlockfile(file_lock)
 				file_lock = None
 
-		if listonly:
+		if listonly and listonly_dolist:
 			writemsg_stdout("\n", noiselevel=-1)
 		if fetched != 2:
 			if restrict_fetch and not restrict_fetch_msg: