--- chown.orig	2013-05-22 13:07:26.609145740 +0200
+++ chown	2013-05-22 13:31:52.379131761 +0200
@@ -7,24 +7,27 @@
 
 IFS=':'
 
+outputfile=/tmp/chownOut
 for path in ${PATH}; do
 	[[ -x ${path}/${scriptname} ]] || continue
 	[[ ${path}/${scriptname} -ef ${scriptpath} ]] && continue
 	IFS=$' \t\n'
-	output=$("${path}/${scriptname}" "$@" 2>&1)
-	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] ; then
-		source "${PORTAGE_BIN_PATH:-/big/local/gentoo-prefix/usr/lib/portage/bin}"/isolated-functions.sh
+	"${path}/${scriptname}" "$@" 2>&1 > ${outputfile}
+	if [ -f ${outputfile} ] ; then
+		source "${PORTAGE_BIN_PATH:-/big/local/gentoo-prefix2/usr/lib/portage/bin}"/isolated-functions.sh
 
 		if ! ___eapi_has_prefix_variables; then
 			EPREFIX=
 		fi
-		msg="${scriptname} failure ignored with unprivileged user:\n    ${scriptname} $*\n    ${output}"
 		# Reverse expansion of ${D} and ${EPREFIX}, for readability.
-		msg=${msg//${D}/'${D}'}
+		sed -i "s/${D}/'${D}'/g" ${outputfile}
 		if [[ -n ${EPREFIX} ]] ; then
-			msg=${msg//${EPREFIX}/'${EPREFIX}'}
-			msg=${msg//${EPREFIX#/}/'${EPREFIX}'}
+			sed -i "s/${EPREFIX}/'${EPREFIX}'/g" ${outputfile}
+			sed -i "s/${EPREFIX#/}/'${EPREFIX}'/g" ${outputfile}
 		fi
+
+		output=$(<${outputfile})
+		msg="${scriptname} failure ignored with unprivileged user:\n    ${scriptname} $*\n    ${output}"
 		ewarn "${msg}"
 	fi
 	exit 0