--- portageq-orig	2006-07-30 23:52:35.000000000 +0100
+++ portageq	2006-07-31 03:04:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -42,8 +42,15 @@
 	try:
 		mylist=portage.db[argv[0]]["vartree"].dbapi.match(argv[1])
 		if mylist:
+			# Found in vartree
 			sys.exit(0)
 		else:
+			# Look in package.provided
+			for providedpkglist in portage.config().pprovideddict.values():
+				if portage.match_from_list(argv[1], providedpkglist):
+					# Found in package.provided
+					sys.exit(0)
+			# Not found in vartree or package.provided
 			sys.exit(1)
 	except KeyError:
 		sys.exit(1)