Index: pym/portage_exec.py
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--- pym/portage_exec.py	(revision 2150)
+++ pym/portage_exec.py	(working copy)
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # $Id: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-src/portage/pym/portage_exec.py,v 1.13.2.4 2005/04/17 09:01:56 jstubbs Exp $
 
 
-import os,types,atexit,string,stat
+import os,types,atexit,string,stat,time
 import signal
 import portage_data
 import portage_util
@@ -182,7 +182,13 @@
 			for x in mypid[0:-1]:
 				try:
 					os.kill(x,signal.SIGTERM)
-					if os.waitpid(x,os.WNOHANG)[1] == 0:
+					timeout = 100
+					while timeout:
+						if os.waitpid(x,os.WNOHANG)[1] != 0:
+							break
+						time.sleep(0.01)
+						timeout -= 1
+					if not timeout:
 						# feisty bugger, still alive.
 						os.kill(x,signal.SIGKILL)
 					os.waitpid(x,0)