--- portage_exec.py.orig	2005-10-29 19:08:32.000000000 +0900
+++ portage_exec.py	2005-10-29 19:11:35.000000000 +0900
@@ -85,14 +85,8 @@
 	mypid=[]
 	if logfile:
 		pr,pw=os.pipe()
-		mypid.extend(spawn(('tee','-i','-a',logfile),returnpid=True,fd_pipes={0:pr,1:1,2:2}))
-		retval=os.waitpid(mypid[-1],os.WNOHANG)[1]
-		if retval != 0:
-			# he's dead jim.
-			if (retval & 0xff)==0:
-				return (retval >> 8) # exit code
-			else:
-				return ((retval & 0xff) << 8) # signal
+		mypid.extend(spawn(('tee','-i','-a',logfile),returnpid=True,fd_pipes={0:pr,1:fd_pipes[1],2:fd_pipes[2]},fd_unused=[pw]))
+		os.close(pr)
 		fd_pipes[1]=pw
 		fd_pipes[2]=pw
 
@@ -150,7 +144,6 @@
 		return # should never get reached
 
 	if logfile:
-		os.close(pr)
 		os.close(pw)
 	
 	if returnpid: