--- /usr/lib/portage/bin/emerge.orig	2006-10-31 20:02:30.000000000 +0100
+++ /usr/lib/portage/bin/emerge	2006-10-31 13:22:10.000000000 +0100
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@
 # $Id: emerge 4406 2006-09-04 22:35:17Z zmedico $
 
 import sys
+
+# Psyco patch: start
+try:
+	import psyco
+	psyco.full()
+	sys.stderr.write("Psyco loaded\n")
+except ImportError:
+	sys.stderr.write("Psyco failed\n")
+	pass
+# Psyco patch: end
+
 # This block ensures that ^C interrupts are handled quietly.
 try:
 	import signal