added control field for specifying the sync command

5 files changed, 278 insertions, 206 deletions

diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 87595b3..21752a8 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 0.5.1:
 - new config parser and new config-layout
+- added sync-command option
 
 0.5.0:
 - rewritten GTK-Frontend using Glade
diff --git a/etc/geneticone.cfg b/etc/geneticone.cfg
index 2177cd7..c7d1ea5 100644
--- a/etc/geneticone.cfg
+++ b/etc/geneticone.cfg
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 ; controls debug output - boolean value
 debug = True
 
+; the command used for syncing portage - string value
+synccommand = emerge --sync
+
 ; control the same-named "emerge --update" options - boolean values
 newuse = False
 deep = False
diff --git a/geneticone/gui/gtk/glade/geneticone.glade b/geneticone/gui/gtk/glade/geneticone.glade
index 58caa7c..fa060df 100644
--- a/geneticone/gui/gtk/glade/geneticone.glade
+++ b/geneticone/gui/gtk/glade/geneticone.glade
@@ -223,50 +223,74 @@
                     <property name="n_rows">4</property>
                     <property name="n_columns">2</property>
                     <child>
-                      <widget class="GtkHBox" id="checkHB">
+                      <widget class="GtkScrolledWindow" id="useListScroll">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
-                        <property name="spacing">1</property>
-                        <property name="homogeneous">True</property>
-                        <child>
-                          <widget class="GtkCheckButton" id="installedCheck">
-                            <property name="visible">True</property>
-                            <property name="no_show_all">True</property>
-                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Installed</property>
-                            <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
-                            <signal name="button_press_event" handler="cb_button_pressed"/>
-                          </widget>
-                          <packing>
-                            <property name="fill">False</property>
-                          </packing>
-                        </child>
+                        <property name="hscrollbar_policy">GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC</property>
+                        <property name="vscrollbar_policy">GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC</property>
                         <child>
-                          <widget class="GtkCheckButton" id="maskedCheck">
+                          <widget class="GtkTreeView" id="useList">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
-                            <property name="no_show_all">True</property>
-                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Masked</property>
-                            <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
-                            <signal name="toggled" handler="cb_masked_toggled"/>
                           </widget>
-                          <packing>
-                            <property name="fill">False</property>
-                            <property name="position">1</property>
-                          </packing>
                         </child>
+                      </widget>
+                      <packing>
+                        <property name="right_attach">2</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">2</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">3</property>
+                        <property name="x_padding">5</property>
+                        <property name="y_padding">5</property>
+                      </packing>
+                    </child>
+                    <child>
+                      <widget class="GtkVBox" id="comboVB">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <child>
-                          <widget class="GtkCheckButton" id="testingCheck">
-                            <property name="visible">True</property>
-                            <property name="no_show_all">True</property>
-                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Testing</property>
-                            <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
-                            <signal name="toggled" handler="cb_testing_toggled"/>
-                          </widget>
-                          <packing>
-                            <property name="fill">False</property>
-                            <property name="position">2</property>
-                          </packing>
+                          <placeholder/>
                         </child>
                       </widget>
                       <packing>
+                        <property name="top_attach">1</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">2</property>
+                        <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
+                        <property name="x_padding">5</property>
+                      </packing>
+                    </child>
+                    <child>
+                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="descLabel">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="justify">GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER</property>
+                        <property name="wrap">True</property>
+                      </widget>
+                      <packing>
+                        <property name="right_attach">2</property>
+                        <property name="x_options">GTK_FILL</property>
+                        <property name="y_options"></property>
+                        <property name="y_padding">10</property>
+                      </packing>
+                    </child>
+                    <child>
+                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="missingLabel">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="no_show_all">True</property>
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;span foreground='red'&gt;&lt;b&gt;MISSING KEYWORD&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</property>
+                        <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+                      </widget>
+                      <packing>
+                        <property name="left_attach">1</property>
+                        <property name="right_attach">2</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">1</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">2</property>
+                        <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
+                      </packing>
+                    </child>
+                    <child>
+                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="notInSysLabel">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="no_show_all">True</property>
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Installed, but not in portage anymore&lt;/b&gt;</property>
+                        <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+                      </widget>
+                      <packing>
                         <property name="left_attach">1</property>
                         <property name="right_attach">2</property>
                         <property name="top_attach">1</property>
@@ -318,79 +342,55 @@
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="notInSysLabel">
-                        <property name="visible">True</property>
-                        <property name="no_show_all">True</property>
-                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Installed, but not in portage anymore&lt;/b&gt;</property>
-                        <property name="use_markup">True</property>
-                      </widget>
-                      <packing>
-                        <property name="left_attach">1</property>
-                        <property name="right_attach">2</property>
-                        <property name="top_attach">1</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">2</property>
-                        <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
-                      </packing>
-                    </child>
-                    <child>
-                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="missingLabel">
-                        <property name="visible">True</property>
-                        <property name="no_show_all">True</property>
-                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;span foreground='red'&gt;&lt;b&gt;MISSING KEYWORD&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</property>
-                        <property name="use_markup">True</property>
-                      </widget>
-                      <packing>
-                        <property name="left_attach">1</property>
-                        <property name="right_attach">2</property>
-                        <property name="top_attach">1</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">2</property>
-                        <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
-                      </packing>
-                    </child>
-                    <child>
-                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="descLabel">
-                        <property name="visible">True</property>
-                        <property name="justify">GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER</property>
-                        <property name="wrap">True</property>
-                      </widget>
-                      <packing>
-                        <property name="right_attach">2</property>
-                        <property name="x_options">GTK_FILL</property>
-                        <property name="y_options"></property>
-                        <property name="y_padding">10</property>
-                      </packing>
-                    </child>
-                    <child>
-                      <widget class="GtkVBox" id="comboVB">
+                      <widget class="GtkHBox" id="checkHB">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="spacing">1</property>
+                        <property name="homogeneous">True</property>
                         <child>
-                          <placeholder/>
+                          <widget class="GtkCheckButton" id="installedCheck">
+                            <property name="visible">True</property>
+                            <property name="no_show_all">True</property>
+                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Installed</property>
+                            <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+                            <signal name="button_press_event" handler="cb_button_pressed"/>
+                          </widget>
+                          <packing>
+                            <property name="fill">False</property>
+                          </packing>
                         </child>
-                      </widget>
-                      <packing>
-                        <property name="top_attach">1</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">2</property>
-                        <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
-                        <property name="x_padding">5</property>
-                      </packing>
-                    </child>
-                    <child>
-                      <widget class="GtkScrolledWindow" id="useListScroll">
-                        <property name="visible">True</property>
-                        <property name="hscrollbar_policy">GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC</property>
-                        <property name="vscrollbar_policy">GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC</property>
                         <child>
-                          <widget class="GtkTreeView" id="useList">
+                          <widget class="GtkCheckButton" id="maskedCheck">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
+                            <property name="no_show_all">True</property>
+                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Masked</property>
+                            <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+                            <signal name="toggled" handler="cb_masked_toggled"/>
                           </widget>
+                          <packing>
+                            <property name="fill">False</property>
+                            <property name="position">1</property>
+                          </packing>
+                        </child>
+                        <child>
+                          <widget class="GtkCheckButton" id="testingCheck">
+                            <property name="visible">True</property>
+                            <property name="no_show_all">True</property>
+                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Testing</property>
+                            <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+                            <signal name="toggled" handler="cb_testing_toggled"/>
+                          </widget>
+                          <packing>
+                            <property name="fill">False</property>
+                            <property name="position">2</property>
+                          </packing>
                         </child>
                       </widget>
                       <packing>
+                        <property name="left_attach">1</property>
                         <property name="right_attach">2</property>
-                        <property name="top_attach">2</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">3</property>
-                        <property name="x_padding">5</property>
-                        <property name="y_padding">5</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">1</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">2</property>
+                        <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                   </widget>
@@ -650,6 +650,55 @@
           </widget>
         </child>
         <child>
+          <widget class="GtkFrame" id="syncFrame">
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+            <property name="label_xalign">0</property>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment5">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="bottom_padding">5</property>
+                <property name="left_padding">12</property>
+                <property name="right_padding">5</property>
+                <child>
+                  <widget class="GtkHBox" id="syncHB">
+                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                    <child>
+                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="syncLabel">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Sync command: </property>
+                      </widget>
+                      <packing>
+                        <property name="expand">False</property>
+                      </packing>
+                    </child>
+                    <child>
+                      <widget class="GtkEntry" id="syncCommandEdit">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                      </widget>
+                      <packing>
+                        <property name="position">1</property>
+                      </packing>
+                    </child>
+                  </widget>
+                </child>
+              </widget>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkLabel" id="label6">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Sync Options&lt;/b&gt;</property>
+                <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="type">label_item</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+          </widget>
+          <packing>
+            <property name="position">1</property>
+          </packing>
+        </child>
+        <child>
           <widget class="GtkFrame" id="updateFrame">
             <property name="visible">True</property>
             <property name="label_xalign">0</property>
@@ -697,7 +746,7 @@
             </child>
           </widget>
           <packing>
-            <property name="position">1</property>
+            <property name="position">2</property>
           </packing>
         </child>
         <child>
@@ -725,186 +774,186 @@
                       <placeholder/>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <widget class="GtkEntry" id="useFileEdit">
+                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="maskLabel">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                        <property name="xpad">5</property>
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;u&gt;&lt;i&gt;Masking Keywords&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/u&gt;</property>
+                        <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+                        <property name="single_line_mode">True</property>
                       </widget>
                       <packing>
-                        <property name="left_attach">1</property>
-                        <property name="right_attach">2</property>
-                        <property name="top_attach">3</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">4</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">7</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">8</property>
+                        <property name="y_padding">5</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="useEditLabel">
+                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="testLabel">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="xalign">0</property>
-                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">File name to use, if package.use is a directory: </property>
+                        <property name="xpad">5</property>
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;u&gt;&lt;i&gt;Testing Keywords&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/u&gt;</property>
+                        <property name="use_markup">True</property>
                         <property name="single_line_mode">True</property>
                       </widget>
                       <packing>
-                        <property name="top_attach">3</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">4</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">4</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">5</property>
+                        <property name="y_padding">5</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <widget class="GtkCheckButton" id="usePerVersionCheck">
+                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="useLabel">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
-                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Add only exact version to package.use</property>
-                        <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+                        <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                        <property name="xpad">5</property>
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;u&gt;&lt;i&gt;Use-Flags&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/u&gt;</property>
+                        <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+                        <property name="single_line_mode">True</property>
+                      </widget>
+                      <packing>
+                        <property name="top_attach">1</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">2</property>
+                        <property name="y_padding">6</property>
+                      </packing>
+                    </child>
+                    <child>
+                      <widget class="GtkEventBox" id="hintEB">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <child>
+                          <widget class="GtkFrame" id="hintFrame">
+                            <property name="visible">True</property>
+                            <property name="label_xalign">0</property>
+                            <property name="shadow_type">GTK_SHADOW_OUT</property>
+                            <child>
+                              <widget class="GtkLabel" id="hintLabel">
+                                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                                <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;u&gt;You may use the following placeholders:&lt;/u&gt;
+
+&lt;i&gt;$(cat)&lt;/i&gt;: category
+&lt;i&gt;$(pkg)&lt;/i&gt;: package name
+&lt;i&gt;$(cat-1)/$(cat-2)&lt;/i&gt;: first/second part of the category</property>
+                                <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+                              </widget>
+                            </child>
+                            <child>
+                              <placeholder/>
+                              <packing>
+                                <property name="type">label_item</property>
+                              </packing>
+                            </child>
+                          </widget>
+                        </child>
                       </widget>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="right_attach">2</property>
-                        <property name="top_attach">2</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">3</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <widget class="GtkCheckButton" id="testPerVersionCheck">
+                      <widget class="GtkCheckButton" id="maskPerVersionCheck">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
-                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Add only exact version to package.keywords</property>
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Add only exact version to package.mask/package.unmask</property>
                         <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
                       </widget>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="right_attach">2</property>
-                        <property name="top_attach">5</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">6</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">8</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">9</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="testEditLabel">
+                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="maskEditLabel">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="xalign">0</property>
-                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">File name to use, if package.keywords is a directory: </property>
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">File name to use, if package.mask/package.unmask is a directory: </property>
                         <property name="single_line_mode">True</property>
                       </widget>
                       <packing>
-                        <property name="top_attach">6</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">7</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">9</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">10</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <widget class="GtkEntry" id="testFileEdit">
+                      <widget class="GtkEntry" id="maskFileEdit">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                       </widget>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="left_attach">1</property>
                         <property name="right_attach">2</property>
-                        <property name="top_attach">6</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">7</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">9</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">10</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <widget class="GtkEntry" id="maskFileEdit">
+                      <widget class="GtkEntry" id="testFileEdit">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                       </widget>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="left_attach">1</property>
                         <property name="right_attach">2</property>
-                        <property name="top_attach">9</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">10</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">6</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">7</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="maskEditLabel">
+                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="testEditLabel">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="xalign">0</property>
-                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">File name to use, if package.mask/package.unmask is a directory: </property>
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">File name to use, if package.keywords is a directory: </property>
                         <property name="single_line_mode">True</property>
                       </widget>
                       <packing>
-                        <property name="top_attach">9</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">10</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">6</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">7</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <widget class="GtkCheckButton" id="maskPerVersionCheck">
+                      <widget class="GtkCheckButton" id="testPerVersionCheck">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
-                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Add only exact version to package.mask/package.unmask</property>
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Add only exact version to package.keywords</property>
                         <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
                       </widget>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="right_attach">2</property>
-                        <property name="top_attach">8</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">9</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">5</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">6</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <widget class="GtkEventBox" id="hintEB">
+                      <widget class="GtkCheckButton" id="usePerVersionCheck">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
-                        <child>
-                          <widget class="GtkFrame" id="hintFrame">
-                            <property name="visible">True</property>
-                            <property name="label_xalign">0</property>
-                            <property name="shadow_type">GTK_SHADOW_OUT</property>
-                            <child>
-                              <widget class="GtkLabel" id="hintLabel">
-                                <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                <property name="xalign">0</property>
-                                <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;u&gt;You may use the following placeholders:&lt;/u&gt;
-
-&lt;i&gt;$(cat)&lt;/i&gt;: category
-&lt;i&gt;$(pkg)&lt;/i&gt;: package name
-&lt;i&gt;$(cat-1)/$(cat-2)&lt;/i&gt;: first/second part of the category</property>
-                                <property name="use_markup">True</property>
-                              </widget>
-                            </child>
-                            <child>
-                              <placeholder/>
-                              <packing>
-                                <property name="type">label_item</property>
-                              </packing>
-                            </child>
-                          </widget>
-                        </child>
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Add only exact version to package.use</property>
+                        <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
                       </widget>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="right_attach">2</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">2</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">3</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="useLabel">
-                        <property name="visible">True</property>
-                        <property name="xalign">0</property>
-                        <property name="xpad">5</property>
-                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;u&gt;&lt;i&gt;Use-Flags&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/u&gt;</property>
-                        <property name="use_markup">True</property>
-                        <property name="single_line_mode">True</property>
-                      </widget>
-                      <packing>
-                        <property name="top_attach">1</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">2</property>
-                        <property name="y_padding">6</property>
-                      </packing>
-                    </child>
-                    <child>
-                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="testLabel">
+                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="useEditLabel">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="xalign">0</property>
-                        <property name="xpad">5</property>
-                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;u&gt;&lt;i&gt;Testing Keywords&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/u&gt;</property>
-                        <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">File name to use, if package.use is a directory: </property>
                         <property name="single_line_mode">True</property>
                       </widget>
                       <packing>
-                        <property name="top_attach">4</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">5</property>
-                        <property name="y_padding">5</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">3</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">4</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="maskLabel">
+                      <widget class="GtkEntry" id="useFileEdit">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
-                        <property name="xalign">0</property>
-                        <property name="xpad">5</property>
-                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;u&gt;&lt;i&gt;Masking Keywords&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/u&gt;</property>
-                        <property name="use_markup">True</property>
-                        <property name="single_line_mode">True</property>
                       </widget>
                       <packing>
-                        <property name="top_attach">7</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">8</property>
-                        <property name="y_padding">5</property>
+                        <property name="left_attach">1</property>
+                        <property name="right_attach">2</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">3</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">4</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                   </widget>
@@ -923,7 +972,7 @@
             </child>
           </widget>
           <packing>
-            <property name="position">2</property>
+            <property name="position">3</property>
           </packing>
         </child>
         <child>
@@ -952,7 +1001,7 @@
             </child>
           </widget>
           <packing>
-            <property name="position">3</property>
+            <property name="position">4</property>
           </packing>
         </child>
       </widget>
diff --git a/geneticone/gui/gtk/windows.py b/geneticone/gui/gtk/windows.py
index 659c35f..8c6febb 100644
--- a/geneticone/gui/gtk/windows.py
+++ b/geneticone/gui/gtk/windows.py
@@ -170,9 +170,10 @@ class PreferenceWindow (AbstractDialog):
 	# all edits in the window
 	# widget name -> option name
 	edits = {
-			"maskFileEdit"	: "maskFile_opt",
-			"testFileEdit"	: "testingFile_opt",
-			"useFileEdit"	: "useFile_opt"
+			"maskFileEdit"		: "maskFile_opt",
+			"testFileEdit"		: "testingFile_opt",
+			"useFileEdit"		: "useFile_opt",
+			"syncCommandEdit"	: "syncCmd_opt"
 			}
 
 	def __init__ (self, parent, cfg):
@@ -192,7 +193,6 @@ class PreferenceWindow (AbstractDialog):
 		hintEB = self.tree.get_widget("hintEB")
 		hintEB.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, gtk.gdk.color_parse("#f3f785"))
 
-
 		for box in self.checkboxes:
 			self.tree.get_widget(box).\
 					set_active(self.cfg.get_boolean(\
@@ -735,6 +735,9 @@ class MainWindow (Window):
 			flags.write_use_flags()
 		
 		if len(flags.new_masked)>0 or len(flags.new_unmasked)>0 or len(flags.newTesting)>0:
+			debug("new masked:",flags.new_masked)
+			debug("new unmasked:", flags.new_unmasked)
+			debug("new testing:", flags.newTesting)
 			changed_flags_dialog("masking keywords")
 			flags.write_masked()
 			flags.write_testing()
@@ -799,7 +802,13 @@ class MainWindow (Window):
 			not_root_dialog()
 		else:
 			self.notebook.set_current_page(self.CONSOLE_PAGE)
-			self.queue.sync()
+			cmd = self.cfg.get(self.cfg.const["syncCmd_opt"])
+
+			if cmd != "emerge --sync":
+				cmd = cmd.split()
+				self.queue.sync(cmd)
+			else:
+				self.queue.sync()
 	
 	@Window.watch_cursor
 	def cb_reload_clicked (self, action):
diff --git a/geneticone/gui/gui_helper.py b/geneticone/gui/gui_helper.py
index d116877..edddc53 100644
--- a/geneticone/gui/gui_helper.py
+++ b/geneticone/gui/gui_helper.py
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class Config:
 			"debug_opt" : "debug",
 			"oneshot_opt" : "oneshot",
 			"deep_opt" : "deep",
-			"newuse_opt" : "newuse"
+			"newuse_opt" : "newuse",
+			"syncCmd_opt" : "synccommand"
 			}
 	
 	def __init__ (self, cfgFile):
@@ -421,7 +422,7 @@ class EmergeQueue:
 			self.db.reload(cat)
 			debug("Category %s refreshed" % cat)
 
-	def _emerge (self, options, packages, it):
+	def _emerge (self, options, packages, it, command = ["/usr/bin/python","/usr/bin/emerge"]):
 		"""Calls emerge and updates the terminal.
 		
 		@param options: options to send to emerge
@@ -429,14 +430,16 @@ class EmergeQueue:
 		@param packages: packages to emerge
 		@type packages: list
 		@param it: Iterators which point to these entries whose children will be removed after completion.
-		@type it: Iterator[]"""
+		@type it: Iterator[]
+		@param command: the command to execute - default is "/usr/bin/python /usr/bin/emerge"
+		@type command: string[]"""
 
 		# open tty
 		(master, slave) = pty.openpty()
 		self.console.set_pty(master)
 		
 		# start emerge
-		process = Popen(["/usr/bin/python","/usr/bin/emerge"]+options+packages, stdout = slave, stderr = STDOUT, shell = False)
+		process = Popen(command+options+packages, stdout = slave, stderr = STDOUT, shell = False)
 		
 		# start thread waiting for the stop of emerge
 		Thread(target=self._update_packages, args=(packages+self.deps.keys(), process)).start()
@@ -511,9 +514,16 @@ class EmergeQueue:
 
 		self._emerge(options, ["world"], [self.emergeIt])
 
-	def sync (self):
-		"""Calls "emerge --sync"."""
-		self._emerge(["--sync"], [], [])
+	def sync (self, command = None):
+		"""Calls "emerge --sync".
+		
+		@param command: command to execute to sync. If None "emerge --sync" is taken.
+		@type command: string[]"""
+
+		if command == None:
+			self._emerge(["--sync"], [], [])
+		else:
+			self._emerge([],[],[], command = command)
 
 	def remove_with_children (self, it, removeNewFlags = True):
 		"""Convenience function which removes all children of an iterator and than the iterator itself.