=== modified file 'NEWS'
--- NEWS	2008-04-28 10:53:44 +0000
+++ NEWS	2008-04-29 06:03:23 +0000
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 See ChangeLog for full commit logs; this is summarized/major changes.
 
 
+* pebuild breakage introduced in 11/07 is corrected; back to working.
+
 * 'info' messages during merging are now displayed by default- new debug
   message type was added that isn't displayed by default.
 

=== modified file 'pkgcore/scripts/pebuild.py'
--- pkgcore/scripts/pebuild.py	2007-11-09 15:51:21 +0000
+++ pkgcore/scripts/pebuild.py	2008-04-29 06:03:23 +0000
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
         try:
             values.atom = atom.atom(args[0])
         except errors.MalformedAtom, e:
-            self.error(str(e))
+            self.error(e)
         values.phases = args[1:]
         return values, ()
 
 def main(options, out, err):
-    pkgs = options.config.get_default('domain').all_repos.match(str(options.atom))
+    pkgs = options.config.get_default('domain').all_repos.match(options.atom)
     if not pkgs:
         err.write('got no matches for %s\n' % (options.atom,))
         return 1