#!/usr/bin/python3

import io
import subprocess

def start():
    isBinhost = []
    portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--info', '--verbose'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
    stdout, stderr = portageExec.communicate()

    for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
        if "PORTAGE_BINHOST" in portageOutput.rstrip():
            isBinhost = str(portageOutput.rstrip().split("=")[1].strip('\"'))

    return isBinhost