--- trunk/bootstrap/mage-bootstrap.sh.in	2013/10/08 14:39:21	2180
+++ trunk/bootstrap/mage-bootstrap.sh.in	2013/10/08 14:40:13	2181
@@ -216,7 +216,10 @@
 [ -z "${BASESYSTEM}" ] && BASESYSTEM="$(< ${MY_MAGEDIR}/profiles/${PROFILE}/basesystem.defaults)"
 
 # install toolchain
-CONFIG_PROTECT="-*" MROOT="${MROOT}" MAGERC="${MAGERC}" mage install ${TOOLCHAIN} || die "toolchain install"
+if ! MROOT="${MROOT}" MAGERC="${MAGERC}" magequery -n ${TOOLCHAIN}
+then
+	CONFIG_PROTECT="-*" MROOT="${MROOT}" MAGERC="${MAGERC}" mage install ${TOOLCHAIN} || die "toolchain install"
+fi
 
 # umount dirs, they are not needed anymore
 umount ${MY_MAGEDIR} ${MY_PKGDIR} || die "umount mage/pkgdir"