--- SConstruct.orig	2011-04-06 06:40:13.000000000 +0200
+++ SConstruct	2011-04-09 10:59:56.000000000 +0200
@@ -679,7 +679,10 @@
 
     #make scons colorgcc friendly
     env['ENV']['HOME'] = os.environ['HOME']
-    env['ENV']['TERM'] = os.environ['TERM']
+    try:
+        env['ENV']['TERM'] = os.environ['TERM']
+    except KeyError:
+        env['ENV']['TERM'] = 'dumb'
 
     if linux and has_option( "sharedclient" ):
         env.Append( LINKFLAGS=" -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,-zdefs " )