> It looks like _pkgname in the PKGBUILD overrides a variable which is > internal to db-update and happens to have the same name. > > Here are the relevant lines in /arch/db-update: > http://pastebin.com/f2b478ad - see my comments on each highlighted line > for what I believe is going on and causes it to fail. > > I would suggest losing the _pkgname in the PKGBUILD, but there may be a > better and more universal solution.
Thanks. I really had no idea what the problem was based on the message. I didn't even consider that it might be due to an overridden variable. Namespace clutter... yet another reason to ditch bash PKGBUILDs :P
