On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 3:01 PM Michael Orlitzky <m...@gentoo.org> wrote: > > On 8/15/19 11:43 AM, Mike Gilbert wrote: > > > > + # Path might be missing due to INSTALL_MASK, etc. > > + # https://bugs.gentoo.org/691478 > > + if [[ ! -e "${ED}/${ACCT_USER_HOME#/}" ]]; then > > + eerror "Home directory is missing from the > > installation image:" > > + eerror " ${ACCT_USER_HOME}" > > + eerror "Check INSTALL_MASK for entries that would > > cause this." > > + die "${ACCT_USER_HOME} does not exist" > > + fi > > This suggests that the problem is with the user's INSTALL_MASK, and not > with the package that crashed. I would rather they file a bug than > change their mask entry. But, I guess it's pretty easy these days to > grep the whole acct-user category for issues like this that I missed on > the mailing list. >
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