Small typo in the /etc/init.c/checkroot script for baselayout version 1.7.0-r1. At line 18, ebuild helper function 'eend' is invoked as 'ewend'. Special Thanks to Leo Lipelis for his excellent vimdiff update bash script for cycling through new configs after an update.
pretty sure that this is correct. Azarah added "ewend" function for a warning error. Make sure that you fully upgrade all your /etc/ files. Marking as fixed.