Bugzilla Bug 72706

just noticed it, will have a look at it later

>>> Install pwlib-1.6.6 into /var/tmp/portage/pwlib-1.6.6/image/ category dev-li bs
mkdir -p /var/tmp/portage/pwlib-1.6.6/image//usr/include
mkdir -p /var/tmp/portage/pwlib-1.6.6/image//usr/bin
mkdir -p /var/tmp/portage/pwlib-1.6.6/image//usr/share/pwlib
mkdir -p /var/tmp/portage/pwlib-1.6.6/image//usr/share/pwlib/make/
mkdir -p //usr/lib
mkdir -p //usr/lib/pwlib
ACCESS DENIED  mkdir:     /usr/lib64/pwlib
mkdir: cannot create directory `//usr/lib/pwlib': Permission denied
make: *** [install] Error 1

!!! ERROR: dev-libs/pwlib-1.6.6 failed.
!!! Function src_install, Line 112, Exitcode 2
!!! install failed
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message.

--------------------------- ACCESS VIOLATION SUMMARY ---------------------------
LOG FILE = "/tmp/sandbox-dev-libs_-_pwlib-1.6.6-6375.log"

mkdir:     /usr/lib64/pwlib
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I had the same problem and fixed it by editing the ebuild and putting addwrite
"/usr/lib" as the top line of src_install() 

Installed and worked fine after that.

I tried editing the ebuild too, but it didn't solve the problem for me.

Your output does actually say

"ACCESS DENIED  mkdir:     /usr/lib64/pwlib"

to be honest I can't remember what mine did say now but only that it looked the same as yours. Perhaps though you should try adding

addwrite "/usr/lib64"

instead/aswell as

only guessing here ;)

this is not what we want, because the ebuild is still putting stuff into
/usr/lib, and on 64bit arches, /usr/lib should only contain 32bit-libs.
addwrite is a nice workaround indeed, but it's not the proper solution

Simon,

Thanks for that comment, I didn't realise that. If I wanted to create a work around for this then what do you suggest should be the correct method?

just make a port-overlay, set the variable in make.conf and add addwrite
/usr/lib64.

I ran into the same problem while running 'emerge world --emptytree --deep
--update', but for pwlib-1.6.3-r2.

This was the contents of /tmp/sandbox-dev-libs_-_pwlib-1.6.3-r2-8879.log :

open_wr:   /usr/lib/libpt_linux_x86_64_r.so.1.6.3
unlink:    /usr/lib/libpt_linux_x86_64_r.so.1.6.3

I believe I have a solution to the problem including 2 patches. the whole
process and the diffs can be found in:
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=1922128#1922128

*** Bug 79667 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

1.8.3-r1 works and marked stable