IMHO, the message should not be : LOG: postinst run "paperconfig -p letter" to use letter-pagesizes because the tool is paperconf and not paperconfig.
unique ~ # paperconfig --help Usage: paperconfig [ -v, --version ] [ -h, --help ] [ -p, --paper name | --force ] Options: -v, --verbose print version information and exit -h, --help print this help and exit -p, --paper name specify the paper to use --force force paper configuration unique ~ # paperconfig -p letter unique ~ # which paperconfig /usr/sbin/paperconfig unique ~ # qlist -CIv libpaper app-text/libpaper-1.1.21
Oh, sorry, I didn't try as root. libpaper contain paperconf AND paperconfig, and paperconfig isn't in user path (/usr/sbin/).
right, changed it a bit. elog "run \"paperconfig -p letter\" as root to use letter-pagesizes" elog "or paperconf with normal user privileges." thanks