The first para of [1] states: > Regardless of whether you are adding a group or a user, this should be > performed in the pkg_setup [...]. You may also use the pkg_preinst or ^^^^^^^^^ > pkg_setup functions for user creation, if the user is not required during ^^^^^^^^^ > or before src_install. Wasn't the second phase supposed to be pkg_postinst?
Correct. Please provide a patch
http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=proj/devmanual.git;a=commit;h=f8c2e3f3382257ece2ff7441ec56af669ccefd9d