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Bug 702602 - sys-libs/glibc-2.29-r7 - Installation of a symlink is blocked by a directory: '/lib'
Summary: sys-libs/glibc-2.29-r7 - Installation of a symlink is blocked by a directory:...
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Toolchain Maintainers
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Reported: 2019-12-12 17:24 UTC by Samuel Bernardo
Modified: 2019-12-13 19:57 UTC (History)
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Description Samuel Bernardo 2019-12-12 17:24:27 UTC
After glibc finishes the installation, the following information is given:

 * Installation of a symlink is blocked by a directory:                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 *   '/lib'                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 * This symlink will be merged with a different name:                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 *   '/lib.backup.0001'

I've already merged the new profile into my custom profile before:
https://www.gentoo.org/support/news-items/2019-06-05-amd64-17-1-profiles-are-now-stable.html

With the new multilib layout is expected that /lib is a directory and not a symlink.
Comment 1 Mike Gilbert gentoo-dev 2019-12-12 18:12:04 UTC
It sounds like something is wrong with your custom profile. It probably does not set the correct value for SYMLINK_LIB.
Comment 2 Sergei Trofimovich (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2019-12-13 19:57:37 UTC
(In reply to Samuel Bernardo from comment #0)
> After glibc finishes the installation, the following information is given:
> 
>  * Installation of a symlink is blocked by a directory:                     
> 
>  *   '/lib'                                                                 
> 
>  * This symlink will be merged with a different name:                       
> 
>  *   '/lib.backup.0001'
> 
> I've already merged the new profile into my custom profile before:
> https://www.gentoo.org/support/news-items/2019-06-05-amd64-17-1-profiles-are-
> now-stable.html
> 
> With the new multilib layout is expected that /lib is a directory and not a
> symlink.

If you still can't recover your system please post your emerge --info.