The ${S} variable assumes that the tar.gz file unpacks to a folder called ${PN} (karamba-xmmsbar}. The tar.gz file unpacks to the folder 'xmmsbar'. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge karamba-xmmsbar Actual Results: cp: cannot stat `xmmsbar.theme': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `xmmsbar.py': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `pics': No such file or directory /usr/lib/portage/bin/dodoc: README does not exist. Expected Results: ./ ./usr/ ./usr/share/ ./usr/share/karamba/ ./usr/share/karamba/themes/ ./usr/share/karamba/themes/xmmsbar/ ./usr/share/karamba/themes/xmmsbar/xmmsbar.theme ./usr/share/karamba/themes/xmmsbar/xmmsbar.py ./usr/share/karamba/themes/xmmsbar/pics/ ./usr/share/karamba/themes/xmmsbar/pics/xmms_background.png ./usr/share/karamba/themes/xmmsbar/pics/xmms_bar_background.png ./usr/share/karamba/themes/xmmsbar/pics/xmms_bar.png ./usr/share/karamba/themes/xmmsbar/pics/xmmsbar.png ./usr/share/karamba/themes/xmmsbar/pics/xmms_buttons_dimmed.png ./usr/share/karamba/themes/xmmsbar/pics/xmms_buttons.png ./usr/share/karamba/themes/xmmsbar/pics/.xvpics/ ./usr/share/karamba/themes/xmmsbar/pics/.xvpics/xmmsbar.png ./usr/share/karamba/themes/xmmsbar/pics/.xvpics/xmmsbar.xcf ./usr/share/karamba/themes/xmmsbar/pics/.xvpics/xmms_bar.png ./usr/share/karamba/themes/xmmsbar/pics/xmmsbar.xcf ./usr/share/doc/ ./usr/share/doc/karamba-xmmsbar-0.3/ ./usr/share/doc/karamba-xmmsbar-0.3/README.gz Simply changing the assignment to S in the ebuild fixes this: - S=${WORKDIR}/${PN} + S=${WORKDIR}/xmmsbar
no maintainer listed -- sending to sound team
thanks for your report, updated S as suggested. i'Ve also added a metadata.xml and added the soundherd as maintainer