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Bug 46301

Summary: app-doc/selfhtml-8.0-r1 fails in first emerge because of a missing directory, but installs fine if remerged. unmerge fails, too.
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: Daniel Nienhaus <nienhs>
Component: New packagesAssignee: Lars Weiler (RETIRED) <pylon>
Status: RESOLVED INVALID    
Severity: minor    
Priority: Low    
Version: 1.4   
Hardware: x86   
OS: Linux   
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Description Daniel Nienhaus 2004-03-30 15:39:46 UTC
Portage 2.0.50-r1 (default-x86-1.4, gcc-3.3.2, glibc-2.3.2-r9, 2.4.20-gaming-r3)

app-doc/selfhtml-8.0-r1 fails to emerge in first run without a previous version installed. portage will report it installed correctly but it complains:

<snip>
>>> Install selfhtml-8.0-r1 into /var/tmp/portage/selfhtml-8.0-r1/image/ category app-doc
cp: `/usr/share/doc/selfhtml-8.0-r1/html': specified destination directory does not exist
Try `cp --help' for more information.
</snip>

`/usr/share/doc/selfhtml-8.0-r1/html' is created during the merge, but no files are copied to it. a remerge installs all the files correctly.

unmerging removes the package from the installed ebuilds but does not actually delete any files.
Comment 1 Lars Weiler (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-04-18 17:19:25 UTC
I can't reproduce the problem.  It installs and deinstalls fine on my system.  Maybe I changed the code in the meantime...