Bug 653642

Summary:	dev-libs/klibc-2.0.4-r3: Installation of a symlink is blocked by a directory
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	augustin <gentoo-bugs-augustin>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	No maintainer - Look at https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Proxy_Maintainers if you want to take care of it <maintainer-needed>
Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO
Severity:	major	CC:	jstein
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description augustin 2018-04-21 01:58:47 UTC

klibc successfully emerged but:

 * Messages for package dev-libs/klibc-2.0.4-r3:
 * 
 * Installation of a symlink is blocked by a directory:
 *   '/usr/lib64/klibc/include/linux'
 * This symlink will be merged with a different name:
 *   '/usr/lib64/klibc/include/linux.backup.0001'
 * 
 * 
 * Installation of a symlink is blocked by a directory:
 *   '/usr/lib64/klibc/include/asm-generic'
 * This symlink will be merged with a different name:
 *   '/usr/lib64/klibc/include/asm-generic.backup.0001'
 * 
 * 
 * Installation of a symlink is blocked by a directory:
 *   '/usr/lib64/klibc/include/asm'
 * This symlink will be merged with a different name:
 *   '/usr/lib64/klibc/include/asm.backup.0001'
 * 


According to the timestamps, the blocking directories were all installed back when I emerged dev-libs/klibc-2.0.4-r2. 
The directories appear to be empty. 
I am guessing that the proper way to fix the system is to remove the directories and put the symlinks instead.

Comment 1 Jonas Stein gentoo-dev

2018-04-21 08:16:33 UTC

Thank you for the report. Please recompile and *attach* the logfiles and 
paste the emerge info as described on
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Attach_the_logs_to_the_bug_ticket
Please reopen this ticket (Status:unconfirmed) afterwards.