I'm pretty sure I haven't seen such errors before upgrading to _pre18. # etc-update shell-init: could not get current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory Scanning Configuration files... shell-init: could not get current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory shell-init: could not get current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory shell-init: could not get current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory The following is the list of files which need updating, each configuration file is followed by a list of possible replacement files. 1) /etc/mplayer.conf /etc/._cfg0000_mplayer.conf Please select a file to edit by entering the corresponding number. (-1 to exit) (-3 to auto merge all remaining files) (-5 to auto-merge AND not use 'mv -i'): # qpkg -f /usr/sbin/etc-update shell-init: could not get current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory sys-apps/portage *
cd / etc-update it's cause you removed your working dir ... i do it all the time :) afaik, theres no way to fix those warnings when using bash scripts ... ive tried ...
interesting. ;) i'm pretty sure this message can be surpressed, but even if, it should not be necassary. thanks for the thought-provoking impulse.