461642 – sys-apps/shadow: pkg_preinst can't read /etc/pam.d/login

Bug 461642 - sys-apps/shadow: pkg_preinst can't read /etc/pam.d/login

Summary: sys-apps/shadow: pkg_preinst can't read /etc/pam.d/login

Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 458548

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal major (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

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Reported:	2013-03-13 15:19 UTC by Fabio Erculiani (RETIRED)
Modified:	2013-03-14 18:38 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Fabio Erculiani (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2013-03-13 15:19:21 UTC

pkg_preinst() {
        [...]
        use pam && pam_epam_expand "${D}"/etc/pam.d/login
}

as per PMS specification, this is illegal. You cannot use ${D} in pkg_*, it breaks binpkgs.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Fabio Erculiani (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2013-03-13 15:34:39 UTC

Next time bump the ebuild revision, please!

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 458548 ***

Comment 2 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2013-03-14 18:38:03 UTC

(In reply to comment #0)

your diagnosis is wrong.  $D is valid in pkg_preinst.