From: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@xxxxxxxxxxx> If the target path contains a link with an absolute path (e.g. /var/run -> /run), makedirs will target the wrong location. Resolve the path first, then append DESTDIR again if needed. Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- scripts/meson-install-dirs.py | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/scripts/meson-install-dirs.py b/scripts/meson-install-dirs.py index 14ec6b93e8..e762e44712 100644 --- a/scripts/meson-install-dirs.py +++ b/scripts/meson-install-dirs.py @@ -6,4 +6,7 @@ import sys destdir = os.environ.get('DESTDIR', os.sep) for dirname in sys.argv[1:]: - os.makedirs(os.path.join(destdir, dirname.strip(os.sep)), exist_ok=True) + realdir = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(destdir, dirname.strip(os.sep))) + if not realdir.startswith(destdir): + realdir = os.path.join(destdir, realdir.strip(os.sep)) + os.makedirs(realdir, exist_ok=True) -- 2.26.2