Source: mutt
Version: 1.5.21-6
Severity: minor

If /var/mail is world-writable, the build fails like this:

dh_install
cp: cannot stat ‘debian/tmp/debian/tmp/usr/bin/mutt_dotlock’: No such file or 
directory
dh_install: cp -a debian/tmp/debian/tmp/usr/bin/mutt_dotlock 
debian/mutt//usr/bin/ returned exit code 1
make: *** [install] Error 2
dpkg-buildpackage: error: fakeroot debian/rules binary gave error exit status 2
debuild: fatal error at line 1357:
dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -D -us -uc failed

It's an edgecase, but having it in the bug database might save another dev some
debugging.  I've a vague recollection that the directory permissions were set
like that when trying to strace mutt.

Regards,
Steve


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