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diff --git a/dev-libs/glib/files/glib-2.30.1-homedir-env.patch b/dev-libs/glib/files/glib-2.30.1-homedir-env.patch
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+++ b/dev-libs/glib/files/glib-2.30.1-homedir-env.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+Description: Handle the G_HOME environment variable to override the passwd entry
+ This will allow to fix various kinds of build failures due to restricted
+ build environments.
+Author: Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>
+Origin: vendor
+
+--- a/docs/reference/glib/running.sgml
++++ b/docs/reference/glib/running.sgml
+@@ -213,6 +213,22 @@
+   </para>
+ </formalpara>
+ 
++<formalpara id="G_HOME">
++  <title><envar>G_HOME</envar></title>
++
++  <para>
++    For various reasons, GLib applications ignore the <envar>HOME</envar>
++    environment variable on Unix systems and will use the user directory
++    as specified by the <filename>passwd</filename> entry, which is more
++    reliable.
++  </para>
++  <para>
++    The <envar>G_HOME</envar> environment variable will override any
++    other setting for the home directory. It is not meant for daily usage,
++    but it is useful in testing or building environments.
++  </para>
++</formalpara>
++
+ </refsect2>
+ 
+ <refsect2 id="setlocale">
+--- a/glib/gutils.c
++++ b/glib/gutils.c
+@@ -1626,11 +1626,14 @@
+     }
+ #endif	/* !G_OS_WIN32 */
+   
++  g_home_dir = g_strdup (g_getenv ("G_HOME"));
++  
+ #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+   /* We check $HOME first for Win32, though it is a last resort for Unix
+    * where we prefer the results of getpwuid().
+    */
+-  g_home_dir = g_strdup (g_getenv ("HOME"));
++  if (!g_home_dir)
++    g_home_dir = g_strdup (g_getenv ("HOME"));
+ 
+   /* Only believe HOME if it is an absolute path and exists */
+   if (g_home_dir)
+@@ -1926,6 +1929,11 @@
+  *      homedir = g_get_home_dir (<!-- -->);
+  * ]|
+  *
++ * However, to allow changing this value for testing and development
++ * purposes, the value of the <envar>G_HOME</envar> environment 
++ * variable, if set, will override the <filename>passwd</filename>
++ * entry.
++ *
+  * Returns: the current user's home directory
+  */
+ G_CONST_RETURN gchar*