header.sh: Ensure error mesage is emitted when $HOME is not writable (#…

…669) * header.sh: Ensure error mesage is emitted when $HOME is not writable I am not familar with this project's Issue/PR process. I place this one line change in the public domain and do not require any attribution. conda/conda#12642 ContinuumIO/anaconda-issues#13189 CLA should be completed now. * Add some comments * add news [skip ci] --------- Co-authored-by: jaimergp <[email protected]>
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diff --git a/constructor/header.sh b/constructor/header.sh
@@ -437,7 +437,9 @@ export FORCE
 # https://github.com/ContinuumIO/anaconda-issues/issues/11148
 # First try to fix it (this apparently didn't work; QA reported the issue again)
 # https://github.com/conda/conda/pull/9073
-mkdir -p ~/.conda > /dev/null 2>&1
+# Avoid silent errors when $HOME is not writable
+# https://github.com/conda/constructor/pull/669
+test -d ~/.conda || mkdir -p ~/.conda >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || test -d ~/.conda || mkdir ~/.conda
 
 printf "\nInstalling base environment...\n\n"
 

diff --git a/news/669-mkdir-home b/news/669-mkdir-home
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+### Enhancements
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* Ensure error mesage is emitted when `$HOME` is not writable in shell installers. (#669)
+
+### Deprecations
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Docs
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Other
+
+* <news item>