Comment 25 for bug 399522

(In reply to comment #14)
> + 04 May 2010; Daniel Pielmeier <email address hidden>
> + files/hplip-3.10.2-plugin.patch:
> + Another try to fix plugin installation. This should fix bug #274538 and
> + #316777.
>
> Apparently the upstream patch did not fix the problem so I replaced it with a
> new one. See also bug #316777. The user confirmed that the issue is fixed with
> the new patch, so I will close this for now. If there are still issues please
> reopen.
>

I just had the same problem with 3.10.6. It appears the plugin patch was dropped between the 3.10.5 and 3.10.6 ebuilds. I applied a similar patch (solved the issue on my own before I found this bug) and it fixed the issue.