The same thing is true if you install from the 3.2-branch, or at least it was in the 3.2.0 days
I'm currently running a build from svn 3.2-branch, and it /seems/ to be working correctly. There are, at least, files being pulled into my LOCALSTATEDIR for both SARE & SA-Distrib rules. --lint passes with no complaints. -- Thanks, JTDeLys