Package: dpkg Version: 1.15.5.6 Severity: normal Let's do a small experiment:
root# dpkg -i dummy_1_all.deb Selecting previously deselected package dummy. (Reading database ... 288646 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking dummy (from dummy_1_all.deb) ... Setting up dummy (1) ... # No postinst, no preinst, nothing root# cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/dummy.conffiles /etc/dummy/test1 root# ls -l /etc/dummy/test1 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9 Mar 18 01:01 /etc/dummy/test1 root# cat /etc/dummy/test1 coshoopu root# echo "I am a bug" > /tmp/a root# rm /etc/dummy/test1; ln -s /tmp/a /etc/dummy/test1; cat /etc/dummy/test1 I am a bug root# ls -l /etc/dummy/test1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Mar 19 22:24 /etc/dummy/test1 -> /tmp/a root# dpkg -P dummy (Reading database ... 288643 files and directories currently installed.) Removing dummy ... Purging configuration files for dummy ... dpkg: warning: while removing dummy, directory '/etc/dummy' not empty so not removed. root# ls -l /etc/dummy/ total 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Mar 19 22:24 test1 -> /tmp/a root# ls -l /tmp/a ls: cannot access /tmp/a: No such file or directory ###################################### The target of the symlink was deleted, not the symlink itself. This can lead to unexpected user data (I deem this rather unimportant as it is a cornercase) and leaves garbage behind. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (800, 'unstable'), (700, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (50, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-3-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages dpkg depends on: ii coreutils 8.4-2 GNU core utilities ii libc6 2.10.2-6 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii lzma 4.43-14 Compression method of 7z format in dpkg recommends no packages. Versions of packages dpkg suggests: ii apt 0.7.25.3 Advanced front-end for dpkg -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
