it seems the problem stems from the use of symbolic links in xmess-sdl, xmess-x, xmame-x. xmame-sdl in debian 6
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=685653#25 details the same problem in another debian package on a debian 6 dpkg -L xmess-x | xargs file | grep "symbolic link" /usr/share/doc/xmess-x: symbolic link to `xmess-common' /usr/share/man/man6/xmess.x11.6.gz: symbolic link to `xmess.6.gz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
