Hi, I'm sorry, but I can't go now and search the database of dpkg bugs for this, so I'll ask here:
Is it just me, or does (slink's) dpkg not replace directories with symlinks? Example: old dotfile-bash package created /usr/doc/dotfile-bash directory, and put files in it. Now I've changed it to create /usr/doc/dotfile directory and put files in it, and to create a symlink in /usr/doc, dotfile-bash -> dotfile. Now, when I tried upgrading the package, it didn't work out as I had expected, instead, the /usr/doc/dotfile-bash was an empty directory. Dpkg didn't report the usual 'warning: directory /usr/doc/dotfile-bash not empty so not removing'. I managed the problem easily in the new package preinst with this: if [ -d /usr/doc/dotfile-bash ]; then rm -r /usr/doc/dotfile-bash && ln -sf dotfile /usr/doc/dotfile-bash fi But I don't like it. BTW please CC: me on replies, I'm not subscribe to this list. -- enJoy -*/\*- http://jagor.srce.hr/~jrodin/
