On 2009-06-20 21:24 +0200, Clint Adams wrote: > On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 02:10:25PM +0200, Goswin Brederlow wrote: >> you actually managed to completly screw the pooch with the /usr/lib32 >> transition from link to directory and now on existing installations it >> remains a link. Now /emul/ia32-linux/[usr/]lib contains files that > > Why would it remain a link? Is there a bug in dpkg?
No, this behavior is documented in Policy ยง6.6: A directory will never be replaced by a symbolic link to a directory or vice versa; instead, the existing state (symlink or not) will be left alone and `dpkg' will follow the symlink if there is one. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-glibc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org