Suppose version 1 of the package had a file named /foo/A, and version 2 had changed the location to be /bar/A.
Without doing anything special on the part of the developer, is it always true that upgrading the package version 1->2 will remove /foo/A before installing /bar/A? If so, has there ever been a bug (in dpkg/apt/whatever) that broke this? I ask because I have suddenly discovered /usr/bin/gvx (dated from march 2000) which is the old location for /usr/lib/geomview/gvx. I changed the location when I adopted the package last fall. I'm wondering if I now need to add a "rm -f /usr/bin/gvx" in the postinst. Regards, -S -- by Rocket to the Moon, by Airplane to the Rocket, by Taxi to the Airport, by Frontdoor to the Taxi, by throwing back the blanket and laying down the legs ... - They Might Be Giants
