I did a _re-install_ (remove failed with same error) of package vim-tiny. This bug appears to have disappeared on all packages since. Very strange... Perhaps this will provide a workaround for the time being.
- Bug#399024: vim: Upgrade fails because of missing man page ... James Vega
- Bug#399024: vim: Upgrade fails because of missing man ... Larry Lade
- Bug#399024: vim: Upgrade fails because of missing man ... James Vega
- Bug#399024: vim: Upgrade fails because of missing man ... Dreambuster
- Bug#399024: vim: Upgrade fails because of missing man ... Bas Zoetekouw