tag 430524 confirmed clone 430524 -1 reassign -1 dpkg retitle -1 package upgrade does not replace directory with symlink thanks
Hi again, Chris Lawrence [2007-07-11 23:56 -0500]: > Here's how I worked around the bug here: > > rmdir /usr/share/postgresql/8.2/timezone > ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo /usr/share/postgresql/8.2/timezone Aah, I got it now. This is evidently a dpkg bug. The previous version ships /usr/share/postgresql/8.2/timezone/ with content, the next version ships a symlink /usr/share/postgresql/8.2/timezone -> ../../timezone. When purging the old version and installing the new one, it works, but when upgrading the package, dpkg leaves the empty directory /usr/share/postgresql/8.2/timezone/ around without replacing it with a symlink. I clone this as a dpkg bug and will put a workaround into postgresql-8.2 now. Thanks, Martin -- Martin Pitt http://www.piware.de Ubuntu Developer http://www.ubuntu.com Debian Developer http://www.debian.org
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