About Bug#60917: I cannot upload a fixed version now.
FIX: * replace the preinst code quoted in the report by the following (please test it first). Note that it uses evil "Press RETURN"s in case something is probably broken. ===== if [ -d /usr/local/share/keytables ] then if [ -d `readlink -f /usr/local/share/keymaps` ] then mv /usr/local/share/keytables/* /usr/local/share/keymaps rmdir /usr/local/share/keytables elif [ -e /usr/local/share/keymaps ] then echo >&2 "/usr/local/share/keymaps is buggy - please check it" ls -ld /usr/local/share/keymaps >&2 echo >&2 "Press RETURN to continue" read else mv /usr/local/share/keytables /usr/local/share/keymaps fi elif [ -e /usr/local/share/keytables ] then echo >&2 <<EOF /usr/local/share/keytables is not a dir. I won't try to mess with it and you will surely want to do something with it, as the new location for local keymaps is now /usr/local/share/keymaps/. Press RETURN to continue EOF read fi ==== * add a versionned Depends on debianutils (>= 1.13.1), as advertised in the readlink(1) manpage. Testing: install the package several times, in each of the following cases: 1. /usr/local/share/keytables/ is a dir and 1a. /usr/local/share/keymaps is a dir => should move subdirs 1b. /usr/local/share/keymaps is a special file (mknod(1) it) => should complain 1c. /usr/local/share/keymaps does not exist => should move dir 2. /usr/local/share/keytables/ is a special file => should complain * maybe apply the rules in "Filesystem hierarchy"/"Site-specific programs" of the policy (create and remove /usr/local dirs from postinst/prerm), but I don't know if this should really be done for potato, better leave this for woody. -- Yann.