Package: dpkg Version: 1.4.0.23.2 dpkg registers the diversion even if the renaming of the file to be diverted fails (eg. the partition is mounted read-only). Therefore, after the problem is fixed (I remounted the partition rw), reinstallation of the package does not rename the diverted file anymore but overwrite it.
IMO, dpkg-divert should not register the diversion when rename() fails. Below is the output of dpkg when it failed the first time. Regards. # dpkg -i /disks/debian2/dists/slink/main/binary-all/base/dpkg-multicd_0.11.deb (Reading database ... 29460 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking dpkg-multicd (from .../base/dpkg-multicd_0.11.deb) ... Leaving `diversion of /usr/bin/dpkg-scanpackages to /usr/bin/dpkg-scanpackages.dpkg by dpkg-multicd' Adding `diversion of /usr/man/man8/dpkg-scanpackages.8.gz to /usr/man/man8/dpkg-scanpackages.dpkg.8.gz by dpkg-multicd' dpkg-divert: rename: rename `/usr/man/man8/dpkg-scanpackages.8.gz' to `/usr/man/man8/dpkg-scanpackages.dpkg.8.gz': Read-only file system dpkg: error processing /disks/debian2/dists/slink/main/binary-all/base/dpkg-multicd_0.11.deb (--install): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: /disks/debian2/dists/slink/main/binary-all/base/dpkg-multicd_0.11.deb # dpkg -S /usr/bin/dpkg-scanpackages diversion by dpkg-multicd from: /usr/bin/dpkg-scanpackages diversion by dpkg-multicd to: /usr/bin/dpkg-scanpackages.dpkg dpkg-dev, dpkg-multicd: /usr/bin/dpkg-scanpackages # ls -l /usr/bin/dpkg-scanpackages* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 6388 Nov 22 21:06 /usr/bin/dpkg-scanpackages -- Eric Delaunay | "La guerre justifie l'existence des militaires. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | En les supprimant." Henri Jeanson (1900-1970)
