Package: dpkg Version: 1.4.0.31 Reproducable result of an attempt to install xemacs20-support 20.4-13 with dpkg 1.4.0.31 (Kernel 2.2.0-pre4):
> localhost:~# dpkg -D3777 -i > /var/cache/apt/archives/xemacs20-support_20.4-13.deb 2>debuglog > (Reading database ... 45624 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace xemacs20-support 20.4-5 (using > .../xemacs20-support_20.4-13.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement xemacs20-support ... core dumped The last lines of the debuglog are as follows: > D000010: tarobject ti->Name=`etc/xemacs20/site-start.d/00debian.el' > Mode=100644 owner=0.0 Type=48(-) ti->LinkName=`' > namenode=`/etc/xemacs20/site-start.d/00debian.el' flags=7 instead=`<none>' > D000200: conffderef in=`etc/xemacs20/site-start.d/00debian.el' current > working=`/etc/xemacs20/site-start.d/00debian.el' > D000020: conffderef in=`etc/xemacs20/site-start.d/00debian.el' > result=`/etc/xemacs20/site-start.d/00debian.el' > D000020: tarobject fnnf_new_conff > deref=`etc/xemacs20/site-start.d/00debian.el' > D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/etc/xemacs20/site-start.d/00debian.el' > tmp=`/etc/xemacs20/site-start.d/00debian.el.dpkg-tmp' > new=`/etc/xemacs20/site-start.d/00debian.el.dpkg-new' > D000100: tarobject already exists > D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting > `/etc/xemacs20/site-start.d/00debian.el.dpkg-new' > D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting > `/etc/xemacs20/site-start.d/00debian.el.dpkg-tmp' > D000100: tarobject NormalFile[01] open size=2441 > D000200: tarobject conffile extracted > D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/info/xemacs20-support.postrm ( postrm > upgrade 20.4-13 ) > D001000: isdirectoryinuse `/usr/local/lib/xemacs/site-lisp' (except > xemacs20-support) > D001000: isdirectoryinuse packageslump xemacs20-support ... > D001000: isdirectoryinuse considering [0] xemacs20-support ... > D001000: isdirectoryinuse no > D001000: isdirectoryinuse `/usr/local/lib/xemacs' (except xemacs20-support) > D001000: isdirectoryinuse packageslump xemacs20-support ... > D001000: isdirectoryinuse considering [0] xemacs20-support ... > D001000: isdirectoryinuse no > D001000: isdirectoryinuse `/usr/local/lib' (except xemacs20-support) > D001000: isdirectoryinuse packageslump xemacs20-support ... > D001000: isdirectoryinuse considering [0] xemacs20-support ... > D001000: isdirectoryinuse no > EOF

