Package: dpkg Version: 1.9.21 (i386) If a directory that dpkg wants to create when installing a package already exists as a symlink, it treats it the same as if it was a directory. When in /usr/local this is not correct behaviour and could cause problems.
I will explain using the context in which the bug was discovered as an example : the package zsh contains directories in /usr/local : /usr/local/share /usr/local/share/zsh /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions If for some reason when this package comes to be installed, share/ already exists as a symlink to another directory, the zsh stuff will be put in that directory. This can happen in certain circumstances when using stow. I believe the correct action for dselect upon detecting this situation would be to ask the user or to abort installation of the package. At the moment it does not appear even to notice. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. -- Daniel
