Hi,
Please, do *not* use dlocate to locate files. I've several computers
(HPC cluster) where the dlocate database has been disabled (so there is
a database but it is totally outdated). Use documented dpkg interfaces
if you have to ask for some information. And do not remove any dangling
Package: python-central
Version: 0.6.16
Severity: serious
Starting from version 0.6.16, python-central uses dlocate to locate
files in packages. However, the dlocate database is not guaranteed, at
all, to be up-to-date. It is only updated daily by a cron job.
Hiding the design flaws (that
It was my idea to use dlocate to speed up the trigger.
Dangling symlinks are leftovers from packages built with python-central
0.6.8 and these packages don't ship these symlinks in the package, so
old dlocate database doesn't hurt (actually, it makes the trigger work
even better, see below).
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