> > I don't think it would be wise to let the result to depend on the > > upgrade order. Instead, dpkg should stop creating the symlink for this > > to work in a predictable way. > > I really don't see why you should require dpkg to change first. Change > base-files at your convenience, dpkg will be changed on its own accord.
If they finally don't change the postinst before the release of sarge, what I describe will probably happen. I prefer to be safe, that's all.

