Dear Joseph Carter,
I'm sorry to shout but please read what I write.
> All right dammit, here we go... built a package crap 1.0-1, here is the
> listing:
>...
> /usr/lib/crap/olddir
>...
> Do you believe us yet? What more proof do you possibly need?
I am happy to tell you that we agree completely on the behaviour of dpkg on
your example. But you are ignoring a very important aspect of my proposal:
THIS ONLY HAPPENS FOR DIRECTORIES INTERNAL TO PACKAGES. It happens because
olddir is actually REMOVED by the deinstallation.
For directories that are not removed there is NO PROBLEM. Fortunately
/usr/doc is not removed unless everything is removed. This is a crucial
property of the proposal. Now back to the regular (constructive)
discussion...our goal is to find a solution, after all :)
What other problems could there be with my proposal.
Enjoy,
Kristoffer
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