Bug#2451: Dpkg doesn't allow packages to change section

[Erick Branderhorst <branderhorst@fgg.eur.nl>]

Dpkg doesn't pay attention to changed section in control file of upgraded
package.

Erick
# dpkg -i libdb1-1.85.2-6.deb
(Reading database ... 23364 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libdb1 (using libdb1-1.85.2-6.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libdb1 ...
Setting up libdb1 ...

# dpkg --info libdb1-1.85.2-6.deb
 old debian package, version 0.939000.
 size 33649 bytes: control archive= 390, main archive= 33246.
     236 bytes,     9 lines      control
      96 bytes,     6 lines      postinst             #!/bin/sh
 Package: libdb1
 Version: 1.85.2-6
 Maintainer: Ray Dassen <jdassen@wi.LeidenUniv.nl>
 Section: base
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Description: the Berkeley database routines (runtime version).
 Depends: libc5 (>=5.2.16-1)
 Source: libdb
 Provides: libdb
 Conflicts: libdb

# dpkg --status libdb1
Package: libdb1
Status: install ok installed
Priority: standard
Section: devel
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Maintainer: Ray Dassen <jdassen@wi.LeidenUniv.nl>
Version: 1.85.2-6
Provides: libdb
Depends: libc5 (>=5.2.16-1)
Conflicts: libdb
Description: the Berkeley database routines (runtime version).
Source: libdb

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Erick Branderhorst@heel.fgg.eur.nl +31-10-4635142
Department of General Surgery (Intensive Care) University Hospital Rotterdam NL