Re: Joe [and MANY others] doesn't delete its config directory[ies] on purge

[Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr>]

On Mon, Feb 11, 2002 at 04:07:23PM -0600, Adam Majer wrote:
> > > Joe does not delete /etc/joe on purge. postrm should check if purge
> > > is enacted and rmdir /etc/joe..
> > > 
> > > I believe this is a seroius error in the package - it leaves
> > > useless things in /etc.
> > 
> > The serious severity implies the package shouldn't be released unless this
> > bug is fixed. I don't believe this is the case :)
> 
> It makes the /etc a junkyard if you install many packages with this bug..

And it's a dpkg bug, BTW.

> The fix is trivial. Without the fix, after running Debian for years
> without reinstall, the /etc directory becomes unmanagable. It bloats like
> windows/system...

find /etc -type d -empty | xargs rmdir

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