Why does dpkg invoke find instead of doing own searches?

[Phil Lello <phil.lello@googlemail.com>]

Hi all,

Can someone clarify for me why dpkg invokes 'find' to search for files, 
instead of having it's own code?

Was this just done as a quick hack that worked and stayed, or are there 
compelling reasons for not internalising the find code?

Thanks,

Phil