Bug#189854: I still have /usr/doc/libc6 and /usr/doc/libc6-dev ..

[GOTO Masanori <gotom@debian.or.jp>]

At Sun, 20 Apr 2003 13:02:27 -0400,
Joey Hess wrote:
> 
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> GOTO Masanori wrote:
> > It seems that this problem exists in almost glibc packages; libc6,
> > libc6-dev, libc6-pic, libc6-dbg, libc6-prof, locales, nscd,
> > glibc-doc...
> 
> Yeah, I later noticed it in glibc-doc and locales as well, after filing
> the bug.
> 
> > I decided to add that code to prerm in all glibc derived packages, is
> > it ok?
> 
> It should be in the postinst, not the prerm. If it's in the prerm it
> will only take effect after two upgrades, you want it to take effect on
> the next upgrade.

Thanks, I follow your suggestion; I would like to add the below code
which removes <package> symlink forcedly in postinst for almost glibc
packages.  We remove this code after sarge released.

if [ -L /usr/doc/<package> ]; then
        rm -f /usr/doc/<package>
fi

Regards,
-- gotom