Bug#355448: ocaml-base-nox: leaves dirs in /usr/local after purge

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Sun, Mar 05, 2006 at 08:11:50PM +0200, Lars Wirzenius wrote:
> Package: ocaml-base-nox
> Version: 3.09.1-3
> 
> When testing ocaml-base-nox with piuparts, I get the following error:
> 
> 2m2.1s ERROR: Package purging left files on system:
>   /usr/local/lib/ocaml
>   /usr/local/lib/ocaml/3.08.3
>   /usr/local/lib/ocaml/3.08.3/stublibs
> 
> This happens when testing upgrades from sarge to etch to sid. These
> directories should be removed when the package is removed, if they are
> still empty, as per policy 9.1.2.

First, those dirs should not come with 3.09.1-3, but from an older 3.08.3-X
version of the package.

Second, those dirs contain user-supplied libraries, and i am not sure to
remove them if they are non-empty is the right thing to do.

Friendly,

Sven Luther