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