Bug#266379: Can't rm directory in postinst

[Martin Schulze <joey@infodrom.org>]

Frank Küster wrote:
> > During the ugrade of a sid chroot I noticed the following error:
> >
> > (Reading database ... 61584 files and directories currently installed.)
> > Preparing to replace tetex-bin 2.0.2-15 (using .../tetex-bin_2.0.2-18_hppa.deb) ...
> > Unpacking replacement tetex-bin ...
> > rm: cannot remove `/usr/share/texmf/web2c': Is a directory
> > Selecting previously deselected package tetex-base.
> > Unpacking tetex-base (from .../tetex-base_2.0.2a-3_all.deb) ...
> 
> This file has been a symlink previously. In the preinst, this symlink is
> removed[1], and the new package contains it as a directory. I do not
> understand the error message - either it is not a directory (it is
> non-existent, only in the filelist), or it is a directory, but there's
> no reason why it should be removed. 
> 
> I appreciate any hints how this error messages comes about, and how I
> can prevent it. But currently I'm happy to live with it, because only
> this way the symlink is in fact transformed to a directory.

If I remember correctly it was the unstable chroot on paer.  Feel free
to investigate the problem on your own since you've got an acount on
it.  Maybe you find the problem.

Regards,

	Joey

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