Bug#496548: xmodmap in xdm Xsetup, empty modifier map, broken Shift

[Ian Jackson <ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk>]

Ian Jackson writes ("Re: Bug#496548: xmodmap in xdm Xsetup, empty modifier map, broken 	Shift"):
> Julien Cristau writes ("Re: Bug#496548: xmodmap in xdm Xsetup, empty modifier map, broken 	Shift"):
> > Hrm.  Why is dpkg unpacking xkb-data before removing -legacy?  Looks
> > like some Conflicts/Replaces are missing there.
> 
> Because that's what an in-place replacement looks like.  That's
> precisely the consequence of the Conflicts.

Sorry, thaat was perhaps rather terse.  See policy 6.6, bullet 2 and
the rest of the consequences.

Does xkb-data intentionally contain a nondirectory where
xkb-data-legacy contains a directory ?

Ian.