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Bug#26723: apt: apt 0.1.6 installs not correctly



Package: apt
Version: 0.1.6

I found a problem when i downloaded and installed programs with apt version
0.1.6 (if i remember correctly older versions i used didn't show this
problem). I was able to reproduce the bug with wmaker_0.19.3-1:

I downloaded wmaker_0.19.3-1 with apt. When apt tries to unpack and setup
wmaker, the directory /etc/GNUstep/Defaults is left empty. But in wmaker are
config-files which have to be unpacked there. If i use dpkg -i
wmaker_0.19.3-1 the package is be installed correctly, namley with all files
in /etc/GNUstep/Defaults unpacked.

It makes no difference, if i use dselect with method apt or if i use apt-get
on the commandline.

If find it also anoying that downloaded files are being deleted if i use the
apt-method in dselect. I would much prefer it if, like ftp-method, i would
be asks, if the downloaded files should be erased.

-- System Information
Debian Release: slink
Kernel Version: Linux teddy 2.0.34 #1 Thu Sep 10 17:59:05 CEST 1998 i586 unknown

Versions of the packages apt depends on:
ii  libc6           2.0.7t-1       The GNU C library version 2 (run-time files)
ii  libstdc++2.8    2.90.29-0.6    The GNU stdc++ library (egcs version)

--- Begin /etc/apt/sources.list (modified conffile)
deb ftp://ftp.de.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free non-US

--- End /etc/apt/sources.list


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