Bug#58878: apt might delete empty directories after purging config files

[<ingok@gmx.de>]

Package: apt
Version: 0.3.17
Severity: wishlist

hi,

after purging the config files, the directory is empty
and could have been be removed.

ingo

(Reading database ... 88941 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing apt-proxy ...
dpkg - warning: while removing apt-proxy, directory `/etc/apt-proxy' not empty so not removed.
Purging configuration files for apt-proxy ...


-- System Information
Debian Release: potato
Kernel Version: Linux none 2.2.10 #2 Sat Nov 13 17:41:38 CET 1999 i586 unknown

Versions of the packages apt depends on:
hi  libc6          2.1.2-10       GNU C Library: Shared libraries and timezone
hi  libstdc++2.10  2.95.2-3       The GNU stdc++ library