Package: dpkg Version: 1.10.27 Severity: important Although I cannot imagine a sane reason to divert a file to itself, I happened to do this due to a typo in a script. I do not think there is a reason for dpkg-divert to delete the diverted file in that case. If such a reason exists, maybe one can add a security question and a --force option for scripts.
host:/lib/modules# find /lib/modules/ | grep isdnloop /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-686/kernel/drivers/isdn/isdnloop /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-686/kernel/drivers/isdn/isdnloop/isdnloop.ko host:/lib/modules# dpkg-divert --rename --divert /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-686/kernel/drivers/isdn/isdnloop/isdnloop.ko /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-686/kernel/drivers/isdn/isdnloop/isdnloop.ko Adding `local diversion of /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-686/kernel/drivers/isdn/isdnloop/isdnloop.ko to /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-686/kernel/drivers/isdn/isdnloop/isdnloop.ko' host:/lib/modules# find /lib/modules/ | grep isdnloop /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-686/kernel/drivers/isdn/isdnloop host:/lib/modules# dpkg-divert --remove /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-686/kernel/drivers/isdn/isdnloop/isdnloop.ko Removing `local diversion of /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-686/kernel/drivers/isdn/isdnloop/isdnloop.ko to /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-686/kernel/drivers/isdn/isdnloop/isdnloop.ko' host:/lib/modules# find /lib/modules/ | grep isdnloop /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-686/kernel/drivers/isdn/isdnloop Regards, Jim
