Hi Andreas, On Sat, 11 May 2013, Andreas Beckmann wrote: > > cython (0.19+git51-g3078752-1) unstable; urgency=low > > * debian/rules > > - use explicit --link-doc for dh_installdocs to get correct > > links for doc/ directories of -dbg packages
> That does not fix the upgrade issue. Rright -- and thanks for all the details -- now I remember that I ran into this issue before but forgot the details. Similarly I forgot, if every knew, the actual reason for the behavior stated in the policy you kindly referred to: " A directory will never be replaced by a symbolic link to a directory or vice versa; instead, the existing state (symlink or not) will be left alone and dpkg will follow the symlink if there is one." I wonder what was the reason for this decision -- do you have any reference or explanation/example? on a quick look everyone seems just to state that this is intentional but no good example/reason is given. technically it sounds to be feasible (just move directory into a 'backup' location, and then clean that one up in step 11 -- just as with files), so there must be some gotcha. Thanks in advance! -- Yaroslav O. Halchenko, Ph.D. http://neuro.debian.net http://www.pymvpa.org http://www.fail2ban.org Senior Research Associate, Psychological and Brain Sciences Dept. Dartmouth College, 419 Moore Hall, Hinman Box 6207, Hanover, NH 03755 Phone: +1 (603) 646-9834 Fax: +1 (603) 646-1419 WWW: http://www.linkedin.com/in/yarik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
