Marking invalid, based on comments from Raphael and others. mv_conffile is meant for dpkg conffiles, and migrating non-conffile config files is, generally, a much simpler process that doesn't require helpers.
** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/985508 Title: dpkg-maintscript-helper 'mv_conffile' fails if target doesn't already exist To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/985508/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs