@Thomas Ward Firstly, a correction: 14.04 also has the issue, I was looking at the wrong file ( http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/trusty/nginx/trusty/view/head:/debian/nginx-core.postinst is correct )
Let me try to summarize the issue a little better: You have a package, johnny-dep, and it depends on nginx johnny-dep has `dpkg-divert /etc/nginx/nginx.conf` in its preinst script When we install johnny-dep, nginx will also be installed. What happens is this: 1) johnny-dep adds the diversion, now there is no file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf 2) nginx installs, but during its configuration it exits because there's no /etc/nginx/nginx.conf -- Meanwhile, I found this work-around/solution: I listed nginx in "Pre-Depends" in my debian/control, thus nginx will run its postinst script before johnny-dep's preinst script is run. If this is enough to consider this a non-bug, that's acceptable. Maybe I disagree a little bit that nginx doesn't work conventionally with a diversion of its configuration file, but on the other hand, it's not very severe. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1483923 Title: dpkg-divert breaks nginx installation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/+bug/1483923/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
