[xml/sgml-pkgs] Bug#576445: [patch]: sgml-base: Fails to purge

[Michael Banck]

On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 05:39:07PM +0900, Hideki Yamane wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>  sgml-base package creates files under /etc in its postinst script.

AFAICT, sgml-base creates those in the preinst:

if [ "$1" = "install" -o "$1" = "upgrade" ]
then    

    ##
------------------------------------------------------------------
    ## create /var/lib/sgml-base
    if [ ! -d /var/lib/sgml-base ]
    then
        mkdir /var/lib/sgml-base 2>/dev/null
    fi  
        
    ##
------------------------------------------------------------------
    ## create /etc/sgml
    if [ ! -d /etc/sgml ]
    then    
        mkdir /etc/sgml 2>/dev/null
    fi      

If I just dpkg --unpack sgml-base*deb, and then purge it, I do not get
the reported error.  What am I missing?


Michael