[DRE-maint] Bug#834090: diaspora-common: postinst uses /usr/share/doc content (Policy 12.3): /usr/share/doc/diaspora-common/nginx.conf.example

[Andreas Beckmann]

Package: diaspora-common
Version: 0.5.9.1+debian4
Severity: serious
User: debian-qa at lists.debian.org
Usertags: piuparts

Hi,

a test with piuparts revealed that your package uses files from
/usr/share/doc in its maintainer scripts which is a violation of
Policy 12.3: "Packages must not require the existence of any files in
/usr/share/doc/ in order to function."
https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-docs.html#s12.3

These files must be moved to /usr/share/$PACKAGE and may be symlinked
from /usr/share/doc/$PACKAGE.

This piuparts test prevents the installation of (most) files into
/usr/share/doc with 'dpkg --path-exclude=...'.

>From the attached log (scroll to the bottom...):

  Selecting previously unselected package diaspora-common.
  (Reading database ... 
(Reading database ... 11233 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to unpack .../diaspora-common_0.5.9.1+debian4_all.deb ...
  Unpacking diaspora-common (0.5.9.1+debian4) ...
  Setting up diaspora-common (0.5.9.1+debian4) ...
  dbconfig-common: writing config to /etc/dbconfig-common/diaspora-common.conf
  
  Creating config file /etc/dbconfig-common/diaspora-common.conf with new version
  creating postgres user diaspora:  success.
  verifying creation of user: success.
  creating database diaspora_production: success.
  verifying database diaspora_production exists: success.
  dbconfig-common: flushing administrative password
  SSL enabled, configuring nginx for localhost...
  nginx.conf.example not found
  dpkg: error processing package diaspora-common (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   diaspora-common


Cheers,

Andreas
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