[Python-apps-team] Bug#691704: Bug#691704: /usr/share/doc/cython-dbg is empty on upgrade

[Yaroslav Halchenko]

On Mon, 13 May 2013, Andreas Beckmann wrote:
> > 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.

> It allows the local admin to create arbitrary symlink trees in the file
> system that will be preserved by dpkg.

hm -- I see... indeed even I rely on that somewhat from time to time ;)

> dpkg does not have enough meta
> information to distinguish between "shipped" and "local" symlinks. Maybe
> this will change for jessie ...

do you know any related bug report / discussion?

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