[Bug 80544] cannot remove package on Feisty

[mlind]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: fish

There's seems to be a docid collision or something with fish and gnome-applets-data package's docs.
As a result, purging fish removes file installed by gnome-applets-data (/usr/share/omf/fish/fish-C.omf) and chockes when trying to remove a whole directory installed by gnome-applets-data.


$ install-docs -s fish
---document-information---
Document: fish
Abstract: This guide documents fish, a shell
 geared towards interactive use.
Author: Axel Liljencrantz <axel at liljencrantz.se>
Section: Apps/Shells
Title: Debian fish Manual

---format-description---
Format: html
Files: /usr/share/doc/fish/*.html
Index: /usr/share/doc/fish/index.html

---status-information---
Control-File: /usr/share/doc-base/fish
Registered-to-dhelp: 1
Registered-to-dwww: 1
Registered-to-scrollkeeper: 1
Scrollkeeper-omf-file: /usr/share/omf/fish/fish-C.omf


$ sudo aptitude purge fish
.
.
Removing fish ...
/usr/share/omf/fish/fish-C.omf: could not delete file: No such file or directory at /usr/sbin/install-docs line 640.
dpkg: error processing fish (--purge):
 subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 fish
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:

** Affects: fish (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Unconfirmed
** Affects: gnome-applets (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Unconfirmed

** Changed in: fish (Ubuntu)
Sourcepackagename: fish => gnome-applets
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: gnome-applets (Ubuntu)
Sourcepackagename: gnome-applets => fish

** Also affects: gnome-applets (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: Unconfirmed

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cannot remove package on Feisty
https://launchpad.net/bugs/80544