[Bug 305642] [NEW] etckeeper deletes empty directories on apt-get upgrade

[Henning Sprang]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: etckeeper

1)
lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 8.04
Release:	8.04

2)
apt-cache policy etckeeper
etckeeper:
  Installed: 0.14ubuntu2
  Candidate: 0.14ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 0.14ubuntu2 0
        500 file: hardy/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3)
I did a security upgrade of the package mysql-server-5.0, and would expect it to work fine after the upgrade.
To reproduce:
* install a plain ubuntu system 8.04
* disable security and hardy updates (or disconnect from network) in  sources.list
* apt-get install etckeeper
* etckeeper init
* apt-get install mysql-server
* check mysql - it's running
* check dir /etc/mysql/conf.d - it's there and a file inside
* add security update repository / network connection
* apt-get update
* apt-get upgrade
* check dir /etc/mysql/conf.d - it's missing, mysql not running

If I leave etckeeper out, the directory is there, empty, and mysql is
working.


4)
Instead of just kepp running, mysql refuses to restart, seemingly  because the directory /etc/mysql/conf.d is not there anymore.
As described in bug 305107 ( which keeps valid for mysql because it should not refuse to start because a missing empty and optional directory.)

** Affects: etckeeper (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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etckeeper deletes empty directories on apt-get upgrade
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/305642
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