dpkg tries to clean database when gnudip is purged, even when no database was created.

[Shahar Or]

Binary package hint: gnudip

Installing gnudip without having the mysql-server installed results in gnudip having no database. Purging gnudip, however, tries to clean the database.

I would expect gnudip to not try to clean the database if it wasn't created.

Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10

gnudip:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 2.1.1-4.1
  Version table:
     2.1.1-4.1 0
        500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Thanks.

[Scott Howard (showard314)]

Forwarded upstream to the Debian packagers:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=526857

[Scott Howard (showard314)]

Debian has removed gnudip:

From: Marco Rodrigues <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: Package gnudip has been removed from Debian
Date: Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:50:06 +0000

Version: 2.1.1-4.1+rm

You filled the bug http://bugs.debian.org/526857 in Debian BTS
against the package gnudip. I'm closing it at *unstable*, but it will
remain open for older distributions.

For more information about this package's removal, read
http://bugs.debian.org/556748. That bug might give the reasons why
this package was removed and suggestions of possible replacements.

Don't hesitate to reply to this mail if you have any question.

Thank you for your contribution to Debian.

--
Marco Rodrigues

Package: ftp.debian.org
Severity: normal

Please remove gnudip, it's security-buggy, dead upstream, unmaintained
but fortunately also pretty as per popcon.

Cheers,
        Moritz