changelog.Debian.gz self-referential symlink

Bug #1646588 reported by Seth Arnold
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Bug Description

Hello,

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 37 Feb 9 2016 /usr/share/doc/manpages-posix/changelog.Debian.gz -> ../manpages-posix/changelog.Debian.gz

This self-referential symlink causes debsums -c to spin in an (apparently infinite) loop until killed.

Thanks

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: manpages-posix 2013a-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-45.66-generic 4.4.21
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-45-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Dec 1 11:17:47 2016
Dependencies: manpages 4.04-2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-18 (1505 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: manpages-posix
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-30 (215 days ago)

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