Comment 5 for bug 1483923

Just read this:

> > Conceptually, a diverting package actually pre-depends on the package
> > being diverted.

Furthermore:

> Current behaviour of dpkg-divert is not an excuse to retain it, IMHO.
> Conceptually, dpkg-divert in preinst scripts is just wrong.

From this discussion:

https://lists.debian.org/debian-embedded/2010/04/msg00025.html

I don't know what to make of all this :) I guess there are many discussions about how to do things, but the Debian Wiki suggests to put things in preinst, which then makes everything diversion a "conceptual pre-depends".

https://wiki.debian.org/Adding%20and%20removing%20diversions