Comment # 2 on bug 965542 from Per Jessen

Something odd's going on:

stork2:/usr/share/man # l
ls: reading directory .: Too many levels of symbolic links
total 4996
drwxr-xr-x 34 root root  4096 Feb  7 14:38 ./
drwxr-xr-x 72 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:41 ../
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 ca/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 ca/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 ca/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 ca/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 ca/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 ca/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 ca/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 ca/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 ca/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 ca/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 ca/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 cs/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 cs/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 cs/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 cs/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 cs/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 cs/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 cs/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 cs/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 cs/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 cs/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 cs/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 da/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 da/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 da/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 da/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 da/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 da/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 da/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 da/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 da/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 da/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 da/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 de/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 de/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 de/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 de/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 de/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 de/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 de/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 de/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 de/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 de/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 de/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 el/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 el/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 el/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 el/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 el/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 el/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 el/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 el/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 el/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 el/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 el/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 eo/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 eo/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 eo/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 eo/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 eo/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 eo/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 eo/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 eo/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 eo/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 eo/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 es/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 es/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 es/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 es/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 es/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 es/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 es/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 es/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 es/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 es/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 fr/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 fr/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 fr/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 fr/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 fr/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 fr/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 fr/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 fr/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 fr/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 fr/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 hu/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 hu/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 hu/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 hu/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 hu/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 hu/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 hu/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 hu/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 hu/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Feb  7 14:27 hu/
drwxr-xr-x  5 root root    24 Feb  7 14:38 id/
drwxr-xr-x  5 root root    24 Feb  7 14:38 id/
drwxr-xr-x  5 root root    24 Feb  7 14:38 id/
drwxr-xr-x  5 root root    24 Feb  7 14:38 id/
drwxr-xr-x  5 root root    24 Feb  7 14:38 id/
drwxr-xr-x  5 root root    24 Feb  7 14:38 id/
drwxr-xr-x  5 root root    24 Feb  7 14:38 id/
drwxr-xr-x  5 root root    24 Feb  7 14:38 id/
drwxr-xr-x  5 root root    24 Feb  7 14:38 id/
drwxr-xr-x  5 root root    24 Feb  7 14:38 id/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 it/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 it/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 it/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 it/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 it/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 it/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 it/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 it/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 it/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 it/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 ja/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 ja/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 ja/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 ja/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 ja/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 ja/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 ja/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 ja/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 ja/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root    80 Oct 25 13:47 ja/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 20480 Feb  7 18:47 man1/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 20480 Feb  7 18:47 man1/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 20480 Feb  7 18:47 man1/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 20480 Feb  7 18:47 man1/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 20480 Feb  7 18:47 man1/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 20480 Feb  7 18:47 man1/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 20480 Feb  7 18:47 man1/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 20480 Feb  7 18:47 man1/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 20480 Feb  7 18:47 man1/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 20480 Feb  7 18:47 man1/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  8192 Sep 30 12:59 man2/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  8192 Sep 30 12:59 man2/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  8192 Sep 30 12:59 man2/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  8192 Sep 30 12:59 man2/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  8192 Sep 30 12:59 man2/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  8192 Sep 30 12:59 man2/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  8192 Sep 30 12:59 man2/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  8192 Sep 30 12:59 man2/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  8192 Sep 30 12:59 man2/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  8192 Sep 30 12:59 man2/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 32768 Feb  7 18:45 man3/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 32768 Feb  7 18:45 man3/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 32768 Feb  7 18:45 man3/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 32768 Feb  7 18:45 man3/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 32768 Feb  7 18:45 man3/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 32768 Feb  7 18:45 man3/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 32768 Feb  7 18:45 man3/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 32768 Feb  7 18:45 man3/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 32768 Feb  7 18:45 man3/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 32768 Feb  7 18:45 man3/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Sep 30 12:59 man4/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Sep 30 12:59 man4/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Sep 30 12:59 man4/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Sep 30 12:59 man4/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Sep 30 12:59 man4/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Sep 30 12:59 man4/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Sep 30 12:59 man4/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Sep 30 12:59 man4/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Sep 30 12:59 man4/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Sep 30 12:59 man4/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:47 man5/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:47 man5/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:47 man5/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:47 man5/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:47 man5/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:47 man5/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:47 man5/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:47 man5/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:47 man5/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:47 man5/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    16 Sep 30 12:59 man6/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    16 Sep 30 12:59 man6/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    16 Sep 30 12:59 man6/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    16 Sep 30 12:59 man6/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    16 Sep 30 12:59 man6/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    16 Sep 30 12:59 man6/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    16 Sep 30 12:59 man6/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    16 Sep 30 12:59 man6/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    16 Sep 30 12:59 man6/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    16 Sep 30 12:59 man6/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:47 man7/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:47 man7/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:47 man7/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:47 man7/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:47 man7/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:47 man7/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:47 man7/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:47 man7/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:47 man7/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Feb  7 18:47 man7/