OS X 10.11.2 MAS installer deletes /var/db/receipts

Originator:Nate.Walck
Number:rdar://23876286 Date Originated:13-Dec-2015 10:35 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:OS X Product Version:10.11.2
Classification:Crash/Hang/Data Loss Reproducible:Always
 
This is a duplicate of rdar://23853195

Summary:
When running the OS X 10.11.2 installer from the Mac App Store over an existing OS X partition, after a successful install has been completed, /var/db/receipts does not exist.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install OS X 10.11.1 or lower (including OS X 10.10.5).
2. Download OS X El Capitan, 10.11.2 from the Mac App Store.
3. Install OS X 10.11.2.
4. Upon a successful installation, check the receipts database.

Expected Results:
The receipts database should contain software that has previously been installed.

Actual Results:
The package database will be empty.

Regression:
This issue does not occur when installing the OS X 10.11.2 delta update on top of OS X 10.11.1. It also did not occur in previous OS X releases.

Notes:
This is a huge issue as anything that looks at receipts to determine if something is installed or not will think that the software is no longer present and trigger a re-install of all managed software.

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