* debian/apt.conf.autoremove:

  - add "transitional" to the APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections

debian/apt.conf.autoremove

@@ -14,5 +14,10 @@ APT
         "restricted/metapackages";
         "universe/metapackages";
         "multiverse/metapackages";
+	"transitional";
+        "restricted/transitional";
+        "universe/transitional";
+        "multiverse/transitional";
+
   };
 };

debian/changelog

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ apt (0.7.25.3ubuntu2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * abicheck/
     - add new abitest tester using the ABI Compliance Checker from
       http://ispras.linuxfoundation.org/index.php/ABI_compliance_checker
+  * debian/apt.conf.autoremove:
+    - add "transitional" to the APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections 
 
   [ Robert Collins ]
   * Change the package index Info methods to allow apt-cache policy to be