* apt-inst/contrib/arfile.cc:

  - support members ending with '/' as well (thanks to Michal Cihr,
    closes: #500988)

2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/apt-inst/contrib/arfile.cc b/apt-inst/contrib/arfile.cc
index a1fb97b48..7c85f2e86 100644
--- a/apt-inst/contrib/arfile.cc
+++ b/apt-inst/contrib/arfile.cc
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ bool ARArchive::LoadHeaders()
       else
       {
 	 unsigned int I = sizeof(Head.Name) - 1;
-	 for (; Head.Name[I] == ' '; I--);
+	 for (; Head.Name[I] == ' ' || Head.Name[I] == '/'; I--);
 	 Memb->Name = string(Head.Name,I+1);
       }
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 35a8fb2b4..2d765c6a6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ apt (0.7.20) unstable; urgency=low
     This is controlled via the value of
     APT::Get::Build-Dep-Automatic and is set "false" by default.  
     Thanks to Aaron Haviland, closes: #448743
+  * apt-inst/contrib/arfile.cc:
+    - support members ending with '/' as well (thanks to Michal Cihr,
+      closes: #500988)
 
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