merged (and resolved a bunch of conflicts) of the debian-sid branch

33 files changed, 905 insertions, 402 deletions

diff --git a/apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc b/apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc
index 9ea1519f1..a30e98858 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc
@@ -189,14 +189,14 @@ void pkgAcquire::Item::ReportMirrorFailure(string FailCode)
 									/*}}}*/
 // AcqSubIndex::AcqSubIndex - Constructor				/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* Get the Index file first and see if there are languages available
- * If so, create a pkgAcqIndexTrans for the found language(s).
- */
+/* Get a sub-index file based on checksums from a 'master' file and
+   possibly query additional files */
 pkgAcqSubIndex::pkgAcqSubIndex(pkgAcquire *Owner, string const &URI,
 				 string const &URIDesc, string const &ShortDesc,
 				 HashString const &ExpectedHash)
    : Item(Owner), ExpectedHash(ExpectedHash)
 {
+   /* XXX: Beware: Currently this class does nothing (of value) anymore ! */
    Debug = _config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::SubIndex",false);
 
    DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
@@ -236,17 +236,7 @@ void pkgAcqSubIndex::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)	/*{{{*
    Status = StatDone;
    Dequeue();
 
-   // No good Index is provided, so try guessing
-   std::vector<std::string> langs = APT::Configuration::getLanguages(true);
-   for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator l = langs.begin();
-	l != langs.end(); ++l)
-   {
-      if (*l == "none") continue;
-      string const file = "Translation-" + *l;
-      new pkgAcqIndexTrans(Owner, Desc.URI.substr(0, Desc.URI.rfind('/')+1).append(file),
-		Desc.Description.erase(Desc.Description.rfind(' ')+1).append(file),
-		file);
-   }
+   // No good Index is provided
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 void pkgAcqSubIndex::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,string Md5Hash,	/*{{{*/
@@ -305,38 +295,7 @@ bool pkgAcqSubIndex::ParseIndex(string const &IndexFile)		/*{{{*/
    indexRecords SubIndexParser;
    if (FileExists(IndexFile) == false || SubIndexParser.Load(IndexFile) == false)
       return false;
-
-   std::vector<std::string> lang = APT::Configuration::getLanguages(true);
-   for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator l = lang.begin();
-	l != lang.end(); ++l)
-   {
-      if (*l == "none")
-	 continue;
-
-      string file = "Translation-" + *l;
-      indexRecords::checkSum const *Record = SubIndexParser.Lookup(file);
-      HashString expected;
-      if (Record == NULL)
-      {
-	 // FIXME: the Index file provided by debian currently only includes bz2 records
-	 Record = SubIndexParser.Lookup(file + ".bz2");
-	 if (Record == NULL)
-	    continue;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-	 expected = Record->Hash;
-	 if (expected.empty() == true)
-	    continue;
-      }
-
-      IndexTarget target;
-      target.Description = Desc.Description.erase(Desc.Description.rfind(' ')+1).append(file);
-      target.MetaKey = file;
-      target.ShortDesc = file;
-      target.URI = Desc.URI.substr(0, Desc.URI.rfind('/')+1).append(file);
-      new pkgAcqIndexTrans(Owner, &target, expected, &SubIndexParser);
-   }
+   // so something with the downloaded index
    return true;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
@@ -1385,6 +1344,18 @@ void pkgAcqMetaIndex::QueueIndexes(bool verify)				/*{{{*/
       return;
    }
 #endif
+   bool transInRelease = false;
+   {
+      std::vector<std::string> const keys = MetaIndexParser->MetaKeys();
+      for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator k = keys.begin(); k != keys.end(); ++k)
+	 // FIXME: Feels wrong to check for hardcoded string here, but what should we do else…
+	 if (k->find("Translation-") != std::string::npos)
+	 {
+	    transInRelease = true;
+	    break;
+	 }
+   }
+
    for (vector <struct IndexTarget*>::const_iterator Target = IndexTargets->begin();
         Target != IndexTargets->end();
         ++Target)
@@ -1422,8 +1393,15 @@ void pkgAcqMetaIndex::QueueIndexes(bool verify)				/*{{{*/
 	 if ((*Target)->IsSubIndex() == true)
 	    new pkgAcqSubIndex(Owner, (*Target)->URI, (*Target)->Description,
 				(*Target)->ShortDesc, ExpectedIndexHash);
-	 else
-	    new pkgAcqIndexTrans(Owner, *Target, ExpectedIndexHash, MetaIndexParser);
+	 else if (transInRelease == false || MetaIndexParser->Exists((*Target)->MetaKey) == true)
+	 {
+	    if (_config->FindB("Acquire::PDiffs",true) == true && transInRelease == true &&
+		MetaIndexParser->Exists(string((*Target)->MetaKey).append(".diff/Index")) == true)
+	       new pkgAcqDiffIndex(Owner, (*Target)->URI, (*Target)->Description,
+				   (*Target)->ShortDesc, ExpectedIndexHash);
+	    else
+	       new pkgAcqIndexTrans(Owner, *Target, ExpectedIndexHash, MetaIndexParser);
+	 }
 	 continue;
       }
 
diff --git a/apt-pkg/acquire-method.cc b/apt-pkg/acquire-method.cc
index 2041fd9e9..5bc1c159a 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/acquire-method.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/acquire-method.cc
@@ -95,12 +95,7 @@ void pkgAcqMethod::Fail(string Err,bool Transient)
    {
       std::cout << "400 URI Failure\nURI: " << Queue->Uri << "\n"
 		<< "Message: " << Err << " " << IP << "\n";
-      // Dequeue
-      FetchItem *Tmp = Queue;
-      Queue = Queue->Next;
-      delete Tmp;
-      if (Tmp == QueueBack)
-	 QueueBack = Queue;
+      Dequeue();
    }
    else
       std::cout << "400 URI Failure\nURI: <UNKNOWN>\nMessage: " << Err << "\n";
@@ -211,13 +206,7 @@ void pkgAcqMethod::URIDone(FetchResult &Res, FetchResult *Alt)
    }
 
    std::cout << "\n" << std::flush;
-
-   // Dequeue
-   FetchItem *Tmp = Queue;
-   Queue = Queue->Next;
-   delete Tmp;
-   if (Tmp == QueueBack)
-      QueueBack = Queue;
+   Dequeue();
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 // AcqMethod::MediaFail - Syncronous request for new media		/*{{{*/
@@ -423,26 +412,14 @@ void pkgAcqMethod::Status(const char *Format,...)
 									/*}}}*/
 // AcqMethod::Redirect - Send a redirect message                       /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* This method sends the redirect message and also manipulates the queue
-   to keep the pipeline synchronized. */
+/* This method sends the redirect message and dequeues the item as
+ * the worker will enqueue again later on to the right queue */
 void pkgAcqMethod::Redirect(const string &NewURI)
 {
    std::cout << "103 Redirect\nURI: " << Queue->Uri << "\n"
 	     << "New-URI: " << NewURI << "\n"
 	     << "\n" << std::flush;
-
-   // Change the URI for the request.
-   Queue->Uri = NewURI;
-
-   /* To keep the pipeline synchronized, move the current request to
-      the end of the queue, past the end of the current pipeline. */
-   FetchItem *I;
-   for (I = Queue; I->Next != 0; I = I->Next) ;
-   I->Next = Queue;
-   Queue = Queue->Next;
-   I->Next->Next = 0;
-   if (QueueBack == 0)
-      QueueBack = I->Next;
+   Dequeue();
 }
                                                                         /*}}}*/
 // AcqMethod::FetchResult::FetchResult - Constructor			/*{{{*/
@@ -465,3 +442,11 @@ void pkgAcqMethod::FetchResult::TakeHashes(Hashes &Hash)
    SHA512Sum = Hash.SHA512.Result();
 }
 									/*}}}*/
+void pkgAcqMethod::Dequeue() {						/*{{{*/
+   FetchItem const * const Tmp = Queue;
+   Queue = Queue->Next;
+   if (Tmp == QueueBack)
+      QueueBack = Queue;
+   delete Tmp;
+}
+									/*}}}*/
diff --git a/apt-pkg/acquire-method.h b/apt-pkg/acquire-method.h
index 2dd9ad685..00f99e0a0 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/acquire-method.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/acquire-method.h
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ class pkgAcqMethod
    
    pkgAcqMethod(const char *Ver,unsigned long Flags = 0);
    virtual ~pkgAcqMethod() {};
+
+   private:
+   void Dequeue();
 };
 
 /** @} */
diff --git a/apt-pkg/acquire-worker.cc b/apt-pkg/acquire-worker.cc
index 3bb977e14..9d90b08bc 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/acquire-worker.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/acquire-worker.cc
@@ -244,6 +244,21 @@ bool pkgAcquire::Worker::RunMessages()
  
             string NewURI = LookupTag(Message,"New-URI",URI.c_str());
             Itm->URI = NewURI;
+
+	    ItemDone();
+
+	    pkgAcquire::Item *Owner = Itm->Owner;
+	    pkgAcquire::ItemDesc Desc = *Itm;
+
+	    // Change the status so that it can be dequeued
+	    Owner->Status = pkgAcquire::Item::StatIdle;
+	    // Mark the item as done (taking care of all queues)
+	    // and then put it in the main queue again
+	    OwnerQ->ItemDone(Itm);
+	    OwnerQ->Owner->Enqueue(Desc);
+
+	    if (Log != 0)
+	       Log->Done(Desc);
             break;
          }
    
@@ -431,7 +446,9 @@ bool pkgAcquire::Worker::MediaChange(string Message)
 	     << Drive  << ":"     // drive
 	     << msg.str()         // l10n message
 	     << endl;
-      write(status_fd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
+
+      std::string const dlstatus = status.str();
+      FileFd::Write(status_fd, dlstatus.c_str(), dlstatus.size());
    }
 
    if (Log == 0 || Log->MediaChange(LookupTag(Message,"Media"),
@@ -465,40 +482,19 @@ bool pkgAcquire::Worker::SendConfiguration()
 
    if (OutFd == -1)
       return false;
-   
-   string Message = "601 Configuration\n";
-   Message.reserve(2000);
 
-   /* Write out all of the configuration directives by walking the 
+   /* Write out all of the configuration directives by walking the
       configuration tree */
-   const Configuration::Item *Top = _config->Tree(0);
-   for (; Top != 0;)
-   {
-      if (Top->Value.empty() == false)
-      {
-	 string Line = "Config-Item: " + QuoteString(Top->FullTag(),"=\"\n") + "=";
-	 Line += QuoteString(Top->Value,"\n") + '\n';
-	 Message += Line;
-      }
-      
-      if (Top->Child != 0)
-      {
-	 Top = Top->Child;
-	 continue;
-      }
-      
-      while (Top != 0 && Top->Next == 0)
-	 Top = Top->Parent;
-      if (Top != 0)
-	 Top = Top->Next;
-   }   
-   Message += '\n';
+   std::ostringstream Message;
+   Message << "601 Configuration\n";
+   _config->Dump(Message, NULL, "Config-Item: %F=%V\n", false);
+   Message << '\n';
 
    if (Debug == true)
-      clog << " -> " << Access << ':' << QuoteString(Message,"\n") << endl;
-   OutQueue += Message;
-   OutReady = true; 
-   
+      clog << " -> " << Access << ':' << QuoteString(Message.str(),"\n") << endl;
+   OutQueue += Message.str();
+   OutReady = true;
+
    return true;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
@@ -536,10 +532,10 @@ bool pkgAcquire::Worker::OutFdReady()
       Res = write(OutFd,OutQueue.c_str(),OutQueue.length());
    }
    while (Res < 0 && errno == EINTR);
-   
+
    if (Res <= 0)
       return MethodFailure();
-   
+
    OutQueue.erase(0,Res);
    if (OutQueue.empty() == true)
       OutReady = false;
diff --git a/apt-pkg/acquire.cc b/apt-pkg/acquire.cc
index 573a85c2f..a8a5abd34 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/acquire.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/acquire.cc
@@ -244,11 +244,19 @@ void pkgAcquire::Dequeue(Item *Itm)
 {
    Queue *I = Queues;
    bool Res = false;
-   for (; I != 0; I = I->Next)
-      Res |= I->Dequeue(Itm);
-   
    if (Debug == true)
       clog << "Dequeuing " << Itm->DestFile << endl;
+
+   for (; I != 0; I = I->Next)
+   {
+      if (I->Dequeue(Itm))
+      {
+         Res = true;
+	 if (Debug == true)
+	    clog << "Dequeued from " << I->Name << endl;
+      }
+   }
+
    if (Res == true)
       ToFetch--;
 }
@@ -269,9 +277,30 @@ string pkgAcquire::QueueName(string Uri,MethodConfig const *&Config)
    /* Single-Instance methods get exactly one queue per URI. This is
       also used for the Access queue method  */
    if (Config->SingleInstance == true || QueueMode == QueueAccess)
-       return U.Access;
+      return U.Access;
 
-   return U.Access + ':' + U.Host;
+   string AccessSchema = U.Access + ':',
+	FullQueueName = AccessSchema + U.Host;
+   unsigned int Instances = 0, SchemaLength = AccessSchema.length();
+
+   Queue *I = Queues;
+   for (; I != 0; I = I->Next) {
+      // if the queue already exists, re-use it
+      if (I->Name == FullQueueName)
+	 return FullQueueName;
+
+      if (I->Name.compare(0, SchemaLength, AccessSchema) == 0)
+	 Instances++;
+   }
+
+   if (Debug) {
+      clog << "Found " << Instances << " instances of " << U.Access << endl;
+   }
+
+   if (Instances >= (unsigned int)_config->FindI("Acquire::QueueHost::Limit",10))
+      return U.Access;
+
+   return FullQueueName;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 // Acquire::GetConfig - Fetch the configuration information		/*{{{*/
@@ -872,7 +901,9 @@ bool pkgAcquireStatus::Pulse(pkgAcquire *Owner)
 	     << ":"  << (CurrentBytes/float(TotalBytes)*100.0) 
 	     << ":" << msg 
 	     << endl;
-      write(fd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
+
+      std::string const dlstatus = status.str();
+      FileFd::Write(fd, dlstatus.c_str(), dlstatus.size());
    }
 
    return true;
diff --git a/apt-pkg/algorithms.cc b/apt-pkg/algorithms.cc
index ed3534f0d..2d710097a 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/algorithms.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/algorithms.cc
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ pkgSimulate::pkgSimulate(pkgDepCache *Cache) : pkgPackageManager(Cache),
       FileNames[I] = Jnk;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
+// Simulate::~Simulate - Destructor					/*{{{*/
+pkgSimulate::~pkgSimulate()
+{
+   delete[] Flags;
+}
+									/*}}}*/
 // Simulate::Describe - Describe a package				/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* Parameter Current == true displays the current package version,
@@ -556,7 +562,8 @@ void pkgProblemResolver::MakeScores()
          essantial package above most other packages but low enough
 	 to allow an obsolete essential packages to be removed by
 	 a conflicts on a powerfull normal package (ie libc6) */
-      if ((I->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Essential) == pkgCache::Flag::Essential)
+      if ((I->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Essential) == pkgCache::Flag::Essential
+	  || (I->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Important) == pkgCache::Flag::Important)
 	 Score += PrioEssentials;
 
       // We transform the priority
@@ -631,7 +638,8 @@ void pkgProblemResolver::MakeScores()
    {
       if ((Flags[I->ID] & Protected) != 0)
 	 Scores[I->ID] += AddProtected;
-      if ((I->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Essential) == pkgCache::Flag::Essential)
+      if ((I->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Essential) == pkgCache::Flag::Essential ||
+          (I->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Important) == pkgCache::Flag::Important)
 	 Scores[I->ID] += AddEssential;
    }
 }
@@ -1430,6 +1438,13 @@ static int PrioComp(const void *A,const void *B)
    if ((L.ParentPkg()->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Essential) != pkgCache::Flag::Essential &&
        (R.ParentPkg()->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Essential) == pkgCache::Flag::Essential)
      return -1;
+
+   if ((L.ParentPkg()->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Important) == pkgCache::Flag::Important &&
+       (R.ParentPkg()->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Important) != pkgCache::Flag::Important)
+     return 1;
+   if ((L.ParentPkg()->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Important) != pkgCache::Flag::Important &&
+       (R.ParentPkg()->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Important) == pkgCache::Flag::Important)
+     return -1;
    
    if (L->Priority != R->Priority)
       return R->Priority - L->Priority;
@@ -1444,7 +1459,7 @@ void pkgPrioSortList(pkgCache &Cache,pkgCache::Version **List)
    qsort(List,Count,sizeof(*List),PrioComp);
 }
 									/*}}}*/
-// ListUpdate - update the cache files					/*{{{*/
+// ListUpdate - construct Fetcher and update the cache files		/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* This is a simple wrapper to update the cache. it will fetch stuff
  * from the network (or any other sources defined in sources.list)
@@ -1453,7 +1468,6 @@ bool ListUpdate(pkgAcquireStatus &Stat,
 		pkgSourceList &List, 
 		int PulseInterval)
 {
-   pkgAcquire::RunResult res;
    pkgAcquire Fetcher;
    if (Fetcher.Setup(&Stat, _config->FindDir("Dir::State::Lists")) == false)
       return false;
@@ -1462,11 +1476,24 @@ bool ListUpdate(pkgAcquireStatus &Stat,
    if (List.GetIndexes(&Fetcher) == false)
 	 return false;
 
+   return AcquireUpdate(Fetcher, PulseInterval, true);
+}
+									/*}}}*/
+// AcquireUpdate - take Fetcher and update the cache files		/*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* This is a simple wrapper to update the cache with a provided acquire
+ * If you only need control over Status and the used SourcesList use
+ * ListUpdate method instead.
+ */
+bool AcquireUpdate(pkgAcquire &Fetcher, int const PulseInterval,
+		   bool const RunUpdateScripts, bool const ListCleanup)
+{
    // Run scripts
-   RunScripts("APT::Update::Pre-Invoke");
-   
-   // check arguments
-   if(PulseInterval>0)
+   if (RunUpdateScripts == true)
+      RunScripts("APT::Update::Pre-Invoke");
+
+   pkgAcquire::RunResult res;
+   if(PulseInterval > 0)
       res = Fetcher.Run(PulseInterval);
    else
       res = Fetcher.Run();
@@ -1503,7 +1530,7 @@ bool ListUpdate(pkgAcquireStatus &Stat,
    // Clean out any old list files
    // Keep "APT::Get::List-Cleanup" name for compatibility, but
    // this is really a global option for the APT library now
-   if (!TransientNetworkFailure && !Failed &&
+   if (!TransientNetworkFailure && !Failed && ListCleanup == true &&
        (_config->FindB("APT::Get::List-Cleanup",true) == true &&
 	_config->FindB("APT::List-Cleanup",true) == true))
    {
@@ -1520,11 +1547,14 @@ bool ListUpdate(pkgAcquireStatus &Stat,
 
 
    // Run the success scripts if all was fine
-   if(!TransientNetworkFailure && !Failed)
-      RunScripts("APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success");
+   if (RunUpdateScripts == true)
+   {
+      if(!TransientNetworkFailure && !Failed)
+	 RunScripts("APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success");
 
-   // Run the other scripts
-   RunScripts("APT::Update::Post-Invoke");
+      // Run the other scripts
+      RunScripts("APT::Update::Post-Invoke");
+   }
    return true;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
diff --git a/apt-pkg/algorithms.h b/apt-pkg/algorithms.h
index 37eacf1f8..aff8a68f2 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/algorithms.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/algorithms.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ private:
    public:
 
    pkgSimulate(pkgDepCache *Cache);
+   ~pkgSimulate();
 };
 									/*}}}*/
 class pkgProblemResolver						/*{{{*/
@@ -147,5 +148,7 @@ bool pkgMinimizeUpgrade(pkgDepCache &Cache);
 void pkgPrioSortList(pkgCache &Cache,pkgCache::Version **List);
 
 bool ListUpdate(pkgAcquireStatus &progress, pkgSourceList &List, int PulseInterval=0);
-		     
+bool AcquireUpdate(pkgAcquire &Fetcher, int const PulseInterval = 0,
+		   bool const RunUpdateScripts = true, bool const ListCleanup = true);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/apt-pkg/aptconfiguration.cc b/apt-pkg/aptconfiguration.cc
index b5ad74831..d763546f8 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/aptconfiguration.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/aptconfiguration.cc
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ const Configuration::getCompressionTypes(bool const &Cached) {
 	_config->CndSet("Acquire::CompressionTypes::gz","gzip");
 
 	setDefaultConfigurationForCompressors();
+	std::vector<APT::Configuration::Compressor> const compressors = getCompressors();
 
 	// accept non-list order as override setting for config settings on commandline
 	std::string const overrideOrder = _config->Find("Acquire::CompressionTypes::Order","");
@@ -60,15 +61,17 @@ const Configuration::getCompressionTypes(bool const &Cached) {
 		if ((*o).empty() == true)
 			continue;
 		// ignore types we have no method ready to use
-		if (_config->Exists(std::string("Acquire::CompressionTypes::").append(*o)) == false)
+		std::string const method = std::string("Acquire::CompressionTypes::").append(*o);
+		if (_config->Exists(method) == false)
 			continue;
 		// ignore types we have no app ready to use
-		std::string const appsetting = std::string("Dir::Bin::").append(*o);
-		if (_config->Exists(appsetting) == true) {
-			std::string const app = _config->FindFile(appsetting.c_str(), "");
-			if (app.empty() == false && FileExists(app) == false)
-				continue;
-		}
+		std::string const app = _config->Find(method);
+		std::vector<APT::Configuration::Compressor>::const_iterator c = compressors.begin();
+		for (; c != compressors.end(); ++c)
+			if (c->Name == app)
+				break;
+		if (c == compressors.end())
+			continue;
 		types.push_back(*o);
 	}
 
@@ -84,12 +87,12 @@ const Configuration::getCompressionTypes(bool const &Cached) {
 		if (std::find(types.begin(),types.end(),Types->Tag) != types.end())
 			continue;
 		// ignore types we have no app ready to use
-		std::string const appsetting = std::string("Dir::Bin::").append(Types->Value);
-		if (appsetting.empty() == false && _config->Exists(appsetting) == true) {
-			std::string const app = _config->FindFile(appsetting.c_str(), "");
-			if (app.empty() == false && FileExists(app) == false)
-				continue;
-		}
+		std::vector<APT::Configuration::Compressor>::const_iterator c = compressors.begin();
+		for (; c != compressors.end(); ++c)
+			if (c->Name == Types->Value)
+				break;
+		if (c == compressors.end())
+			continue;
 		types.push_back(Types->Tag);
 	}
 
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> const Configuration::getLanguages(bool const &All,
 	if (D != 0) {
 		builtin.push_back("none");
 		for (struct dirent *Ent = readdir(D); Ent != 0; Ent = readdir(D)) {
-			string const name = Ent->d_name;
+			string const name = SubstVar(Ent->d_name, "%5f", "_");
 			size_t const foundDash = name.rfind("-");
 			size_t const foundUnderscore = name.rfind("_", foundDash);
 			if (foundDash == string::npos || foundUnderscore == string::npos ||
@@ -376,7 +379,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> const Configuration::getArchitectures(bool const &Cache
 			dup2(nullfd, STDIN_FILENO);
 			dup2(external[1], STDOUT_FILENO);
 			dup2(nullfd, STDERR_FILENO);
-			execv(Args[0], (char**) &Args[0]);
+			execvp(Args[0], (char**) &Args[0]);
 			_error->WarningE("getArchitecture", "Can't detect foreign architectures supported by dpkg!");
 			_exit(100);
 		}
@@ -392,7 +395,9 @@ std::vector<std::string> const Configuration::getArchitectures(bool const &Cache
 					if (arch[0] != '\0') {
 						char const* archend = arch;
 						for (; isspace(*archend) == 0 && *archend != '\0'; ++archend);
-						archs.push_back(string(arch, (archend - arch)));
+						string a(arch, (archend - arch));
+						if (std::find(archs.begin(), archs.end(), a) == archs.end())
+							archs.push_back(a);
 					}
 					arch = strtok(NULL, " ");
 				}
@@ -430,9 +435,30 @@ bool const Configuration::checkArchitecture(std::string const &Arch) {
 // setDefaultConfigurationForCompressors				/*{{{*/
 void Configuration::setDefaultConfigurationForCompressors() {
 	// Set default application paths to check for optional compression types
-	_config->CndSet("Dir::Bin::lzma", "/usr/bin/lzma");
-	_config->CndSet("Dir::Bin::xz", "/usr/bin/xz");
 	_config->CndSet("Dir::Bin::bzip2", "/bin/bzip2");
+	_config->CndSet("Dir::Bin::xz", "/usr/bin/xz");
+	if (FileExists(_config->FindFile("Dir::Bin::xz")) == true) {
+		_config->Clear("Dir::Bin::lzma");
+		_config->Set("APT::Compressor::lzma::Binary", "xz");
+		if (_config->Exists("APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg") == false) {
+			_config->Set("APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg::", "--format=lzma");
+			_config->Set("APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg::", "-9");
+		}
+		if (_config->Exists("APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg") == false) {
+			_config->Set("APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg::", "--format=lzma");
+			_config->Set("APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg::", "-d");
+		}
+	} else {
+		_config->CndSet("Dir::Bin::lzma", "/usr/bin/lzma");
+		if (_config->Exists("APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg") == false) {
+			_config->Set("APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg::", "--suffix=");
+			_config->Set("APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg::", "-9");
+		}
+		if (_config->Exists("APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg") == false) {
+			_config->Set("APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg::", "--suffix=");
+			_config->Set("APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg::", "-d");
+		}
+	}
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 // getCompressors - Return Vector of usbale compressors			/*{{{*/
@@ -451,15 +477,23 @@ const Configuration::getCompressors(bool const Cached) {
 
 	setDefaultConfigurationForCompressors();
 
-	compressors.push_back(Compressor(".", "", "", "", "", 1));
+	compressors.push_back(Compressor(".", "", "", NULL, NULL, 1));
 	if (_config->Exists("Dir::Bin::gzip") == false || FileExists(_config->FindFile("Dir::Bin::gzip")) == true)
 		compressors.push_back(Compressor("gzip",".gz","gzip","-9n","-d",2));
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+	else
+		compressors.push_back(Compressor("gzip",".gz","false", NULL, NULL, 2));
+#endif
 	if (_config->Exists("Dir::Bin::bzip2") == false || FileExists(_config->FindFile("Dir::Bin::bzip2")) == true)
 		compressors.push_back(Compressor("bzip2",".bz2","bzip2","-9","-d",3));
-	if (_config->Exists("Dir::Bin::lzma") == false || FileExists(_config->FindFile("Dir::Bin::lzma")) == true)
-		compressors.push_back(Compressor("lzma",".lzma","lzma","-9","-d",4));
+#ifdef HAVE_BZ2
+	else
+		compressors.push_back(Compressor("bzip2",".bz2","false", NULL, NULL, 3));
+#endif
 	if (_config->Exists("Dir::Bin::xz") == false || FileExists(_config->FindFile("Dir::Bin::xz")) == true)
-		compressors.push_back(Compressor("xz",".xz","xz","-6","-d",5));
+		compressors.push_back(Compressor("xz",".xz","xz","-6","-d",4));
+	if (_config->Exists("Dir::Bin::lzma") == false || FileExists(_config->FindFile("Dir::Bin::lzma")) == true)
+		compressors.push_back(Compressor("lzma",".lzma","lzma","-9","-d",5));
 
 	std::vector<std::string> const comp = _config->FindVector("APT::Compressor");
 	for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator c = comp.begin();
@@ -492,7 +526,7 @@ Configuration::Compressor::Compressor(char const *name, char const *extension,
 				      char const *binary,
 				      char const *compressArg, char const *uncompressArg,
 				      unsigned short const cost) {
-	std::string const config = std::string("APT:Compressor::").append(name).append("::");
+	std::string const config = std::string("APT::Compressor::").append(name).append("::");
 	Name = _config->Find(std::string(config).append("Name"), name);
 	Extension = _config->Find(std::string(config).append("Extension"), extension);
 	Binary = _config->Find(std::string(config).append("Binary"), binary);
diff --git a/apt-pkg/cachefile.cc b/apt-pkg/cachefile.cc
index dfbd8b1d8..7c2276185 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/cachefile.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/cachefile.cc
@@ -178,6 +178,40 @@ void pkgCacheFile::RemoveCaches()
       unlink(pkgcache.c_str());
    if (srcpkgcache.empty() == false && RealFileExists(srcpkgcache) == true)
       unlink(srcpkgcache.c_str());
+   if (pkgcache.empty() == false)
+   {
+      std::string cachedir = flNotFile(pkgcache);
+      std::string cachefile = flNotDir(pkgcache);
+      if (cachedir.empty() != true && cachefile.empty() != true && DirectoryExists(cachedir) == true)
+      {
+	 cachefile.append(".");
+	 std::vector<std::string> caches = GetListOfFilesInDir(cachedir, false);
+	 for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator file = caches.begin(); file != caches.end(); ++file)
+	 {
+	    std::string nuke = flNotDir(*file);
+	    if (strncmp(cachefile.c_str(), nuke.c_str(), cachefile.length()) != 0)
+	       continue;
+	    unlink(file->c_str());
+	 }
+      }
+   }
+
+   if (srcpkgcache.empty() == true)
+      return;
+
+   std::string cachedir = flNotFile(srcpkgcache);
+   std::string cachefile = flNotDir(srcpkgcache);
+   if (cachedir.empty() == true || cachefile.empty() == true || DirectoryExists(cachedir) == false)
+      return;
+   cachefile.append(".");
+   std::vector<std::string> caches = GetListOfFilesInDir(cachedir, false);
+   for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator file = caches.begin(); file != caches.end(); ++file)
+   {
+      std::string nuke = flNotDir(*file);
+      if (strncmp(cachefile.c_str(), nuke.c_str(), cachefile.length()) != 0)
+	 continue;
+      unlink(file->c_str());
+   }
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 // CacheFile::Close - close the cache files				/*{{{*/
diff --git a/apt-pkg/cachefilter.cc b/apt-pkg/cachefilter.cc
index 9ec3fa699..fb444208c 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/cachefilter.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/cachefilter.cc
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 #include <apt-pkg/error.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/pkgcache.h>
 
-#include <apti18n.h>
-
 #include <string>
 
 #include <regex.h>
+
+#include <apti18n.h>
 									/*}}}*/
 namespace APT {
 namespace CacheFilter {
diff --git a/apt-pkg/cacheset.h b/apt-pkg/cacheset.h
index 91d7eec1c..5b9900603 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/cacheset.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/cacheset.h
@@ -186,11 +186,13 @@ public:									/*{{{*/
 		pkgCache::PkgIterator getPkg(void) const { return *_iter; }
 		inline pkgCache::PkgIterator operator*(void) const { return *_iter; };
 		operator typename Container::iterator(void) const { return _iter; }
-		operator typename PackageContainer<Container>::const_iterator() { return PackageContainer<Container>::const_iterator(_iter); }
+		operator typename PackageContainer<Container>::const_iterator() { return typename PackageContainer<Container>::const_iterator(_iter); }
 		inline iterator& operator++() { ++_iter; return *this; }
 		inline iterator operator++(int) { iterator tmp(*this); operator++(); return tmp; }
 		inline bool operator!=(iterator const &i) const { return _iter != i._iter; };
 		inline bool operator==(iterator const &i) const { return _iter == i._iter; };
+		inline iterator& operator=(iterator const &i) { _iter = i._iter; return *this; };
+		inline iterator& operator=(typename Container::iterator const &i) { _iter = i; return *this; };
 		friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, iterator i) { return operator<<(out, *i); }
 	};
 									/*}}}*/
@@ -201,7 +203,9 @@ public:									/*{{{*/
 
 	bool empty() const { return _cont.empty(); };
 	void clear() { return _cont.clear(); };
+	//FIXME: on ABI break, replace the first with the second without bool
 	void erase(iterator position) { _cont.erase((typename Container::iterator)position); };
+	iterator& erase(iterator &position, bool) { return position = _cont.erase((typename Container::iterator)position); };
 	size_t erase(const pkgCache::PkgIterator x) { return _cont.erase(x); };
 	void erase(iterator first, iterator last) { _cont.erase(first, last); };
 	size_t size() const { return _cont.size(); };
@@ -502,11 +506,13 @@ public:									/*{{{*/
 		pkgCache::VerIterator getVer(void) const { return *_iter; }
 		inline pkgCache::VerIterator operator*(void) const { return *_iter; };
 		operator typename Container::iterator(void) const { return _iter; }
-		operator typename VersionContainer<Container>::const_iterator() { return VersionContainer<Container>::const_iterator(_iter); }
+		operator typename VersionContainer<Container>::const_iterator() { return typename VersionContainer<Container>::const_iterator(_iter); }
 		inline iterator& operator++() { ++_iter; return *this; }
 		inline iterator operator++(int) { iterator tmp(*this); operator++(); return tmp; }
 		inline bool operator!=(iterator const &i) const { return _iter != i._iter; };
 		inline bool operator==(iterator const &i) const { return _iter == i._iter; };
+		inline iterator& operator=(iterator const &i) { _iter = i._iter; return *this; };
+		inline iterator& operator=(typename Container::iterator const &i) { _iter = i; return *this; };
 		friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, iterator i) { return operator<<(out, *i); }
 	};
 									/*}}}*/
@@ -516,7 +522,9 @@ public:									/*{{{*/
 	void insert(const_iterator begin, const_iterator end) { _cont.insert(begin, end); };
 	bool empty() const { return _cont.empty(); };
 	void clear() { return _cont.clear(); };
+	//FIXME: on ABI break, replace the first with the second without bool
 	void erase(iterator position) { _cont.erase((typename Container::iterator)position); };
+	iterator& erase(iterator &position, bool) { return position = _cont.erase((typename Container::iterator)position); };
 	size_t erase(const pkgCache::VerIterator x) { return _cont.erase(x); };
 	void erase(iterator first, iterator last) { _cont.erase(first, last); };
 	size_t size() const { return _cont.size(); };
diff --git a/apt-pkg/cdrom.cc b/apt-pkg/cdrom.cc
index 4462d4e24..c10ca6bd1 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/cdrom.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/cdrom.cc
@@ -409,28 +409,12 @@ bool pkgCdrom::WriteDatabase(Configuration &Cnf)
    
    /* Write out all of the configuration directives by walking the
       configuration tree */
-   const Configuration::Item *Top = Cnf.Tree(0);
-   for (; Top != 0;)
-   {
-      // Print the config entry
-      if (Top->Value.empty() == false)
-	 Out <<  Top->FullTag() + " \"" << Top->Value << "\";" << endl;
-      
-      if (Top->Child != 0)
-      {
-	 Top = Top->Child;
-	 continue;
-      }
-      
-      while (Top != 0 && Top->Next == 0)
-	 Top = Top->Parent;
-      if (Top != 0)
-	 Top = Top->Next;
-   }   
+   _config->Dump(Out, NULL, "%f \"%v\";\n", false);
 
    Out.close();
-   
-   link(DFile.c_str(),string(DFile + '~').c_str());
+
+   if (FileExists(DFile) == true && link(DFile.c_str(),string(DFile + '~').c_str()) != 0)
+      return _error->Errno("link", "Failed to link %s to %s~", DFile.c_str(), DFile.c_str());
    if (rename(NewFile.c_str(),DFile.c_str()) != 0)
       return _error->Errno("rename","Failed to rename %s.new to %s",
 			   DFile.c_str(),DFile.c_str());
@@ -697,7 +681,8 @@ bool pkgCdrom::Add(pkgCdromStatus *log)					/*{{{*/
       return false;
    }
 
-   chdir(StartDir.c_str());
+   if (chdir(StartDir.c_str()) != 0)
+      return _error->Errno("chdir","Unable to change to %s", StartDir.c_str());
 
    if (_config->FindB("Debug::aptcdrom",false) == true)
    {
diff --git a/apt-pkg/clean.cc b/apt-pkg/clean.cc
index ed8fa1aa9..9c167eaa5 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/clean.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/clean.cc
@@ -54,9 +54,11 @@ bool pkgArchiveCleaner::Go(std::string Dir,pkgCache &Cache)
       struct stat St;
       if (stat(Dir->d_name,&St) != 0)
       {
-	 chdir(StartDir.c_str());
+	 _error->Errno("stat",_("Unable to stat %s."),Dir->d_name);
 	 closedir(D);
-	 return _error->Errno("stat",_("Unable to stat %s."),Dir->d_name);
+	 if (chdir(StartDir.c_str()) != 0)
+	    return _error->Errno("chdir", _("Unable to change to %s"), StartDir.c_str());
+	 return false;
       }
       
       // Grab the package name
@@ -115,8 +117,9 @@ bool pkgArchiveCleaner::Go(std::string Dir,pkgCache &Cache)
       Erase(Dir->d_name,Pkg,Ver,St);
    };
    
-   chdir(StartDir.c_str());
    closedir(D);
-   return true;   
+   if (chdir(StartDir.c_str()) != 0)
+      return _error->Errno("chdir", _("Unable to change to %s"), StartDir.c_str());
+   return true;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/configuration.cc b/apt-pkg/contrib/configuration.cc
index 36866a35a..4de17e3e1 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/configuration.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/configuration.cc
@@ -171,48 +171,60 @@ string Configuration::Find(const char *Name,const char *Default) const
 string Configuration::FindFile(const char *Name,const char *Default) const
 {
    const Item *RootItem = Lookup("RootDir");
-   std::string rootDir =  (RootItem == 0) ? "" : RootItem->Value;
-   if(rootDir.size() > 0 && rootDir[rootDir.size() - 1] != '/')
-     rootDir.push_back('/');
+   std::string result =  (RootItem == 0) ? "" : RootItem->Value;
+   if(result.empty() == false && result[result.size() - 1] != '/')
+     result.push_back('/');
 
    const Item *Itm = Lookup(Name);
    if (Itm == 0 || Itm->Value.empty() == true)
    {
-      if (Default == 0)
-	 return rootDir;
-      else
-	 return rootDir + Default;
+      if (Default != 0)
+	 result.append(Default);
    }
-   
-   string val = Itm->Value;
-   while (Itm->Parent != 0)
+   else
    {
-      if (Itm->Parent->Value.empty() == true)
+      string val = Itm->Value;
+      while (Itm->Parent != 0)
       {
-	 Itm = Itm->Parent;
-	 continue;
-      }
+	 if (Itm->Parent->Value.empty() == true)
+	 {
+	    Itm = Itm->Parent;
+	    continue;
+	 }
+
+	 // Absolute
+	 if (val.length() >= 1 && val[0] == '/')
+	 {
+	    if (val.compare(0, 9, "/dev/null") == 0)
+	       val.erase(9);
+	    break;
+	 }
 
-      // Absolute
-      if (val.length() >= 1 && val[0] == '/')
-         break;
+	 // ~/foo or ./foo
+	 if (val.length() >= 2 && (val[0] == '~' || val[0] == '.') && val[1] == '/')
+	    break;
 
-      // ~/foo or ./foo 
-      if (val.length() >= 2 && (val[0] == '~' || val[0] == '.') && val[1] == '/')
-	 break;
-	 
-      // ../foo 
-      if (val.length() >= 3 && val[0] == '.' && val[1] == '.' && val[2] == '/')
-	 break;
-      
-      if (Itm->Parent->Value.end()[-1] != '/')
-	 val.insert(0, "/");
+	 // ../foo
+	 if (val.length() >= 3 && val[0] == '.' && val[1] == '.' && val[2] == '/')
+	    break;
+
+	 if (Itm->Parent->Value.end()[-1] != '/')
+	    val.insert(0, "/");
 
-      val.insert(0, Itm->Parent->Value);
-      Itm = Itm->Parent;
+	 val.insert(0, Itm->Parent->Value);
+	 Itm = Itm->Parent;
+      }
+      result.append(val);
    }
 
-   return rootDir + val;
+   // do some normalisation by removing // and /./ from the path
+   size_t found = string::npos;
+   while ((found = result.find("/./")) != string::npos)
+      result.replace(found, 3, "/");
+   while ((found = result.find("//")) != string::npos)
+      result.replace(found, 2, "/");
+
+   return result;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 // Configuration::FindDir - Find a directory name			/*{{{*/
@@ -222,7 +234,12 @@ string Configuration::FindDir(const char *Name,const char *Default) const
 {
    string Res = FindFile(Name,Default);
    if (Res.end()[-1] != '/')
+   {
+      size_t const found = Res.rfind("/dev/null");
+      if (found != string::npos && found == Res.size() - 9)
+	 return Res; // /dev/null returning
       return Res + '/';
+   }
    return Res;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
@@ -482,24 +499,80 @@ bool Configuration::ExistsAny(const char *Name) const
 /* Dump the entire configuration space */
 void Configuration::Dump(ostream& str)
 {
-   /* Write out all of the configuration directives by walking the 
+   Dump(str, NULL, "%f \"%v\";\n", true);
+}
+void Configuration::Dump(ostream& str, char const * const root,
+			 char const * const formatstr, bool const emptyValue)
+{
+   const Configuration::Item* Top = Tree(root);
+   if (Top == 0)
+      return;
+   const Configuration::Item* const Root = (root == NULL) ? NULL : Top;
+   std::vector<std::string> const format = VectorizeString(formatstr, '%');
+
+   /* Write out all of the configuration directives by walking the
       configuration tree */
-   const Configuration::Item *Top = Tree(0);
-   for (; Top != 0;)
-   {
-      str << Top->FullTag() << " \"" << Top->Value << "\";" << endl;
-      
+   do {
+      if (emptyValue == true || Top->Value.empty() == emptyValue)
+      {
+	 std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator f = format.begin();
+	 str << *f;
+	 for (++f; f != format.end(); ++f)
+	 {
+	    if (f->empty() == true)
+	    {
+	       ++f;
+	       str << '%' << *f;
+	       continue;
+	    }
+	    char const type = (*f)[0];
+	    if (type == 'f')
+	       str << Top->FullTag();
+	    else if (type == 't')
+	       str << Top->Tag;
+	    else if (type == 'v')
+	       str << Top->Value;
+	    else if (type == 'F')
+	       str << QuoteString(Top->FullTag(), "=\"\n");
+	    else if (type == 'T')
+	       str << QuoteString(Top->Tag, "=\"\n");
+	    else if (type == 'V')
+	       str << QuoteString(Top->Value, "=\"\n");
+	    else if (type == 'n')
+	       str << "\n";
+	    else if (type == 'N')
+	       str << "\t";
+	    else
+	       str << '%' << type;
+	    str << f->c_str() + 1;
+	 }
+      }
+
       if (Top->Child != 0)
       {
 	 Top = Top->Child;
 	 continue;
       }
-      
+
       while (Top != 0 && Top->Next == 0)
 	 Top = Top->Parent;
       if (Top != 0)
 	 Top = Top->Next;
-   }
+
+      if (Root != NULL)
+      {
+	 const Configuration::Item* I = Top;
+	 while(I != 0)
+	 {
+	    if (I == Root)
+	       break;
+	    else
+	       I = I->Parent;
+	 }
+	 if (I == 0)
+	    break;
+      }
+   } while (Top != 0);
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/configuration.h b/apt-pkg/contrib/configuration.h
index 4c2e75041..ea94c2fe6 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/configuration.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/configuration.h
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ class Configuration
 
    inline void Dump() { Dump(std::clog); };
    void Dump(std::ostream& str);
+   void Dump(std::ostream& str, char const * const root,
+	     char const * const format, bool const emptyValue);
 
    Configuration(const Item *Root);
    Configuration();
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
index 529e7d655..c7f78cdfb 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
@@ -44,14 +44,11 @@
 #include <set>
 #include <algorithm>
 
-// FIXME: Compressor Fds have some speed disadvantages and are a bit buggy currently,
-// so while the current implementation satisfies the testcases it is not a real option
-// to disable it for now
-#define APT_USE_ZLIB 1
-#if APT_USE_ZLIB
-#include <zlib.h>
-#else
-#pragma message "Usage of zlib is DISABLED!"
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+	#include <zlib.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_BZ2
+	#include <bzlib.h>
 #endif
 
 #ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
@@ -65,19 +62,50 @@ using namespace std;
 
 class FileFdPrivate {
 	public:
-#if APT_USE_ZLIB
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
 	gzFile gz;
 #else
 	void* gz;
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_BZ2
+	BZFILE* bz2;
+#else
+	void* bz2;
+#endif
 	int compressed_fd;
 	pid_t compressor_pid;
 	bool pipe;
 	APT::Configuration::Compressor compressor;
 	unsigned int openmode;
 	unsigned long long seekpos;
-	FileFdPrivate() : gz(NULL), compressed_fd(-1), compressor_pid(-1), pipe(false),
+	FileFdPrivate() : gz(NULL), bz2(NULL),
+			  compressed_fd(-1), compressor_pid(-1), pipe(false),
 			  openmode(0), seekpos(0) {};
+	bool CloseDown(std::string const &FileName)
+	{
+	   bool Res = true;
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+	   if (gz != NULL) {
+	      int const e = gzclose(gz);
+	      gz = NULL;
+	      // gzdclose() on empty files always fails with "buffer error" here, ignore that
+	      if (e != 0 && e != Z_BUF_ERROR)
+		 Res &= _error->Errno("close",_("Problem closing the gzip file %s"), FileName.c_str());
+	   }
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_BZ2
+	   if (bz2 != NULL) {
+	      BZ2_bzclose(bz2);
+	      bz2 = NULL;
+	   }
+#endif
+	   if (compressor_pid > 0)
+	      ExecWait(compressor_pid, "FileFdCompressor", true);
+	   compressor_pid = -1;
+
+	   return Res;
+	}
+	~FileFdPrivate() { CloseDown(""); }
 };
 
 // RunScripts - Run a set of scripts from a configuration subtree	/*{{{*/
@@ -387,6 +415,13 @@ std::vector<string> GetListOfFilesInDir(string const &Dir, std::vector<string> c
       {
 	 if (RealFileExists(File.c_str()) == false)
 	 {
+	    // do not show ignoration warnings for directories
+	    if (
+#ifdef _DIRENT_HAVE_D_TYPE
+		Ent->d_type == DT_DIR ||
+#endif
+		DirectoryExists(File.c_str()) == true)
+	       continue;
 	    if (SilentIgnore.Match(Ent->d_name) == false)
 	       _error->Notice(_("Ignoring '%s' in directory '%s' as it is not a regular file"), Ent->d_name, Dir.c_str());
 	    continue;
@@ -458,6 +493,80 @@ std::vector<string> GetListOfFilesInDir(string const &Dir, std::vector<string> c
       std::sort(List.begin(),List.end());
    return List;
 }
+std::vector<string> GetListOfFilesInDir(string const &Dir, bool SortList)
+{
+   bool const Debug = _config->FindB("Debug::GetListOfFilesInDir", false);
+   if (Debug == true)
+      std::clog << "Accept in " << Dir << " all regular files" << std::endl;
+
+   std::vector<string> List;
+
+   if (DirectoryExists(Dir.c_str()) == false)
+   {
+      _error->Error(_("List of files can't be created as '%s' is not a directory"), Dir.c_str());
+      return List;
+   }
+
+   DIR *D = opendir(Dir.c_str());
+   if (D == 0)
+   {
+      _error->Errno("opendir",_("Unable to read %s"),Dir.c_str());
+      return List;
+   }
+
+   for (struct dirent *Ent = readdir(D); Ent != 0; Ent = readdir(D)) 
+   {
+      // skip "hidden" files
+      if (Ent->d_name[0] == '.')
+	 continue;
+
+      // Make sure it is a file and not something else
+      string const File = flCombine(Dir,Ent->d_name);
+#ifdef _DIRENT_HAVE_D_TYPE
+      if (Ent->d_type != DT_REG)
+#endif
+      {
+	 if (RealFileExists(File.c_str()) == false)
+	 {
+	    if (Debug == true)
+	       std::clog << "Bad file: " << Ent->d_name << " → it is not a real file" << std::endl;
+	    continue;
+	 }
+      }
+
+      // Skip bad filenames ala run-parts
+      const char *C = Ent->d_name;
+      for (; *C != 0; ++C)
+	 if (isalpha(*C) == 0 && isdigit(*C) == 0
+	     && *C != '_' && *C != '-' && *C != '.')
+	    break;
+
+      // we don't reach the end of the name -> bad character included
+      if (*C != 0)
+      {
+	 if (Debug == true)
+	    std::clog << "Bad file: " << Ent->d_name << " → bad character »" << *C << "« in filename" << std::endl;
+	 continue;
+      }
+
+      // skip filenames which end with a period. These are never valid
+      if (*(C - 1) == '.')
+      {
+	 if (Debug == true)
+	    std::clog << "Bad file: " << Ent->d_name << " → Period as last character" << std::endl;
+	 continue;
+      }
+
+      if (Debug == true)
+	 std::clog << "Accept file: " << Ent->d_name << " in " << Dir << std::endl;
+      List.push_back(File);
+   }
+   closedir(D);
+
+   if (SortList == true)
+      std::sort(List.begin(),List.end());
+   return List;
+}
 									/*}}}*/
 // SafeGetCWD - This is a safer getcwd that returns a dynamic string	/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -754,7 +863,6 @@ bool FileFd::Open(string FileName,unsigned int const Mode,CompressMode Compress,
    if (Compress == Auto && (Mode & WriteOnly) == WriteOnly)
       return _error->Error("Autodetection on %s only works in ReadOnly openmode!", FileName.c_str());
 
-   // FIXME: Denote inbuilt compressors somehow - as we don't need to have the binaries for them
    std::vector<APT::Configuration::Compressor> const compressors = APT::Configuration::getCompressors();
    std::vector<APT::Configuration::Compressor>::const_iterator compressor = compressors.begin();
    if (Compress == Auto)
@@ -822,8 +930,6 @@ bool FileFd::Open(string FileName,unsigned int const Mode,CompressMode Compress,
 bool FileFd::Open(string FileName,unsigned int const Mode,APT::Configuration::Compressor const &compressor, unsigned long const Perms)
 {
    Close();
-   d = new FileFdPrivate;
-   d->openmode = Mode;
    Flags = AutoClose;
 
    if ((Mode & WriteOnly) != WriteOnly && (Mode & (Atomic | Create | Empty | Exclusive)) != 0)
@@ -917,8 +1023,6 @@ bool FileFd::OpenDescriptor(int Fd, unsigned int const Mode, CompressMode Compre
 bool FileFd::OpenDescriptor(int Fd, unsigned int const Mode, APT::Configuration::Compressor const &compressor, bool AutoClose)
 {
    Close();
-   d = new FileFdPrivate;
-   d->openmode = Mode;
    Flags = (AutoClose) ? FileFd::AutoClose : 0;
    iFd = Fd;
    this->FileName = "";
@@ -932,32 +1036,71 @@ bool FileFd::OpenDescriptor(int Fd, unsigned int const Mode, APT::Configuration:
 }
 bool FileFd::OpenInternDescriptor(unsigned int const Mode, APT::Configuration::Compressor const &compressor)
 {
-   d->compressor = compressor;
    if (compressor.Name == "." || compressor.Binary.empty() == true)
       return true;
-#if APT_USE_ZLIB
-   else if (compressor.Name == "gzip")
+
+   if (d == NULL)
+   {
+      d = new FileFdPrivate();
+      d->openmode = Mode;
+      d->compressor = compressor;
+   }
+
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+   if (compressor.Name == "gzip")
    {
+      if (d->gz != NULL)
+      {
+	 gzclose(d->gz);
+	 d->gz = NULL;
+      }
       if ((Mode & ReadWrite) == ReadWrite)
 	 d->gz = gzdopen(iFd, "r+");
       else if ((Mode & WriteOnly) == WriteOnly)
 	 d->gz = gzdopen(iFd, "w");
       else
-	 d->gz = gzdopen (iFd, "r");
+	 d->gz = gzdopen(iFd, "r");
       if (d->gz == NULL)
 	 return false;
       Flags |= Compressed;
       return true;
    }
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_BZ2
+   if (compressor.Name == "bzip2")
+   {
+      if (d->bz2 != NULL)
+      {
+	 BZ2_bzclose(d->bz2);
+	 d->bz2 = NULL;
+      }
+      if ((Mode & ReadWrite) == ReadWrite)
+	 d->bz2 = BZ2_bzdopen(iFd, "r+");
+      else if ((Mode & WriteOnly) == WriteOnly)
+	 d->bz2 = BZ2_bzdopen(iFd, "w");
+      else
+	 d->bz2 = BZ2_bzdopen(iFd, "r");
+      if (d->bz2 == NULL)
+	 return false;
+      Flags |= Compressed;
+      return true;
+   }
+#endif
+
+   // collect zombies here in case we reopen
+   if (d->compressor_pid > 0)
+      ExecWait(d->compressor_pid, "FileFdCompressor", true);
 
    if ((Mode & ReadWrite) == ReadWrite)
+   {
+      Flags |= Fail;
       return _error->Error("ReadWrite mode is not supported for file %s", FileName.c_str());
+   }
 
    bool const Comp = (Mode & WriteOnly) == WriteOnly;
-   // Handle 'decompression' of empty files
    if (Comp == false)
    {
+      // Handle 'decompression' of empty files
       struct stat Buf;
       fstat(iFd, &Buf);
       if (Buf.st_size == 0 && S_ISFIFO(Buf.st_mode) == false)
@@ -966,13 +1109,19 @@ bool FileFd::OpenInternDescriptor(unsigned int const Mode, APT::Configuration::C
       // We don't need the file open - instead let the compressor open it
       // as he properly knows better how to efficiently read from 'his' file
       if (FileName.empty() == false)
+      {
 	 close(iFd);
+	 iFd = -1;
+      }
    }
 
    // Create a data pipe
    int Pipe[2] = {-1,-1};
    if (pipe(Pipe) != 0)
+   {
+      Flags |= Fail;
       return _error->Errno("pipe",_("Failed to create subprocess IPC"));
+   }
    for (int J = 0; J != 2; J++)
       SetCloseExec(Pipe[J],true);
 
@@ -999,6 +1148,12 @@ bool FileFd::OpenInternDescriptor(unsigned int const Mode, APT::Configuration::C
 	    dup2(d->compressed_fd,STDIN_FILENO);
 	 dup2(Pipe[1],STDOUT_FILENO);
       }
+      int const nullfd = open("/dev/null", O_WRONLY);
+      if (nullfd != -1)
+      {
+	 dup2(nullfd,STDERR_FILENO);
+	 close(nullfd);
+      }
 
       SetCloseExec(STDOUT_FILENO,false);
       SetCloseExec(STDIN_FILENO,false);
@@ -1028,7 +1183,7 @@ bool FileFd::OpenInternDescriptor(unsigned int const Mode, APT::Configuration::C
       close(Pipe[0]);
    else
       close(Pipe[1]);
-   if (Comp == true || FileName.empty() == true)
+   if ((Comp == true || FileName.empty() == true) && d->compressed_fd != -1)
       close(d->compressed_fd);
 
    return true;
@@ -1041,6 +1196,12 @@ bool FileFd::OpenInternDescriptor(unsigned int const Mode, APT::Configuration::C
 FileFd::~FileFd()
 {
    Close();
+   if (d != NULL)
+   {
+      d->CloseDown(FileName);
+      delete d;
+      d = NULL;
+   }
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 // FileFd::Read - Read a bit of the file				/*{{{*/
@@ -1056,9 +1217,14 @@ bool FileFd::Read(void *To,unsigned long long Size,unsigned long long *Actual)
    *((char *)To) = '\0';
    do
    {
-#if APT_USE_ZLIB
-      if (d->gz != NULL)
-         Res = gzread(d->gz,To,Size);
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+      if (d != NULL && d->gz != NULL)
+	 Res = gzread(d->gz,To,Size);
+      else
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_BZ2
+      if (d != NULL && d->bz2 != NULL)
+	 Res = BZ2_bzread(d->bz2,To,Size);
       else
 #endif
          Res = read(iFd,To,Size);
@@ -1068,8 +1234,8 @@ bool FileFd::Read(void *To,unsigned long long Size,unsigned long long *Actual)
 	 if (errno == EINTR)
 	    continue;
 	 Flags |= Fail;
-#if APT_USE_ZLIB
-	 if (d->gz != NULL)
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+	 if (d != NULL && d->gz != NULL)
 	 {
 	    int err;
 	    char const * const errmsg = gzerror(d->gz, &err);
@@ -1077,12 +1243,22 @@ bool FileFd::Read(void *To,unsigned long long Size,unsigned long long *Actual)
 	       return _error->Error("gzread: %s (%d: %s)", _("Read error"), err, errmsg);
 	 }
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_BZ2
+	 if (d != NULL && d->bz2 != NULL)
+	 {
+	    int err;
+	    char const * const errmsg = BZ2_bzerror(d->bz2, &err);
+	    if (err != BZ_IO_ERROR)
+	       return _error->Error("BZ2_bzread: %s (%d: %s)", _("Read error"), err, errmsg);
+	 }
+#endif
 	 return _error->Errno("read",_("Read error"));
       }
       
       To = (char *)To + Res;
       Size -= Res;
-      d->seekpos += Res;
+      if (d != NULL)
+	 d->seekpos += Res;
       if (Actual != 0)
 	 *Actual += Res;
    }
@@ -1109,8 +1285,8 @@ bool FileFd::Read(void *To,unsigned long long Size,unsigned long long *Actual)
 char* FileFd::ReadLine(char *To, unsigned long long const Size)
 {
    *To = '\0';
-#if APT_USE_ZLIB
-   if (d->gz != NULL)
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+   if (d != NULL && d->gz != NULL)
       return gzgets(d->gz, To, Size);
 #endif
 
@@ -1140,23 +1316,47 @@ bool FileFd::Write(const void *From,unsigned long long Size)
    errno = 0;
    do
    {
-#if APT_USE_ZLIB
-      if (d->gz != NULL)
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+      if (d != NULL && d->gz != NULL)
          Res = gzwrite(d->gz,From,Size);
       else
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_BZ2
+      if (d != NULL && d->bz2 != NULL)
+         Res = BZ2_bzwrite(d->bz2,(void*)From,Size);
+      else
+#endif
          Res = write(iFd,From,Size);
       if (Res < 0 && errno == EINTR)
 	 continue;
       if (Res < 0)
       {
 	 Flags |= Fail;
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+	 if (d != NULL && d->gz != NULL)
+	 {
+	    int err;
+	    char const * const errmsg = gzerror(d->gz, &err);
+	    if (err != Z_ERRNO)
+	       return _error->Error("gzwrite: %s (%d: %s)", _("Write error"), err, errmsg);
+	 }
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_BZ2
+	 if (d != NULL && d->bz2 != NULL)
+	 {
+	    int err;
+	    char const * const errmsg = BZ2_bzerror(d->bz2, &err);
+	    if (err != BZ_IO_ERROR)
+	       return _error->Error("BZ2_bzwrite: %s (%d: %s)", _("Write error"), err, errmsg);
+	 }
+#endif
 	 return _error->Errno("write",_("Write error"));
       }
       
       From = (char *)From + Res;
       Size -= Res;
-      d->seekpos += Res;
+      if (d != NULL)
+	 d->seekpos += Res;
    }
    while (Res > 0 && Size > 0);
    
@@ -1166,13 +1366,39 @@ bool FileFd::Write(const void *From,unsigned long long Size)
    Flags |= Fail;
    return _error->Error(_("write, still have %llu to write but couldn't"), Size);
 }
+bool FileFd::Write(int Fd, const void *From, unsigned long long Size)
+{
+   int Res;
+   errno = 0;
+   do
+   {
+      Res = write(Fd,From,Size);
+      if (Res < 0 && errno == EINTR)
+	 continue;
+      if (Res < 0)
+	 return _error->Errno("write",_("Write error"));
+
+      From = (char *)From + Res;
+      Size -= Res;
+   }
+   while (Res > 0 && Size > 0);
+
+   if (Size == 0)
+      return true;
+
+   return _error->Error(_("write, still have %llu to write but couldn't"), Size);
+}
 									/*}}}*/
 // FileFd::Seek - Seek in the file					/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* */
 bool FileFd::Seek(unsigned long long To)
 {
-   if (d->pipe == true)
+   if (d != NULL && (d->pipe == true
+#ifdef HAVE_BZ2
+			|| d->bz2 != NULL
+#endif
+	))
    {
       // Our poor man seeking in pipes is costly, so try to avoid it
       unsigned long long seekpos = Tell();
@@ -1182,9 +1408,17 @@ bool FileFd::Seek(unsigned long long To)
 	 return Skip(To - seekpos);
 
       if ((d->openmode & ReadOnly) != ReadOnly)
+      {
+	 Flags |= Fail;
 	 return _error->Error("Reopen is only implemented for read-only files!");
-      close(iFd);
-      iFd = 0;
+      }
+#ifdef HAVE_BZ2
+      if (d->bz2 != NULL)
+	 BZ2_bzclose(d->bz2);
+#endif
+      if (iFd != -1)
+	 close(iFd);
+      iFd = -1;
       if (TemporaryFileName.empty() == false)
 	 iFd = open(TemporaryFileName.c_str(), O_RDONLY);
       else if (FileName.empty() == false)
@@ -1194,12 +1428,18 @@ bool FileFd::Seek(unsigned long long To)
 	 if (d->compressed_fd > 0)
 	    if (lseek(d->compressed_fd, 0, SEEK_SET) != 0)
 	       iFd = d->compressed_fd;
-	 if (iFd <= 0)
+	 if (iFd < 0)
+	 {
+	    Flags |= Fail;
 	    return _error->Error("Reopen is not implemented for pipes opened with FileFd::OpenDescriptor()!");
+	 }
       }
 
       if (OpenInternDescriptor(d->openmode, d->compressor) == false)
+      {
+	 Flags |= Fail;
 	 return _error->Error("Seek on file %s because it couldn't be reopened", FileName.c_str());
+      }
 
       if (To != 0)
 	 return Skip(To);
@@ -1208,8 +1448,8 @@ bool FileFd::Seek(unsigned long long To)
       return true;
    }
    int res;
-#if APT_USE_ZLIB
-   if (d->gz)
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+   if (d != NULL && d->gz)
       res = gzseek(d->gz,To,SEEK_SET);
    else
 #endif
@@ -1220,7 +1460,8 @@ bool FileFd::Seek(unsigned long long To)
       return _error->Error("Unable to seek to %llu", To);
    }
 
-   d->seekpos = To;
+   if (d != NULL)
+      d->seekpos = To;
    return true;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
@@ -1229,7 +1470,11 @@ bool FileFd::Seek(unsigned long long To)
 /* */
 bool FileFd::Skip(unsigned long long Over)
 {
-   if (d->pipe == true)
+   if (d != NULL && (d->pipe == true
+#ifdef HAVE_BZ2
+			|| d->bz2 != NULL
+#endif
+	))
    {
       d->seekpos += Over;
       char buffer[1024];
@@ -1237,15 +1482,18 @@ bool FileFd::Skip(unsigned long long Over)
       {
 	 unsigned long long toread = std::min((unsigned long long) sizeof(buffer), Over);
 	 if (Read(buffer, toread) == false)
+	 {
+	    Flags |= Fail;
 	    return _error->Error("Unable to seek ahead %llu",Over);
+	 }
 	 Over -= toread;
       }
       return true;
    }
 
    int res;
-#if APT_USE_ZLIB
-   if (d->gz != NULL)
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+   if (d != NULL && d->gz != NULL)
       res = gzseek(d->gz,Over,SEEK_CUR);
    else
 #endif
@@ -1255,7 +1503,8 @@ bool FileFd::Skip(unsigned long long Over)
       Flags |= Fail;
       return _error->Error("Unable to seek ahead %llu",Over);
    }
-   d->seekpos = res;
+   if (d != NULL)
+      d->seekpos = res;
 
    return true;
 }
@@ -1265,11 +1514,13 @@ bool FileFd::Skip(unsigned long long Over)
 /* */
 bool FileFd::Truncate(unsigned long long To)
 {
-   if (d->gz != NULL)
+#if defined HAVE_ZLIB || defined HAVE_BZ2
+   if (d != NULL && (d->gz != NULL || d->bz2 != NULL))
    {
       Flags |= Fail;
-      return _error->Error("Truncating gzipped files is not implemented (%s)", FileName.c_str());
+      return _error->Error("Truncating compressed files is not implemented (%s)", FileName.c_str());
    }
+#endif
    if (ftruncate(iFd,To) != 0)
    {
       Flags |= Fail;
@@ -1288,19 +1539,27 @@ unsigned long long FileFd::Tell()
    // seeking around, but not all users of FileFd use always Seek() and co
    // so d->seekpos isn't always true and we can just use it as a hint if
    // we have nothing else, but not always as an authority…
-   if (d->pipe == true)
+   if (d != NULL && (d->pipe == true
+#ifdef HAVE_BZ2
+			|| d->bz2 != NULL
+#endif
+	))
       return d->seekpos;
 
    off_t Res;
-#if APT_USE_ZLIB
-   if (d->gz != NULL)
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+   if (d != NULL && d->gz != NULL)
      Res = gztell(d->gz);
    else
 #endif
      Res = lseek(iFd,0,SEEK_CUR);
    if (Res == (off_t)-1)
+   {
+      Flags |= Fail;
       _error->Errno("lseek","Failed to determine the current file position");
-   d->seekpos = Res;
+   }
+   if (d != NULL)
+      d->seekpos = Res;
    return Res;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
@@ -1310,17 +1569,24 @@ unsigned long long FileFd::Tell()
 unsigned long long FileFd::FileSize()
 {
    struct stat Buf;
-   if (d->pipe == false && fstat(iFd,&Buf) != 0)
+   if ((d == NULL || d->pipe == false) && fstat(iFd,&Buf) != 0)
+   {
+      Flags |= Fail;
       return _error->Errno("fstat","Unable to determine the file size");
+   }
 
    // for compressor pipes st_size is undefined and at 'best' zero
-   if (d->pipe == true || S_ISFIFO(Buf.st_mode))
+   if ((d != NULL && d->pipe == true) || S_ISFIFO(Buf.st_mode))
    {
       // we set it here, too, as we get the info here for free
       // in theory the Open-methods should take care of it already
-      d->pipe = true;
+      if (d != NULL)
+	 d->pipe = true;
       if (stat(FileName.c_str(), &Buf) != 0)
+      {
+	 Flags |= Fail;
 	 return _error->Errno("stat","Unable to determine the file size");
+      }
    }
 
    return Buf.st_size;
@@ -1335,7 +1601,11 @@ unsigned long long FileFd::Size()
 
    // for compressor pipes st_size is undefined and at 'best' zero,
    // so we 'read' the content and 'seek' back - see there
-   if (d->pipe == true)
+   if (d != NULL && (d->pipe == true
+#ifdef HAVE_BZ2
+			|| (d->bz2 && size > 0)
+#endif
+	))
    {
       unsigned long long const oldSeek = Tell();
       char ignore[1000];
@@ -1346,11 +1616,11 @@ unsigned long long FileFd::Size()
       size = Tell();
       Seek(oldSeek);
    }
-#if APT_USE_ZLIB
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
    // only check gzsize if we are actually a gzip file, just checking for
    // "gz" is not sufficient as uncompressed files could be opened with
    // gzopen in "direct" mode as well
-   else if (d->gz && !gzdirect(d->gz) && size > 0)
+   else if (d != NULL && d->gz && !gzdirect(d->gz) && size > 0)
    {
        off_t const oldPos = lseek(iFd,0,SEEK_CUR);
        /* unfortunately zlib.h doesn't provide a gzsize(), so we have to do
@@ -1358,10 +1628,16 @@ unsigned long long FileFd::Size()
 	* bits of the file */
        // FIXME: Size for gz-files is limited by 32bit… no largefile support
        if (lseek(iFd, -4, SEEK_END) < 0)
-	   return _error->Errno("lseek","Unable to seek to end of gzipped file");
+       {
+	  Flags |= Fail;
+	  return _error->Errno("lseek","Unable to seek to end of gzipped file");
+       }
        size = 0L;
        if (read(iFd, &size, 4) != 4)
-	   return _error->Errno("read","Unable to read original size of gzipped file");
+       {
+	  Flags |= Fail;
+	  return _error->Errno("read","Unable to read original size of gzipped file");
+       }
 
 #ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
        uint32_t tmp_size = size;
@@ -1371,7 +1647,10 @@ unsigned long long FileFd::Size()
 #endif
 
        if (lseek(iFd, oldPos, SEEK_SET) < 0)
-	   return _error->Errno("lseek","Unable to seek in gzipped file");
+       {
+	  Flags |= Fail;
+	  return _error->Errno("lseek","Unable to seek in gzipped file");
+       }
 
        return size;
    }
@@ -1386,20 +1665,23 @@ unsigned long long FileFd::Size()
 time_t FileFd::ModificationTime()
 {
    struct stat Buf;
-   if (d->pipe == false && fstat(iFd,&Buf) != 0)
+   if ((d == NULL || d->pipe == false) && fstat(iFd,&Buf) != 0)
    {
+      Flags |= Fail;
       _error->Errno("fstat","Unable to determine the modification time of file %s", FileName.c_str());
       return 0;
    }
 
    // for compressor pipes st_size is undefined and at 'best' zero
-   if (d->pipe == true || S_ISFIFO(Buf.st_mode))
+   if ((d != NULL && d->pipe == true) || S_ISFIFO(Buf.st_mode))
    {
       // we set it here, too, as we get the info here for free
       // in theory the Open-methods should take care of it already
-      d->pipe = true;
+      if (d != NULL)
+	 d->pipe = true;
       if (stat(FileName.c_str(), &Buf) != 0)
       {
+	 Flags |= Fail;
 	 _error->Errno("fstat","Unable to determine the modification time of file %s", FileName.c_str());
 	 return 0;
       }
@@ -1419,16 +1701,15 @@ bool FileFd::Close()
    bool Res = true;
    if ((Flags & AutoClose) == AutoClose)
    {
-#if APT_USE_ZLIB
-      if (d != NULL && d->gz != NULL) {
-	 int const e = gzclose(d->gz);
-	 // gzdclose() on empty files always fails with "buffer error" here, ignore that
-	 if (e != 0 && e != Z_BUF_ERROR)
-	    Res &= _error->Errno("close",_("Problem closing the gzip file %s"), FileName.c_str());
-      } else
-#endif
-	 if (iFd > 0 && close(iFd) != 0)
-	    Res &= _error->Errno("close",_("Problem closing the file %s"), FileName.c_str());
+      if ((Flags & Compressed) != Compressed && iFd > 0 && close(iFd) != 0)
+	 Res &= _error->Errno("close",_("Problem closing the file %s"), FileName.c_str());
+
+      if (d != NULL)
+      {
+	 Res &= d->CloseDown(FileName);
+	 delete d;
+	 d = NULL;
+      }
    }
 
    if ((Flags & Replace) == Replace && iFd >= 0) {
@@ -1446,14 +1727,8 @@ bool FileFd::Close()
       if (unlink(FileName.c_str()) != 0)
 	 Res &= _error->WarningE("unlnk",_("Problem unlinking the file %s"), FileName.c_str());
 
-   if (d != NULL)
-   {
-      if (d->compressor_pid > 0)
-	 ExecWait(d->compressor_pid, "FileFdCompressor", true);
-      delete d;
-      d = NULL;
-   }
-
+   if (Res == false)
+      Flags |= Fail;
    return Res;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
@@ -1464,7 +1739,10 @@ bool FileFd::Sync()
 {
 #ifdef _POSIX_SYNCHRONIZED_IO
    if (fsync(iFd) != 0)
+   {
+      Flags |= Fail;
       return _error->Errno("sync",_("Problem syncing the file"));
+   }
 #endif
    return true;
 }
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
index 3814cfe44..426664d3a 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class FileFd
    bool Read(void *To,unsigned long long Size,unsigned long long *Actual = 0);
    char* ReadLine(char *To, unsigned long long const Size);
    bool Write(const void *From,unsigned long long Size);
+   bool static Write(int Fd, const void *From, unsigned long long Size);
    bool Seek(unsigned long long To);
    bool Skip(unsigned long long To);
    bool Truncate(unsigned long long To);
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> GetListOfFilesInDir(std::string const &Dir, std::string
 					bool const &SortList, bool const &AllowNoExt=false);
 std::vector<std::string> GetListOfFilesInDir(std::string const &Dir, std::vector<std::string> const &Ext,
 					bool const &SortList);
+std::vector<std::string> GetListOfFilesInDir(std::string const &Dir, bool SortList);
 std::string SafeGetCWD();
 void SetCloseExec(int Fd,bool Close);
 void SetNonBlock(int Fd,bool Block);
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/mmap.cc b/apt-pkg/contrib/mmap.cc
index 160718ea5..2d12b6fe9 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/mmap.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/mmap.cc
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ bool MMap::Map(FileFd &Fd)
       if ((Flags & ReadOnly) != ReadOnly)
 	 return _error->Error("Compressed file %s can only be mapped readonly", Fd.Name().c_str());
       Base = new unsigned char[iSize];
+      SyncToFd = new FileFd();
       if (Fd.Seek(0L) == false || Fd.Read(Base, iSize) == false)
 	 return _error->Error("Compressed file %s can't be read into mmap", Fd.Name().c_str());
       return true;
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/netrc.cc b/apt-pkg/contrib/netrc.cc
index cb7d36088..56e59d84b 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/netrc.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/netrc.cc
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ int parsenetrc (char *host, char *login, char *password, char *netrcfile = NULL)
     if (!home)
       return -1;
 
-    asprintf (&netrcfile, "%s%s%s", home, DIR_CHAR, NETRC);
-    if(!netrcfile)
+    if (asprintf (&netrcfile, "%s%s%s", home, DIR_CHAR, NETRC) == -1 || netrcfile == NULL)
       return -1;
     else
       netrc_alloc = true;
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/sha2_internal.cc b/apt-pkg/contrib/sha2_internal.cc
index 6d27e8f2b..83b5a98d3 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/sha2_internal.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/sha2_internal.cc
@@ -552,7 +552,9 @@ void SHA256_Update(SHA256_CTX* context, const sha2_byte *data, size_t len) {
 	}
 	while (len >= SHA256_BLOCK_LENGTH) {
 		/* Process as many complete blocks as we can */
-		SHA256_Transform(context, (sha2_word32*)data);
+		sha2_byte buffer[SHA256_BLOCK_LENGTH];
+		MEMCPY_BCOPY(buffer, data, SHA256_BLOCK_LENGTH);
+		SHA256_Transform(context, (sha2_word32*)buffer);
 		context->bitcount += SHA256_BLOCK_LENGTH << 3;
 		len -= SHA256_BLOCK_LENGTH;
 		data += SHA256_BLOCK_LENGTH;
@@ -879,7 +881,9 @@ void SHA512_Update(SHA512_CTX* context, const sha2_byte *data, size_t len) {
 	}
 	while (len >= SHA512_BLOCK_LENGTH) {
 		/* Process as many complete blocks as we can */
-		SHA512_Transform(context, (sha2_word64*)data);
+		sha2_byte buffer[SHA512_BLOCK_LENGTH];
+		MEMCPY_BCOPY(buffer, data, SHA512_BLOCK_LENGTH);
+		SHA512_Transform(context, (sha2_word64*)buffer);
 		ADDINC128(context->bitcount, SHA512_BLOCK_LENGTH << 3);
 		len -= SHA512_BLOCK_LENGTH;
 		data += SHA512_BLOCK_LENGTH;
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.cc b/apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.cc
index 861cdcbeb..ca096d736 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <sstream>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -910,17 +911,17 @@ bool StrToTime(const string &Val,time_t &Result)
 
    // Handle RFC 1123 time
    Month[0] = 0;
-   if (sscanf(I," %d %3s %d %d:%d:%d GMT",&Tm.tm_mday,Month,&Tm.tm_year,
+   if (sscanf(I," %2d %3s %4d %2d:%2d:%2d GMT",&Tm.tm_mday,Month,&Tm.tm_year,
 	      &Tm.tm_hour,&Tm.tm_min,&Tm.tm_sec) != 6)
    {
       // Handle RFC 1036 time
-      if (sscanf(I," %d-%3s-%d %d:%d:%d GMT",&Tm.tm_mday,Month,
+      if (sscanf(I," %2d-%3s-%3d %2d:%2d:%2d GMT",&Tm.tm_mday,Month,
 		 &Tm.tm_year,&Tm.tm_hour,&Tm.tm_min,&Tm.tm_sec) == 6)
 	 Tm.tm_year += 1900;
       else
       {
 	 // asctime format
-	 if (sscanf(I," %3s %d %d:%d:%d %d",Month,&Tm.tm_mday,
+	 if (sscanf(I," %3s %2d %2d:%2d:%2d %4d",Month,&Tm.tm_mday,
 		    &Tm.tm_hour,&Tm.tm_min,&Tm.tm_sec,&Tm.tm_year) != 6)
 	 {
 	    // 'ftp' time
@@ -1168,34 +1169,50 @@ unsigned long RegexChoice(RxChoiceList *Rxs,const char **ListBegin,
    return Hits;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
-// ioprintf - C format string outputter to C++ iostreams		/*{{{*/
+// {str,io}printf - C format string outputter to C++ strings/iostreams	/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* This is used to make the internationalization strings easier to translate
    and to allow reordering of parameters */
-void ioprintf(ostream &out,const char *format,...) 
+static bool iovprintf(ostream &out, const char *format,
+		      va_list &args, ssize_t &size) {
+   char *S = (char*)malloc(size);
+   ssize_t const n = vsnprintf(S, size, format, args);
+   if (n > -1 && n < size) {
+      out << S;
+      free(S);
+      return true;
+   } else {
+      if (n > -1)
+	 size = n + 1;
+      else
+	 size *= 2;
+   }
+   free(S);
+   return false;
+}
+void ioprintf(ostream &out,const char *format,...)
 {
    va_list args;
-   va_start(args,format);
-   
-   // sprintf the description
-   char S[4096];
-   vsnprintf(S,sizeof(S),format,args);
-   out << S;
+   ssize_t size = 400;
+   while (true) {
+      va_start(args,format);
+      if (iovprintf(out, format, args, size) == true)
+	 return;
+      va_end(args);
+   }
 }
-									/*}}}*/
-// strprintf - C format string outputter to C++ strings 		/*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* This is used to make the internationalization strings easier to translate
-   and to allow reordering of parameters */
-void strprintf(string &out,const char *format,...) 
+void strprintf(string &out,const char *format,...)
 {
    va_list args;
-   va_start(args,format);
-   
-   // sprintf the description
-   char S[4096];
-   vsnprintf(S,sizeof(S),format,args);
-   out = string(S);
+   ssize_t size = 400;
+   std::ostringstream outstr;
+   while (true) {
+      va_start(args,format);
+      if (iovprintf(outstr, format, args, size) == true)
+	 break;
+      va_end(args);
+   }
+   out = outstr.str();
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 // safe_snprintf - Safer snprintf					/*{{{*/
diff --git a/apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.cc b/apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.cc
index 5dc2a2ac2..76c740341 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.cc
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ unsigned long debSourcesIndex::Size() const
    /* we need to ignore errors here; if the lists are absent, just return 0 */
    _error->PushToStack();
 
-   FileFd f = FileFd (IndexFile("Sources"), FileFd::ReadOnly, FileFd::Extension);
+   FileFd f(IndexFile("Sources"), FileFd::ReadOnly, FileFd::Extension);
    if (!f.Failed())
       size = f.Size();
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ unsigned long debPackagesIndex::Size() const
    /* we need to ignore errors here; if the lists are absent, just return 0 */
    _error->PushToStack();
 
-   FileFd f = FileFd (IndexFile("Packages"), FileFd::ReadOnly, FileFd::Extension);
+   FileFd f(IndexFile("Packages"), FileFd::ReadOnly, FileFd::Extension);
    if (!f.Failed())
       size = f.Size();
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ unsigned long debTranslationsIndex::Size() const
    /* we need to ignore errors here; if the lists are absent, just return 0 */
    _error->PushToStack();
 
-   FileFd f = FileFd (IndexFile(Language), FileFd::ReadOnly, FileFd::Extension);
+   FileFd f(IndexFile(Language), FileFd::ReadOnly, FileFd::Extension);
    if (!f.Failed())
       size = f.Size();
 
diff --git a/apt-pkg/deb/deblistparser.cc b/apt-pkg/deb/deblistparser.cc
index bdb50f6bf..7bef6772c 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/deb/deblistparser.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/deb/deblistparser.cc
@@ -215,15 +215,22 @@ string debListParser::DescriptionLanguage()
  */
 MD5SumValue debListParser::Description_md5()
 {
-   string value = Section.FindS("Description-md5");
-
-   if (value.empty()) 
+   string const value = Section.FindS("Description-md5");
+   if (value.empty() == true)
    {
       MD5Summation md5;
       md5.Add((Description() + "\n").c_str());
       return md5.Result();
-   } else
-      return MD5SumValue(value);
+   }
+   else if (likely(value.size() == 32))
+   {
+      if (likely(value.find_first_not_of("0123456789abcdefABCDEF") == string::npos))
+	 return MD5SumValue(value);
+      _error->Error("Malformed Description-md5 line; includes invalid character '%s'", value.c_str());
+      return MD5SumValue();
+   }
+   _error->Error("Malformed Description-md5 line; doesn't have the required length (32 != %d) '%s'", (int)value.size(), value.c_str());
+   return MD5SumValue();
 }
                                                                         /*}}}*/
 // ListParser::UsePackage - Update a package structure			/*{{{*/
@@ -249,8 +256,14 @@ bool debListParser::UsePackage(pkgCache::PkgIterator &Pkg,
       return false;
 
    if (strcmp(Pkg.Name(),"apt") == 0)
-      Pkg->Flags |= pkgCache::Flag::Important;
-   
+   {
+      if ((essential == "native" && Pkg->Arch != 0 && myArch == Pkg.Arch()) ||
+	  essential == "all")
+	 Pkg->Flags |= pkgCache::Flag::Essential | pkgCache::Flag::Important;
+      else
+	 Pkg->Flags |= pkgCache::Flag::Important;
+   }
+
    if (ParseStatus(Pkg,Ver) == false)
       return false;
    return true;
diff --git a/apt-pkg/deb/debmetaindex.cc b/apt-pkg/deb/debmetaindex.cc
index 5d3a80aa5..bcc617da7 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/deb/debmetaindex.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/deb/debmetaindex.cc
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ string debReleaseIndex::TranslationIndexURISuffix(const char *Type, const string
 {
    string Res ="";
    if (Dist[Dist.size() - 1] != '/')
-      Res += Section + "/i18n/";
+      Res += Section + "/i18n/Translation-";
    return Res + Type;
 }
 
@@ -210,31 +210,17 @@ vector <struct IndexTarget *>* debReleaseIndex::ComputeIndexTargets() const {
 	if (lang.empty() == true)
 		return IndexTargets;
 
-	// get the Translations:
-	// - if its a dists-style repository get the i18n/Index first
-	// - if its flat try to acquire files by guessing
-	if (Dist[Dist.size() - 1] == '/') {
-		for (std::set<std::string>::const_iterator s = sections.begin();
-		     s != sections.end(); ++s) {
-			for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator l = lang.begin();
-			     l != lang.end(); ++l) {
-				IndexTarget * Target = new OptionalIndexTarget();
-				Target->ShortDesc = "Translation-" + *l;
-				Target->MetaKey = TranslationIndexURISuffix(l->c_str(), *s);
-				Target->URI = TranslationIndexURI(l->c_str(), *s);
-				Target->Description = Info (Target->ShortDesc.c_str(), *s);
-				IndexTargets->push_back(Target);
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		for (std::set<std::string>::const_iterator s = sections.begin();
-		     s != sections.end(); ++s) {
-			IndexTarget * Target = new OptionalSubIndexTarget();
-			Target->ShortDesc = "TranslationIndex";
-			Target->MetaKey = TranslationIndexURISuffix("Index", *s);
-			Target->URI = TranslationIndexURI("Index", *s);
+	// get the Translation-* files, later we will skip download of non-existent if we have an index
+	for (std::set<std::string>::const_iterator s = sections.begin();
+	     s != sections.end(); ++s) {
+		for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator l = lang.begin();
+		     l != lang.end(); ++l) {
+			IndexTarget * Target = new OptionalIndexTarget();
+			Target->ShortDesc = "Translation-" + *l;
+			Target->MetaKey = TranslationIndexURISuffix(l->c_str(), *s);
+			Target->URI = TranslationIndexURI(l->c_str(), *s);
 			Target->Description = Info (Target->ShortDesc.c_str(), *s);
-			IndexTargets->push_back (Target);
+			IndexTargets->push_back(Target);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc b/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc
index 653e14190..7e937a85b 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::DoStdin(int master)
    unsigned char input_buf[256] = {0,}; 
    ssize_t len = read(0, input_buf, sizeof(input_buf));
    if (len)
-      write(master, input_buf, len);
+      FileFd::Write(master, input_buf, len);
    else
       d->stdin_is_dev_null = true;
 }
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::DoTerminalPty(int master)
    }  
    if(len <= 0) 
       return;
-   write(1, term_buf, len);
+   FileFd::Write(1, term_buf, len);
    if(d->term_out)
       fwrite(term_buf, len, sizeof(char), d->term_out);
 }
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::ProcessDpkgStatusLine(int OutStatusFd, char *line)
 	     << ":" << s
 	     << endl;
       if(OutStatusFd > 0)
-	 write(OutStatusFd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
+	 FileFd::Write(OutStatusFd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
       if (Debug == true)
 	 std::clog << "send: '" << status.str() << "'" << endl;
 
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::ProcessDpkgStatusLine(int OutStatusFd, char *line)
 	     << ":" << list[3]
 	     << endl;
       if(OutStatusFd > 0)
-	 write(OutStatusFd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
+	 FileFd::Write(OutStatusFd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
       if (Debug == true)
 	 std::clog << "send: '" << status.str() << "'" << endl;
       pkgFailures++;
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::ProcessDpkgStatusLine(int OutStatusFd, char *line)
 	     << ":" << list[3]
 	     << endl;
       if(OutStatusFd > 0)
-	 write(OutStatusFd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
+	 FileFd::Write(OutStatusFd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
       if (Debug == true)
 	 std::clog << "send: '" << status.str() << "'" << endl;
       return;
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::ProcessDpkgStatusLine(int OutStatusFd, char *line)
 	     << ":" << s
 	     << endl;
       if(OutStatusFd > 0)
-	 write(OutStatusFd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
+	 FileFd::Write(OutStatusFd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
       if (Debug == true)
 	 std::clog << "send: '" << status.str() << "'" << endl;
    }
@@ -862,6 +862,8 @@ static int racy_pselect(int nfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds,
 */
 bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int OutStatusFd)
 {
+   pkgPackageManager::SigINTStop = false;
+
    // Generate the base argument list for dpkg
    std::vector<const char *> Args;
    unsigned long StartSize = 0;
@@ -907,7 +909,7 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int OutStatusFd)
       dup2(nullfd, STDIN_FILENO);
       dup2(nullfd, STDOUT_FILENO);
       dup2(nullfd, STDERR_FILENO);
-      execv(Args[0], (char**) &Args[0]);
+      execvp(Args[0], (char**) &Args[0]);
       _error->WarningE("dpkgGo", "Can't detect if dpkg supports multi-arch!");
       _exit(2);
    }
@@ -1053,7 +1055,8 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int OutStatusFd)
       }
 
       int fd[2];
-      pipe(fd);
+      if (pipe(fd) != 0)
+	 return _error->Errno("pipe","Failed to create IPC pipe to dpkg");
 
 #define ADDARG(X) Args.push_back(X); Size += strlen(X)
 #define ADDARGC(X) Args.push_back(X); Size += sizeof(X) - 1
@@ -1234,7 +1237,7 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int OutStatusFd)
 		<< (PackagesDone/float(PackagesTotal)*100.0) 
 		<< ":" << _("Running dpkg")
 		<< endl;
-	 write(OutStatusFd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
+	 FileFd::Write(OutStatusFd, status.str().c_str(), status.str().size());
       }
       Child = ExecFork();
             
@@ -1431,9 +1434,8 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int OutStatusFd)
 }
 
 void SigINT(int sig) {
-   if (_config->FindB("APT::Immediate-Configure-All",false)) 
-      pkgPackageManager::SigINTStop = true;
-} 
+   pkgPackageManager::SigINTStop = true;
+}
 									/*}}}*/
 // pkgDpkgPM::Reset - Dump the contents of the command list		/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1448,6 +1450,12 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::Reset()
 /* */
 void pkgDPkgPM::WriteApportReport(const char *pkgpath, const char *errormsg) 
 {
+   // If apport doesn't exist or isn't installed do nothing
+   // This e.g. prevents messages in 'universes' without apport
+   pkgCache::PkgIterator apportPkg = Cache.FindPkg("apport");
+   if (apportPkg.end() == true || apportPkg->CurrentVer == 0)
+      return;
+
    string pkgname, reportfile, srcpkgname, pkgver, arch;
    string::size_type pos;
    FILE *report;
@@ -1566,7 +1574,7 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::WriteApportReport(const char *pkgpath, const char *errormsg)
 	 if(strstr(strbuf,"Package:") == strbuf)
 	 {
 	    char pkgname[255], version[255];
-	    if(sscanf(strbuf, "Package: %s %s", pkgname, version) == 2)
+	    if(sscanf(strbuf, "Package: %254s %254s", pkgname, version) == 2)
 	       if(strcmp(pkgver.c_str(), version) == 0)
 	       {
 		  fclose(report);
@@ -1637,7 +1645,10 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::WriteApportReport(const char *pkgpath, const char *errormsg)
    const char *ops_str[] = {"Install", "Configure","Remove","Purge"};
    fprintf(report, "AptOrdering:\n");
    for (vector<Item>::iterator I = List.begin(); I != List.end(); ++I)
-      fprintf(report, " %s: %s\n", (*I).Pkg.Name(), ops_str[(*I).Op]);
+      if ((*I).Pkg != NULL)
+         fprintf(report, " %s: %s\n", (*I).Pkg.Name(), ops_str[(*I).Op]);
+      else
+         fprintf(report, " %s: %s\n", "NULL", ops_str[(*I).Op]);
 
    // attach dmesg log (to learn about segfaults)
    if (FileExists("/bin/dmesg"))
diff --git a/apt-pkg/depcache.cc b/apt-pkg/depcache.cc
index fdfd1c713..56194e244 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/depcache.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/depcache.cc
@@ -964,6 +964,13 @@ struct CompareProviders {
 	 else if ((B->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Essential) == pkgCache::Flag::Essential)
 	    return true;
       }
+      if ((A->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Important) != (B->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Important))
+      {
+	 if ((A->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Important) == pkgCache::Flag::Important)
+	    return false;
+	 else if ((B->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Important) == pkgCache::Flag::Important)
+	    return true;
+      }
       // higher priority seems like a good idea
       if (AV->Priority != BV->Priority)
 	 return AV->Priority < BV->Priority;
@@ -1146,9 +1153,8 @@ bool pkgDepCache::MarkInstall(PkgIterator const &Pkg,bool AutoInst,
       }
 
       /* This bit is for processing the possibilty of an install/upgrade
-         fixing the problem */
-      if (Start->Type != Dep::DpkgBreaks &&
-	  (DepState[Start->ID] & DepCVer) == DepCVer)
+         fixing the problem for "positive" dependencies */
+      if (Start.IsNegative() == false && (DepState[Start->ID] & DepCVer) == DepCVer)
       {
 	 APT::VersionList verlist;
 	 pkgCache::VerIterator Cand = PkgState[Start.TargetPkg()->ID].CandidateVerIter(*this);
@@ -1159,7 +1165,7 @@ bool pkgDepCache::MarkInstall(PkgIterator const &Pkg,bool AutoInst,
 	    pkgCache::VerIterator V = Prv.OwnerVer();
 	    pkgCache::VerIterator Cand = PkgState[Prv.OwnerPkg()->ID].CandidateVerIter(*this);
 	    if (Cand.end() == true || V != Cand ||
-		VS().CheckDep(Cand.VerStr(), Start->CompareOp, Start.TargetVer()) == false)
+		VS().CheckDep(Prv.ProvideVersion(), Start->CompareOp, Start.TargetVer()) == false)
 	       continue;
 	    verlist.insert(Cand);
 	 }
@@ -1192,13 +1198,13 @@ bool pkgDepCache::MarkInstall(PkgIterator const &Pkg,bool AutoInst,
 	 }
 	 continue;
       }
-
-      /* For conflicts we just de-install the package and mark as auto,
-         Conflicts may not have or groups.  For dpkg's Breaks we try to
-         upgrade the package. */
-      if (Start.IsNegative() == true)
+      /* Negative dependencies have no or-group
+	 If the dependency isn't versioned, we try if an upgrade might solve the problem.
+	 Otherwise we remove the offender if needed */
+      else if (Start.IsNegative() == true && Start->Type != pkgCache::Dep::Obsoletes)
       {
 	 SPtrArray<Version *> List = Start.AllTargets();
+	 pkgCache::PkgIterator TrgPkg = Start.TargetPkg();
 	 for (Version **I = List; *I != 0; I++)
 	 {
 	    VerIterator Ver(*this,*I);
@@ -1209,15 +1215,17 @@ bool pkgDepCache::MarkInstall(PkgIterator const &Pkg,bool AutoInst,
 	    if (PkgState[Pkg->ID].InstallVer == 0)
 	       continue;
 
-	    if (PkgState[Pkg->ID].CandidateVer != *I &&
-		Start->Type == Dep::DpkgBreaks &&
+	    if ((Start->Version != 0 || TrgPkg != Pkg) &&
+		PkgState[Pkg->ID].CandidateVer != PkgState[Pkg->ID].InstallVer &&
+		PkgState[Pkg->ID].CandidateVer != *I &&
 		MarkInstall(Pkg,true,Depth + 1, false, ForceImportantDeps) == true)
 	       continue;
-	    else if (MarkDelete(Pkg,false,Depth + 1, false) == false)
+	    else if ((Start->Type == pkgCache::Dep::Conflicts || Start->Type == pkgCache::Dep::DpkgBreaks) &&
+		     MarkDelete(Pkg,false,Depth + 1, false) == false)
 	       break;
 	 }
 	 continue;
-      }      
+      }
    }
 
    return Dep.end() == true;
@@ -1642,6 +1650,7 @@ bool pkgDepCache::MarkRequired(InRootSetFunc &userFunc)
    {
       if(!(PkgState[p->ID].Flags & Flag::Auto) ||
 	  (p->Flags & Flag::Essential) ||
+	  (p->Flags & Flag::Important) ||
 	  userFunc.InRootSet(p) ||
 	  // be nice even then a required package violates the policy (#583517)
 	  // and do the full mark process also for required packages
diff --git a/apt-pkg/edsp/edspsystem.cc b/apt-pkg/edsp/edspsystem.cc
index 6b9207451..aae969d9d 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/edsp/edspsystem.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/edsp/edspsystem.cc
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ signed edspSystem::Score(Configuration const &Cnf)
 {
    if (Cnf.Find("edsp::scenario", "") == "stdin")
       return 1000;
-   if (FileExists(Cnf.FindFile("edsp::scenario","")) == true)
+   if (RealFileExists(Cnf.FindFile("edsp::scenario","")) == true)
       return 1000;
    return -1000;
 }
diff --git a/apt-pkg/indexrecords.cc b/apt-pkg/indexrecords.cc
index cdb9250e8..af2639beb 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/indexrecords.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/indexrecords.cc
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ time_t indexRecords::GetValidUntil() const
 
 const indexRecords::checkSum *indexRecords::Lookup(const string MetaKey)
 {
-   return Entries[MetaKey];
+   std::map<std::string, indexRecords::checkSum* >::const_iterator sum = Entries.find(MetaKey);
+   if (sum == Entries.end())
+      return NULL;
+   return sum->second;
 }
 
 bool indexRecords::Exists(string const &MetaKey) const
diff --git a/apt-pkg/init.cc b/apt-pkg/init.cc
index 4c15858a1..4818174ac 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/init.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/init.cc
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #define Stringfy_(x) # x
 #define Stringfy(x)  Stringfy_(x)
-const char *pkgVersion = VERSION;
+const char *pkgVersion = PACKAGE_VERSION;
 const char *pkgLibVersion = Stringfy(APT_PKG_MAJOR) "."
                             Stringfy(APT_PKG_MINOR) "." 
                             Stringfy(APT_PKG_RELEASE);
diff --git a/apt-pkg/makefile b/apt-pkg/makefile
index e1f69dd65..27d7ead24 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/makefile
+++ b/apt-pkg/makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@ include ../buildlib/libversion.mak
 LIBRARY=apt-pkg
 MAJOR=$(LIBAPTPKG_MAJOR)
 MINOR=$(LIBAPTPKG_RELEASE)
-SLIBS=$(PTHREADLIB) $(INTLLIBS) -lutil -ldl -lz
+SLIBS=$(PTHREADLIB) $(INTLLIBS) -lutil -ldl
+ifeq ($(HAVE_ZLIB),yes)
+SLIBS+= -lz
+endif
+ifeq ($(HAVE_BZ2),yes)
+SLIBS+= -lbz2
+endif
 APT_DOMAIN:=libapt-pkg$(LIBAPTPKG_MAJOR)
 
 # Source code for the contributed non-core things
diff --git a/apt-pkg/packagemanager.cc b/apt-pkg/packagemanager.cc
index cefb760af..80369dd1a 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/packagemanager.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/packagemanager.cc
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@
 #include <apt-pkg/configuration.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/sptr.h>
 
-#include <apti18n.h>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+
+#include <apti18n.h>
 									/*}}}*/
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -183,8 +184,7 @@ bool pkgPackageManager::CreateOrderList()
 	 continue;
       
       // Mark the package and its dependends for immediate configuration
-      if ((((I->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Essential) == pkgCache::Flag::Essential ||
-	   (I->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Important) == pkgCache::Flag::Important) &&
+      if ((((I->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Essential) == pkgCache::Flag::Essential) &&
 	  NoImmConfigure == false) || ImmConfigureAll)
       {
 	 if(Debug && !ImmConfigureAll)
@@ -523,7 +523,8 @@ bool pkgPackageManager::EarlyRemove(PkgIterator Pkg)
 
    // Essential packages get special treatment
    bool IsEssential = false;
-   if ((Pkg->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Essential) != 0)
+   if ((Pkg->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Essential) != 0 ||
+       (Pkg->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Important) != 0)
       IsEssential = true;
 
    /* Check for packages that are the dependents of essential packages and 
@@ -533,7 +534,8 @@ bool pkgPackageManager::EarlyRemove(PkgIterator Pkg)
       for (DepIterator D = Pkg.RevDependsList(); D.end() == false &&
 	   IsEssential == false; ++D)
 	 if (D->Type == pkgCache::Dep::Depends || D->Type == pkgCache::Dep::PreDepends)
-	    if ((D.ParentPkg()->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Essential) != 0)
+	    if ((D.ParentPkg()->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Essential) != 0 ||
+	        (D.ParentPkg()->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Important) != 0)
 	       IsEssential = true;
    }
 
@@ -601,7 +603,7 @@ bool pkgPackageManager::SmartUnPack(PkgIterator Pkg, bool const Immediate, int c
       or by the ConfigureAll call at the end of the for loop in OrderInstall. */
    bool Changed = false;
    const unsigned int max_loops = _config->FindI("APT::pkgPackageManager::MaxLoopCount", 5000);
-   unsigned int i=0;
+   unsigned int i = 0;
    do 
    {
       Changed = false;
@@ -783,7 +785,7 @@ bool pkgPackageManager::SmartUnPack(PkgIterator Pkg, bool const Immediate, int c
 			   VerIterator V(Cache,*I);
 			   PkgIterator P = V.ParentPkg();
 			   // we are checking for installation as an easy 'protection' against or-groups and (unchosen) providers
-			   if (P->CurrentVer == 0 || P != Pkg || (P.CurrentVer() != V && Cache[P].InstallVer != V))
+			   if (P != Pkg || (P.CurrentVer() != V && Cache[P].InstallVer != V))
 			      continue;
 			   circle = true;
 			   break;
diff --git a/apt-pkg/pkgcachegen.cc b/apt-pkg/pkgcachegen.cc
index ec072fddd..538d10b35 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/pkgcachegen.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/pkgcachegen.cc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 typedef std::vector<pkgIndexFile *>::iterator FileIterator;
 template <typename Iter> std::vector<Iter*> pkgCacheGenerator::Dynamic<Iter>::toReMap;
 
-bool IsDuplicateDescription(pkgCache::DescIterator Desc,
+static bool IsDuplicateDescription(pkgCache::DescIterator Desc,
 			    MD5SumValue const &CurMd5, std::string const &CurLang);
 
 using std::string;
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ bool pkgCacheGenerator::MergeListPackage(ListParser &List, pkgCache::PkgIterator
       pkgCache::DescIterator Desc = Ver.DescriptionList();
 
       // a version can only have one md5 describing it
-      if (MD5SumValue(Desc.md5()) != CurMd5)
+      if (Desc.end() == true || MD5SumValue(Desc.md5()) != CurMd5)
 	 continue;
 
       // don't add a new description if we have one for the given
@@ -304,6 +304,9 @@ bool pkgCacheGenerator::MergeListPackage(ListParser &List, pkgCache::PkgIterator
 
       void const * const oldMap = Map.Data();
       map_ptrloc const descindex = NewDescription(Desc, CurLang, CurMd5, *LastDesc);
+      if (unlikely(descindex == 0 && _error->PendingError()))
+	 return _error->Error(_("Error occurred while processing %s (%s%d)"),
+			      Pkg.Name(), "NewDescription", 1);
       if (oldMap != Map.Data())
 	 LastDesc += (map_ptrloc*) Map.Data() - (map_ptrloc*) oldMap;
       *LastDesc = descindex;
@@ -456,6 +459,9 @@ bool pkgCacheGenerator::MergeListVersion(ListParser &List, pkgCache::PkgIterator
 
    oldMap = Map.Data();
    map_ptrloc const descindex = NewDescription(Desc, CurLang, CurMd5, *LastDesc);
+   if (unlikely(descindex == 0 && _error->PendingError()))
+      return _error->Error(_("Error occurred while processing %s (%s%d)"),
+			   Pkg.Name(), "NewDescription", 2);
    if (oldMap != Map.Data())
        LastDesc += (map_ptrloc*) Map.Data() - (map_ptrloc*) oldMap;
    *LastDesc = descindex;
@@ -1449,11 +1455,11 @@ bool pkgCacheGenerator::MakeOnlyStatusCache(OpProgress *Progress,DynamicMMap **O
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 // IsDuplicateDescription						/*{{{*/
-bool IsDuplicateDescription(pkgCache::DescIterator Desc,
+static bool IsDuplicateDescription(pkgCache::DescIterator Desc,
 			    MD5SumValue const &CurMd5, std::string const &CurLang)
 {
    // Descriptions in the same link-list have all the same md5
-   if (MD5SumValue(Desc.md5()) != CurMd5)
+   if (Desc.end() == true || MD5SumValue(Desc.md5()) != CurMd5)
       return false;
    for (; Desc.end() == false; ++Desc)
       if (Desc.LanguageCode() == CurLang)
diff --git a/apt-pkg/srcrecords.h b/apt-pkg/srcrecords.h
index 06f0dce6c..ed69d0d72 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/srcrecords.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/srcrecords.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class pkgSrcRecords
       virtual std::string Section() const = 0;
       virtual const char **Binaries() = 0;   // Ownership does not transfer
 
+      //FIXME: Add a parameter to specify which architecture to use for [wildcard] matching
       virtual bool BuildDepends(std::vector<BuildDepRec> &BuildDeps, bool const &ArchOnly, bool const &StripMultiArch = true) = 0;
       static const char *BuildDepType(unsigned char const &Type);