1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/acquire-item.h b/apt-pkg/acquire-item.h
index b55ac526b..3a6e93b1a 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/acquire-item.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/acquire-item.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ class pkgAcqIndex : public pkgAcquire::Item
    pkgAcquire::ItemDesc Desc;
    string RealURI;
    string ExpectedMD5;
+   string CompressionExtension;
 
    public:
    
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ class pkgAcqIndex : public pkgAcquire::Item
    virtual void Done(string Message,unsigned long Size,string Md5Hash,
 		     pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf);
    virtual string Custom600Headers();
-   virtual string DescURI() {return RealURI + ".gz";};
+   virtual string DescURI() {return RealURI + CompressionExtension;};
 
    pkgAcqIndex(pkgAcquire *Owner,string URI,string URIDesc,
 	       string ShortDesct, string ExpectedMD5, string compressExt="");