2 files changed, 16 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
index 43717da16..4374dd7d5 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // -*- mode: cpp; mode: fold -*-
 // Description								/*{{{*/
-// $Id: fileutl.cc,v 1.27 1999/04/20 05:02:09 jgg Exp $
+// $Id: fileutl.cc,v 1.28 1999/07/11 22:42:32 jgg Exp $
 /* ######################################################################
    
    File Utilities
@@ -250,11 +250,12 @@ int ExecFork()
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 
-// FileFd::FileFd - Open a file						/*{{{*/
+// FileFd::Open - Open a file						/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* The most commonly used open mode combinations are given with Mode */
-FileFd::FileFd(string FileName,OpenMode Mode, unsigned long Perms)
+bool FileFd::Open(string FileName,OpenMode Mode, unsigned long Perms)
 {
+   Close();
    Flags = AutoClose;
    switch (Mode)
    {
@@ -281,12 +282,11 @@ FileFd::FileFd(string FileName,OpenMode Mode, unsigned long Perms)
    }  
 
    if (iFd < 0)
-      _error->Errno("open","Could not open file %s",FileName.c_str());
-   else
-   {
-      this->FileName = FileName;
-      SetCloseExec(iFd,true);
-   }   
+      return _error->Errno("open","Could not open file %s",FileName.c_str());
+   
+   this->FileName = FileName;
+   SetCloseExec(iFd,true);
+   return true;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 // FileFd::~File - Closes the file					/*{{{*/
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
index 8a1083241..e24f9cfb6 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // -*- mode: cpp; mode: fold -*-
 // Description								/*{{{*/
-// $Id: fileutl.h,v 1.18 1999/04/20 05:02:09 jgg Exp $
+// $Id: fileutl.h,v 1.19 1999/07/11 22:42:32 jgg Exp $
 /* ######################################################################
    
    File Utilities
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class FileFd
    bool Truncate(unsigned long To);
    unsigned long Tell();
    unsigned long Size();
+   bool Open(string FileName,OpenMode Mode,unsigned long Perms = 0666);
    bool Close();
 
    // Simple manipulators
@@ -56,7 +57,11 @@ class FileFd
    inline void OpFail() {Flags |= Fail;};
    inline string &Name() {return FileName;};
    
-   FileFd(string FileName,OpenMode Mode,unsigned long Perms = 0666);
+   FileFd(string FileName,OpenMode Mode,unsigned long Perms = 0666) : iFd(-1), 
+            Flags(0) 
+   {
+      Open(FileName,Mode,Perms);
+   };
    FileFd(int Fd = -1) : iFd(Fd), Flags(AutoClose) {};
    FileFd(int Fd,bool) : iFd(Fd), Flags(0) {};
    virtual ~FileFd();