4 files changed, 27 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc b/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc
index 7d0d34a46..f56e258e3 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::WriteApportReport(const char *pkgpath, const char *errormsg)
    string::size_type pos;
    FILE *report;
 
-   if (_config->FindB("Dpkg::ApportFailureReport", false) == false)
+   if (_config->FindB("Dpkg::ApportFailureReport", true) == false)
    {
       std::clog << "configured to not write apport reports" << std::endl;
       return;
@@ -1288,16 +1288,28 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::WriteApportReport(const char *pkgpath, const char *errormsg)
    }
 
    // do not report out-of-memory failures 
-   if(strstr(errormsg, strerror(ENOMEM)) != NULL) {
+   if(strstr(errormsg, strerror(ENOMEM)) != NULL ||
+      strstr(errormsg, "Cannot allocate memory") != NULL) {
       std::clog << _("No apport report written because the error message indicates a out of memory error") << std::endl;
       return;
    }
 
-   // do not report dpkg I/O errors
-   // XXX - this message is localized, but this only matches the English version.  This is better than nothing.
-   if(strstr(errormsg, "short read in buffer_copy (")) {
-      std::clog << _("No apport report written because the error message indicates a dpkg I/O error") << std::endl;
-      return;
+   // do not report dpkg I/O errors, this is a format string, so we compare
+   // the prefix and the suffix of the error with the dpkg error message
+   const char *short_read_error = dgettext("dpkg", "short read in buffer_copy %s");
+   vector<string> list = VectorizeString(short_read_error, '%');
+   if (list.size() > 1) 
+   {
+      // we need to split %s, VectorizeString only allows char so we need
+      // to kill the "s" manually
+      if (list[1].size() > 1) {
+         list[1].erase(0, 1);
+         if(strstr(errormsg, list[0].c_str()) && 
+            strstr(errormsg, list[1].c_str())) {
+            std::clog << _("No apport report written because the error message indicates a dpkg I/O error") << std::endl;
+            return;
+         }
+      }
    }
 
    // get the pkgname and reportfile
diff --git a/apt-pkg/depcache.cc b/apt-pkg/depcache.cc
index 0c5b77732..a8bf4d3ae 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/depcache.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/depcache.cc
@@ -1193,9 +1193,13 @@ bool pkgDepCache::IsDeleteOk(PkgIterator const &Pkg,bool rPurge,
 	 std::clog << OutputInDepth(Depth) << "Hold prevents MarkDelete of " << Pkg << " FU=" << FromUser << std::endl;
       return false;
    }
+   // if the removal is not explictely requested by the user, protect
+   // explicit new-install package from accidental removal by the 
+   // problemresolver
    else if (FromUser == false && Pkg->CurrentVer == 0)
    {
       StateCache &P = PkgState[Pkg->ID];
+      // Status == 2 means this applies for new installs only
       if (P.InstallVer != 0 && P.Status == 2 && (P.Flags & Flag::Auto) != Flag::Auto)
       {
 	 if (DebugMarker == true)
diff --git a/apt-pkg/init.cc b/apt-pkg/init.cc
index a30f27844..0354e6e4d 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/init.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/init.cc
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ bool pkgInitConfig(Configuration &Cnf)
    Cnf.Set("Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently::", "\\.disabled$");
    Cnf.Set("Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently::", "\\.bak$");
    Cnf.Set("Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently::", "\\.dpkg-[a-z]+$");
+   // ubuntu specific
+   Cnf.Set("Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently::", "\\.distUpgrade$");
+   Cnf.Set("Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently::", "\\.save$");
 
    // Translation
    Cnf.Set("APT::Acquire::Translation", "environment");
diff --git a/apt-pkg/init.h b/apt-pkg/init.h
index 15a1165b9..6d3ef953c 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/init.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/init.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 // reverse-dependencies of libapt-pkg against the new SONAME.
 // Non-ABI-Breaks should only increase RELEASE number.
 // See also buildlib/libversion.mak
-#define APT_PKG_MAJOR 4
+#define APT_PKG_MAJOR  4
 #define APT_PKG_MINOR 10
 #define APT_PKG_RELEASE 1