4 files changed, 52 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/cachefile.cc b/apt-pkg/cachefile.cc
index 1a84aea54..5b5e26497 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/cachefile.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/cachefile.cc
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ bool pkgCacheFile::Open(OpProgress &Progress,bool WithLock)
    Policy = new pkgPolicy(Cache);
    if (_error->PendingError() == true)
       return false;
-   if (ReadPinFile(*Policy) == false)
+   if (ReadPinFile(*Policy) == false || ReadPinDir(*Policy) == false)
       return false;
    
    // Create the dependency cache
diff --git a/apt-pkg/init.cc b/apt-pkg/init.cc
index 338bef66c..4abfb726f 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/init.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/init.cc
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ bool pkgInitConfig(Configuration &Cnf)
    Cnf.Set("Dir::Etc::main","apt.conf");
    Cnf.Set("Dir::Etc::parts","apt.conf.d");
    Cnf.Set("Dir::Etc::preferences","preferences");
+   Cnf.Set("Dir::Etc::preferencesparts","preferences.d");
    Cnf.Set("Dir::Bin::methods","/usr/lib/apt/methods");
 
    // State   
diff --git a/apt-pkg/policy.cc b/apt-pkg/policy.cc
index 98576fc91..b9a951990 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/policy.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/policy.cc
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
     
 #include <apti18n.h>
 
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
 									/*}}}*/
@@ -253,6 +256,51 @@ class PreferenceSection : public pkgTagSection
 	    Stop = (const char*) memchr(Stop,'\n',End-Stop);
    }
 };
+
+
+bool ReadPinDir(pkgPolicy &Plcy,string Dir)
+{
+   if (Dir.empty() == true)
+      Dir = _config->FindDir("Dir::Etc::PreferencesParts");
+
+   DIR *D = opendir(Dir.c_str());
+   if (D == 0)
+      return _error->Errno("opendir",_("Unable to read %s"),Dir.c_str());
+
+   vector<string> List;
+   
+   for (struct dirent *Ent = readdir(D); Ent != 0; Ent = readdir(D))
+   {
+      if (Ent->d_name[0] == '.')
+	 continue;
+      
+      // Skip bad file names ala run-parts
+      const char *C = Ent->d_name;
+      for (; *C != 0; C++)
+	 if (isalpha(*C) == 0 && isdigit(*C) == 0 && *C != '_' && *C != '-')
+	    break;
+      if (*C != 0)
+	 continue;
+      
+      // Make sure it is a file and not something else
+      string File = flCombine(Dir,Ent->d_name);
+      struct stat St;
+      if (stat(File.c_str(),&St) != 0 || S_ISREG(St.st_mode) == 0)
+	 continue;
+      
+      List.push_back(File);      
+   }   
+   closedir(D);
+   
+   sort(List.begin(),List.end());
+
+   // Read the files
+   for (vector<string>::const_iterator I = List.begin(); I != List.end(); I++)
+      if (ReadPinFile(Plcy, *I) == false)
+	 return false;
+   return true;
+}
+   
 									/*}}}*/
 // ReadPinFile - Load the pin file into a Policy			/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -278,7 +326,7 @@ bool ReadPinFile(pkgPolicy &Plcy,string File)
    {
       string Name = Tags.FindS("Package");
       if (Name.empty() == true)
-	 return _error->Error(_("Invalid record in the preferences file, no Package header"));
+	 return _error->Error(_("Invalid record in the preferences file %s, no Package header"), File.c_str());
       if (Name == "*")
 	 Name = string();
       
diff --git a/apt-pkg/policy.h b/apt-pkg/policy.h
index d5f3b2f75..4894682fa 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/policy.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/policy.h
@@ -84,5 +84,6 @@ class pkgPolicy : public pkgDepCache::Policy
 };
 
 bool ReadPinFile(pkgPolicy &Plcy,string File = "");
+bool ReadPinDir(pkgPolicy &Plcy,string Dir = "");
 
 #endif