2 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.cc b/apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.cc
index b57493b9e..5510ad161 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.cc
@@ -401,6 +401,14 @@ string debTranslationsIndex::Info(const char *Type) const
    return Info;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
+bool debTranslationsIndex::HasPackages() const
+{
+   if(!UseTranslation())
+      return false;
+   
+   return FileExists(IndexFile(LanguageCode().c_str()));
+}
+
 // TranslationsIndex::Exists - Check if the index is available		/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* */
diff --git a/apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.h b/apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.h
index 02c776882..57005222f 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class debTranslationsIndex : public pkgIndexFile
    
    // Interface for the Cache Generator
    virtual bool Exists() const;
-   virtual bool HasPackages() const { return UseTranslation();};
+   virtual bool HasPackages() const;
    virtual unsigned long Size() const;
    virtual bool Merge(pkgCacheGenerator &Gen,OpProgress &Prog) const;
    virtual pkgCache::PkgFileIterator FindInCache(pkgCache &Cache) const;