2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/cachefile.cc b/apt-pkg/cachefile.cc
index 964c5bd8b..a76cfc08e 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/cachefile.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/cachefile.cc
@@ -163,6 +163,20 @@ bool pkgCacheFile::Open(OpProgress *Progress, bool WithLock)
    return true;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
+// CacheFile::RemoveCaches - remove all cache files from disk		/*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* */
+void pkgCacheFile::RemoveCaches()
+{
+   std::string const pkgcache = _config->FindFile("Dir::cache::pkgcache");
+   std::string const srcpkgcache = _config->FindFile("Dir::cache::srcpkgcache");
+
+   if (pkgcache.empty() == false && RealFileExists(pkgcache) == true)
+      unlink(pkgcache.c_str());
+   if (srcpkgcache.empty() == false && RealFileExists(srcpkgcache) == true)
+      unlink(srcpkgcache.c_str());
+}
+									/*}}}*/
 // CacheFile::Close - close the cache files				/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* */
diff --git a/apt-pkg/cachefile.h b/apt-pkg/cachefile.h
index 09d3ec267..b4f41c6f4 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/cachefile.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/cachefile.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class pkgCacheFile
    bool Open(OpProgress *Progress = NULL, bool WithLock = true);
    inline bool ReadOnlyOpen(OpProgress *Progress = NULL) { return Open(Progress, false); };
    __deprecated bool Open(OpProgress &Progress,bool const &WithLock = true) { return Open(&Progress, WithLock); };
+   static void RemoveCaches();
    void Close();
 
    inline pkgCache* GetPkgCache() { BuildCaches(NULL, false); return Cache; };