5 files changed, 24 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
index 2a3b8a87d..91aecee65 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ bool FileFd::Open(string FileName,OpenMode Mode, unsigned long Perms)
       }
       break;
       
-      case WriteEmpty:
+      case WriteAtomic:
       {
 	 Flags |= Replace;
 	 char *name = strdup((FileName + ".XXXXXX").c_str());
@@ -678,6 +678,15 @@ bool FileFd::Open(string FileName,OpenMode Mode, unsigned long Perms)
 	 free(name);
 	 break;
       }
+
+      case WriteEmpty:
+      {
+      	 struct stat Buf;
+	 if (lstat(FileName.c_str(),&Buf) == 0 && S_ISLNK(Buf.st_mode))
+	    unlink(FileName.c_str());
+	 iFd = open(FileName.c_str(),O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC,Perms);
+	 break;
+      }
       
       case WriteExists:
       iFd = open(FileName.c_str(),O_RDWR);
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
index 62705478d..cb4655798 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ class FileFd
    gzFile gz;
 
    public:
-   enum OpenMode {ReadOnly,WriteEmpty,WriteExists,WriteAny,WriteTemp,ReadOnlyGzip};
+   enum OpenMode {ReadOnly,WriteEmpty,WriteExists,WriteAny,WriteTemp,ReadOnlyGzip,
+                  WriteAtomic};
    
    inline bool Read(void *To,unsigned long Size,bool AllowEof)
    {
diff --git a/apt-pkg/depcache.cc b/apt-pkg/depcache.cc
index bc663a8e9..00bf68af1 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/depcache.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/depcache.cc
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ bool pkgDepCache::writeStateFile(OpProgress *prog, bool InstalledOnly)	/*{{{*/
    // if it does not exist, create a empty one
    if(!FileExists(state)) 
    {
-      StateFile.Open(state, FileFd::WriteEmpty);
+      StateFile.Open(state, FileFd::WriteAtomic);
       StateFile.Close();
    }
 
@@ -1425,10 +1425,13 @@ void pkgDepCache::MarkInstall(PkgIterator const &Pkg,bool AutoInst,
 	    VerIterator Ver(*this,*I);
 	    PkgIterator Pkg = Ver.ParentPkg();
 
-	    if (Start->Type != Dep::DpkgBreaks)
-	       MarkDelete(Pkg,false,Depth + 1, false);
-	    else if (PkgState[Pkg->ID].CandidateVer != *I)
+	    
+	       
+	    if (PkgState[Pkg->ID].CandidateVer != *I &&
+	        Start->Type == Dep::DpkgBreaks)
 	       MarkInstall(Pkg,true,Depth + 1, false, ForceImportantDeps);
+	    else
+	       MarkDelete(Pkg,false,Depth + 1, false);
 	 }
 	 continue;
       }      
diff --git a/apt-pkg/indexcopy.cc b/apt-pkg/indexcopy.cc
index 621c18716..b4e587d7b 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/indexcopy.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/indexcopy.cc
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ bool IndexCopy::CopyPackages(string CDROM,string Name,vector<string> &List,
       TargetF += URItoFileName(S);
       if (_config->FindB("APT::CDROM::NoAct",false) == true)
 	 TargetF = "/dev/null";
-      FileFd Target(TargetF,FileFd::WriteEmpty);
+      FileFd Target(TargetF,FileFd::WriteAtomic);
       FILE *TargetFl = fdopen(dup(Target.Fd()),"w");
       if (_error->PendingError() == true)
 	 return false;
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ bool SigVerify::CopyMetaIndex(string CDROM, string CDName,		/*{{{*/
 
       FileFd Target;
       FileFd Rel;
-      Target.Open(TargetF,FileFd::WriteEmpty);
+      Target.Open(TargetF,FileFd::WriteAtomic);
       Rel.Open(prefix + file,FileFd::ReadOnly);
       if (_error->PendingError() == true)
 	 return false;
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ bool TranslationsCopy::CopyTranslations(string CDROM,string Name,	/*{{{*/
       TargetF += URItoFileName(S);
       if (_config->FindB("APT::CDROM::NoAct",false) == true)
 	 TargetF = "/dev/null";
-      FileFd Target(TargetF,FileFd::WriteEmpty);
+      FileFd Target(TargetF,FileFd::WriteAtomic);
       FILE *TargetFl = fdopen(dup(Target.Fd()),"w");
       if (_error->PendingError() == true)
 	 return false;
diff --git a/apt-pkg/pkgcachegen.cc b/apt-pkg/pkgcachegen.cc
index c9a9a753c..ed35174bb 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/pkgcachegen.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/pkgcachegen.cc
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ bool pkgCacheGenerator::MakeStatusCache(pkgSourceList &List,OpProgress *Progress
    if (Writeable == true && CacheFile.empty() == false)
    {
       unlink(CacheFile.c_str());
-      CacheF = new FileFd(CacheFile,FileFd::WriteEmpty);
+      CacheF = new FileFd(CacheFile,FileFd::WriteAtomic);
       fchmod(CacheF->Fd(),0644);
       Map = CreateDynamicMMap(CacheF, MMap::Public);
       if (_error->PendingError() == true)
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ bool pkgCacheGenerator::MakeStatusCache(pkgSourceList &List,OpProgress *Progress
       // Write it back
       if (Writeable == true && SrcCacheFile.empty() == false)
       {
-	 FileFd SCacheF(SrcCacheFile,FileFd::WriteEmpty);
+	 FileFd SCacheF(SrcCacheFile,FileFd::WriteAtomic);
 	 if (_error->PendingError() == true)
 	    return false;