String8(value).string());
     }
 #endif
-    
-    sp<Entry> e = getEntry(package, type, name, sourcePos, params, doSetIndex);
+
+    sp<Entry> e = getEntry(package, type, name, sourcePos, overwrite,
+                           params, doSetIndex);
     if (e == NULL) {
         return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
     }
                         String8(name).string());
         return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
     }
-
-    sp<Entry> e = getEntry(package, type, name, sourcePos, params);
+    sp<Entry> e = getEntry(package, type, name, sourcePos, overlay, params);
     if (e == NULL) {
         return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
     }
                sourcePos.file.striing(), sourcePos.line, String8(type).string());
     }
 #endif
-    
-    sp<Entry> e = getEntry(package, type, name, sourcePos, params);
+    sp<Entry> e = getEntry(package, type, name, sourcePos, replace, params);
     if (e == NULL) {
         return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
     }
                         mItem.sourcePos.file.string(), mItem.sourcePos.line);
         return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
     }
-    
+
     mType = TYPE_ITEM;
     mItem = item;
     mItemFormat = format;
 sp<ResourceTable::Entry> ResourceTable::Type::getEntry(const String16& entry,
                                                        const SourcePos& sourcePos,
                                                        const ResTable_config* config,
-                                                       bool doSetIndex)
+                                                       bool doSetIndex,
+                                                       bool overlay)
 {
     int pos = -1;
     sp<ConfigList> c = mConfigs.valueFor(entry);
     if (c == NULL) {
+        if (overlay == true) {
+            sourcePos.error("Resource %s appears in overlay but not"
+                            " in the base package.\n", String8(entry).string());
+            return NULL;
+        }
         c = new ConfigList(entry, sourcePos);
         mConfigs.add(entry, c);
         pos = (int)mOrderedConfigs.size();
                                                  const String16& type,
                                                  const String16& name,
                                                  const SourcePos& sourcePos,
+                                                 bool overlay,
                                                  const ResTable_config* config,
                                                  bool doSetIndex)
 {
     if (t == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }
-    return t->getEntry(name, sourcePos, config, doSetIndex);
+    return t->getEntry(name, sourcePos, config, doSetIndex, overlay);
 }
 
 sp<const ResourceTable::Entry> ResourceTable::getEntry(uint32_t resID,
 
         sp<Entry> getEntry(const String16& entry,
                            const SourcePos& pos,
                            const ResTable_config* config = NULL,
-                           bool doSetIndex = false);
+                           bool doSetIndex = false,
+                           bool overlay = false);
 
         const SourcePos& getFirstPublicSourcePos() const { return *mFirstPublicSourcePos; }
 
                        const String16& type,
                        const String16& name,
                        const SourcePos& pos,
+                       bool overlay,
                        const ResTable_config* config = NULL,
                        bool doSetIndex = false);
     sp<const Entry> getEntry(uint32_t resID,