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aborted reverify restores file owner and permission
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index eee1097e918125a1a3e15e3e9c60b9fa25f58ca2..9a6e0af013a62b9b5313960242ae8e4bbab7e9d0 100644 (file)
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <ctime>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <pwd.h>
+#include <grp.h>
 
 #include <apti18n.h>
                                                                        /*}}}*/
@@ -62,18 +65,81 @@ static void printHashSumComparision(std::string const &URI, HashStringList const
       std::cerr <<  "\t- " << hs->toStr() << std::endl;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
+static void ChangeOwnerAndPermissionOfFile(char const * const requester, char const * const file, char const * const user, char const * const group, mode_t const mode) /*{{{*/
+{
+   // ensure the file is owned by root and has good permissions
+   struct passwd const * const pw = getpwnam(user);
+   struct group const * const gr = getgrnam(group);
+   if (getuid() == 0) // if we aren't root, we can't chown, so don't try it
+   {
+      if (pw != NULL && gr != NULL && chown(file, pw->pw_uid, gr->gr_gid) != 0)
+        _error->WarningE(requester, "chown to %s:%s of file %s failed", user, group, file);
+   }
+   if (chmod(file, mode) != 0)
+      _error->WarningE(requester, "chmod 0%o of file %s failed", mode, file);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+static std::string GetPartialFileName(std::string const &file)         /*{{{*/
+{
+   std::string DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
+   DestFile += file;
+   return DestFile;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+static std::string GetPartialFileNameFromURI(std::string const &uri)   /*{{{*/
+{
+   return GetPartialFileName(URItoFileName(uri));
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+static std::string GetCompressedFileName(std::string const &URI, std::string const &Name, std::string const &Ext) /*{{{*/
+{
+   if (Ext.empty() || Ext == "uncompressed")
+      return Name;
+
+   // do not reverify cdrom sources as apt-cdrom may rewrite the Packages
+   // file when its doing the indexcopy
+   if (URI.substr(0,6) == "cdrom:")
+      return Name;
+
+   // adjust DestFile if its compressed on disk
+   if (_config->FindB("Acquire::GzipIndexes",false) == true)
+      return Name + '.' + Ext;
+   return Name;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+static bool AllowInsecureRepositories(indexRecords const * const MetaIndexParser, pkgAcqMetaBase * const TransactionManager, pkgAcquire::Item * const I) /*{{{*/
+{
+   if(MetaIndexParser->IsAlwaysTrusted() || _config->FindB("Acquire::AllowInsecureRepositories") == true)
+      return true;
+
+   _error->Error(_("Use --allow-insecure-repositories to force the update"));
+   TransactionManager->AbortTransaction();
+   I->Status = pkgAcquire::Item::StatError;
+   return false;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+
 
 // Acquire::Item::Item - Constructor                                   /*{{{*/
+#if __GNUC__ >= 4
+       #pragma GCC diagnostic push
+       #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
+#endif
 pkgAcquire::Item::Item(pkgAcquire *Owner,
                        HashStringList const &ExpectedHashes,
-                       unsigned long TransactionID)
+                       pkgAcqMetaBase *TransactionManager)
    : Owner(Owner), FileSize(0), PartialSize(0), Mode(0), ID(0), Complete(false),
-     Local(false), QueueCounter(0), TransactionID(TransactionID),
+     Local(false), QueueCounter(0), TransactionManager(TransactionManager),
      ExpectedAdditionalItems(0), ExpectedHashes(ExpectedHashes)
 {
    Owner->Add(this);
    Status = StatIdle;
+   if(TransactionManager != NULL)
+      TransactionManager->Add(this);
 }
+#if __GNUC__ >= 4
+       #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // Acquire::Item::~Item - Destructor                                   /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -89,7 +155,6 @@ pkgAcquire::Item::~Item()
    fetch this object */
 void pkgAcquire::Item::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
 {
-   Status = StatIdle;
    if(ErrorText == "")
       ErrorText = LookupTag(Message,"Message");
    UsedMirror =  LookupTag(Message,"UsedMirror");
@@ -98,7 +163,7 @@ void pkgAcquire::Item::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
       /* This indicates that the file is not available right now but might
          be sometime later. If we do a retry cycle then this should be
         retried [CDROMs] */
-      if (Cnf->LocalOnly == true &&
+      if (Cnf != NULL && Cnf->LocalOnly == true &&
          StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"Transient-Failure"),false) == true)
       {
         Status = StatIdle;
@@ -107,11 +172,18 @@ void pkgAcquire::Item::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
       }
 
       Status = StatError;
+      Complete = false;
       Dequeue();
-   }   
+   }
+   else
+      Status = StatIdle;
 
-   // report mirror failure back to LP if we actually use a mirror
+   // check fail reason
    string FailReason = LookupTag(Message, "FailReason");
+   if(FailReason == "MaximumSizeExceeded")
+      Rename(DestFile, DestFile+".FAILED");
+
+   // report mirror failure back to LP if we actually use a mirror
    if(FailReason.size() != 0)
       ReportMirrorFailure(FailReason);
    else
@@ -155,7 +227,7 @@ void pkgAcquire::Item::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringLis
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* This helper function is used by a lot of item methods as their final
    step */
-void pkgAcquire::Item::Rename(string From,string To)
+bool pkgAcquire::Item::Rename(string From,string To)
 {
    if (rename(From.c_str(),To.c_str()) != 0)
    {
@@ -163,8 +235,26 @@ void pkgAcquire::Item::Rename(string From,string To)
       snprintf(S,sizeof(S),_("rename failed, %s (%s -> %s)."),strerror(errno),
              From.c_str(),To.c_str());
       Status = StatError;
-      ErrorText = S;
+      ErrorText += S;
+      return false;
    }   
+   return true;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+void pkgAcquire::Item::QueueURI(ItemDesc &Item)                                /*{{{*/
+{
+   if (RealFileExists(DestFile))
+   {
+      std::string SandboxUser = _config->Find("APT::Sandbox::User");
+      ChangeOwnerAndPermissionOfFile("Item::QueueURI", DestFile.c_str(),
+                                     SandboxUser.c_str(), "root", 0600);
+   }
+   Owner->Enqueue(Item);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+void pkgAcquire::Item::Dequeue()                                       /*{{{*/
+{
+   Owner->Dequeue(this);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 bool pkgAcquire::Item::RenameOnError(pkgAcquire::Item::RenameOnErrorState const error)/*{{{*/
@@ -189,8 +279,29 @@ bool pkgAcquire::Item::RenameOnError(pkgAcquire::Item::RenameOnErrorState const
         Status = StatError;
         // do not report as usually its not the mirrors fault, but Portal/Proxy
         break;
+      case SignatureError:
+        ErrorText = _("Signature error");
+        Status = StatError;
+        break;
+      case NotClearsigned:
+         ErrorText = _("Does not start with a cleartext signature");
+        Status = StatError;
+        break;
    }
    return false;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+void pkgAcquire::Item::SetActiveSubprocess(const std::string &subprocess)/*{{{*/
+{
+      ActiveSubprocess = subprocess;
+#if __GNUC__ >= 4
+       #pragma GCC diagnostic push
+       #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
+#endif
+        Mode = ActiveSubprocess.c_str();
+#if __GNUC__ >= 4
+       #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // Acquire::Item::ReportMirrorFailure                                  /*{{{*/
@@ -237,120 +348,6 @@ void pkgAcquire::Item::ReportMirrorFailure(string FailCode)
    }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// AcqSubIndex::AcqSubIndex - Constructor                              /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* Get a sub-index file based on checksums from a 'master' file and
-   possibly query additional files */
-pkgAcqSubIndex::pkgAcqSubIndex(pkgAcquire *Owner, 
-                               unsigned long TransactionID,
-                               string const &URI,
-                               string const &URIDesc, string const &ShortDesc,
-                               HashStringList const &ExpectedHashes)
-   : Item(Owner, ExpectedHashes, TransactionID)
-{
-   /* XXX: Beware: Currently this class does nothing (of value) anymore ! */
-   Debug = _config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::SubIndex",false);
-
-   DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(URI);
-
-   Desc.URI = URI;
-   Desc.Description = URIDesc;
-   Desc.Owner = this;
-   Desc.ShortDesc = ShortDesc;
-
-   QueueURI(Desc);
-
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqSubIndex: " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-// AcqSubIndex::Custom600Headers - Insert custom request headers       /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* The only header we use is the last-modified header. */
-string pkgAcqSubIndex::Custom600Headers() const
-{
-   string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-   Final += URItoFileName(Desc.URI);
-
-   struct stat Buf;
-   if (stat(Final.c_str(),&Buf) != 0)
-      return "\nIndex-File: true\nFail-Ignore: true\n";
-   return "\nIndex-File: true\nFail-Ignore: true\nLast-Modified: " + TimeRFC1123(Buf.st_mtime);
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqSubIndex::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig * /*Cnf*/)/*{{{*/
-{
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqSubIndex failed: " << Desc.URI << " with " << Message << std::endl;
-
-   Complete = false;
-   Status = StatDone;
-   Dequeue();
-
-   // No good Index is provided
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqSubIndex::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringList const &Hashes, /*{{{*/
-                          pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
-{
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqSubIndex::Done(): " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
-
-   string FileName = LookupTag(Message,"Filename");
-   if (FileName.empty() == true)
-   {
-      Status = StatError;
-      ErrorText = "Method gave a blank filename";
-      return;
-   }
-
-   if (FileName != DestFile)
-   {
-      Local = true;
-      Desc.URI = "copy:" + FileName;
-      QueueURI(Desc);
-      return;
-   }
-
-   Item::Done(Message, Size, Hashes, Cnf);
-
-   string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists")+URItoFileName(Desc.URI);
-
-   /* Downloaded invalid transindex => Error (LP: #346386) (Closes: #627642) */
-   indexRecords SubIndexParser;
-   if (FileExists(DestFile) == true && !SubIndexParser.Load(DestFile)) {
-      Status = StatError;
-      ErrorText = SubIndexParser.ErrorText;
-      return;
-   }
-
-   // success in downloading the index
-   // rename the index
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "Renaming: " << DestFile << " -> " << FinalFile << std::endl;
-   Rename(DestFile,FinalFile);
-   chmod(FinalFile.c_str(),0644);
-   DestFile = FinalFile;
-
-   if(ParseIndex(DestFile) == false)
-      return Failed("", NULL);
-
-   Complete = true;
-   Status = StatDone;
-   Dequeue();
-   return;
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-bool pkgAcqSubIndex::ParseIndex(string const &IndexFile)               /*{{{*/
-{
-   indexRecords SubIndexParser;
-   if (FileExists(IndexFile) == false || SubIndexParser.Load(IndexFile) == false)
-      return false;
-   // so something with the downloaded index
-   return true;
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
 // AcqDiffIndex::AcqDiffIndex - Constructor                            /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* Get the DiffIndex file first and see if there are patches available
@@ -359,24 +356,23 @@ bool pkgAcqSubIndex::ParseIndex(string const &IndexFile)          /*{{{*/
  * the original packages file
  */
 pkgAcqDiffIndex::pkgAcqDiffIndex(pkgAcquire *Owner,
-                                 unsigned long TransactionID,
+                                 pkgAcqMetaBase *TransactionManager,
                                  IndexTarget const * const Target,
                                 HashStringList const &ExpectedHashes,
                                  indexRecords *MetaIndexParser)
-   : pkgAcqBaseIndex(Owner, TransactionID, Target, ExpectedHashes, 
-                     MetaIndexParser)
+   : pkgAcqBaseIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target, ExpectedHashes, 
+                     MetaIndexParser), PackagesFileReadyInPartial(false)
 {
    
    Debug = _config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Diffs",false);
 
    RealURI = Target->URI;
    Desc.Owner = this;
-   Desc.Description = Target->Description + "/DiffIndex";
+   Desc.Description = Target->Description + ".diff/Index";
    Desc.ShortDesc = Target->ShortDesc;
    Desc.URI = Target->URI + ".diff/Index";
 
-   DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(Desc.URI);
+   DestFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(Desc.URI);
 
    if(Debug)
       std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex: " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
@@ -392,9 +388,7 @@ pkgAcqDiffIndex::pkgAcqDiffIndex(pkgAcquire *Owner,
       Desc.URI.substr(0,strlen("file:/")) == "file:/")
    {
       // we don't have a pkg file or we don't want to queue
-      if(Debug)
-        std::clog << "No index file, local or canceld by user" << std::endl;
-      Failed("", NULL);
+      Failed("No index file, local or canceld by user", NULL);
       return;
    }
 
@@ -413,7 +407,7 @@ string pkgAcqDiffIndex::Custom600Headers() const
 {
    string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
    Final += URItoFileName(Desc.URI);
-   
+
    if(Debug)
       std::clog << "Custom600Header-IMS: " << Final << std::endl;
 
@@ -426,173 +420,296 @@ string pkgAcqDiffIndex::Custom600Headers() const
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 bool pkgAcqDiffIndex::ParseDiffIndex(string IndexDiffFile)             /*{{{*/
 {
+   // failing here is fine: our caller will take care of trying to
+   // get the complete file if patching fails
    if(Debug)
       std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex::ParseIndexDiff() " << IndexDiffFile
         << std::endl;
 
-   pkgTagSection Tags;
-   string ServerSha1;
-   vector<DiffInfo> available_patches;
-   
    FileFd Fd(IndexDiffFile,FileFd::ReadOnly);
    pkgTagFile TF(&Fd);
    if (_error->PendingError() == true)
       return false;
 
-   if(TF.Step(Tags) == true)
+   pkgTagSection Tags;
+   if(unlikely(TF.Step(Tags) == false))
+      return false;
+
+   HashStringList ServerHashes;
+   unsigned long long ServerSize = 0;
+
+   for (char const * const * type = HashString::SupportedHashes(); *type != NULL; ++type)
    {
-      bool found = false;
-      DiffInfo d;
-      string size;
+      std::string tagname = *type;
+      tagname.append("-Current");
+      std::string const tmp = Tags.FindS(tagname.c_str());
+      if (tmp.empty() == true)
+        continue;
 
-      string const tmp = Tags.FindS("SHA1-Current");
+      string hash;
+      unsigned long long size;
       std::stringstream ss(tmp);
-      ss >> ServerSha1 >> size;
-      unsigned long const ServerSize = atol(size.c_str());
+      ss >> hash >> size;
+      if (unlikely(hash.empty() == true))
+        continue;
+      if (unlikely(ServerSize != 0 && ServerSize != size))
+        continue;
+      ServerHashes.push_back(HashString(*type, hash));
+      ServerSize = size;
+   }
 
-      FileFd fd(CurrentPackagesFile, FileFd::ReadOnly);
-      SHA1Summation SHA1;
-      SHA1.AddFD(fd);
-      string const local_sha1 = SHA1.Result();
+   if (ServerHashes.usable() == false)
+   {
+      if (Debug == true)
+        std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex: " << IndexDiffFile << ": Did not find a good hashsum in the index" << std::endl;
+      return false;
+   }
 
-      if(local_sha1 == ServerSha1)
+   if (ServerHashes != HashSums())
+   {
+      if (Debug == true)
       {
-        // we have the same sha1 as the server so we are done here
-        if(Debug)
-           std::clog << "Package file is up-to-date" << std::endl;
-        // list cleanup needs to know that this file as well as the already
-        // present index is ours, so we create an empty diff to save it for us
-        new pkgAcqIndexDiffs(Owner, TransactionID, Target, 
-                              ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser, 
-                              ServerSha1, available_patches);
-        return true;
+        std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex: " << IndexDiffFile << ": Index has different hashes than parser, probably older, so fail pdiffing" << std::endl;
+         printHashSumComparision(CurrentPackagesFile, ServerHashes, HashSums());
       }
-      else
+      return false;
+   }
+
+   if (ServerHashes.VerifyFile(CurrentPackagesFile) == true)
+   {
+      // we have the same sha1 as the server so we are done here
+      if(Debug)
+        std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex: Package file " << CurrentPackagesFile << " is up-to-date" << std::endl;
+
+      // list cleanup needs to know that this file as well as the already
+      // present index is ours, so we create an empty diff to save it for us
+      new pkgAcqIndexDiffs(Owner, TransactionManager, Target,
+                           ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser);
+      return true;
+   }
+
+   FileFd fd(CurrentPackagesFile, FileFd::ReadOnly);
+   Hashes LocalHashesCalc;
+   LocalHashesCalc.AddFD(fd);
+   HashStringList const LocalHashes = LocalHashesCalc.GetHashStringList();
+
+   if(Debug)
+      std::clog << "Server-Current: " << ServerHashes.find(NULL)->toStr() << " and we start at "
+        << fd.Name() << " " << fd.FileSize() << " " << LocalHashes.find(NULL)->toStr() << std::endl;
+
+   // parse all of (provided) history
+   vector<DiffInfo> available_patches;
+   bool firstAcceptedHashes = true;
+   for (char const * const * type = HashString::SupportedHashes(); *type != NULL; ++type)
+   {
+      if (LocalHashes.find(*type) == NULL)
+        continue;
+
+      std::string tagname = *type;
+      tagname.append("-History");
+      std::string const tmp = Tags.FindS(tagname.c_str());
+      if (tmp.empty() == true)
+        continue;
+
+      string hash, filename;
+      unsigned long long size;
+      std::stringstream ss(tmp);
+
+      while (ss >> hash >> size >> filename)
       {
-        if(Debug)
-           std::clog << "SHA1-Current: " << ServerSha1 << " and we start at "<< fd.Name() << " " << fd.Size() << " " << local_sha1 << std::endl;
+        if (unlikely(hash.empty() == true || filename.empty() == true))
+           continue;
 
-        // check the historie and see what patches we need
-        string const history = Tags.FindS("SHA1-History");
-        std::stringstream hist(history);
-        while(hist >> d.sha1 >> size >> d.file)
+        // see if we have a record for this file already
+        std::vector<DiffInfo>::iterator cur = available_patches.begin();
+        for (; cur != available_patches.end(); ++cur)
         {
-           // read until the first match is found
-           // from that point on, we probably need all diffs
-           if(d.sha1 == local_sha1) 
-              found=true;
-           else if (found == false)
+           if (cur->file != filename || unlikely(cur->result_size != size))
               continue;
-
-           if(Debug)
-              std::clog << "Need to get diff: " << d.file << std::endl;
-           available_patches.push_back(d);
+           cur->result_hashes.push_back(HashString(*type, hash));
+           break;
         }
-
-        if (available_patches.empty() == false)
+        if (cur != available_patches.end())
+           continue;
+        if (firstAcceptedHashes == true)
         {
-           // patching with too many files is rather slow compared to a fast download
-           unsigned long const fileLimit = _config->FindI("Acquire::PDiffs::FileLimit", 0);
-           if (fileLimit != 0 && fileLimit < available_patches.size())
-           {
-              if (Debug)
-                 std::clog << "Need " << available_patches.size() << " diffs (Limit is " << fileLimit
-                       << ") so fallback to complete download" << std::endl;
-              return false;
-           }
-
-           // see if the patches are too big
-           found = false; // it was true and it will be true again at the end
-           d = *available_patches.begin();
-           string const firstPatch = d.file;
-           unsigned long patchesSize = 0;
-           std::stringstream patches(Tags.FindS("SHA1-Patches"));
-           while(patches >> d.sha1 >> size >> d.file)
-           {
-              if (firstPatch == d.file)
-                 found = true;
-              else if (found == false)
-                 continue;
-
-              patchesSize += atol(size.c_str());
-           }
-           unsigned long const sizeLimit = ServerSize * _config->FindI("Acquire::PDiffs::SizeLimit", 100);
-           if (sizeLimit > 0 && (sizeLimit/100) < patchesSize)
-           {
-              if (Debug)
-                 std::clog << "Need " << patchesSize << " bytes (Limit is " << sizeLimit/100
-                       << ") so fallback to complete download" << std::endl;
-              return false;
-           }
+           DiffInfo next;
+           next.file = filename;
+           next.result_hashes.push_back(HashString(*type, hash));
+           next.result_size = size;
+           next.patch_size = 0;
+           available_patches.push_back(next);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+           if (Debug == true)
+              std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex: " << IndexDiffFile << ": File " << filename
+                 << " wasn't in the list for the first parsed hash! (history)" << std::endl;
+           break;
         }
       }
+      firstAcceptedHashes = false;
+   }
+
+   if (unlikely(available_patches.empty() == true))
+   {
+      if (Debug)
+        std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex: " << IndexDiffFile << ": "
+           << "Couldn't find any patches for the patch series." << std::endl;
+      return false;
+   }
+
+   for (char const * const * type = HashString::SupportedHashes(); *type != NULL; ++type)
+   {
+      if (LocalHashes.find(*type) == NULL)
+        continue;
+
+      std::string tagname = *type;
+      tagname.append("-Patches");
+      std::string const tmp = Tags.FindS(tagname.c_str());
+      if (tmp.empty() == true)
+        continue;
+
+      string hash, filename;
+      unsigned long long size;
+      std::stringstream ss(tmp);
 
-      // we have something, queue the next diff
-      if(found)
+      while (ss >> hash >> size >> filename)
       {
-        // queue the diffs
-        string::size_type const last_space = Description.rfind(" ");
-        if(last_space != string::npos)
-           Description.erase(last_space, Description.size()-last_space);
-
-        /* decide if we should download patches one by one or in one go:
-           The first is good if the server merges patches, but many don't so client
-           based merging can be attempt in which case the second is better.
-           "bad things" will happen if patches are merged on the server,
-           but client side merging is attempt as well */
-        bool pdiff_merge = _config->FindB("Acquire::PDiffs::Merge", true);
-        if (pdiff_merge == true)
-        {
-           // reprepro adds this flag if it has merged patches on the server
-           std::string const precedence = Tags.FindS("X-Patch-Precedence");
-           pdiff_merge = (precedence != "merged");
-        }
+        if (unlikely(hash.empty() == true || filename.empty() == true))
+           continue;
 
-        if (pdiff_merge == false)
-         {
-           new pkgAcqIndexDiffs(Owner, TransactionID, Target, ExpectedHashes, 
-                                 MetaIndexParser,
-                                 ServerSha1, available_patches);
-         }
-         else
+        // see if we have a record for this file already
+        std::vector<DiffInfo>::iterator cur = available_patches.begin();
+        for (; cur != available_patches.end(); ++cur)
         {
-           std::vector<pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs*> *diffs = new std::vector<pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs*>(available_patches.size());
-           for(size_t i = 0; i < available_patches.size(); ++i)
-              (*diffs)[i] = new pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs(Owner,
-                                                       TransactionID,
-                                                       Target,
-                                                       ExpectedHashes,
-                                                       MetaIndexParser,
-                                                       available_patches[i],
-                                                       diffs);
+           if (cur->file != filename)
+              continue;
+           if (unlikely(cur->patch_size != 0 && cur->patch_size != size))
+              continue;
+           cur->patch_hashes.push_back(HashString(*type, hash));
+           cur->patch_size = size;
+           break;
         }
-
-        Complete = false;
-        Status = StatDone;
-        Dequeue();
-        return true;
+        if (cur != available_patches.end())
+              continue;
+        if (Debug == true)
+           std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex: " << IndexDiffFile << ": File " << filename
+              << " wasn't in the list for the first parsed hash! (patches)" << std::endl;
+        break;
       }
    }
+
+   bool foundStart = false;
+   for (std::vector<DiffInfo>::iterator cur = available_patches.begin();
+        cur != available_patches.end(); ++cur)
+   {
+      if (LocalHashes != cur->result_hashes)
+        continue;
+
+      available_patches.erase(available_patches.begin(), cur);
+      foundStart = true;
+      break;
+   }
+
+   if (foundStart == false || unlikely(available_patches.empty() == true))
+   {
+      if (Debug)
+        std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex: " << IndexDiffFile << ": "
+           << "Couldn't find the start of the patch series." << std::endl;
+      return false;
+   }
+
+   // patching with too many files is rather slow compared to a fast download
+   unsigned long const fileLimit = _config->FindI("Acquire::PDiffs::FileLimit", 0);
+   if (fileLimit != 0 && fileLimit < available_patches.size())
+   {
+      if (Debug)
+        std::clog << "Need " << available_patches.size() << " diffs (Limit is " << fileLimit
+           << ") so fallback to complete download" << std::endl;
+      return false;
+   }
+
+   // calculate the size of all patches we have to get
+   // note that all sizes are uncompressed, while we download compressed files
+   unsigned long long patchesSize = 0;
+   for (std::vector<DiffInfo>::const_iterator cur = available_patches.begin();
+        cur != available_patches.end(); ++cur)
+      patchesSize += cur->patch_size;
+   unsigned long long const sizeLimit = ServerSize * _config->FindI("Acquire::PDiffs::SizeLimit", 100);
+   if (false && sizeLimit > 0 && (sizeLimit/100) < patchesSize)
+   {
+      if (Debug)
+        std::clog << "Need " << patchesSize << " bytes (Limit is " << sizeLimit/100
+           << ") so fallback to complete download" << std::endl;
+      return false;
+   }
+
+   // FIXME: make this use the method
+   PackagesFileReadyInPartial = true;
+   std::string const Partial = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(RealURI);
+   
+   FileFd From(CurrentPackagesFile, FileFd::ReadOnly);
+   FileFd To(Partial, FileFd::WriteEmpty);
+   if(CopyFile(From, To) == false)
+      return _error->Errno("CopyFile", "failed to copy");
    
-   // Nothing found, report and return false
-   // Failing here is ok, if we return false later, the full
-   // IndexFile is queued
    if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "Can't find a patch in the index file" << std::endl;
-   return false;
+      std::cerr << "Done copying " << CurrentPackagesFile
+                << " -> " << Partial
+                << std::endl;
+
+   // we have something, queue the diffs
+   string::size_type const last_space = Description.rfind(" ");
+   if(last_space != string::npos)
+      Description.erase(last_space, Description.size()-last_space);
+
+   /* decide if we should download patches one by one or in one go:
+      The first is good if the server merges patches, but many don't so client
+      based merging can be attempt in which case the second is better.
+      "bad things" will happen if patches are merged on the server,
+      but client side merging is attempt as well */
+   bool pdiff_merge = _config->FindB("Acquire::PDiffs::Merge", true);
+   if (pdiff_merge == true)
+   {
+      // reprepro adds this flag if it has merged patches on the server
+      std::string const precedence = Tags.FindS("X-Patch-Precedence");
+      pdiff_merge = (precedence != "merged");
+   }
+
+   if (pdiff_merge == false)
+   {
+      new pkgAcqIndexDiffs(Owner, TransactionManager, Target, ExpectedHashes, 
+                           MetaIndexParser, available_patches);
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      std::vector<pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs*> *diffs = new std::vector<pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs*>(available_patches.size());
+      for(size_t i = 0; i < available_patches.size(); ++i)
+        (*diffs)[i] = new pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs(Owner, TransactionManager,
+               Target,
+              ExpectedHashes,
+              MetaIndexParser,
+              available_patches[i],
+              diffs);
+   }
+
+   Complete = false;
+   Status = StatDone;
+   Dequeue();
+   return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqDiffIndex::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig * /*Cnf*/)/*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqDiffIndex::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig * Cnf)/*{{{*/
 {
    if(Debug)
       std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex failed: " << Desc.URI << " with " << Message << std::endl
                << "Falling back to normal index file acquire" << std::endl;
 
-   new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionID, Target, ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser);
+   new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target, ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser);
 
-   Complete = false;
+   Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
    Status = StatDone;
-   Dequeue();
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 void pkgAcqDiffIndex::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringList const &Hashes,        /*{{{*/
@@ -603,21 +720,33 @@ void pkgAcqDiffIndex::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringList
 
    Item::Done(Message, Size, Hashes, Cnf);
 
+   // verify the index target
+   if(Target && Target->MetaKey != "" && MetaIndexParser && Hashes.usable())
+   {
+      std::string IndexMetaKey  = Target->MetaKey + ".diff/Index";
+      indexRecords::checkSum *Record = MetaIndexParser->Lookup(IndexMetaKey);
+      if(Record && Record->Hashes.usable() && Hashes != Record->Hashes)
+      {
+         RenameOnError(HashSumMismatch);
+         printHashSumComparision(RealURI, Record->Hashes, Hashes);
+         Failed(Message, Cnf);
+         return;
+      }
+
+   }
+
    string FinalFile;
-   FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists")+URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
+   FinalFile += URItoFileName(Desc.URI);
 
-   // success in downloading the index
-   // rename the index
-   FinalFile += string(".IndexDiff");
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "Renaming: " << DestFile << " -> " << FinalFile 
-               << std::endl;
-   Rename(DestFile,FinalFile);
-   chmod(FinalFile.c_str(),0644);
-   DestFile = FinalFile;
+   if(StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"IMS-Hit"),false))
+      DestFile = FinalFile;
 
    if(!ParseDiffIndex(DestFile))
-      return Failed("", NULL);
+      return Failed("Message: Couldn't parse pdiff index", Cnf);
+
+   // queue for final move
+   TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, FinalFile);
 
    Complete = true;
    Status = StatDone;
@@ -631,18 +760,15 @@ void pkgAcqDiffIndex::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringList
  * for each diff and the index
  */
 pkgAcqIndexDiffs::pkgAcqIndexDiffs(pkgAcquire *Owner,
-                                   unsigned long TransactionID,
+                                   pkgAcqMetaBase *TransactionManager,
                                    struct IndexTarget const * const Target,
                                    HashStringList const &ExpectedHashes,
                                    indexRecords *MetaIndexParser,
-                                  string ServerSha1,
                                   vector<DiffInfo> diffs)
-   : pkgAcqBaseIndex(Owner, TransactionID, Target, ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser),
-     available_patches(diffs), ServerSha1(ServerSha1)
+   : pkgAcqBaseIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target, ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser),
+     available_patches(diffs)
 {
-   
-   DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(Target->URI);
+   DestFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(Target->URI);
 
    Debug = _config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Diffs",false);
 
@@ -653,7 +779,9 @@ pkgAcqIndexDiffs::pkgAcqIndexDiffs(pkgAcquire *Owner,
 
    if(available_patches.empty() == true)
    {
-      // we are done (yeah!)
+      // we are done (yeah!), check hashes against the final file
+      DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
+      DestFile += URItoFileName(Target->URI);
       Finish(true);
    }
    else
@@ -669,7 +797,7 @@ void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig * /*Cnf*/)
    if(Debug)
       std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexDiffs failed: " << Desc.URI << " with " << Message << std::endl
                << "Falling back to normal index file acquire" << std::endl;
-   new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionID, Target, ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser);
+   new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target, ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser);
    Finish();
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
@@ -685,13 +813,6 @@ void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Finish(bool allDone)
    // the file will be cleaned
    if(allDone) 
    {
-      DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-      DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-      
-      // FIXME: we want the rred stuff to use the real transactional update
-      //        this is just a workaround
-      PartialFile = DestFile;
-
       if(HashSums().usable() && !HashSums().VerifyFile(DestFile))
       {
         RenameOnError(HashSumMismatch);
@@ -699,6 +820,11 @@ void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Finish(bool allDone)
         return;
       }
 
+      // queue for copy
+      std::string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
+      FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+      TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, FinalFile);
+
       // this is for the "real" finish
       Complete = true;
       Status = StatDone;
@@ -718,21 +844,32 @@ void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Finish(bool allDone)
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 bool pkgAcqIndexDiffs::QueueNextDiff()                                 /*{{{*/
 {
-
    // calc sha1 of the just patched file
-   string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-   FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   std::string const FinalFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(RealURI);
+
+   if(!FileExists(FinalFile))
+   {
+      Failed("Message: No FinalFile " + FinalFile + " available", NULL);
+      return false;
+   }
 
    FileFd fd(FinalFile, FileFd::ReadOnly);
-   SHA1Summation SHA1;
-   SHA1.AddFD(fd);
-   string local_sha1 = string(SHA1.Result());
+   Hashes LocalHashesCalc;
+   LocalHashesCalc.AddFD(fd);
+   HashStringList const LocalHashes = LocalHashesCalc.GetHashStringList();
+
    if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "QueueNextDiff: " 
-               << FinalFile << " (" << local_sha1 << ")"<<std::endl;
+      std::clog << "QueueNextDiff: " << FinalFile << " (" << LocalHashes.find(NULL)->toStr() << ")" << std::endl;
+
+   if (unlikely(LocalHashes.usable() == false || ExpectedHashes.usable() == false))
+   {
+      Failed("Local/Expected hashes are not usable", NULL);
+      return false;
+   }
+
 
    // final file reached before all patches are applied
-   if(local_sha1 == ServerSha1)
+   if(LocalHashes == ExpectedHashes)
    {
       Finish(true);
       return true;
@@ -740,10 +877,10 @@ bool pkgAcqIndexDiffs::QueueNextDiff()                                    /*{{{*/
 
    // remove all patches until the next matching patch is found
    // this requires the Index file to be ordered
-   for(vector<DiffInfo>::iterator I=available_patches.begin();
+   for(vector<DiffInfo>::iterator I = available_patches.begin();
        available_patches.empty() == false &&
          I != available_patches.end() &&
-         I->sha1 != local_sha1;
+         I->result_hashes != LocalHashes;
        ++I)
    {
       available_patches.erase(I);
@@ -752,19 +889,18 @@ bool pkgAcqIndexDiffs::QueueNextDiff()                                    /*{{{*/
    // error checking and falling back if no patch was found
    if(available_patches.empty() == true)
    {
-      Failed("", NULL);
+      Failed("No patches left to reach target", NULL);
       return false;
    }
 
    // queue the right diff
    Desc.URI = RealURI + ".diff/" + available_patches[0].file + ".gz";
    Desc.Description = Description + " " + available_patches[0].file + string(".pdiff");
-   DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI + ".diff/" + available_patches[0].file);
+   DestFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(RealURI + ".diff/" + available_patches[0].file);
 
    if(Debug)
       std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexDiffs::QueueNextDiff(): " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
-   
+
    QueueURI(Desc);
 
    return true;
@@ -778,12 +914,23 @@ void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size, HashStringLi
 
    Item::Done(Message, Size, Hashes, Cnf);
 
-   string FinalFile;
-   FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists")+URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   // FIXME: verify this download too before feeding it to rred
+   std::string const FinalFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(RealURI);
 
    // success in downloading a diff, enter ApplyDiff state
    if(State == StateFetchDiff)
    {
+      FileFd fd(DestFile, FileFd::ReadOnly, FileFd::Gzip);
+      class Hashes LocalHashesCalc;
+      LocalHashesCalc.AddFD(fd);
+      HashStringList const LocalHashes = LocalHashesCalc.GetHashStringList();
+
+      if (fd.Size() != available_patches[0].patch_size ||
+           available_patches[0].patch_hashes != LocalHashes)
+      {
+        Failed("Patch has Size/Hashsum mismatch", NULL);
+        return;
+      }
 
       // rred excepts the patch as $FinalFile.ed
       Rename(DestFile,FinalFile+".ed");
@@ -795,7 +942,7 @@ void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size, HashStringLi
       Local = true;
       Desc.URI = "rred:" + FinalFile;
       QueueURI(Desc);
-      Mode = "rred";
+      SetActiveSubprocess("rred");
       return;
    } 
 
@@ -818,30 +965,28 @@ void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size, HashStringLi
 
       // see if there is more to download
       if(available_patches.empty() == false) {
-        new pkgAcqIndexDiffs(Owner, TransactionID, Target,
+        new pkgAcqIndexDiffs(Owner, TransactionManager, Target,
                              ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser,
-                              ServerSha1, available_patches);
+                             available_patches);
         return Finish();
       } else 
+         // update
+         DestFile = FinalFile;
         return Finish(true);
    }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // AcqIndexMergeDiffs::AcqIndexMergeDiffs - Constructor                        /*{{{*/
 pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs(pkgAcquire *Owner,
-                                             unsigned long TransactionID,
+                                             pkgAcqMetaBase *TransactionManager,
                                              struct IndexTarget const * const Target,
                                              HashStringList const &ExpectedHashes,
                                              indexRecords *MetaIndexParser,
                                              DiffInfo const &patch,
                                              std::vector<pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs*> const * const allPatches)
-  : pkgAcqBaseIndex(Owner, TransactionID, Target, ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser),
+  : pkgAcqBaseIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target, ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser),
      patch(patch), allPatches(allPatches), State(StateFetchDiff)
 {
-
-   DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(Target->URI);
-
    Debug = _config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Diffs",false);
 
    RealURI = Target->URI;
@@ -851,8 +996,8 @@ pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs(pkgAcquire *Owner,
 
    Desc.URI = RealURI + ".diff/" + patch.file + ".gz";
    Desc.Description = Description + " " + patch.file + string(".pdiff");
-   DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI + ".diff/" + patch.file);
+
+   DestFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(RealURI + ".diff/" + patch.file);
 
    if(Debug)
       std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs: " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
@@ -860,13 +1005,13 @@ pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs(pkgAcquire *Owner,
    QueueURI(Desc);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig * /*Cnf*/)/*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig * Cnf)/*{{{*/
 {
    if(Debug)
       std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs failed: " << Desc.URI << " with " << Message << std::endl;
-   Complete = false;
+
+   Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
    Status = StatDone;
-   Dequeue();
 
    // check if we are the first to fail, otherwise we are done here
    State = StateDoneDiff;
@@ -878,7 +1023,7 @@ void pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig * /*C
    // first failure means we should fallback
    State = StateErrorDiff;
    std::clog << "Falling back to normal index file acquire" << std::endl;
-   new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionID, Target, ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser);
+   new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target, ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 void pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringList const &Hashes,  /*{{{*/
@@ -889,10 +1034,22 @@ void pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStri
 
    Item::Done(Message,Size,Hashes,Cnf);
 
-   string const FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   // FIXME: verify download before feeding it to rred
+   string const FinalFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(RealURI);
 
    if (State == StateFetchDiff)
    {
+      FileFd fd(DestFile, FileFd::ReadOnly, FileFd::Gzip);
+      class Hashes LocalHashesCalc;
+      LocalHashesCalc.AddFD(fd);
+      HashStringList const LocalHashes = LocalHashesCalc.GetHashStringList();
+
+      if (fd.Size() != patch.patch_size || patch.patch_hashes != LocalHashes)
+      {
+        Failed("Patch has Size/Hashsum mismatch", NULL);
+        return;
+      }
+
       // rred expects the patch as $FinalFile.ed.$patchname.gz
       Rename(DestFile, FinalFile + ".ed." + patch.file + ".gz");
 
@@ -916,7 +1073,7 @@ void pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStri
       Local = true;
       Desc.URI = "rred:" + FinalFile;
       QueueURI(Desc);
-      Mode = "rred";
+      SetActiveSubprocess("rred");
       return;
    }
    // success in download/apply all diffs, clean up
@@ -929,24 +1086,25 @@ void pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStri
         return;
       }
 
+
+      std::string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
+      FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+
       // move the result into place
       if(Debug)
-        std::clog << "Moving patched file in place: " << std::endl
+        std::clog << "Queue patched file in place: " << std::endl
                   << DestFile << " -> " << FinalFile << std::endl;
-      Rename(DestFile, FinalFile);
-      chmod(FinalFile.c_str(), 0644);
 
-      // otherwise lists cleanup will eat the file
-      DestFile = FinalFile;
-      // FIXME: make the merged rred code really transactional
-      PartialFile = FinalFile;
+      // queue for copy by the transaction manager
+      TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, FinalFile);
 
       // ensure the ed's are gone regardless of list-cleanup
       for (std::vector<pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs *>::const_iterator I = allPatches->begin();
            I != allPatches->end(); ++I)
       {
-           std::string patch = FinalFile + ".ed." + (*I)->patch.file + ".gz";
-           unlink(patch.c_str());
+        std::string const PartialFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(RealURI);
+        std::string patch = PartialFile + ".ed." + (*I)->patch.file + ".gz";
+        unlink(patch.c_str());
       }
 
       // all set and done
@@ -956,72 +1114,95 @@ void pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStri
    }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
+// AcqBaseIndex::VerifyHashByMetaKey - verify hash for the given metakey /*{{{*/
+bool pkgAcqBaseIndex::VerifyHashByMetaKey(HashStringList const &Hashes)
+{
+   if(MetaKey != "" && Hashes.usable())
+   {
+      indexRecords::checkSum *Record = MetaIndexParser->Lookup(MetaKey);
+      if(Record && Record->Hashes.usable() && Hashes != Record->Hashes)
+      {
+         printHashSumComparision(RealURI, Record->Hashes, Hashes);
+         return false;
+      }
+   }
+   return true;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
 // AcqIndex::AcqIndex - Constructor                                    /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* The package file is added to the queue and a second class is 
-   instantiated to fetch the revision file */   
+/* The package file is added to the queue and a second class is
+   instantiated to fetch the revision file */
 pkgAcqIndex::pkgAcqIndex(pkgAcquire *Owner,
                         string URI,string URIDesc,string ShortDesc,
-                        HashStringList const  &ExpectedHash, string comprExt)
-   : pkgAcqBaseIndex(Owner, 0, NULL, ExpectedHash, NULL), RealURI(URI)
+                        HashStringList const  &ExpectedHash)
+   : pkgAcqBaseIndex(Owner, 0, NULL, ExpectedHash, NULL)
 {
+   RealURI = URI;
+
    AutoSelectCompression();
    Init(URI, URIDesc, ShortDesc);
 
    if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
-      std::clog << "New pkgIndex with TransactionID "
-                << TransactionID << std::endl;
+      std::clog << "New pkgIndex with TransactionManager "
+                << TransactionManager << std::endl;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // AcqIndex::AcqIndex - Constructor                                    /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 pkgAcqIndex::pkgAcqIndex(pkgAcquire *Owner,
-                         unsigned long TransactionID,
+                         pkgAcqMetaBase *TransactionManager,
                          IndexTarget const *Target,
-                        HashStringList const &ExpectedHash, 
+                        HashStringList const &ExpectedHash,
                          indexRecords *MetaIndexParser)
-   : pkgAcqBaseIndex(Owner, TransactionID, Target, ExpectedHash, 
-                     MetaIndexParser), RealURI(Target->URI)
+   : pkgAcqBaseIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target, ExpectedHash,
+                     MetaIndexParser)
 {
+   RealURI = Target->URI;
+
    // autoselect the compression method
    AutoSelectCompression();
    Init(Target->URI, Target->Description, Target->ShortDesc);
 
    if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
-      std::clog << "New pkgIndex with TransactionID "
-                << TransactionID << std::endl;
+      std::clog << "New pkgIndex with TransactionManager "
+                << TransactionManager << std::endl;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // AcqIndex::AutoSelectCompression - Select compression                        /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 void pkgAcqIndex::AutoSelectCompression()
 {
    std::vector<std::string> types = APT::Configuration::getCompressionTypes();
-   CompressionExtension = "";
+   CompressionExtensions = "";
    if (ExpectedHashes.usable())
    {
-      for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator t = types.begin(); t != types.end(); ++t)
-        if (*t == "uncompressed" || MetaIndexParser->Exists(string(Target->MetaKey).append(".").append(*t)) == true)
-           CompressionExtension.append(*t).append(" ");
+      for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator t = types.begin();
+           t != types.end(); ++t)
+      {
+         std::string CompressedMetaKey = string(Target->MetaKey).append(".").append(*t);
+         if (*t == "uncompressed" ||
+             MetaIndexParser->Exists(CompressedMetaKey) == true)
+            CompressionExtensions.append(*t).append(" ");
+      }
    }
    else
    {
       for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator t = types.begin(); t != types.end(); ++t)
-        CompressionExtension.append(*t).append(" ");
+        CompressionExtensions.append(*t).append(" ");
    }
-   if (CompressionExtension.empty() == false)
-      CompressionExtension.erase(CompressionExtension.end()-1);
+   if (CompressionExtensions.empty() == false)
+      CompressionExtensions.erase(CompressionExtensions.end()-1);
 }
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
 // AcqIndex::Init - defered Constructor                                        /*{{{*/
-void pkgAcqIndex::Init(string const &URI, string const &URIDesc, string const &ShortDesc) {
-   Decompression = false;
-   Erase = false;
+void pkgAcqIndex::Init(string const &URI, string const &URIDesc,
+                       string const &ShortDesc)
+{
+   Stage = STAGE_DOWNLOAD;
 
-   DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(URI);
+   DestFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(URI);
 
-   std::string const comprExt = CompressionExtension.substr(0, CompressionExtension.find(' '));
-   if (comprExt == "uncompressed")
+   CurrentCompressionExtension = CompressionExtensions.substr(0, CompressionExtensions.find(' '));
+   if (CurrentCompressionExtension == "uncompressed")
    {
       Desc.URI = URI;
       if(Target)
@@ -1029,9 +1210,10 @@ void pkgAcqIndex::Init(string const &URI, string const &URIDesc, string const &S
    }
    else
    {
-      Desc.URI = URI + '.' + comprExt;
+      Desc.URI = URI + '.' + CurrentCompressionExtension;
+      DestFile = DestFile + '.' + CurrentCompressionExtension;
       if(Target)
-         MetaKey = string(Target->MetaKey) + '.' + comprExt;
+         MetaKey = string(Target->MetaKey) + '.' + CurrentCompressionExtension;
    }
 
    // load the filesize
@@ -1040,7 +1222,7 @@ void pkgAcqIndex::Init(string const &URI, string const &URIDesc, string const &S
       indexRecords::checkSum *Record = MetaIndexParser->Lookup(MetaKey);
       if(Record)
          FileSize = Record->Size;
-      
+
       InitByHashIfNeeded(MetaKey);
    }
 
@@ -1052,8 +1234,6 @@ void pkgAcqIndex::Init(string const &URI, string const &URIDesc, string const &S
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // AcqIndex::AdjustForByHash - modify URI for by-hash support          /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* */
 void pkgAcqIndex::InitByHashIfNeeded(const std::string MetaKey)
 {
    // TODO:
@@ -1088,16 +1268,9 @@ void pkgAcqIndex::InitByHashIfNeeded(const std::string MetaKey)
 /* The only header we use is the last-modified header. */
 string pkgAcqIndex::Custom600Headers() const
 {
-   string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-   Final += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-   if (_config->FindB("Acquire::GzipIndexes",false))
-      Final += ".gz";
-   
+   string Final = GetFinalFilename();
+
    string msg = "\nIndex-File: true";
-   // FIXME: this really should use "IndexTarget::IsOptional()" but that
-   //        seems to be difficult without breaking ABI
-   if (ShortDesc().find("Translation") != 0)
-      msg += "\nFail-Ignore: true";
    struct stat Buf;
    if (stat(Final.c_str(),&Buf) == 0)
       msg += "\nLast-Modified: " + TimeRFC1123(Buf.st_mtime);
@@ -1105,61 +1278,78 @@ string pkgAcqIndex::Custom600Headers() const
    return msg;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// pkgAcqIndex::Failed - getting the indexfile failed                  /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* */
-void pkgAcqIndex::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf) /*{{{*/
+// pkgAcqIndex::Failed - getting the indexfile failed                  /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndex::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
 {
-   size_t const nextExt = CompressionExtension.find(' ');
+   size_t const nextExt = CompressionExtensions.find(' ');
    if (nextExt != std::string::npos)
    {
-      CompressionExtension = CompressionExtension.substr(nextExt+1);
+      CompressionExtensions = CompressionExtensions.substr(nextExt+1);
       Init(RealURI, Desc.Description, Desc.ShortDesc);
       return;
    }
 
    // on decompression failure, remove bad versions in partial/
-   if (Decompression && Erase) {
-      string s = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-      s.append(URItoFileName(RealURI));
-      unlink(s.c_str());
+   if (Stage == STAGE_DECOMPRESS_AND_VERIFY)
+   {
+      unlink(EraseFileName.c_str());
    }
 
    Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
 
    /// cancel the entire transaction
-   Owner->AbortTransaction(TransactionID);
+   TransactionManager->AbortTransaction();
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// pkgAcqIndex::GetFinalFilename - Return the full final file path      /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* */
-std::string pkgAcqIndex::GetFinalFilename(std::string const &URI,
-                                          std::string const &compExt)
+// pkgAcqIndex::GetFinalFilename - Return the full final file path     /*{{{*/
+std::string pkgAcqIndex::GetFinalFilename() const
 {
    std::string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-   FinalFile += URItoFileName(URI);
-   if (_config->FindB("Acquire::GzipIndexes",false) && compExt == "gz")
-      FinalFile += ".gz";
-   return FinalFile;
+   FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   return GetCompressedFileName(RealURI, FinalFile, CurrentCompressionExtension);
 }
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-// AcqIndex::ReverifyAfterIMS - Reverify index after an ims-hit        /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* */
-void pkgAcqIndex::ReverifyAfterIMS(std::string const &FileName)
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqIndex::ReverifyAfterIMS - Reverify index after an ims-hit                /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndex::ReverifyAfterIMS()
 {
-   std::string const compExt = CompressionExtension.substr(0, CompressionExtension.find(' '));
-   if (_config->FindB("Acquire::GzipIndexes",false) && compExt == "gz")
-      DestFile += ".gz";
+   // update destfile to *not* include the compression extension when doing
+   // a reverify (as its uncompressed on disk already)
+   DestFile = GetCompressedFileName(RealURI, GetPartialFileNameFromURI(RealURI), CurrentCompressionExtension);
 
    // copy FinalFile into partial/ so that we check the hash again
-   string FinalFile = GetFinalFilename(RealURI, compExt);
-   Decompression = true;
+   string FinalFile = GetFinalFilename();
+   Stage = STAGE_DECOMPRESS_AND_VERIFY;
    Desc.URI = "copy:" + FinalFile;
    QueueURI(Desc);
 }
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqIndex::ValidateFile - Validate the content of the downloaded file        /*{{{*/
+bool pkgAcqIndex::ValidateFile(const std::string &FileName)
+{
+   // FIXME: this can go away once we only ever download stuff that
+   //        has a valid hash and we never do GET based probing
+   // FIXME2: this also leaks debian-isms into the code and should go therefore
+
+   /* Always validate the index file for correctness (all indexes must
+    * have a Package field) (LP: #346386) (Closes: #627642) 
+    */
+   FileFd fd(FileName, FileFd::ReadOnly, FileFd::Extension);
+   // Only test for correctness if the content of the file is not empty
+   // (empty is ok)
+   if (fd.Size() > 0)
+   {
+      pkgTagSection sec;
+      pkgTagFile tag(&fd);
+      
+      // all our current indexes have a field 'Package' in each section
+      if (_error->PendingError() == true ||
+          tag.Step(sec) == false ||
+          sec.Exists("Package") == false)
+         return false;
+   }
+   return true;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
 // AcqIndex::Done - Finished a fetch                                   /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* This goes through a number of states.. On the initial fetch the
@@ -1167,92 +1357,50 @@ void pkgAcqIndex::ReverifyAfterIMS(std::string const &FileName)
    to the uncompressed version of the file. If this is so the file
    is copied into the partial directory. In all other cases the file
    is decompressed with a compressed uri. */
-void pkgAcqIndex::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringList const &Hashes,
+void pkgAcqIndex::Done(string Message,
+                       unsigned long long Size,
+                       HashStringList const &Hashes,
                       pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cfg)
 {
    Item::Done(Message,Size,Hashes,Cfg);
-   std::string const compExt = CompressionExtension.substr(0, CompressionExtension.find(' '));
 
-   if (Decompression == true)
+   switch(Stage) 
    {
-      if (ExpectedHashes.usable() && ExpectedHashes != Hashes)
-      {
-        RenameOnError(HashSumMismatch);
-        printHashSumComparision(RealURI, ExpectedHashes, Hashes);
-         Failed(Message, Cfg);
-         return;
-      }
-
-      // FIXME: this can go away once we only ever download stuff that
-      //        has a valid hash and we never do GET based probing
-      //
-      /* Always verify the index file for correctness (all indexes must
-       * have a Package field) (LP: #346386) (Closes: #627642) 
-       */
-      FileFd fd(DestFile, FileFd::ReadOnly, FileFd::Extension);
-      // Only test for correctness if the content of the file is not empty
-      // (empty is ok)
-      if (fd.Size() > 0)
-      {
-         pkgTagSection sec;
-         pkgTagFile tag(&fd);
-         
-         // all our current indexes have a field 'Package' in each section
-         if (_error->PendingError() == true || tag.Step(sec) == false || sec.Exists("Package") == false)
-         {
-            RenameOnError(InvalidFormat);
-            Failed(Message, Cfg);
-            return;
-         }
-      }
-       
-      // FIXME: can we void the "Erase" bool here as its very non-local?
-      std::string CompressedFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-      CompressedFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-      // Remove the compressed version.
-      if (Erase == true)
-        unlink(CompressedFile.c_str());
-
-      // Done, queue for rename on transaction finished
-      PartialFile = DestFile;
-      DestFile = GetFinalFilename(RealURI, compExt);
-
-      return;
+      case STAGE_DOWNLOAD:
+         StageDownloadDone(Message, Hashes, Cfg);
+         break;
+      case STAGE_DECOMPRESS_AND_VERIFY:
+         StageDecompressDone(Message, Hashes, Cfg);
+         break;
    }
-   
-   // FIXME: use the same method to find 
-   // check the compressed hash too
-   if(MetaKey != "" && Hashes.size() > 0)
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqIndex::StageDownloadDone - Queue for decompress and verify       /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndex::StageDownloadDone(string Message,
+                                    HashStringList const &Hashes,
+                                    pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cfg)
+{
+   // First check if the calculcated Hash of the (compressed) downloaded
+   // file matches the hash we have in the MetaIndexRecords for this file
+   if(VerifyHashByMetaKey(Hashes) == false)
    {
-      indexRecords::checkSum *Record = MetaIndexParser->Lookup(MetaKey);
-      if(Record && Record->Hashes.usable() && Hashes != Record->Hashes)
-      {
-         RenameOnError(HashSumMismatch);
-         printHashSumComparision(RealURI, Record->Hashes, Hashes);
-         Failed(Message, Cfg);
-         return;
-      }
+      RenameOnError(HashSumMismatch);
+      Failed(Message, Cfg);
+      return;
    }
 
-   Erase = false;
    Complete = true;
-   
+
    // Handle the unzipd case
    string FileName = LookupTag(Message,"Alt-Filename");
    if (FileName.empty() == false)
    {
-      // The files timestamp matches
-      if (StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"Alt-IMS-Hit"),false) == true)
-      {
-         ReverifyAfterIMS(FileName);
-        return;
-      }
-      Decompression = true;
+      Stage = STAGE_DECOMPRESS_AND_VERIFY;
       Local = true;
       DestFile += ".decomp";
       Desc.URI = "copy:" + FileName;
       QueueURI(Desc);
-      Mode = "copy";
+      SetActiveSubprocess("copy");
       return;
    }
 
@@ -1263,75 +1411,106 @@ void pkgAcqIndex::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringList con
       ErrorText = "Method gave a blank filename";
    }
 
-   // The files timestamp matches
-   if (StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"IMS-Hit"),false) == true)
+   // Methods like e.g. "file:" will give us a (compressed) FileName that is
+   // not the "DestFile" we set, in this case we uncompress from the local file
+   if (FileName != DestFile)
+      Local = true;
+   else
+      EraseFileName = FileName;
+
+   // we need to verify the file against the current Release file again
+   // on if-modfied-since hit to avoid a stale attack against us
+   if(StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"IMS-Hit"),false) == true)
    {
-      ReverifyAfterIMS(FileName);
+      // The files timestamp matches, reverify by copy into partial/
+      EraseFileName = "";
+      ReverifyAfterIMS();
       return;
-    }
-
-   if (FileName == DestFile)
-      Erase = true;
-   else
-      Local = true;
-   
-   string decompProg;
+   }
 
-   // If we enable compressed indexes and already have gzip, keep it
-   if (_config->FindB("Acquire::GzipIndexes",false) && compExt == "gz" && !Local) {
-      // Done, queue for rename on transaction finished
-      PartialFile = DestFile;
-      DestFile = GetFinalFilename(RealURI, compExt);
+   // If we have compressed indexes enabled, queue for hash verification
+   if (_config->FindB("Acquire::GzipIndexes",false))
+   {
+      DestFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(RealURI + '.' + CurrentCompressionExtension);
+      EraseFileName = "";
+      Stage = STAGE_DECOMPRESS_AND_VERIFY;
+      Desc.URI = "copy:" + FileName;
+      QueueURI(Desc);
+      SetActiveSubprocess("copy");
       return;
     }
 
    // get the binary name for your used compression type
-   decompProg = _config->Find(string("Acquire::CompressionTypes::").append(compExt),"");
-   if(decompProg.empty() == false);
-   else if(compExt == "uncompressed")
+   string decompProg;
+   if(CurrentCompressionExtension == "uncompressed")
       decompProg = "copy";
-   else {
-      _error->Error("Unsupported extension: %s", compExt.c_str());
+   else
+      decompProg = _config->Find(string("Acquire::CompressionTypes::").append(CurrentCompressionExtension),"");
+   if(decompProg.empty() == true)
+   {
+      _error->Error("Unsupported extension: %s", CurrentCompressionExtension.c_str());
       return;
    }
 
-   Decompression = true;
+   // queue uri for the next stage
+   Stage = STAGE_DECOMPRESS_AND_VERIFY;
    DestFile += ".decomp";
    Desc.URI = decompProg + ":" + FileName;
    QueueURI(Desc);
+   SetActiveSubprocess(decompProg);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// pkgAcqIndex::StageDecompressDone - Final verification               /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndex::StageDecompressDone(string Message,
+                                      HashStringList const &Hashes,
+                                      pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cfg)
+{
+   if (ExpectedHashes.usable() && ExpectedHashes != Hashes)
+   {
+      Desc.URI = RealURI;
+      RenameOnError(HashSumMismatch);
+      printHashSumComparision(RealURI, ExpectedHashes, Hashes);
+      Failed(Message, Cfg);
+      return;
+   }
 
-   // FIXME: this points to a c++ string that goes out of scope
-   Mode = decompProg.c_str();
+   if(!ValidateFile(DestFile))
+   {
+      RenameOnError(InvalidFormat);
+      Failed(Message, Cfg);
+      return;
+   }
+
+   // remove the compressed version of the file
+   unlink(EraseFileName.c_str());
+
+   // Done, queue for rename on transaction finished
+   TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, GetFinalFilename());
+
+   return;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // AcqIndexTrans::pkgAcqIndexTrans - Constructor                       /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* The Translation file is added to the queue */
 pkgAcqIndexTrans::pkgAcqIndexTrans(pkgAcquire *Owner,
-                           string URI,string URIDesc,string ShortDesc) 
-  : pkgAcqIndex(Owner, URI, URIDesc, ShortDesc, HashStringList(), "")
+                           string URI,string URIDesc,string ShortDesc)
+  : pkgAcqIndex(Owner, URI, URIDesc, ShortDesc, HashStringList())
 {
 }
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-pkgAcqIndexTrans::pkgAcqIndexTrans(pkgAcquire *Owner, 
-                                   unsigned long TransactionID, 
+pkgAcqIndexTrans::pkgAcqIndexTrans(pkgAcquire *Owner,
+                                   pkgAcqMetaBase *TransactionManager,
                                    IndexTarget const * const Target,
-                                   HashStringList const &ExpectedHashes, 
+                                   HashStringList const &ExpectedHashes,
                                    indexRecords *MetaIndexParser)
-   : pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionID, Target, ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser)
+   : pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target, ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser)
 {
-   // load the filesize
-   indexRecords::checkSum *Record = MetaIndexParser->Lookup(string(Target->MetaKey));
-   if(Record)
-      FileSize = Record->Size;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // AcqIndexTrans::Custom600Headers - Insert custom request headers     /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 string pkgAcqIndexTrans::Custom600Headers() const
 {
-   string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-   Final += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   string Final = GetFinalFilename();
 
    struct stat Buf;
    if (stat(Final.c_str(),&Buf) != 0)
@@ -1340,46 +1519,138 @@ string pkgAcqIndexTrans::Custom600Headers() const
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // AcqIndexTrans::Failed - Silence failure messages for missing files  /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* */
 void pkgAcqIndexTrans::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
 {
-   size_t const nextExt = CompressionExtension.find(' ');
+   size_t const nextExt = CompressionExtensions.find(' ');
    if (nextExt != std::string::npos)
    {
-      CompressionExtension = CompressionExtension.substr(nextExt+1);
+      CompressionExtensions = CompressionExtensions.substr(nextExt+1);
       Init(RealURI, Desc.Description, Desc.ShortDesc);
       Status = StatIdle;
       return;
    }
 
+   Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
+
    // FIXME: this is used often (e.g. in pkgAcqIndexTrans) so refactor
-   if (Cnf->LocalOnly == true || 
+   if (Cnf->LocalOnly == true ||
        StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"Transient-Failure"),false) == false)
-   {      
+   {
       // Ignore this
       Status = StatDone;
-      Complete = false;
-      Dequeue();
-      return;
    }
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqMetaBase::Add - Add a item to the current Transaction            /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaBase::Add(Item *I)
+{
+   Transaction.push_back(I);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqMetaBase::AbortTransaction - Abort the current Transaction       /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaBase::AbortTransaction()
+{
+   if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
+      std::clog << "AbortTransaction: " << TransactionManager << std::endl;
 
-   Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
+   // ensure the toplevel is in error state too
+   for (std::vector<Item*>::iterator I = Transaction.begin();
+        I != Transaction.end(); ++I)
+   {
+      if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
+         std::clog << "  Cancel: " << (*I)->DestFile << std::endl;
+      // the transaction will abort, so stop anything that is idle
+      if ((*I)->Status == pkgAcquire::Item::StatIdle)
+         (*I)->Status = pkgAcquire::Item::StatDone;
+
+      // kill failed files in partial
+      if ((*I)->Status == pkgAcquire::Item::StatError)
+      {
+         std::string const PartialFile = GetPartialFileName(flNotDir((*I)->DestFile));
+         if(FileExists(PartialFile))
+            Rename(PartialFile, PartialFile + ".FAILED");
+      }
+      // fix permissions for existing files which were part of a reverify
+      // like InRelease files or files in partial we might work with next time
+      else if (FileExists((*I)->DestFile))
+        ChangeOwnerAndPermissionOfFile("AbortTransaction", (*I)->DestFile.c_str(), "root", "root", 0644);
+   }
+   Transaction.clear();
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
+// AcqMetaBase::TransactionHasError - Check for errors in Transaction  /*{{{*/
+bool pkgAcqMetaBase::TransactionHasError()
+{
+   for (pkgAcquire::ItemIterator I = Transaction.begin();
+        I != Transaction.end(); ++I)
+      if((*I)->Status != pkgAcquire::Item::StatDone &&
+         (*I)->Status != pkgAcquire::Item::StatIdle)
+         return true;
 
-pkgAcqMetaSigBase::pkgAcqMetaSigBase(pkgAcquire *Owner,
-                                     HashStringList const &ExpectedHashes,
-                                     unsigned long TransactionID)
-   : Item(Owner, ExpectedHashes, TransactionID)
+   return false;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqMetaBase::CommitTransaction - Commit a transaction               /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaBase::CommitTransaction()
+{
+   if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
+      std::clog << "CommitTransaction: " << this << std::endl;
+
+   // move new files into place *and* remove files that are not
+   // part of the transaction but are still on disk
+   for (std::vector<Item*>::iterator I = Transaction.begin();
+        I != Transaction.end(); ++I)
+   {
+      if((*I)->PartialFile != "")
+      {
+        if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
+           std::clog << "mv " << (*I)->PartialFile << " -> "<< (*I)->DestFile << " "
+              << (*I)->DescURI() << std::endl;
+
+        Rename((*I)->PartialFile, (*I)->DestFile);
+        ChangeOwnerAndPermissionOfFile("CommitTransaction", (*I)->DestFile.c_str(), "root", "root", 0644);
+
+      } else {
+         if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
+            std::clog << "rm "
+                      <<  (*I)->DestFile
+                      << " "
+                      << (*I)->DescURI()
+                      << std::endl;
+         unlink((*I)->DestFile.c_str());
+      }
+      // mark that this transaction is finished
+      (*I)->TransactionManager = 0;
+   }
+   Transaction.clear();
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqMetaBase::TransactionStageCopy - Stage a file for copying                /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaBase::TransactionStageCopy(Item *I,
+                                          const std::string &From,
+                                          const std::string &To)
+{
+   I->PartialFile = From;
+   I->DestFile = To;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqMetaBase::TransactionStageRemoval - Sage a file for removal      /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaBase::TransactionStageRemoval(Item *I,
+                                             const std::string &FinalFile)
 {
+   I->PartialFile = "";
+   I->DestFile = FinalFile; 
 }
-                                                                       /*{{{*/
-bool pkgAcqMetaSigBase::GenerateAuthWarning(const std::string &RealURI,
-                                            const std::string &Message)
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqMetaBase::GenerateAuthWarning - Check gpg authentication error   /*{{{*/
+bool pkgAcqMetaBase::CheckStopAuthentication(const std::string &RealURI,
+                                             const std::string &Message)
 {
+   // FIXME: this entire function can do now that we disallow going to
+   //        a unauthenticated state and can cleanly rollback
+
    string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + URItoFileName(RealURI);
-   
+
    if(FileExists(Final))
    {
       Status = StatTransientNetworkError;
@@ -1403,35 +1674,35 @@ bool pkgAcqMetaSigBase::GenerateAuthWarning(const std::string &RealURI,
                       Desc.Description.c_str(),
                       LookupTag(Message,"Message").c_str());
    }
-   // gpgv method failed 
+   // gpgv method failed
    ReportMirrorFailure("GPGFailure");
    return false;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-
-
-pkgAcqMetaSig::pkgAcqMetaSig(pkgAcquire *Owner,                        /*{{{*/
-                             unsigned long TransactionID,
+// AcqMetaSig::AcqMetaSig - Constructor                                        /*{{{*/
+pkgAcqMetaSig::pkgAcqMetaSig(pkgAcquire *Owner,
+                             pkgAcqMetaBase *TransactionManager,
                             string URI,string URIDesc,string ShortDesc,
                              string MetaIndexFile,
                             const vector<IndexTarget*>* IndexTargets,
                             indexRecords* MetaIndexParser) :
-   pkgAcqMetaSigBase(Owner, HashStringList(), TransactionID), RealURI(URI), 
-   MetaIndexParser(MetaIndexParser), MetaIndexFile(MetaIndexFile),
-   IndexTargets(IndexTargets), AuthPass(false), IMSHit(false)
+   pkgAcqMetaBase(Owner, IndexTargets, MetaIndexParser,
+                  HashStringList(), TransactionManager),
+   RealURI(URI), MetaIndexFile(MetaIndexFile), URIDesc(URIDesc),
+   ShortDesc(ShortDesc)
 {
    DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(URI);
+   DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
 
-   // remove any partial downloaded sig-file in partial/. 
-   // it may confuse proxies and is too small to warrant a 
+   // remove any partial downloaded sig-file in partial/.
+   // it may confuse proxies and is too small to warrant a
    // partial download anyway
    unlink(DestFile.c_str());
 
-   // set the TransactionID
+   // set the TransactionManager
    if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
-      std::clog << "New pkgAcqMetaSig with TransactionID "
-                << TransactionID << std::endl;
+      std::clog << "New pkgAcqMetaSig with TransactionManager "
+                << TransactionManager << std::endl;
 
    // Create the item
    Desc.Description = URIDesc;
@@ -1448,135 +1719,138 @@ pkgAcqMetaSig::~pkgAcqMetaSig()                                               /*{{{*/
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // pkgAcqMetaSig::Custom600Headers - Insert custom request headers     /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* The only header we use is the last-modified header. */
 string pkgAcqMetaSig::Custom600Headers() const
 {
-   string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-   FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-
-   struct stat Buf;
-   if (stat(FinalFile.c_str(),&Buf) != 0)
-      return "\nIndex-File: true";
-
-   return "\nIndex-File: true\nLast-Modified: " + TimeRFC1123(Buf.st_mtime);
+   std::string Header = GetCustom600Headers(RealURI);
+   return Header;
 }
-
-void pkgAcqMetaSig::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size, HashStringList const &Hashes,
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// pkgAcqMetaSig::Done - The signature was downloaded/verified         /*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* The only header we use is the last-modified header. */
+void pkgAcqMetaSig::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,
+                         HashStringList const &Hashes,
                         pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cfg)
 {
    Item::Done(Message, Size, Hashes, Cfg);
 
-   string FileName = LookupTag(Message,"Filename");
-   if (FileName.empty() == true)
-   {
-      Status = StatError;
-      ErrorText = "Method gave a blank filename";
-      return;
-   }
-
-   if (FileName != DestFile)
-   {
-      // We have to copy it into place
-      Local = true;
-      Desc.URI = "copy:" + FileName;
-      QueueURI(Desc);
-      return;
-   }
-
-   if(StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"IMS-Hit"),false) == true)
-      IMSHit = true;
-
-   // adjust paths if its a ims-hit
-   if(IMSHit)
-   {
-      string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-      FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-         
-      DestFile = PartialFile = FinalFile;
-   }
-
-   // queue for verify
    if(AuthPass == false)
    {
-      AuthPass = true;
-      Desc.URI = "gpgv:" + DestFile;
-      DestFile = MetaIndexFile;
-      QueueURI(Desc);
+      if(CheckDownloadDone(Message, RealURI) == true)
+      {
+         // destfile will be modified to point to MetaIndexFile for the
+         // gpgv method, so we need to save it here
+         MetaIndexFileSignature = DestFile;
+         QueueForSignatureVerify(MetaIndexFile, MetaIndexFileSignature);
+      }
       return;
    }
-
-   // queue to copy the file in place if it was not a ims hit, on ims
-   // hit the file is already at the right place
-   if(IMSHit == false)
+   else
    {
-      PartialFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-      PartialFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-      
-      DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-      DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+      if(CheckAuthDone(Message, RealURI) == true)
+      {
+         std::string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
+         FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+         TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, MetaIndexFileSignature, FinalFile);
+      }
    }
-
-   Complete = true;
-
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 void pkgAcqMetaSig::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)/*{{{*/
 {
    string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + URItoFileName(RealURI);
 
+   // check if we need to fail at this point 
+   if (AuthPass == true && CheckStopAuthentication(RealURI, Message))
+         return;
+
+   // FIXME: meh, this is not really elegant
+   string InReleaseURI = RealURI.replace(RealURI.rfind("Release.gpg"), 12,
+                                         "InRelease");
+   string FinalInRelease = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + URItoFileName(InReleaseURI);
+
+   if (RealFileExists(Final) || RealFileExists(FinalInRelease))
+   {
+      std::string downgrade_msg;
+      strprintf(downgrade_msg, _("The repository '%s' is no longer signed."),
+                URIDesc.c_str());
+      if(_config->FindB("Acquire::AllowDowngradeToInsecureRepositories"))
+      {
+         // meh, the users wants to take risks (we still mark the packages
+         // from this repository as unauthenticated)
+         _error->Warning("%s", downgrade_msg.c_str());
+         _error->Warning(_("This is normally not allowed, but the option "
+                           "Acquire::AllowDowngradeToInsecureRepositories was "
+                           "given to override it."));
+         
+      } else {
+         _error->Error("%s", downgrade_msg.c_str());
+         Rename(MetaIndexFile, MetaIndexFile+".FAILED");
+        Item::Failed("Message: " + downgrade_msg, Cnf);
+         TransactionManager->AbortTransaction();
+         return;
+      }
+   }
+   else
+      _error->Warning(_("The data from '%s' is not signed. Packages "
+              "from that repository can not be authenticated."),
+           URIDesc.c_str());
+
    // this ensures that any file in the lists/ dir is removed by the
    // transaction
-   DestFile =  _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-   PartialFile = "";
+   DestFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(RealURI);
+   TransactionManager->TransactionStageRemoval(this, DestFile);
 
-   // FIXME: duplicated code from pkgAcqMetaIndex
-   if (AuthPass == true)
+   // only allow going further if the users explicitely wants it
+   if(AllowInsecureRepositories(MetaIndexParser, TransactionManager, this) == true)
    {
-      bool Stop = GenerateAuthWarning(RealURI, Message);
-      if(Stop)
-         return;
+      // we parse the indexes here because at this point the user wanted
+      // a repository that may potentially harm him
+      MetaIndexParser->Load(MetaIndexFile);
+      QueueIndexes(true);
    }
 
+   Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
+
    // FIXME: this is used often (e.g. in pkgAcqIndexTrans) so refactor
-   if (Cnf->LocalOnly == true || 
+   if (Cnf->LocalOnly == true ||
        StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"Transient-Failure"),false) == false)
-   {      
+   {
       // Ignore this
       Status = StatDone;
-      Complete = false;
-      Dequeue();
-      return;
    }
-   Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 pkgAcqMetaIndex::pkgAcqMetaIndex(pkgAcquire *Owner,                    /*{{{*/
-                                 unsigned long TransactionID,
+                                 pkgAcqMetaBase *TransactionManager,
                                 string URI,string URIDesc,string ShortDesc,
                                  string MetaIndexSigURI,string MetaIndexSigURIDesc, string MetaIndexSigShortDesc,
                                 const vector<IndexTarget*>* IndexTargets,
                                 indexRecords* MetaIndexParser) :
-   pkgAcqMetaSigBase(Owner, HashStringList(), TransactionID), RealURI(URI), IndexTargets(IndexTargets),
-   MetaIndexParser(MetaIndexParser), AuthPass(false), IMSHit(false),
+   pkgAcqMetaBase(Owner, IndexTargets, MetaIndexParser, HashStringList(),
+                  TransactionManager), 
+   RealURI(URI), URIDesc(URIDesc), ShortDesc(ShortDesc),
    MetaIndexSigURI(MetaIndexSigURI), MetaIndexSigURIDesc(MetaIndexSigURIDesc),
    MetaIndexSigShortDesc(MetaIndexSigShortDesc)
 {
-   if(TransactionID == 0)
-      this->TransactionID = (unsigned long)this;
+   if(TransactionManager == NULL)
+   {
+      this->TransactionManager = this;
+      this->TransactionManager->Add(this);
+   }
 
    if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
-      std::clog << "New pkgAcqMetaIndex with TransactionID "
-                << TransactionID << std::endl;
+      std::clog << "New pkgAcqMetaIndex with TransactionManager "
+                << this->TransactionManager << std::endl;
+
 
    Init(URIDesc, ShortDesc);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// pkgAcqMetaIndex::Init - Delayed constructor                         /*{{{*/
+// pkgAcqMetaIndex::Init - Delayed constructor                         /*{{{*/
 void pkgAcqMetaIndex::Init(std::string URIDesc, std::string ShortDesc)
 {
-   DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   DestFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(RealURI);
 
    // Create the item
    Desc.Description = URIDesc;
@@ -1588,78 +1862,106 @@ void pkgAcqMetaIndex::Init(std::string URIDesc, std::string ShortDesc)
    ExpectedAdditionalItems = IndexTargets->size();
    QueueURI(Desc);
 }
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
 // pkgAcqMetaIndex::Custom600Headers - Insert custom request headers   /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* The only header we use is the last-modified header. */
 string pkgAcqMetaIndex::Custom600Headers() const
 {
-   string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-   Final += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-   
-   struct stat Buf;
-   if (stat(Final.c_str(),&Buf) != 0)
-      return "\nIndex-File: true";
-   
-   return "\nIndex-File: true\nLast-Modified: " + TimeRFC1123(Buf.st_mtime);
+   return GetCustom600Headers(RealURI);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqMetaIndex::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringList const &Hashes,        /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaIndex::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,     /*{{{*/
+                           HashStringList const &Hashes,
                           pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cfg)
 {
    Item::Done(Message,Size,Hashes,Cfg);
 
-   // MetaIndexes are done in two passes: one to download the
-   // metaindex with an appropriate method, and a second to verify it
-   // with the gpgv method
-
-   if (AuthPass == true)
+   if(CheckDownloadDone(Message, RealURI))
    {
-      AuthDone(Message);
+      // we have a Release file, now download the Signature, all further
+      // verify/queue for additional downloads will be done in the
+      // pkgAcqMetaSig::Done() code
+      std::string MetaIndexFile = DestFile;
+      new pkgAcqMetaSig(Owner, TransactionManager, 
+                        MetaIndexSigURI, MetaIndexSigURIDesc,
+                        MetaIndexSigShortDesc, MetaIndexFile, IndexTargets, 
+                        MetaIndexParser);
 
-      // all cool, move Release file into place
-      Complete = true;
+      string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
+      FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+      TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, FinalFile);
    }
-   else
-   {
-      RetrievalDone(Message);
-      if (!Complete)
-         // Still more retrieving to do
-         return;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+bool pkgAcqMetaBase::CheckAuthDone(string Message, const string &RealURI)      /*{{{*/
+{
+   // At this point, the gpgv method has succeeded, so there is a
+   // valid signature from a key in the trusted keyring.  We
+   // perform additional verification of its contents, and use them
+   // to verify the indexes we are about to download
 
-      if (SigFile == "")
-      {
-         // load indexes, the signature will downloaded afterwards
-         MetaIndexParser->Load(DestFile);
-         QueueIndexes(true);
-      }
-      else
-      {
-         // There was a signature file, so pass it to gpgv for
-         // verification
-         if (_config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Auth", false))
-            std::cerr << "Metaindex acquired, queueing gpg verification ("
-                      << SigFile << "," << DestFile << ")\n";
-         AuthPass = true;
-         Desc.URI = "gpgv:" + SigFile;
-         QueueURI(Desc);
-         Mode = "gpgv";
-        return;
-      }
+   if (!MetaIndexParser->Load(DestFile))
+   {
+      Status = StatAuthError;
+      ErrorText = MetaIndexParser->ErrorText;
+      return false;
    }
 
-   if (Complete == true)
+   if (!VerifyVendor(Message, RealURI))
    {
-      string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-      FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-      if (SigFile == DestFile)
-        SigFile = FinalFile;
-      // queue for copy in place
-      PartialFile = DestFile;
-      DestFile = FinalFile;
+      return false;
    }
+
+   if (_config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Auth", false))
+      std::cerr << "Signature verification succeeded: "
+                << DestFile << std::endl;
+
+   // Download further indexes with verification 
+   //
+   // it would be really nice if we could simply do
+   //    if (IMSHit == false) QueueIndexes(true)
+   // and skip the download if the Release file has not changed
+   // - but right now the list cleaner will needs to be tricked
+   //   to not delete all our packages/source indexes in this case
+   QueueIndexes(true);
+
+   return true;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// pkgAcqMetaBase::GetCustom600Headers - Get header for AcqMetaBase     /*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+string pkgAcqMetaBase::GetCustom600Headers(const string &RealURI) const
+{
+   std::string Header = "\nIndex-File: true";
+   std::string MaximumSize;
+   strprintf(MaximumSize, "\nMaximum-Size: %i",
+             _config->FindI("Acquire::MaxReleaseFileSize", 10*1000*1000));
+   Header += MaximumSize;
+
+   string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
+   FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+
+   struct stat Buf;
+   if (stat(FinalFile.c_str(),&Buf) == 0)
+      Header += "\nLast-Modified: " + TimeRFC1123(Buf.st_mtime);
+
+   return Header;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// pkgAcqMetaBase::QueueForSignatureVerify                             /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaBase::QueueForSignatureVerify(const std::string &MetaIndexFile,
+                                    const std::string &MetaIndexFileSignature)
+{
+   AuthPass = true;
+   Desc.URI = "gpgv:" + MetaIndexFileSignature;
+   DestFile = MetaIndexFile;
+   QueueURI(Desc);
+   SetActiveSubprocess("gpgv");
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqMetaIndex::RetrievalDone(string Message)                    /*{{{*/
+// pkgAcqMetaBase::CheckDownloadDone                                   /*{{{*/
+bool pkgAcqMetaBase::CheckDownloadDone(const std::string &Message,
+                                       const std::string &RealURI)
 {
    // We have just finished downloading a Release file (it is not
    // verified yet)
@@ -1669,7 +1971,7 @@ void pkgAcqMetaIndex::RetrievalDone(string Message)                       /*{{{*/
    {
       Status = StatError;
       ErrorText = "Method gave a blank filename";
-      return;
+      return false;
    }
 
    if (FileName != DestFile)
@@ -1677,7 +1979,7 @@ void pkgAcqMetaIndex::RetrievalDone(string Message)                       /*{{{*/
       Local = true;
       Desc.URI = "copy:" + FileName;
       QueueURI(Desc);
-      return;
+      return false;
    }
 
    // make sure to verify against the right file on I-M-S hit
@@ -1686,70 +1988,16 @@ void pkgAcqMetaIndex::RetrievalDone(string Message)                     /*{{{*/
    {
       string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
       FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-      if (SigFile == DestFile)
-      {
-        SigFile = FinalFile;
-#if 0
-        // constructor of pkgAcqMetaClearSig moved it out of the way,
-        // now move it back in on IMS hit for the 'old' file
-        string const OldClearSig = DestFile + ".reverify";
-        if (RealFileExists(OldClearSig) == true)
-           Rename(OldClearSig, FinalFile);
-#endif
-      }
       DestFile = FinalFile;
    }
 
-   // queue a signature
-   if(SigFile != DestFile)
-      new pkgAcqMetaSig(Owner, TransactionID, 
-                        MetaIndexSigURI, MetaIndexSigURIDesc,
-                        MetaIndexSigShortDesc, DestFile, IndexTargets, 
-                        MetaIndexParser);
-
+   // set Item to complete as the remaining work is all local (verify etc)
    Complete = true;
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqMetaIndex::AuthDone(string Message)                         /*{{{*/
-{
-   // At this point, the gpgv method has succeeded, so there is a
-   // valid signature from a key in the trusted keyring.  We
-   // perform additional verification of its contents, and use them
-   // to verify the indexes we are about to download
-
-   if (!MetaIndexParser->Load(DestFile))
-   {
-      Status = StatAuthError;
-      ErrorText = MetaIndexParser->ErrorText;
-      return;
-   }
-
-   if (!VerifyVendor(Message))
-   {
-      return;
-   }
-
-   if (_config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Auth", false))
-      std::cerr << "Signature verification succeeded: "
-                << DestFile << std::endl;
-
-   // Download further indexes with verification
-   QueueIndexes(true);
-
-#if 0
-   // is it a clearsigned MetaIndex file?
-   if (DestFile == SigFile)
-      return;
 
-   // Done, move signature file into position
-   string VerifiedSigFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") +
-      URItoFileName(RealURI) + ".gpg";
-   Rename(SigFile,VerifiedSigFile);
-   chmod(VerifiedSigFile.c_str(),0644);
-#endif
+   return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqMetaIndex::QueueIndexes(bool verify)                                /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaBase::QueueIndexes(bool verify)                         /*{{{*/
 {
    bool transInRelease = false;
    {
@@ -1812,17 +2060,13 @@ void pkgAcqMetaIndex::QueueIndexes(bool verify)                         /*{{{*/
 
       if ((*Target)->IsOptional() == true)
       {
-        if ((*Target)->IsSubIndex() == true)
-           new pkgAcqSubIndex(Owner, TransactionID, 
-                               (*Target)->URI, (*Target)->Description,
-                               (*Target)->ShortDesc, ExpectedIndexHashes);
-        else if (transInRelease == false || Record != NULL || compressedAvailable == true)
+        if (transInRelease == false || Record != NULL || compressedAvailable == true)
         {
            if (_config->FindB("Acquire::PDiffs",true) == true && transInRelease == true &&
                MetaIndexParser->Exists((*Target)->MetaKey + ".diff/Index") == true)
-              new pkgAcqDiffIndex(Owner, TransactionID, *Target, ExpectedIndexHashes, MetaIndexParser);
+              new pkgAcqDiffIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, *Target, ExpectedIndexHashes, MetaIndexParser);
            else
-              new pkgAcqIndexTrans(Owner, TransactionID, *Target, ExpectedIndexHashes, MetaIndexParser);
+              new pkgAcqIndexTrans(Owner, TransactionManager, *Target, ExpectedIndexHashes, MetaIndexParser);
         }
         continue;
       }
@@ -1833,13 +2077,13 @@ void pkgAcqMetaIndex::QueueIndexes(bool verify)                         /*{{{*/
          instead, but passing the required info to it is to much hassle */
       if(_config->FindB("Acquire::PDiffs",true) == true && (verify == false ||
          MetaIndexParser->Exists((*Target)->MetaKey + ".diff/Index") == true))
-        new pkgAcqDiffIndex(Owner, TransactionID, *Target, ExpectedIndexHashes, MetaIndexParser);
+        new pkgAcqDiffIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, *Target, ExpectedIndexHashes, MetaIndexParser);
       else
-        new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionID, *Target, ExpectedIndexHashes, MetaIndexParser);
+        new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, *Target, ExpectedIndexHashes, MetaIndexParser);
    }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-bool pkgAcqMetaIndex::VerifyVendor(string Message)                     /*{{{*/
+bool pkgAcqMetaBase::VerifyVendor(string Message, const string &RealURI)/*{{{*/
 {
    string::size_type pos;
 
@@ -1916,119 +2160,74 @@ bool pkgAcqMetaIndex::VerifyVendor(string Message)                     /*{{{*/
    return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// pkgAcqMetaIndex::Failed - no Release file present or no signature file present      /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* */
+// pkgAcqMetaIndex::Failed - no Release file present                   /*{{{*/
 void pkgAcqMetaIndex::Failed(string Message,
-                             pkgAcquire::MethodConfig * /*Cnf*/)
+                             pkgAcquire::MethodConfig * Cnf)
 {
-   string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   pkgAcquire::Item::Failed(Message, Cnf);
+   Status = StatDone;
 
-   if (AuthPass == true)
-   {
-      bool Stop = GenerateAuthWarning(RealURI, Message);
-      if(Stop)
-         return;
-   }
+   string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + URItoFileName(RealURI);
 
-   /* Always move the meta index, even if gpgv failed. This ensures
-    * that PackageFile objects are correctly filled in */
-   if (FileExists(DestFile)) {
-      string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-      FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-      /* InRelease files become Release files, otherwise
-       * they would be considered as trusted later on */
-      if (SigFile == DestFile) {
-        RealURI = RealURI.replace(RealURI.rfind("InRelease"), 9,
-                                      "Release");
-        FinalFile = FinalFile.replace(FinalFile.rfind("InRelease"), 9,
-                                      "Release");
-        SigFile = FinalFile;
-      }
+   _error->Warning(_("The repository '%s' does not have a Release file. "
+                     "This is deprecated, please contact the owner of the "
+                     "repository."), URIDesc.c_str());
 
+   // No Release file was present so fall
+   // back to queueing Packages files without verification
+   // only allow going further if the users explicitely wants it
+   if(AllowInsecureRepositories(MetaIndexParser, TransactionManager, this) == true)
+   {
       // Done, queue for rename on transaction finished
-      PartialFile = DestFile;
-      DestFile = FinalFile;
-   }
+      if (FileExists(DestFile)) 
+         TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, FinalFile);
 
-   // No Release file was present, or verification failed, so fall
-   // back to queueing Packages files without verification
-   QueueIndexes(false);
+      // queue without any kind of hashsum support
+      QueueIndexes(false);
+   }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-
-void pkgAcqMetaIndex::Finished()
+void pkgAcqMetaIndex::Finished()                                       /*{{{*/
 {
    if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
       std::clog << "Finished: " << DestFile <<std::endl;
-   if(Owner->TransactionHasError(TransactionID) == false && 
-      TransactionID > 0)
-      Owner->CommitTransaction(TransactionID);
+   if(TransactionManager != NULL &&
+      TransactionManager->TransactionHasError() == false)
+      TransactionManager->CommitTransaction();
 }
-
-
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
 pkgAcqMetaClearSig::pkgAcqMetaClearSig(pkgAcquire *Owner,              /*{{{*/
                string const &URI, string const &URIDesc, string const &ShortDesc,
                string const &MetaIndexURI, string const &MetaIndexURIDesc, string const &MetaIndexShortDesc,
                string const &MetaSigURI, string const &MetaSigURIDesc, string const &MetaSigShortDesc,
                const vector<IndexTarget*>* IndexTargets,
                indexRecords* MetaIndexParser) :
-   pkgAcqMetaIndex(Owner, (unsigned long)this, URI, URIDesc, ShortDesc, MetaSigURI, MetaSigURIDesc,MetaSigShortDesc, IndexTargets, MetaIndexParser),
+   pkgAcqMetaIndex(Owner, NULL, URI, URIDesc, ShortDesc, MetaSigURI, MetaSigURIDesc,MetaSigShortDesc, IndexTargets, MetaIndexParser),
        MetaIndexURI(MetaIndexURI), MetaIndexURIDesc(MetaIndexURIDesc), MetaIndexShortDesc(MetaIndexShortDesc),
        MetaSigURI(MetaSigURI), MetaSigURIDesc(MetaSigURIDesc), MetaSigShortDesc(MetaSigShortDesc)
 {
-   SigFile = DestFile;
-
    // index targets + (worst case:) Release/Release.gpg
    ExpectedAdditionalItems = IndexTargets->size() + 2;
 
-#if 0
-   // keep the old InRelease around in case of transistent network errors
-   string const Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + URItoFileName(RealURI);
-   if (RealFileExists(Final) == true)
-   {
-      string const LastGoodSig = DestFile + ".reverify";
-      Rename(Final,LastGoodSig);
-   }
-#endif
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 pkgAcqMetaClearSig::~pkgAcqMetaClearSig()                              /*{{{*/
 {
-#if 0
-   // if the file was never queued undo file-changes done in the constructor
-   if (QueueCounter == 1 && Status == StatIdle && FileSize == 0 && Complete == false)
-   {
-      string const Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + URItoFileName(RealURI);
-      string const LastGoodSig = DestFile + ".reverify";
-      if (RealFileExists(Final) == false && RealFileExists(LastGoodSig) == true)
-        Rename(LastGoodSig, Final);
-   }
-#endif
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Custom600Headers - Insert custom request headers        /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-// FIXME: this can go away once the InRelease file is used widely
 string pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Custom600Headers() const
 {
-   string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-   Final += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-
-   struct stat Buf;
-   if (stat(Final.c_str(),&Buf) != 0)
-   {
-      if (stat(Final.c_str(),&Buf) != 0)
-        return "\nIndex-File: true\nFail-Ignore: true\n";
-   }
-
-   return "\nIndex-File: true\nFail-Ignore: true\nLast-Modified: " + TimeRFC1123(Buf.st_mtime);
+   string Header = GetCustom600Headers(RealURI);
+   Header += "\nFail-Ignore: true";
+   return Header;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Done - We got a file                            /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-void pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Done(std::string Message,unsigned long long Size, 
-                              HashStringList const &Hashes,
+void pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Done(std::string Message,unsigned long long /*Size*/,
+                              HashStringList const &/*Hashes*/,
                               pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
 {
    // if we expect a ClearTextSignature (InRelase), ensure that
@@ -2037,14 +2236,34 @@ void pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Done(std::string Message,unsigned long long Size,
    if (FileExists(DestFile) && !StartsWithGPGClearTextSignature(DestFile))
    {
       pkgAcquire::Item::Failed(Message, Cnf);
-      ErrorText = _("Does not start with a cleartext signature");
+      RenameOnError(NotClearsigned);
+      TransactionManager->AbortTransaction();
+      return;
+   }
+
+   if(AuthPass == false)
+   {
+      if(CheckDownloadDone(Message, RealURI) == true)
+         QueueForSignatureVerify(DestFile, DestFile);
       return;
    }
-   pkgAcqMetaIndex::Done(Message, Size, Hashes, Cnf);
+   else
+   {
+      if(CheckAuthDone(Message, RealURI) == true)
+      {
+         string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
+         FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+
+         // queue for copy in place
+         TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, FinalFile);
+      }
+   }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 void pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf) /*{{{*/
 {
+   Item::Failed(Message, Cnf);
+
    // we failed, we will not get additional items from this method
    ExpectedAdditionalItems = 0;
 
@@ -2055,19 +2274,49 @@ void pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf) /*
       // impression (CVE-2012-0214)
       string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
       FinalFile.append(URItoFileName(RealURI));
-      PartialFile = "";
-      DestFile = FinalFile;
+      TransactionManager->TransactionStageRemoval(this, FinalFile);
+      Status = StatDone;
 
-      new pkgAcqMetaIndex(Owner, TransactionID,
+      new pkgAcqMetaIndex(Owner, TransactionManager,
                        MetaIndexURI, MetaIndexURIDesc, MetaIndexShortDesc,
                        MetaSigURI, MetaSigURIDesc, MetaSigShortDesc,
                        IndexTargets, MetaIndexParser);
-      if (Cnf->LocalOnly == true ||
-         StringToBool(LookupTag(Message, "Transient-Failure"), false) == false)
-        Dequeue();
    }
    else
-      pkgAcqMetaIndex::Failed(Message, Cnf);
+   {
+      if(CheckStopAuthentication(RealURI, Message))
+         return;
+
+      _error->Warning(_("The data from '%s' is not signed. Packages "
+                        "from that repository can not be authenticated."),
+                      URIDesc.c_str());
+
+      // No Release file was present, or verification failed, so fall
+      // back to queueing Packages files without verification
+      // only allow going further if the users explicitely wants it
+      if(AllowInsecureRepositories(MetaIndexParser, TransactionManager, this) == true)
+      {
+        Status = StatDone;
+
+         /* Always move the meta index, even if gpgv failed. This ensures
+          * that PackageFile objects are correctly filled in */
+         if (FileExists(DestFile))
+         {
+            string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
+            FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+            /* InRelease files become Release files, otherwise
+             * they would be considered as trusted later on */
+            RealURI = RealURI.replace(RealURI.rfind("InRelease"), 9,
+                                      "Release");
+            FinalFile = FinalFile.replace(FinalFile.rfind("InRelease"), 9,
+                                          "Release");
+
+            // Done, queue for rename on transaction finished
+            TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, FinalFile);
+         }
+         QueueIndexes(false);
+      }
+   }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // AcqArchive::AcqArchive - Constructor                                        /*{{{*/
@@ -2245,7 +2494,11 @@ bool pkgAcqArchive::QueueNext()
         if ((unsigned long long)Buf.st_size > Version->Size)
            unlink(DestFile.c_str());
         else
+        {
            PartialSize = Buf.st_size;
+            std::string SandboxUser = _config->Find("APT::Sandbox::User");
+           ChangeOwnerAndPermissionOfFile("pkgAcqArchive::QueueNext",DestFile.c_str(), SandboxUser.c_str(), "root", 0600);
+        }
       }
 
       // Disables download of archives - useful if no real installation follows,
@@ -2301,21 +2554,20 @@ void pkgAcqArchive::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size, HashStringList
       return;
    }
 
-   Complete = true;
-
    // Reference filename
    if (FileName != DestFile)
    {
       StoreFilename = DestFile = FileName;
       Local = true;
+      Complete = true;
       return;
    }
-   
+
    // Done, move it into position
    string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::Cache::Archives");
    FinalFile += flNotDir(StoreFilename);
    Rename(DestFile,FinalFile);
-   
+   ChangeOwnerAndPermissionOfFile("pkgAcqArchive::Done", FinalFile.c_str(), "root", "root", 0644);
    StoreFilename = DestFile = FinalFile;
    Complete = true;
 }
@@ -2411,7 +2663,11 @@ pkgAcqFile::pkgAcqFile(pkgAcquire *Owner,string URI, HashStringList const &Hashe
       if ((Size > 0) && (unsigned long long)Buf.st_size > Size)
         unlink(DestFile.c_str());
       else
+      {
         PartialSize = Buf.st_size;
+         std::string SandboxUser = _config->Find("APT::Sandbox::User");
+        ChangeOwnerAndPermissionOfFile("pkgAcqFile", DestFile.c_str(), SandboxUser.c_str(), "root", 0600);
+      }
    }
 
    QueueURI(Desc);