]> git.saurik.com Git - apt.git/blobdiff - apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc
rework hashsum verification in the acquire system
[apt.git] / apt-pkg / acquire-item.cc
index dbc1dfbe7f568c954bde5a146cf310b5ac1be922..ec6ec6e84daf40349a5e383a695d20e158475c12 100644 (file)
@@ -62,44 +62,343 @@ static void printHashSumComparision(std::string const &URI, HashStringList const
       std::cerr <<  "\t- " << hs->toStr() << std::endl;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
       std::cerr <<  "\t- " << hs->toStr() << std::endl;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
+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 GetFinalFileNameFromURI(std::string const &uri)     /*{{{*/
+{
+   return _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + 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;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+
+// all ::HashesRequired and ::GetExpectedHashes implementations                /*{{{*/
+/* ::GetExpectedHashes is abstract and has to be implemented by all subclasses.
+   It is best to implement it as broadly as possible, while ::HashesRequired defaults
+   to true and should be as restrictive as possible for false cases. Note that if
+   a hash is returned by ::GetExpectedHashes it must match. Only if it doesn't
+   ::HashesRequired is called to evaluate if its okay to have no hashes. */
+APT_CONST bool pkgAcqTransactionItem::HashesRequired() const
+{
+   /* signed repositories obviously have a parser and good hashes.
+      unsigned repositories, too, as even if we can't trust them for security,
+      we can at least trust them for integrity of the download itself.
+      Only repositories without a Release file can (obviously) not have
+      hashes – and they are very uncommon and strongly discouraged */
+   return TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser != NULL;
+}
+HashStringList pkgAcqTransactionItem::GetExpectedHashes() const
+{
+   return GetExpectedHashesFor(GetMetaKey());
+}
+
+APT_CONST bool pkgAcqMetaBase::HashesRequired() const
+{
+   // Release and co have no hashes 'by design'.
+   return false;
+}
+HashStringList pkgAcqMetaBase::GetExpectedHashes() const
+{
+   return HashStringList();
+}
+
+APT_CONST bool pkgAcqIndexDiffs::HashesRequired() const
+{
+   /* FIXME: We have only hashes for uncompressed pdiffs.
+      rred uncompresses them on the fly while parsing.
+      In StateFetchDiff state we also uncompress on the fly for hash check.
+      Hashes are checked while searching for (next) patch to apply. */
+   return false;
+}
+HashStringList pkgAcqIndexDiffs::GetExpectedHashes() const
+{
+   return HashStringList();
+}
+
+APT_CONST bool pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::HashesRequired() const
+{
+   /* @see #pkgAcqIndexDiffs::HashesRequired, with the difference that
+      we can check the rred result after all patches are applied as
+      we know the expected result rather than potentially apply more patches */
+   return State == StateApplyDiff;
+}
+HashStringList pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::GetExpectedHashes() const
+{
+   if (State == StateApplyDiff)
+      return GetExpectedHashesFor(Target->MetaKey);
+   return HashStringList();
+}
+
+APT_CONST bool pkgAcqArchive::HashesRequired() const
+{
+   return LocalSource == false;
+}
+HashStringList pkgAcqArchive::GetExpectedHashes() const
+{
+   // figured out while parsing the records
+   return ExpectedHashes;
+}
+
+APT_CONST bool pkgAcqFile::HashesRequired() const
+{
+   // supplied as parameter at creation time, so the caller decides
+   return ExpectedHashes.usable();
+}
+HashStringList pkgAcqFile::GetExpectedHashes() const
+{
+   return ExpectedHashes;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// Acquire::Item::QueueURI and specialisations from child classes      /*{{{*/
+bool pkgAcquire::Item::QueueURI(pkgAcquire::ItemDesc &Item)
+{
+   Owner->Enqueue(Item);
+   return true;
+}
+/* The idea here is that an item isn't queued if it exists on disk and the
+   transition manager was a hit as this means that the files it contains
+   the checksums for can't be updated either (or they are and we are asking
+   for a hashsum mismatch to happen which helps nobody) */
+bool pkgAcqTransactionItem::QueueURI(pkgAcquire::ItemDesc &Item)
+{
+   std::string const FinalFile = GetFinalFilename();
+   if (TransactionManager != NULL && TransactionManager->IMSHit == true &&
+        FileExists(FinalFile) == true)
+   {
+      PartialFile = DestFile = FinalFile;
+      Status = StatDone;
+      return false;
+   }
+   return pkgAcquire::Item::QueueURI(Item);
+}
+/* The transition manager InRelease itself (or its older sisters-in-law
+   Release & Release.gpg) is always queued as this allows us to rerun gpgv
+   on it to verify that we aren't stalled with old files */
+bool pkgAcqMetaBase::QueueURI(pkgAcquire::ItemDesc &Item)
+{
+   return pkgAcquire::Item::QueueURI(Item);
+}
+/* the Diff/Index needs to queue also the up-to-date complete index file
+   to ensure that the list cleaner isn't eating it */
+bool pkgAcqDiffIndex::QueueURI(pkgAcquire::ItemDesc &Item)
+{
+   if (pkgAcqTransactionItem::QueueURI(Item) == true)
+      return true;
+   QueueOnIMSHit();
+   return false;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// Acquire::Item::GetFinalFilename and specialisations for child classes       /*{{{*/
+std::string pkgAcquire::Item::GetFinalFilename() const
+{
+   return GetFinalFileNameFromURI(Desc.URI);
+}
+std::string pkgAcqDiffIndex::GetFinalFilename() const
+{
+   // the logic we inherent from pkgAcqBaseIndex isn't what we need here
+   return pkgAcquire::Item::GetFinalFilename();
+}
+std::string pkgAcqIndex::GetFinalFilename() const
+{
+   std::string const FinalFile = GetFinalFileNameFromURI(Target->URI);
+   return GetCompressedFileName(Target->URI, FinalFile, CurrentCompressionExtension);
+}
+std::string pkgAcqMetaSig::GetFinalFilename() const
+{
+   return GetFinalFileNameFromURI(Target->URI);
+}
+std::string pkgAcqBaseIndex::GetFinalFilename() const
+{
+   return GetFinalFileNameFromURI(Target->URI);
+}
+std::string pkgAcqMetaBase::GetFinalFilename() const
+{
+   return GetFinalFileNameFromURI(DataTarget.URI);
+}
+std::string pkgAcqArchive::GetFinalFilename() const
+{
+   return _config->FindDir("Dir::Cache::Archives") + flNotDir(StoreFilename);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// pkgAcqTransactionItem::GetMetaKey and specialisations for child classes     /*{{{*/
+std::string pkgAcqTransactionItem::GetMetaKey() const
+{
+   return Target->MetaKey;
+}
+std::string pkgAcqIndex::GetMetaKey() const
+{
+   if (Stage == STAGE_DECOMPRESS_AND_VERIFY || CurrentCompressionExtension == "uncompressed")
+      return Target->MetaKey;
+   return Target->MetaKey + "." + CurrentCompressionExtension;
+}
+std::string pkgAcqDiffIndex::GetMetaKey() const
+{
+   return Target->MetaKey + ".diff/Index";
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+//pkgAcqTransactionItem::TransactionState and specialisations for child classes        /*{{{*/
+bool pkgAcqTransactionItem::TransactionState(TransactionStates const state)
+{
+   bool const Debug = _config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false);
+   switch(state)
+   {
+      case TransactionAbort:
+        if(Debug == true)
+           std::clog << "  Cancel: " << DestFile << std::endl;
+        if (Status == pkgAcquire::Item::StatIdle)
+        {
+           Status = pkgAcquire::Item::StatDone;
+           Dequeue();
+        }
+        break;
+      case TransactionCommit:
+        if(PartialFile != "")
+        {
+           if(Debug == true)
+              std::clog << "mv " << PartialFile << " -> "<< DestFile << " # " << DescURI() << std::endl;
+
+           Rename(PartialFile, DestFile);
+        } else {
+           if(Debug == true)
+              std::clog << "rm " << DestFile << " # " << DescURI() << std::endl;
+           unlink(DestFile.c_str());
+        }
+        break;
+   }
+   return true;
+}
+bool pkgAcqMetaBase::TransactionState(TransactionStates const state)
+{
+   // Do not remove InRelease on IMSHit of Release.gpg [yes, this is very edgecasey]
+   if (TransactionManager->IMSHit == false)
+      return pkgAcqTransactionItem::TransactionState(state);
+   return true;
+}
+bool pkgAcqIndex::TransactionState(TransactionStates const state)
+{
+   if (pkgAcqTransactionItem::TransactionState(state) == false)
+      return false;
+
+   switch (state)
+   {
+      case TransactionAbort:
+        if (Stage == STAGE_DECOMPRESS_AND_VERIFY)
+        {
+           // keep the compressed file, but drop the decompressed
+           EraseFileName.clear();
+           if (PartialFile.empty() == false && flExtension(PartialFile) == "decomp")
+              unlink(PartialFile.c_str());
+        }
+        break;
+      case TransactionCommit:
+        if (EraseFileName.empty() == false)
+           unlink(EraseFileName.c_str());
+        break;
+   }
+   return true;
+}
+bool pkgAcqDiffIndex::TransactionState(TransactionStates const state)
+{
+   if (pkgAcqTransactionItem::TransactionState(state) == false)
+      return false;
+
+   switch (state)
+   {
+      case TransactionCommit:
+        break;
+      case TransactionAbort:
+        std::string const Partial = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(Target->URI);
+        unlink(Partial.c_str());
+        break;
+   }
+
+   return true;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
 
 // Acquire::Item::Item - Constructor                                   /*{{{*/
 
 // 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,
-                       pkgAcqMetaBase *TransactionManager)
-   : Owner(Owner), FileSize(0), PartialSize(0), Mode(0), ID(0), Complete(false),
-     Local(false), QueueCounter(0), TransactionManager(TransactionManager),
-     ExpectedAdditionalItems(0), ExpectedHashes(ExpectedHashes)
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+pkgAcquire::Item::Item(pkgAcquire * const Owner) :
+   FileSize(0), PartialSize(0), Mode(0), Complete(false), Local(false),
+    QueueCounter(0), ExpectedAdditionalItems(0), Owner(Owner)
 {
    Owner->Add(this);
    Status = StatIdle;
 {
    Owner->Add(this);
    Status = StatIdle;
-   if(TransactionManager != NULL)
-      TransactionManager->Add(this);
 }
 }
-#if __GNUC__ >= 4
-       #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-#endif
+APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // Acquire::Item::~Item - Destructor                                   /*{{{*/
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // Acquire::Item::~Item - Destructor                                   /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* */
 pkgAcquire::Item::~Item()
 {
    Owner->Remove(this);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 pkgAcquire::Item::~Item()
 {
    Owner->Remove(this);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
+std::string pkgAcquire::Item::Custom600Headers() const                 /*{{{*/
+{
+   return std::string();
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+std::string pkgAcquire::Item::ShortDesc() const                                /*{{{*/
+{
+   return DescURI();
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+APT_CONST void pkgAcquire::Item::Finished()                            /*{{{*/
+{
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+APT_PURE pkgAcquire * pkgAcquire::Item::GetOwner() const               /*{{{*/
+{
+   return Owner;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+APT_CONST bool pkgAcquire::Item::IsTrusted() const                     /*{{{*/
+{
+   return false;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
 // Acquire::Item::Failed - Item failed to download                     /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* We return to an idle state if there are still other queues that could
    fetch this object */
 // Acquire::Item::Failed - Item failed to download                     /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* We return to an idle state if there are still other queues that could
    fetch this object */
-void pkgAcquire::Item::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
+void pkgAcquire::Item::Failed(string const &Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const Cnf)
 {
 {
-   Status = StatIdle;
-   if(ErrorText == "")
+   if(ErrorText.empty())
       ErrorText = LookupTag(Message,"Message");
    UsedMirror =  LookupTag(Message,"UsedMirror");
    if (QueueCounter <= 1)
       ErrorText = LookupTag(Message,"Message");
    UsedMirror =  LookupTag(Message,"UsedMirror");
    if (QueueCounter <= 1)
@@ -107,7 +406,7 @@ 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] */
       /* 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;
          StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"Transient-Failure"),false) == true)
       {
         Status = StatIdle;
@@ -115,46 +414,69 @@ void pkgAcquire::Item::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
         return;
       }
 
         return;
       }
 
-      Status = StatError;
+      switch (Status)
+      {
+        case StatIdle:
+        case StatFetching:
+        case StatDone:
+           Status = StatError;
+           break;
+        case StatAuthError:
+        case StatError:
+        case StatTransientNetworkError:
+           break;
+      }
+      Complete = false;
       Dequeue();
       Dequeue();
-   }   
+   }
+
+   string const FailReason = LookupTag(Message, "FailReason");
+   if (FailReason == "MaximumSizeExceeded")
+      RenameOnError(MaximumSizeExceeded);
+   else if (Status == StatAuthError)
+      RenameOnError(HashSumMismatch);
 
    // report mirror failure back to LP if we actually use a mirror
 
    // report mirror failure back to LP if we actually use a mirror
-   string FailReason = LookupTag(Message, "FailReason");
-   if(FailReason.size() != 0)
+   if (FailReason.empty() == false)
       ReportMirrorFailure(FailReason);
    else
       ReportMirrorFailure(ErrorText);
       ReportMirrorFailure(FailReason);
    else
       ReportMirrorFailure(ErrorText);
+
+   if (QueueCounter > 1)
+      Status = StatIdle;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // Acquire::Item::Start - Item has begun to download                   /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // Acquire::Item::Start - Item has begun to download                   /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* Stash status and the file size. Note that setting Complete means 
+/* Stash status and the file size. Note that setting Complete means
    sub-phases of the acquire process such as decompresion are operating */
    sub-phases of the acquire process such as decompresion are operating */
-void pkgAcquire::Item::Start(string /*Message*/,unsigned long long Size)
+void pkgAcquire::Item::Start(string const &/*Message*/, unsigned long long const Size)
 {
    Status = StatFetching;
 {
    Status = StatFetching;
+   ErrorText.clear();
    if (FileSize == 0 && Complete == false)
       FileSize = Size;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // Acquire::Item::Done - Item downloaded OK                            /*{{{*/
    if (FileSize == 0 && Complete == false)
       FileSize = Size;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // Acquire::Item::Done - Item downloaded OK                            /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* */
-void pkgAcquire::Item::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringList const &/*Hash*/,
-                           pkgAcquire::MethodConfig * /*Cnf*/)
+void pkgAcquire::Item::Done(string const &Message, HashStringList const &Hashes,
+                           pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const /*Cnf*/)
 {
    // We just downloaded something..
    string FileName = LookupTag(Message,"Filename");
    UsedMirror = LookupTag(Message,"UsedMirror");
 {
    // We just downloaded something..
    string FileName = LookupTag(Message,"Filename");
    UsedMirror = LookupTag(Message,"UsedMirror");
-   if (Complete == false && !Local && FileName == DestFile)
+   unsigned long long const downloadedSize = Hashes.FileSize();
+   if (downloadedSize != 0)
    {
    {
-      if (Owner->Log != 0)
-        Owner->Log->Fetched(Size,atoi(LookupTag(Message,"Resume-Point","0").c_str()));
-   }
+      if (Complete == false && !Local && FileName == DestFile)
+      {
+        if (Owner->Log != 0)
+           Owner->Log->Fetched(Hashes.FileSize(),atoi(LookupTag(Message,"Resume-Point","0").c_str()));
+      }
 
 
-   if (FileSize == 0)
-      FileSize= Size;
+      if (FileSize == 0)
+        FileSize= downloadedSize;
+   }
    Status = StatDone;
    ErrorText = string();
    Owner->Dequeue(this);
    Status = StatDone;
    ErrorText = string();
    Owner->Dequeue(this);
@@ -164,57 +486,79 @@ 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 */
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* This helper function is used by a lot of item methods as their final
    step */
-bool pkgAcquire::Item::Rename(string From,string To)
+bool pkgAcquire::Item::Rename(string const &From,string const &To)
 {
 {
-   if (rename(From.c_str(),To.c_str()) != 0)
-   {
-      char S[300];
-      snprintf(S,sizeof(S),_("rename failed, %s (%s -> %s)."),strerror(errno),
-             From.c_str(),To.c_str());
-      Status = StatError;
-      ErrorText += S;
-      return false;
-   }   
-   return true;
+   if (From == To || rename(From.c_str(),To.c_str()) == 0)
+      return true;
+
+   std::string S;
+   strprintf(S, _("rename failed, %s (%s -> %s)."), strerror(errno),
+        From.c_str(),To.c_str());
+   Status = StatError;
+   if (ErrorText.empty())
+      ErrorText = S;
+   else
+      ErrorText = ErrorText + ": " + S;
+   return false;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+void pkgAcquire::Item::Dequeue()                                       /*{{{*/
+{
+   Owner->Dequeue(this);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 bool pkgAcquire::Item::RenameOnError(pkgAcquire::Item::RenameOnErrorState const error)/*{{{*/
 {
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 bool pkgAcquire::Item::RenameOnError(pkgAcquire::Item::RenameOnErrorState const error)/*{{{*/
 {
-   if(FileExists(DestFile))
+   if (RealFileExists(DestFile))
       Rename(DestFile, DestFile + ".FAILED");
 
       Rename(DestFile, DestFile + ".FAILED");
 
+   std::string errtext;
    switch (error)
    {
       case HashSumMismatch:
    switch (error)
    {
       case HashSumMismatch:
-        ErrorText = _("Hash Sum mismatch");
+        errtext = _("Hash Sum mismatch");
         Status = StatAuthError;
         ReportMirrorFailure("HashChecksumFailure");
         break;
       case SizeMismatch:
         Status = StatAuthError;
         ReportMirrorFailure("HashChecksumFailure");
         break;
       case SizeMismatch:
-        ErrorText = _("Size mismatch");
+        errtext = _("Size mismatch");
         Status = StatAuthError;
         ReportMirrorFailure("SizeFailure");
         break;
       case InvalidFormat:
         Status = StatAuthError;
         ReportMirrorFailure("SizeFailure");
         break;
       case InvalidFormat:
-        ErrorText = _("Invalid file format");
+        errtext = _("Invalid file format");
         Status = StatError;
         // do not report as usually its not the mirrors fault, but Portal/Proxy
         break;
       case SignatureError:
         Status = StatError;
         // do not report as usually its not the mirrors fault, but Portal/Proxy
         break;
       case SignatureError:
-        ErrorText = _("Signature error");
+        errtext = _("Signature error");
         Status = StatError;
         break;
       case NotClearsigned:
         Status = StatError;
         break;
       case NotClearsigned:
-         ErrorText = _("Does not start with a cleartext signature");
+        errtext = _("Does not start with a cleartext signature");
+        Status = StatError;
+        break;
+      case MaximumSizeExceeded:
+        // the method is expected to report a good error for this
         Status = StatError;
         break;
         Status = StatError;
         break;
+      case PDiffError:
+        // no handling here, done by callers
+        break;
    }
    }
+   if (ErrorText.empty())
+      ErrorText = errtext;
    return false;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
    return false;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
+void pkgAcquire::Item::SetActiveSubprocess(const std::string &subprocess)/*{{{*/
+{
+      ActiveSubprocess = subprocess;
+      APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED(Mode = ActiveSubprocess.c_str();)
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
 // Acquire::Item::ReportMirrorFailure                                  /*{{{*/
 // Acquire::Item::ReportMirrorFailure                                  /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-void pkgAcquire::Item::ReportMirrorFailure(string FailCode)
+void pkgAcquire::Item::ReportMirrorFailure(string const &FailCode)
 {
    // we only act if a mirror was used at all
    if(UsedMirror.empty())
 {
    // we only act if a mirror was used at all
    if(UsedMirror.empty())
@@ -226,2057 +570,1928 @@ void pkgAcquire::Item::ReportMirrorFailure(string FailCode)
             << " FailCode: " 
             << FailCode << std::endl;
 #endif
             << " FailCode: " 
             << FailCode << std::endl;
 #endif
-   const char *Args[40];
-   unsigned int i = 0;
    string report = _config->Find("Methods::Mirror::ProblemReporting", 
                                 "/usr/lib/apt/apt-report-mirror-failure");
    if(!FileExists(report))
       return;
    string report = _config->Find("Methods::Mirror::ProblemReporting", 
                                 "/usr/lib/apt/apt-report-mirror-failure");
    if(!FileExists(report))
       return;
-   Args[i++] = report.c_str();
-   Args[i++] = UsedMirror.c_str();
-   Args[i++] = DescURI().c_str();
-   Args[i++] = FailCode.c_str();
-   Args[i++] = NULL;
+
+   std::vector<char const*> Args;
+   Args.push_back(report.c_str());
+   Args.push_back(UsedMirror.c_str());
+   Args.push_back(DescURI().c_str());
+   Args.push_back(FailCode.c_str());
+   Args.push_back(NULL);
+
    pid_t pid = ExecFork();
    pid_t pid = ExecFork();
-   if(pid < 0) 
+   if(pid < 0)
    {
       _error->Error("ReportMirrorFailure Fork failed");
       return;
    }
    {
       _error->Error("ReportMirrorFailure Fork failed");
       return;
    }
-   else if(pid == 0) 
+   else if(pid == 0)
    {
    {
-      execvp(Args[0], (char**)Args);
+      execvp(Args[0], (char**)Args.data());
       std::cerr << "Could not exec " << Args[0] << std::endl;
       _exit(100);
    }
       std::cerr << "Could not exec " << Args[0] << std::endl;
       _exit(100);
    }
-   if(!ExecWait(pid, "report-mirror-failure")) 
+   if(!ExecWait(pid, "report-mirror-failure"))
    {
       _error->Warning("Couldn't report problem to '%s'",
                      _config->Find("Methods::Mirror::ProblemReporting").c_str());
    }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
    {
       _error->Warning("Couldn't report problem to '%s'",
                      _config->Find("Methods::Mirror::ProblemReporting").c_str());
    }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// AcqDiffIndex::AcqDiffIndex - Constructor                            /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* Get the DiffIndex file first and see if there are patches available
- * If so, create a pkgAcqIndexDiffs fetcher that will get and apply the
- * patches. If anything goes wrong in that process, it will fall back to
- * the original packages file
- */
-pkgAcqDiffIndex::pkgAcqDiffIndex(pkgAcquire *Owner,
-                                 pkgAcqMetaBase *TransactionManager,
-                                 IndexTarget const * const Target,
-                                HashStringList const &ExpectedHashes,
-                                 indexRecords *MetaIndexParser)
-   : pkgAcqBaseIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target, ExpectedHashes, 
-                     MetaIndexParser), PackagesFileReadyInPartial(false)
+std::string pkgAcquire::Item::HashSum() const                          /*{{{*/
 {
 {
-   
-   Debug = _config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Diffs",false);
-
-   RealURI = Target->URI;
-   Desc.Owner = this;
-   Desc.Description = Target->Description + "/DiffIndex";
-   Desc.ShortDesc = Target->ShortDesc;
-   Desc.URI = Target->URI + ".diff/Index";
-
-   DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(Desc.URI);
-
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex: " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
-
-   // look for the current package file
-   CurrentPackagesFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-   CurrentPackagesFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-
-   // FIXME: this file:/ check is a hack to prevent fetching
-   //        from local sources. this is really silly, and
-   //        should be fixed cleanly as soon as possible
-   if(!FileExists(CurrentPackagesFile) || 
-      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);
-      return;
-   }
-
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex::pkgAcqDiffIndex(): "
-        << CurrentPackagesFile << std::endl;
-
-   QueueURI(Desc);
+   HashStringList const hashes = GetExpectedHashes();
+   HashString const * const hs = hashes.find(NULL);
+   return hs != NULL ? hs->toStr() : "";
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
 
 
+pkgAcqTransactionItem::pkgAcqTransactionItem(pkgAcquire * const Owner, /*{{{*/
+      pkgAcqMetaBase * const TransactionManager, IndexTarget const * const Target) :
+   pkgAcquire::Item(Owner), Target(Target), TransactionManager(TransactionManager)
+{
+   if (TransactionManager != this)
+      TransactionManager->Add(this);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// AcqIndex::Custom600Headers - Insert custom request headers          /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* The only header we use is the last-modified header. */
-string pkgAcqDiffIndex::Custom600Headers() const
+pkgAcqTransactionItem::~pkgAcqTransactionItem()                                /*{{{*/
 {
 {
-   string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-   Final += URItoFileName(Desc.URI);
-   
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "Custom600Header-IMS: " << Final << std::endl;
-
-   struct stat Buf;
-   if (stat(Final.c_str(),&Buf) != 0)
-      return "\nIndex-File: true";
-   
-   return "\nIndex-File: true\nLast-Modified: " + TimeRFC1123(Buf.st_mtime);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-bool pkgAcqDiffIndex::ParseDiffIndex(string IndexDiffFile)             /*{{{*/
+HashStringList pkgAcqTransactionItem::GetExpectedHashesFor(std::string const MetaKey) const    /*{{{*/
 {
 {
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex::ParseIndexDiff() " << IndexDiffFile
-        << std::endl;
+   if (TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser == NULL)
+      return HashStringList();
+   indexRecords::checkSum * const R = TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser->Lookup(MetaKey);
+   if (R == NULL)
+      return HashStringList();
+   return R->Hashes;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
 
 
-   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)
-   {
-      bool found = false;
-      DiffInfo d;
-      string size;
-
-      string const tmp = Tags.FindS("SHA1-Current");
-      std::stringstream ss(tmp);
-      ss >> ServerSha1 >> size;
-      unsigned long const ServerSize = atol(size.c_str());
-
-      FileFd fd(CurrentPackagesFile, FileFd::ReadOnly);
-      SHA1Summation SHA1;
-      SHA1.AddFD(fd);
-      string const local_sha1 = SHA1.Result();
-
-      if(local_sha1 == ServerSha1)
-      {
-        // 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;
-         // ensure we have no leftovers from previous runs
-         std::string Partial = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-         Partial += "partial/" + URItoFileName(RealURI);
-         unlink(Partial.c_str());
-        // 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, 
-                              ServerSha1, available_patches);
-        return true;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        if(Debug)
-           std::clog << "SHA1-Current: " << ServerSha1 << " and we start at "<< fd.Name() << " " << fd.Size() << " " << local_sha1 << std::endl;
-
-        // 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)
-        {
-           // 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)
-              continue;
-
-           if(Debug)
-              std::clog << "Need to get diff: " << d.file << std::endl;
-           available_patches.push_back(d);
-        }
-
-        if (available_patches.empty() == 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;
-           }
-
-           // 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;
-           }
-        }
-      }
-
-      // we have something, queue the next diff
-      if(found)
-      {
-         // FIXME: make this use the method
-         PackagesFileReadyInPartial = true;
-         std::string Partial = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-         Partial += "partial/" + URItoFileName(RealURI);
-
-         FileFd From(CurrentPackagesFile, FileFd::ReadOnly);
-         FileFd To(Partial, FileFd::WriteEmpty);
-         if(CopyFile(From, To) == false)
-            return _error->Errno("CopyFile", "failed to copy");
-
-         if(Debug)
-            std::cerr << "Done copying " << CurrentPackagesFile
-                      << " -> " << Partial
-                      << std::endl;
-
-        // 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,
-                                 ServerSha1, 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;
-      }
-   }
-   
-   // 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;
+// AcqMetaBase - Constructor                                           /*{{{*/
+pkgAcqMetaBase::pkgAcqMetaBase(pkgAcquire * const Owner,
+      pkgAcqMetaBase * const TransactionManager,
+      std::vector<IndexTarget*> const * const IndexTargets,
+      IndexTarget const &DataTarget,
+      indexRecords * const MetaIndexParser)
+: pkgAcqTransactionItem(Owner, TransactionManager, NULL), DataTarget(DataTarget),
+   MetaIndexParser(MetaIndexParser), LastMetaIndexParser(NULL), IndexTargets(IndexTargets),
+   AuthPass(false), IMSHit(false)
+{
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqDiffIndex::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig * /*Cnf*/)/*{{{*/
+// AcqMetaBase::Add - Add a item to the current Transaction            /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaBase::Add(pkgAcqTransactionItem * const I)
 {
 {
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex failed: " << Desc.URI << " with " << Message << std::endl
-               << "Falling back to normal index file acquire" << std::endl;
-
-   new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target, ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser);
-
-   Complete = false;
-   Status = StatDone;
-   Dequeue();
+   Transaction.push_back(I);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqDiffIndex::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringList const &Hashes,        /*{{{*/
-                          pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
+// AcqMetaBase::AbortTransaction - Abort the current Transaction       /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaBase::AbortTransaction()
 {
 {
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex::Done(): " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
-
-   Item::Done(Message, Size, Hashes, Cnf);
+   if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
+      std::clog << "AbortTransaction: " << TransactionManager << std::endl;
 
 
-   // verify the index target
-   if(Target && Target->MetaKey != "" && MetaIndexParser && Hashes.size() > 0)
+   // ensure the toplevel is in error state too
+   for (std::vector<pkgAcqTransactionItem*>::iterator I = Transaction.begin();
+        I != Transaction.end(); ++I)
    {
    {
-      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;
-      }
-
+      (*I)->TransactionState(TransactionAbort);
    }
    }
-
-   string FinalFile;
-   FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists")+URItoFileName(RealURI);
-
-   // 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(!ParseDiffIndex(DestFile))
-      return Failed("", NULL);
-
-   Complete = true;
-   Status = StatDone;
-   Dequeue();
-   return;
+   Transaction.clear();
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// AcqIndexDiffs::AcqIndexDiffs - Constructor                          /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* The package diff is added to the queue. one object is constructed
- * for each diff and the index
- */
-pkgAcqIndexDiffs::pkgAcqIndexDiffs(pkgAcquire *Owner,
-                                   pkgAcqMetaBase *TransactionManager,
-                                   struct IndexTarget const * const Target,
-                                   HashStringList const &ExpectedHashes,
-                                   indexRecords *MetaIndexParser,
-                                  string ServerSha1,
-                                  vector<DiffInfo> diffs)
-   : pkgAcqBaseIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target, ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser),
-     available_patches(diffs), ServerSha1(ServerSha1)
+// AcqMetaBase::TransactionHasError - Check for errors in Transaction  /*{{{*/
+APT_PURE bool pkgAcqMetaBase::TransactionHasError() const
 {
 {
-   
-   DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(Target->URI);
-
-   Debug = _config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Diffs",false);
-
-   RealURI = Target->URI;
-   Desc.Owner = this;
-   Description = Target->Description;
-   Desc.ShortDesc = Target->ShortDesc;
-
-   if(available_patches.empty() == true)
+   for (std::vector<pkgAcqTransactionItem*>::const_iterator I = Transaction.begin();
+        I != Transaction.end(); ++I)
    {
    {
-      // we are done (yeah!), check hashes against the final file
-      DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-      DestFile += URItoFileName(Target->URI);
-      Finish(true);
+      switch((*I)->Status) {
+        case StatDone: break;
+        case StatIdle: break;
+        case StatAuthError: return true;
+        case StatError: return true;
+        case StatTransientNetworkError: return true;
+        case StatFetching: break;
+      }
    }
    }
-   else
+   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<pkgAcqTransactionItem*>::iterator I = Transaction.begin();
+        I != Transaction.end(); ++I)
    {
    {
-      // get the next diff
-      State = StateFetchDiff;
-      QueueNextDiff();
+      (*I)->TransactionState(TransactionCommit);
    }
    }
+   Transaction.clear();
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig * /*Cnf*/)/*{{{*/
+// AcqMetaBase::TransactionStageCopy - Stage a file for copying                /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaBase::TransactionStageCopy(pkgAcqTransactionItem * const I,
+                                          const std::string &From,
+                                          const std::string &To)
 {
 {
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexDiffs failed: " << Desc.URI << " with " << Message << std::endl
-               << "Falling back to normal index file acquire" << std::endl;
-   new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target, ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser);
-   Finish();
+   I->PartialFile = From;
+   I->DestFile = To;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// Finish - helper that cleans the item out of the fetcher queue       /*{{{*/
-void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Finish(bool allDone)
+// AcqMetaBase::TransactionStageRemoval - Stage a file for removal     /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaBase::TransactionStageRemoval(pkgAcqTransactionItem * const I,
+                                             const std::string &FinalFile)
 {
 {
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Finish(): " 
-                << allDone << " "
-                << Desc.URI << std::endl;
+   I->PartialFile = "";
+   I->DestFile = FinalFile;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqMetaBase::GenerateAuthWarning - Check gpg authentication error   /*{{{*/
+bool pkgAcqMetaBase::CheckStopAuthentication(pkgAcquire::Item * const I, const std::string &Message)
+{
+   // FIXME: this entire function can do now that we disallow going to
+   //        a unauthenticated state and can cleanly rollback
 
 
-   // we restore the original name, this is required, otherwise
-   // the file will be cleaned
-   if(allDone) 
+   string const Final = I->GetFinalFilename();
+   if(FileExists(Final))
    {
    {
-      if(HashSums().usable() && !HashSums().VerifyFile(DestFile))
-      {
-        RenameOnError(HashSumMismatch);
-        Dequeue();
-        return;
-      }
-
-      // queue for copy
-      PartialFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists")+"partial/"+URItoFileName(RealURI);
-
-      DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-      DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-
-      // this happens if we have a up-to-date indexfile
-      if(!FileExists(PartialFile))
-         PartialFile = DestFile;
+      I->Status = StatTransientNetworkError;
+      _error->Warning(_("An error occurred during the signature "
+                        "verification. The repository is not updated "
+                        "and the previous index files will be used. "
+                        "GPG error: %s: %s\n"),
+                      Desc.Description.c_str(),
+                      LookupTag(Message,"Message").c_str());
+      RunScripts("APT::Update::Auth-Failure");
+      return true;
+   } else if (LookupTag(Message,"Message").find("NODATA") != string::npos) {
+      /* Invalid signature file, reject (LP: #346386) (Closes: #627642) */
+      _error->Error(_("GPG error: %s: %s"),
+                    Desc.Description.c_str(),
+                    LookupTag(Message,"Message").c_str());
+      I->Status = StatError;
+      return true;
+   } else {
+      _error->Warning(_("GPG error: %s: %s"),
+                      Desc.Description.c_str(),
+                      LookupTag(Message,"Message").c_str());
+   }
+   // gpgv method failed
+   ReportMirrorFailure("GPGFailure");
+   return false;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqMetaBase::Custom600Headers - Get header for AcqMetaBase          /*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+string pkgAcqMetaBase::Custom600Headers() const
+{
+   std::string Header = "\nIndex-File: true";
+   std::string MaximumSize;
+   strprintf(MaximumSize, "\nMaximum-Size: %i",
+             _config->FindI("Acquire::MaxReleaseFileSize", 10*1000*1000));
+   Header += MaximumSize;
 
 
-      TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, PartialFile, DestFile);
+   string const FinalFile = GetFinalFilename();
 
 
-      // this is for the "real" finish
-      Complete = true;
-      Status = StatDone;
-      Dequeue();
-      if(Debug)
-        std::clog << "\n\nallDone: " << DestFile << "\n" << std::endl;
-      return;
-   }
+   struct stat Buf;
+   if (stat(FinalFile.c_str(),&Buf) == 0)
+      Header += "\nLast-Modified: " + TimeRFC1123(Buf.st_mtime);
 
 
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "Finishing: " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
-   Complete = false;
-   Status = StatDone;
-   Dequeue();
-   return;
+   return Header;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-bool pkgAcqIndexDiffs::QueueNextDiff()                                 /*{{{*/
+// AcqMetaBase::QueueForSignatureVerify                                        /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaBase::QueueForSignatureVerify(pkgAcqTransactionItem * const I, std::string const &File, std::string const &Signature)
 {
 {
-   // calc sha1 of the just patched file
-   string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-   FinalFile += "partial/" + URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   AuthPass = true;
+   I->Desc.URI = "gpgv:" + Signature;
+   I->DestFile = File;
+   QueueURI(I->Desc);
+   I->SetActiveSubprocess("gpgv");
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqMetaBase::CheckDownloadDone                                      /*{{{*/
+bool pkgAcqMetaBase::CheckDownloadDone(pkgAcqTransactionItem * const I, const std::string &Message, HashStringList const &Hashes) const
+{
+   // We have just finished downloading a Release file (it is not
+   // verified yet)
 
 
-   if(!FileExists(FinalFile))
+   string const FileName = LookupTag(Message,"Filename");
+   if (FileName.empty() == true)
    {
    {
-      Failed("No FinalFile " + FinalFile + " available", NULL);
+      I->Status = StatError;
+      I->ErrorText = "Method gave a blank filename";
       return false;
    }
 
       return false;
    }
 
-   FileFd fd(FinalFile, FileFd::ReadOnly);
-   SHA1Summation SHA1;
-   SHA1.AddFD(fd);
-   string local_sha1 = string(SHA1.Result());
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "QueueNextDiff: " 
-               << FinalFile << " (" << local_sha1 << ")"<<std::endl;
-
-
-   // final file reached before all patches are applied
-   if(local_sha1 == ServerSha1)
+   if (FileName != I->DestFile)
    {
    {
-      Finish(true);
-      return true;
+      I->Local = true;
+      I->Desc.URI = "copy:" + FileName;
+      I->QueueURI(I->Desc);
+      return false;
    }
 
    }
 
-   // 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();
-       available_patches.empty() == false &&
-         I != available_patches.end() &&
-         I->sha1 != local_sha1;
-       ++I)
+   // make sure to verify against the right file on I-M-S hit
+   bool IMSHit = StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"IMS-Hit"), false);
+   if (IMSHit == false && Hashes.usable())
    {
    {
-      available_patches.erase(I);
+      // detect IMS-Hits servers haven't detected by Hash comparison
+      std::string const FinalFile = I->GetFinalFilename();
+      if (RealFileExists(FinalFile) && Hashes.VerifyFile(FinalFile) == true)
+      {
+        IMSHit = true;
+        unlink(I->DestFile.c_str());
+      }
    }
 
    }
 
-   // error checking and falling back if no patch was found
-   if(available_patches.empty() == true)
+   if(IMSHit == true)
    {
    {
-      Failed("No patches available", NULL);
-      return false;
+      // for simplicity, the transaction manager is always InRelease
+      // even if it doesn't exist.
+      if (TransactionManager != NULL)
+        TransactionManager->IMSHit = true;
+      I->PartialFile = I->DestFile = I->GetFinalFilename();
    }
 
    }
 
-   // 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);
-
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexDiffs::QueueNextDiff(): " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
-   
-   QueueURI(Desc);
+   // set Item to complete as the remaining work is all local (verify etc)
+   I->Complete = true;
 
    return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 
    return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size, HashStringList const &Hashes,      /*{{{*/
-                           pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
+bool pkgAcqMetaBase::CheckAuthDone(string const &Message)              /*{{{*/
 {
 {
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Done(): " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
-
-   Item::Done(Message, Size, Hashes, Cnf);
-
-   // FIXME: verify this download too before feeding it to rred
-
-   string FinalFile;
-   FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists")+"partial/"+URItoFileName(RealURI);
-
-   // success in downloading a diff, enter ApplyDiff state
-   if(State == StateFetchDiff)
-   {
-
-      // rred excepts the patch as $FinalFile.ed
-      Rename(DestFile,FinalFile+".ed");
-
-      if(Debug)
-        std::clog << "Sending to rred method: " << FinalFile << std::endl;
-
-      State = StateApplyDiff;
-      Local = true;
-      Desc.URI = "rred:" + FinalFile;
-      QueueURI(Desc);
-      ActiveSubprocess = "rred";
-#if __GNUC__ >= 4
-       #pragma GCC diagnostic push
-       #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
-#endif
-      Mode = "rred";
-#if __GNUC__ >= 4
-       #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-#endif
-      return;
-   } 
-
+   // 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
 
 
-   // success in download/apply a diff, queue next (if needed)
-   if(State == StateApplyDiff)
+   if (TransactionManager->IMSHit == false)
    {
    {
-      // remove the just applied patch
-      available_patches.erase(available_patches.begin());
-      unlink((FinalFile + ".ed").c_str());
-
-      // move into place
-      if(Debug) 
+      // open the last (In)Release if we have it
+      std::string const FinalFile = GetFinalFilename();
+      std::string FinalRelease;
+      std::string FinalInRelease;
+      if (APT::String::Endswith(FinalFile, "InRelease"))
       {
       {
-        std::clog << "Moving patched file in place: " << std::endl
-                  << DestFile << " -> " << FinalFile << std::endl;
+        FinalInRelease = FinalFile;
+        FinalRelease = FinalFile.substr(0, FinalFile.length() - strlen("InRelease")) + "Release";
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        FinalInRelease = FinalFile.substr(0, FinalFile.length() - strlen("Release")) + "InRelease";
+        FinalRelease = FinalFile;
+      }
+      if (RealFileExists(FinalInRelease) || RealFileExists(FinalRelease))
+      {
+        TransactionManager->LastMetaIndexParser = new indexRecords;
+        _error->PushToStack();
+        if (RealFileExists(FinalInRelease))
+           TransactionManager->LastMetaIndexParser->Load(FinalInRelease);
+        else
+           TransactionManager->LastMetaIndexParser->Load(FinalRelease);
+        // its unlikely to happen, but if what we have is bad ignore it
+        if (_error->PendingError())
+        {
+           delete TransactionManager->LastMetaIndexParser;
+           TransactionManager->LastMetaIndexParser = NULL;
+        }
+        _error->RevertToStack();
       }
       }
-      Rename(DestFile,FinalFile);
-      chmod(FinalFile.c_str(),0644);
-
-      // see if there is more to download
-      if(available_patches.empty() == false) {
-        new pkgAcqIndexDiffs(Owner, TransactionManager, Target,
-                             ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser,
-                              ServerSha1, available_patches);
-        return Finish();
-      } else 
-         // update
-         DestFile = FinalFile;
-        return Finish(true);
    }
    }
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-// AcqIndexMergeDiffs::AcqIndexMergeDiffs - Constructor                        /*{{{*/
-pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs(pkgAcquire *Owner,
-                                             pkgAcqMetaBase *TransactionManager,
-                                             struct IndexTarget const * const Target,
-                                             HashStringList const &ExpectedHashes,
-                                             indexRecords *MetaIndexParser,
-                                             DiffInfo const &patch,
-                                             std::vector<pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs*> const * const allPatches)
-  : 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);
+   if (TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser->Load(DestFile) == false)
+   {
+      Status = StatAuthError;
+      ErrorText = TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser->ErrorText;
+      return false;
+   }
 
 
-   RealURI = Target->URI;
-   Desc.Owner = this;
-   Description = Target->Description;
-   Desc.ShortDesc = Target->ShortDesc;
+   if (!VerifyVendor(Message))
+   {
+      Status = StatAuthError;
+      return false;
+   }
 
 
-   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);
+   if (_config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Auth", false))
+      std::cerr << "Signature verification succeeded: "
+                << DestFile << std::endl;
 
 
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs: " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
+   // Download further indexes with verification
+   QueueIndexes(true);
 
 
-   QueueURI(Desc);
+   return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig * /*Cnf*/)/*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaBase::QueueIndexes(bool const verify)                   /*{{{*/
 {
 {
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs failed: " << Desc.URI << " with " << Message << std::endl;
-   Complete = false;
-   Status = StatDone;
-   Dequeue();
+   // at this point the real Items are loaded in the fetcher
+   ExpectedAdditionalItems = 0;
 
 
-   // check if we are the first to fail, otherwise we are done here
-   State = StateDoneDiff;
-   for (std::vector<pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs *>::const_iterator I = allPatches->begin();
-        I != allPatches->end(); ++I)
-      if ((*I)->State == StateErrorDiff)
-        return;
+   vector <IndexTarget*>::const_iterator Target;
+   for (Target = IndexTargets->begin();
+        Target != IndexTargets->end();
+        ++Target)
+   {
+      if (verify == true && TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser->Exists((*Target)->MetaKey) == false)
+      {
+        // optional target that we do not have in the Release file are skipped
+        if ((*Target)->IsOptional())
+           continue;
 
 
-   // first failure means we should fallback
-   State = StateErrorDiff;
-   std::clog << "Falling back to normal index file acquire" << std::endl;
-   new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target, ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser);
+         Status = StatAuthError;
+         strprintf(ErrorText, _("Unable to find expected entry '%s' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)"), (*Target)->MetaKey.c_str());
+         return;
+      }
+
+      /* Queue the Index file (Packages, Sources, Translation-$foo
+         (either diff or full packages files, depending
+         on the users option) - we also check if the PDiff Index file is listed
+         in the Meta-Index file. Ideal would be if pkgAcqDiffIndex would test this
+         instead, but passing the required info to it is to much hassle */
+      if(_config->FindB("Acquire::PDiffs",true) == true && (verify == false ||
+          TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser->Exists((*Target)->MetaKey + ".diff/Index") == true))
+         new pkgAcqDiffIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, *Target);
+      else
+         new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, *Target);
+   }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringList const &Hashes,  /*{{{*/
-                           pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
+bool pkgAcqMetaBase::VerifyVendor(string const &Message)               /*{{{*/
 {
 {
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::Done(): " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
-
-   Item::Done(Message,Size,Hashes,Cnf);
-
-   // FIXME: verify download before feeding it to rred
-
-   string const FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/" + URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   string::size_type pos;
 
 
-   if (State == StateFetchDiff)
+   // check for missing sigs (that where not fatal because otherwise we had
+   // bombed earlier)
+   string missingkeys;
+   string msg = _("There is no public key available for the "
+                 "following key IDs:\n");
+   pos = Message.find("NO_PUBKEY ");
+   if (pos != std::string::npos)
    {
    {
-      // rred expects the patch as $FinalFile.ed.$patchname.gz
-      Rename(DestFile, FinalFile + ".ed." + patch.file + ".gz");
-
-      // check if this is the last completed diff
-      State = StateDoneDiff;
-      for (std::vector<pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs *>::const_iterator I = allPatches->begin();
-           I != allPatches->end(); ++I)
-        if ((*I)->State != StateDoneDiff)
-        {
-           if(Debug)
-              std::clog << "Not the last done diff in the batch: " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
-           return;
-        }
+      string::size_type start = pos+strlen("NO_PUBKEY ");
+      string Fingerprint = Message.substr(start, Message.find("\n")-start);
+      missingkeys += (Fingerprint);
+   }
+   if(!missingkeys.empty())
+      _error->Warning("%s", (msg + missingkeys).c_str());
 
 
-      // this is the last completed diff, so we are ready to apply now
-      State = StateApplyDiff;
+   string Transformed = TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser->GetExpectedDist();
 
 
-      if(Debug)
-        std::clog << "Sending to rred method: " << FinalFile << std::endl;
+   if (Transformed == "../project/experimental")
+   {
+      Transformed = "experimental";
+   }
 
 
-      Local = true;
-      Desc.URI = "rred:" + FinalFile;
-      QueueURI(Desc);
-      ActiveSubprocess = "rred";
-#if __GNUC__ >= 4
-       #pragma GCC diagnostic push
-       #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
-#endif
-      Mode = "rred";
-#if __GNUC__ >= 4
-       #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-#endif
-      return;
+   pos = Transformed.rfind('/');
+   if (pos != string::npos)
+   {
+      Transformed = Transformed.substr(0, pos);
    }
    }
-   // success in download/apply all diffs, clean up
-   else if (State == StateApplyDiff)
+
+   if (Transformed == ".")
    {
    {
-      // see if we really got the expected file
-      if(ExpectedHashes.usable() && !ExpectedHashes.VerifyFile(DestFile))
+      Transformed = "";
+   }
+
+   if (_config->FindB("Acquire::Check-Valid-Until", true) == true &&
+       TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser->GetValidUntil() > 0) {
+      time_t const invalid_since = time(NULL) - TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser->GetValidUntil();
+      if (invalid_since > 0)
       {
       {
-        RenameOnError(HashSumMismatch);
-        return;
+        std::string errmsg;
+        strprintf(errmsg,
+              // TRANSLATOR: The first %s is the URL of the bad Release file, the second is
+              // the time since then the file is invalid - formated in the same way as in
+              // the download progress display (e.g. 7d 3h 42min 1s)
+              _("Release file for %s is expired (invalid since %s). "
+                 "Updates for this repository will not be applied."),
+              DataTarget.URI.c_str(), TimeToStr(invalid_since).c_str());
+        if (ErrorText.empty())
+           ErrorText = errmsg;
+        return _error->Error("%s", errmsg.c_str());
       }
       }
+   }
 
 
+   /* Did we get a file older than what we have? This is a last minute IMS hit and doubles
+      as a prevention of downgrading us to older (still valid) files */
+   if (TransactionManager->IMSHit == false && TransactionManager->LastMetaIndexParser != NULL &&
+        TransactionManager->LastMetaIndexParser->GetDate() > TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser->GetDate())
+   {
+      TransactionManager->IMSHit = true;
+      unlink(DestFile.c_str());
+      PartialFile = DestFile = GetFinalFilename();
+      delete TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser;
+      TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser = TransactionManager->LastMetaIndexParser;
+      TransactionManager->LastMetaIndexParser = NULL;
+   }
 
 
-      std::string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-      FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-
-      // move the result into place
-      if(Debug)
-        std::clog << "Queue patched file in place: " << std::endl
-                  << DestFile << " -> " << FinalFile << std::endl;
-
-      // queue for copy by the transaction manager
-      TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, FinalFile);
+   if (_config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Auth", false)) 
+   {
+      std::cerr << "Got Codename: " << TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser->GetDist() << std::endl;
+      std::cerr << "Expecting Dist: " << TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser->GetExpectedDist() << std::endl;
+      std::cerr << "Transformed Dist: " << Transformed << std::endl;
+   }
 
 
-      // ensure the ed's are gone regardless of list-cleanup
-      for (std::vector<pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs *>::const_iterator I = allPatches->begin();
-           I != allPatches->end(); ++I)
+   if (TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser->CheckDist(Transformed) == false)
+   {
+      // This might become fatal one day
+//       Status = StatAuthError;
+//       ErrorText = "Conflicting distribution; expected "
+//          + MetaIndexParser->GetExpectedDist() + " but got "
+//          + MetaIndexParser->GetDist();
+//       return false;
+      if (!Transformed.empty())
       {
       {
-            std::string PartialFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-            PartialFile += "partial/" + URItoFileName(RealURI);
-           std::string patch = PartialFile + ".ed." + (*I)->patch.file + ".gz";
-            std::cerr << patch << std::endl;
-           unlink(patch.c_str());
+         _error->Warning(_("Conflicting distribution: %s (expected %s but got %s)"),
+                         Desc.Description.c_str(),
+                         Transformed.c_str(),
+                         TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser->GetDist().c_str());
       }
       }
-
-      // all set and done
-      Complete = true;
-      if(Debug)
-        std::clog << "allDone: " << DestFile << "\n" << std::endl;
    }
    }
+
+   return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// AcqIndex::AcqIndex - Constructor                                    /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* 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)
-   : 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 TransactionManager "
-                << TransactionManager << std::endl;
+pkgAcqMetaClearSig::pkgAcqMetaClearSig(pkgAcquire * const Owner,       /*{{{*/
+      IndexTarget const &ClearsignedTarget,
+      IndexTarget const &DetachedDataTarget, IndexTarget const &DetachedSigTarget,
+      const vector<IndexTarget*>* const IndexTargets,
+      indexRecords * const MetaIndexParser) :
+   pkgAcqMetaIndex(Owner, this, ClearsignedTarget, DetachedSigTarget, IndexTargets, MetaIndexParser),
+   ClearsignedTarget(ClearsignedTarget),
+   DetachedDataTarget(DetachedDataTarget), DetachedSigTarget(DetachedSigTarget)
+{
+   // index targets + (worst case:) Release/Release.gpg
+   ExpectedAdditionalItems = IndexTargets->size() + 2;
+   TransactionManager->Add(this);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// AcqIndex::AcqIndex - Constructor                                    /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-pkgAcqIndex::pkgAcqIndex(pkgAcquire *Owner,
-                         pkgAcqMetaBase *TransactionManager,
-                         IndexTarget const *Target,
-                        HashStringList const &ExpectedHash, 
-                         indexRecords *MetaIndexParser)
-   : pkgAcqBaseIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target, ExpectedHash, 
-                     MetaIndexParser), RealURI(Target->URI)
+pkgAcqMetaClearSig::~pkgAcqMetaClearSig()                              /*{{{*/
 {
 {
-   // 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 TransactionManager "
-                << TransactionManager << std::endl;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// AcqIndex::AutoSelectCompression - Select compression                        /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-void pkgAcqIndex::AutoSelectCompression()
+// pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Custom600Headers - Insert custom request headers        /*{{{*/
+string pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Custom600Headers() const
 {
 {
-   std::vector<std::string> types = APT::Configuration::getCompressionTypes();
-   CompressionExtension = "";
-   if (ExpectedHashes.usable())
+   string Header = pkgAcqMetaBase::Custom600Headers();
+   Header += "\nFail-Ignore: true";
+   return Header;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Done - We got a file                            /*{{{*/
+class APT_HIDDEN DummyItem : public pkgAcquire::Item
+{
+   IndexTarget const * const Target;
+   public:
+   virtual std::string DescURI() const {return Target->URI;};
+   virtual HashStringList GetExpectedHashes()  const {return HashStringList();};
+
+   DummyItem(pkgAcquire * const Owner, IndexTarget const * const Target) :
+      pkgAcquire::Item(Owner), Target(Target)
    {
    {
-      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(" ");
+      Status = StatDone;
+      DestFile = GetFinalFileNameFromURI(Target->URI);
    }
    }
-   else
+};
+void pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Done(std::string const &Message,
+                              HashStringList const &Hashes,
+                              pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const Cnf)
+{
+   Item::Done(Message, Hashes, Cnf);
+
+   // if we expect a ClearTextSignature (InRelease), ensure that
+   // this is what we get and if not fail to queue a 
+   // Release/Release.gpg, see #346386
+   if (FileExists(DestFile) && !StartsWithGPGClearTextSignature(DestFile))
    {
    {
-      for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator t = types.begin(); t != types.end(); ++t)
-        CompressionExtension.append(*t).append(" ");
+      pkgAcquire::Item::Failed(Message, Cnf);
+      RenameOnError(NotClearsigned);
+      TransactionManager->AbortTransaction();
+      return;
+   }
+
+   if(AuthPass == false)
+   {
+      if(CheckDownloadDone(this, Message, Hashes) == true)
+         QueueForSignatureVerify(this, DestFile, DestFile);
+      return;
+   }
+   else if(CheckAuthDone(Message) == true)
+   {
+      if (TransactionManager->IMSHit == false)
+        TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, GetFinalFilename());
+      else if (RealFileExists(GetFinalFilename()) == false)
+      {
+        // We got an InRelease file IMSHit, but we haven't one, which means
+        // we had a valid Release/Release.gpg combo stepping in, which we have
+        // to 'acquire' now to ensure list cleanup isn't removing them
+        new DummyItem(Owner, &DetachedDataTarget);
+        new DummyItem(Owner, &DetachedSigTarget);
+      }
    }
    }
-   if (CompressionExtension.empty() == false)
-      CompressionExtension.erase(CompressionExtension.end()-1);
 }
 }
-// AcqIndex::Init - defered Constructor                                        /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-void pkgAcqIndex::Init(string const &URI, string const &URIDesc, 
-                       string const &ShortDesc)
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+void pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Failed(string const &Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const Cnf) /*{{{*/
 {
 {
-   Decompression = false;
-   Erase = false;
+   Item::Failed(Message, Cnf);
 
 
-   DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(URI);
+   // we failed, we will not get additional items from this method
+   ExpectedAdditionalItems = 0;
 
 
-   std::string const comprExt = CompressionExtension.substr(0, CompressionExtension.find(' '));
-   if (comprExt == "uncompressed")
+   if (AuthPass == false)
    {
    {
-      Desc.URI = URI;
-      if(Target)
-         MetaKey = string(Target->MetaKey);
+      // Queue the 'old' InRelease file for removal if we try Release.gpg
+      // as otherwise the file will stay around and gives a false-auth
+      // impression (CVE-2012-0214)
+      TransactionManager->TransactionStageRemoval(this, GetFinalFilename());
+      Status = StatDone;
+
+      new pkgAcqMetaIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, DetachedDataTarget, DetachedSigTarget, IndexTargets, TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser);
    }
    else
    {
    }
    else
    {
-      Desc.URI = URI + '.' + comprExt;
-      DestFile = DestFile + '.' + comprExt;
-      if(Target)
-         MetaKey = string(Target->MetaKey) + '.' + comprExt;
-   }
+      if(CheckStopAuthentication(this, Message))
+         return;
 
 
-   // load the filesize
-   if(MetaIndexParser)
-   {
-      indexRecords::checkSum *Record = MetaIndexParser->Lookup(MetaKey);
-      if(Record)
-         FileSize = Record->Size;
-      
-      InitByHashIfNeeded(MetaKey);
+      _error->Warning(_("The data from '%s' is not signed. Packages "
+                        "from that repository can not be authenticated."),
+                      ClearsignedTarget.Description.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(TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser, TransactionManager, this) == true)
+      {
+        Status = StatDone;
+
+        /* InRelease files become Release files, otherwise
+         * they would be considered as trusted later on */
+        string const FinalRelease = GetFinalFileNameFromURI(DetachedDataTarget.URI);
+        string const PartialRelease = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(DetachedDataTarget.URI);
+        string const FinalReleasegpg = GetFinalFileNameFromURI(DetachedSigTarget.URI);
+        string const FinalInRelease = GetFinalFilename();
+        Rename(DestFile, PartialRelease);
+        TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, PartialRelease, FinalRelease);
+
+        if (RealFileExists(FinalReleasegpg) || RealFileExists(FinalInRelease))
+        {
+           // open the last Release if we have it
+           if (TransactionManager->IMSHit == false)
+           {
+              TransactionManager->LastMetaIndexParser = new indexRecords;
+              _error->PushToStack();
+              if (RealFileExists(FinalInRelease))
+                 TransactionManager->LastMetaIndexParser->Load(FinalInRelease);
+              else
+                 TransactionManager->LastMetaIndexParser->Load(FinalRelease);
+              // its unlikely to happen, but if what we have is bad ignore it
+              if (_error->PendingError())
+              {
+                 delete TransactionManager->LastMetaIndexParser;
+                 TransactionManager->LastMetaIndexParser = NULL;
+              }
+              _error->RevertToStack();
+           }
+        }
+
+        // we parse the indexes here because at this point the user wanted
+        // a repository that may potentially harm him
+        if (TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser->Load(PartialRelease) == false || VerifyVendor(Message) == false)
+           /* expired Release files are still a problem you need extra force for */;
+        else
+           QueueIndexes(true);
+      }
    }
    }
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
 
 
-   Desc.Description = URIDesc;
+pkgAcqMetaIndex::pkgAcqMetaIndex(pkgAcquire * const Owner,             /*{{{*/
+                                 pkgAcqMetaBase * const TransactionManager,
+                                IndexTarget const &DataTarget,
+                                IndexTarget const &DetachedSigTarget,
+                                vector<IndexTarget*> const * const IndexTargets,
+                                indexRecords * const MetaIndexParser) :
+   pkgAcqMetaBase(Owner, TransactionManager, IndexTargets, DataTarget, MetaIndexParser),
+   DetachedSigTarget(DetachedSigTarget)
+{
+   if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
+      std::clog << "New pkgAcqMetaIndex with TransactionManager "
+                << this->TransactionManager << std::endl;
+
+   DestFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(DataTarget.URI);
+
+   // Create the item
+   Desc.Description = DataTarget.Description;
    Desc.Owner = this;
    Desc.Owner = this;
-   Desc.ShortDesc = ShortDesc;
+   Desc.ShortDesc = DataTarget.ShortDesc;
+   Desc.URI = DataTarget.URI;
 
 
+   // we expect more item
+   ExpectedAdditionalItems = IndexTargets->size();
    QueueURI(Desc);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
    QueueURI(Desc);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// AcqIndex::AdjustForByHash - modify URI for by-hash support          /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* */
-void pkgAcqIndex::InitByHashIfNeeded(const std::string MetaKey)
+void pkgAcqMetaIndex::Done(string const &Message,                      /*{{{*/
+                           HashStringList const &Hashes,
+                          pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const Cfg)
 {
 {
-   // TODO:
-   //  - (maybe?) add support for by-hash into the sources.list as flag
-   //  - make apt-ftparchive generate the hashes (and expire?)
-   std::string HostKnob = "APT::Acquire::" + ::URI(Desc.URI).Host + "::By-Hash";
-   if(_config->FindB("APT::Acquire::By-Hash", false) == true ||
-      _config->FindB(HostKnob, false) == true ||
-      MetaIndexParser->GetSupportsAcquireByHash())
+   Item::Done(Message,Hashes,Cfg);
+
+   if(CheckDownloadDone(this, Message, Hashes))
    {
    {
-      indexRecords::checkSum *Record = MetaIndexParser->Lookup(MetaKey);
-      if(Record)
-      {
-         // FIXME: should we really use the best hash here? or a fixed one?
-         const HashString *TargetHash = Record->Hashes.find("");
-         std::string ByHash = "/by-hash/" + TargetHash->HashType() + "/" + TargetHash->HashValue();
-         size_t trailing_slash = Desc.URI.find_last_of("/");
-         Desc.URI = Desc.URI.replace(
-            trailing_slash,
-            Desc.URI.substr(trailing_slash+1).size()+1,
-            ByHash);
-      } else {
-         _error->Warning(
-            "Fetching ByHash requested but can not find record for %s",
-            MetaKey.c_str());
-      }
+      // we have a Release file, now download the Signature, all further
+      // verify/queue for additional downloads will be done in the
+      // pkgAcqMetaSig::Done() code
+      new pkgAcqMetaSig(Owner, TransactionManager, &DetachedSigTarget, this);
    }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
    }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// AcqIndex::Custom600Headers - Insert custom request headers          /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* The only header we use is the last-modified header. */
-string pkgAcqIndex::Custom600Headers() const
+// pkgAcqMetaIndex::Failed - no Release file present                   /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaIndex::Failed(string const &Message,
+                             pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const Cnf)
 {
 {
-   string Final = GetFinalFilename();
-   
-   string msg = "\nIndex-File: true";
-   struct stat Buf;
-   if (stat(Final.c_str(),&Buf) == 0)
-      msg += "\nLast-Modified: " + TimeRFC1123(Buf.st_mtime);
+   pkgAcquire::Item::Failed(Message, Cnf);
+   Status = StatDone;
 
 
-   return msg;
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-// pkgAcqIndex::Failed - getting the indexfile failed                  /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* */
-void pkgAcqIndex::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf) /*{{{*/
-{
-   size_t const nextExt = CompressionExtension.find(' ');
-   if (nextExt != std::string::npos)
+   _error->Warning(_("The repository '%s' does not have a Release file. "
+                     "This is deprecated, please contact the owner of the "
+                     "repository."), DataTarget.Description.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(TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser, TransactionManager, this) == true)
    {
    {
-      CompressionExtension = CompressionExtension.substr(nextExt+1);
-      Init(RealURI, Desc.Description, Desc.ShortDesc);
-      return;
-   }
+      // ensure old Release files are removed
+      TransactionManager->TransactionStageRemoval(this, GetFinalFilename());
+      delete TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser;
+      TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser = NULL;
 
 
-   // 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());
+      // queue without any kind of hashsum support
+      QueueIndexes(false);
    }
    }
-
-   Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
-
-   /// cancel the entire transaction
-   TransactionManager->AbortTransaction();
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// pkgAcqIndex::GetFinalFilename - Return the full final file path      /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* */
-std::string pkgAcqIndex::GetFinalFilename() const
+void pkgAcqMetaIndex::Finished()                                       /*{{{*/
 {
 {
-   std::string const compExt = CompressionExtension.substr(0, CompressionExtension.find(' '));
-   std::string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-   FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-   if (_config->FindB("Acquire::GzipIndexes",false) == true)
-      FinalFile += '.' + compExt;
-   return FinalFile;
+   if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
+      std::clog << "Finished: " << DestFile <<std::endl;
+   if(TransactionManager != NULL &&
+      TransactionManager->TransactionHasError() == false)
+      TransactionManager->CommitTransaction();
 }
 }
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-// AcqIndex::ReverifyAfterIMS - Reverify index after an ims-hit        /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* */
-void pkgAcqIndex::ReverifyAfterIMS()
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+std::string pkgAcqMetaIndex::DescURI() const                           /*{{{*/
 {
 {
-   std::string const compExt = CompressionExtension.substr(0, CompressionExtension.find(' '));
+   return DataTarget.URI;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
 
 
-   // update destfile to *not* include the compression extension when doing
-   // a reverify (as its uncompressed on disk already)
-   DestFile =  _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+// AcqMetaSig::AcqMetaSig - Constructor                                        /*{{{*/
+pkgAcqMetaSig::pkgAcqMetaSig(pkgAcquire * const Owner,
+      pkgAcqMetaBase * const TransactionManager,
+      IndexTarget const * const Target,
+      pkgAcqMetaIndex * const MetaIndex) :
+   pkgAcqTransactionItem(Owner, TransactionManager, Target), MetaIndex(MetaIndex)
+{
+   DestFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(Target->URI);
 
 
-   // adjust DestFile if its compressed on disk
-   if (_config->FindB("Acquire::GzipIndexes",false) == true)
-      DestFile += '.' + compExt;
+   // 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());
 
 
-   // copy FinalFile into partial/ so that we check the hash again
-   string FinalFile = GetFinalFilename();
-   Decompression = true;
-   Desc.URI = "copy:" + FinalFile;
-   QueueURI(Desc);
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-// AcqIndex::Done - Finished a fetch                                   /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* This goes through a number of states.. On the initial fetch the
-   method could possibly return an alternate filename which points
-   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,
-                      pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cfg)
+   // set the TransactionManager
+   if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
+      std::clog << "New pkgAcqMetaSig with TransactionManager "
+                << TransactionManager << std::endl;
+
+   // Create the item
+   Desc.Description = Target->Description;
+   Desc.Owner = this;
+   Desc.ShortDesc = Target->ShortDesc;
+   Desc.URI = Target->URI;
+
+   // If we got a hit for Release, we will get one for Release.gpg too (or obscure errors),
+   // so we skip the download step and go instantly to verification
+   if (TransactionManager->IMSHit == true && RealFileExists(GetFinalFilename()))
+   {
+      Complete = true;
+      Status = StatDone;
+      PartialFile = DestFile = GetFinalFilename();
+      MetaIndexFileSignature = DestFile;
+      MetaIndex->QueueForSignatureVerify(this, MetaIndex->DestFile, DestFile);
+   }
+   else
+      QueueURI(Desc);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+pkgAcqMetaSig::~pkgAcqMetaSig()                                                /*{{{*/
 {
 {
-   Item::Done(Message,Size,Hashes,Cfg);
-   std::string const compExt = CompressionExtension.substr(0, CompressionExtension.find(' '));
-
-   if (Decompression == true)
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqMetaSig::Done - The signature was downloaded/verified            /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaSig::Done(string const &Message, HashStringList const &Hashes,
+                        pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const Cfg)
+{
+   if (MetaIndexFileSignature.empty() == false)
    {
    {
-      if (ExpectedHashes.usable() && ExpectedHashes != Hashes)
-      {
-         Desc.URI = RealURI;
-        RenameOnError(HashSumMismatch);
-        printHashSumComparision(RealURI, ExpectedHashes, Hashes);
-         Failed(Message, Cfg);
-         return;
-      }
+      DestFile = MetaIndexFileSignature;
+      MetaIndexFileSignature.clear();
+   }
+   Item::Done(Message, Hashes, Cfg);
 
 
-      // 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)
+   if(MetaIndex->AuthPass == false)
+   {
+      if(MetaIndex->CheckDownloadDone(this, Message, Hashes) == true)
       {
       {
-         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;
-         }
+        // destfile will be modified to point to MetaIndexFile for the
+        // gpgv method, so we need to save it here
+        MetaIndexFileSignature = DestFile;
+        MetaIndex->QueueForSignatureVerify(this, MetaIndex->DestFile, DestFile);
       }
       }
-       
-      // 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);
-      if(_config->FindB("Acquire::GzipIndexes",false) == false)
-         CompressedFile += '.' + compExt;
-
-      // Remove the compressed version.
-      if (Erase == true)
-        unlink(CompressedFile.c_str());
-
-      // Done, queue for rename on transaction finished
-      TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, GetFinalFilename());
-
       return;
    }
       return;
    }
-   
-   // FIXME: use the same method to find 
-   // check the compressed hash too
-   if(MetaKey != "" && Hashes.size() > 0)
+   else if(MetaIndex->CheckAuthDone(Message) == true)
    {
    {
-      indexRecords::checkSum *Record = MetaIndexParser->Lookup(MetaKey);
-      if(Record && Record->Hashes.usable() && Hashes != Record->Hashes)
+      if (TransactionManager->IMSHit == false)
       {
       {
-         RenameOnError(HashSumMismatch);
-         printHashSumComparision(RealURI, Record->Hashes, Hashes);
-         Failed(Message, Cfg);
-         return;
+        TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, GetFinalFilename());
+        TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(MetaIndex, MetaIndex->DestFile, MetaIndex->GetFinalFilename());
       }
    }
       }
    }
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+void pkgAcqMetaSig::Failed(string const &Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const Cnf)/*{{{*/
+{
+   Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
 
 
-   Erase = false;
-   Complete = true;
-   
-   // Handle the unzipd case
-   string FileName = LookupTag(Message,"Alt-Filename");
-   if (FileName.empty() == false)
-   {
-      Decompression = true;
-      Local = true;
-      DestFile += ".decomp";
-      Desc.URI = "copy:" + FileName;
-      QueueURI(Desc);
-      ActiveSubprocess = "copy";
-#if __GNUC__ >= 4
-       #pragma GCC diagnostic push
-       #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
-#endif
-      Mode = "copy";
-#if __GNUC__ >= 4
-       #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-#endif
-      return;
-   }
+   // check if we need to fail at this point
+   if (MetaIndex->AuthPass == true && MetaIndex->CheckStopAuthentication(this, Message))
+         return;
 
 
-   FileName = LookupTag(Message,"Filename");
-   if (FileName.empty() == true)
+   string const FinalRelease = MetaIndex->GetFinalFilename();
+   string const FinalReleasegpg = GetFinalFilename();
+   string const FinalInRelease = TransactionManager->GetFinalFilename();
+
+   if (RealFileExists(FinalReleasegpg) || RealFileExists(FinalInRelease))
    {
    {
-      Status = StatError;
-      ErrorText = "Method gave a blank filename";
+      std::string downgrade_msg;
+      strprintf(downgrade_msg, _("The repository '%s' is no longer signed."),
+                MetaIndex->DataTarget.Description.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."));
+         Status = StatDone;
+      } else {
+         _error->Error("%s", downgrade_msg.c_str());
+        if (TransactionManager->IMSHit == false)
+           Rename(MetaIndex->DestFile, MetaIndex->DestFile + ".FAILED");
+        Item::Failed("Message: " + downgrade_msg, Cnf);
+         TransactionManager->AbortTransaction();
+         return;
+      }
    }
    }
-
-   if (FileName == DestFile)
-      Erase = true;
    else
    else
-      Local = true;
+      _error->Warning(_("The data from '%s' is not signed. Packages "
+              "from that repository can not be authenticated."),
+           MetaIndex->DataTarget.Description.c_str());
 
 
-   // do not reverify cdrom sources as apt-cdrom may rewrite the Packages
-   // file when its doing the indexcopy
-   if (RealURI.substr(0,6) == "cdrom:" &&
-       StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"IMS-Hit"),false) == true)
-      return;
+   // ensures that a Release.gpg file in the lists/ is removed by the transaction
+   TransactionManager->TransactionStageRemoval(this, DestFile);
 
 
-   // The files timestamp matches, reverify by copy into partial/
-   if (StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"IMS-Hit"),false) == true)
+   // only allow going further if the users explicitely wants it
+   if(AllowInsecureRepositories(TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser, TransactionManager, this) == true)
    {
    {
-      Erase = false;
-      ReverifyAfterIMS();
-#if 0 // ???
-      // set destfile to the final destfile
-      if(_config->FindB("Acquire::GzipIndexes",false) == false)
+      if (RealFileExists(FinalReleasegpg) || RealFileExists(FinalInRelease))
       {
       {
-         DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-         DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+        // open the last Release if we have it
+        if (TransactionManager->IMSHit == false)
+        {
+           TransactionManager->LastMetaIndexParser = new indexRecords;
+           _error->PushToStack();
+           if (RealFileExists(FinalInRelease))
+              TransactionManager->LastMetaIndexParser->Load(FinalInRelease);
+           else
+              TransactionManager->LastMetaIndexParser->Load(FinalRelease);
+           // its unlikely to happen, but if what we have is bad ignore it
+           if (_error->PendingError())
+           {
+              delete TransactionManager->LastMetaIndexParser;
+              TransactionManager->LastMetaIndexParser = NULL;
+           }
+           _error->RevertToStack();
+        }
       }
 
       }
 
-      ReverifyAfterIMS(FileName);
-#endif
-      return;
+      // we parse the indexes here because at this point the user wanted
+      // a repository that may potentially harm him
+      if (TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser->Load(MetaIndex->DestFile) == false || MetaIndex->VerifyVendor(Message) == false)
+        /* expired Release files are still a problem you need extra force for */;
+      else
+        MetaIndex->QueueIndexes(true);
+
+      TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(MetaIndex, MetaIndex->DestFile, MetaIndex->GetFinalFilename());
    }
    }
-   string decompProg;
 
 
-   // If we enable compressed indexes, queue for hash verification
-   if (_config->FindB("Acquire::GzipIndexes",false))
+   // FIXME: this is used often (e.g. in pkgAcqIndexTrans) so refactor
+   if (Cnf->LocalOnly == true ||
+       StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"Transient-Failure"),false) == false)
    {
    {
-      DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-      DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI) + '.' + compExt;
+      // Ignore this
+      Status = StatDone;
+   }
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
 
 
-      Decompression = true;
-      Desc.URI = "copy:" + FileName;
-      QueueURI(Desc);
 
 
-      return;
-    }
+// AcqBaseIndex - Constructor                                          /*{{{*/
+pkgAcqBaseIndex::pkgAcqBaseIndex(pkgAcquire * const Owner,
+      pkgAcqMetaBase * const TransactionManager,
+      IndexTarget const * const Target)
+: pkgAcqTransactionItem(Owner, TransactionManager, Target)
+{
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
 
 
-   // 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")
-      decompProg = "copy";
-   else {
-      _error->Error("Unsupported extension: %s", compExt.c_str());
+// AcqDiffIndex::AcqDiffIndex - Constructor                            /*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* Get the DiffIndex file first and see if there are patches available
+ * If so, create a pkgAcqIndexDiffs fetcher that will get and apply the
+ * patches. If anything goes wrong in that process, it will fall back to
+ * the original packages file
+ */
+pkgAcqDiffIndex::pkgAcqDiffIndex(pkgAcquire * const Owner,
+                                 pkgAcqMetaBase * const TransactionManager,
+                                 IndexTarget const * const Target)
+   : pkgAcqBaseIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target)
+{
+   Debug = _config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Diffs",false);
+
+   Desc.Owner = this;
+   Desc.Description = Target->Description + ".diff/Index";
+   Desc.ShortDesc = Target->ShortDesc;
+   Desc.URI = Target->URI + ".diff/Index";
+
+   DestFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(Desc.URI);
+
+   if(Debug)
+      std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex: " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
+
+   // look for the current package file
+   CurrentPackagesFile = GetFinalFileNameFromURI(Target->URI);
+
+   // FIXME: this file:/ check is a hack to prevent fetching
+   //        from local sources. this is really silly, and
+   //        should be fixed cleanly as soon as possible
+   if(!FileExists(CurrentPackagesFile) || 
+      Desc.URI.substr(0,strlen("file:/")) == "file:/")
+   {
+      // we don't have a pkg file or we don't want to queue
+      Failed("No index file, local or canceld by user", NULL);
       return;
    }
 
       return;
    }
 
-   Decompression = true;
-   DestFile += ".decomp";
-   Desc.URI = decompProg + ":" + FileName;
+   if(Debug)
+      std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex::pkgAcqDiffIndex(): "
+        << CurrentPackagesFile << std::endl;
+
    QueueURI(Desc);
 
    QueueURI(Desc);
 
-   ActiveSubprocess = decompProg;
-#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
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-// 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())
-{
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-pkgAcqIndexTrans::pkgAcqIndexTrans(pkgAcquire *Owner, 
-                                   pkgAcqMetaBase *TransactionManager, 
-                                   IndexTarget const * const Target,
-                                   HashStringList const &ExpectedHashes, 
-                                   indexRecords *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     /*{{{*/
+// AcqIndex::Custom600Headers - Insert custom request headers          /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-string pkgAcqIndexTrans::Custom600Headers() const
+/* The only header we use is the last-modified header. */
+string pkgAcqDiffIndex::Custom600Headers() const
 {
 {
-   string Final = GetFinalFilename();
+   string const Final = GetFinalFilename();
+
+   if(Debug)
+      std::clog << "Custom600Header-IMS: " << Final << std::endl;
 
    struct stat Buf;
    if (stat(Final.c_str(),&Buf) != 0)
 
    struct stat Buf;
    if (stat(Final.c_str(),&Buf) != 0)
-      return "\nFail-Ignore: true\nIndex-File: true";
-   return "\nFail-Ignore: true\nIndex-File: true\nLast-Modified: " + TimeRFC1123(Buf.st_mtime);
+      return "\nIndex-File: true";
+   
+   return "\nIndex-File: true\nLast-Modified: " + TimeRFC1123(Buf.st_mtime);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// AcqIndexTrans::Failed - Silence failure messages for missing files  /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* */
-void pkgAcqIndexTrans::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
+void pkgAcqDiffIndex::QueueOnIMSHit() const                            /*{{{*/
 {
 {
-   size_t const nextExt = CompressionExtension.find(' ');
-   if (nextExt != std::string::npos)
-   {
-      CompressionExtension = CompressionExtension.substr(nextExt+1);
-      Init(RealURI, Desc.Description, Desc.ShortDesc);
-      Status = StatIdle;
-      return;
-   }
-
-   // FIXME: this is used often (e.g. in pkgAcqIndexTrans) so refactor
-   if (Cnf->LocalOnly == true || 
-       StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"Transient-Failure"),false) == false)
-   {      
-      // Ignore this
-      Status = StatDone;
-      Complete = false;
-      Dequeue();
-      return;
-   }
-
-   Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
+   // 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);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-
-void pkgAcqMetaBase::Add(Item *I)
+bool pkgAcqDiffIndex::ParseDiffIndex(string const &IndexDiffFile)      /*{{{*/
 {
 {
-   Transaction.push_back(I);
-}
+   // 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;
 
 
-void pkgAcqMetaBase::AbortTransaction()
-{
-   if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
-      std::clog << "AbortTransaction: " << TransactionManager << std::endl;
+   FileFd Fd(IndexDiffFile,FileFd::ReadOnly);
+   pkgTagFile TF(&Fd);
+   if (_error->PendingError() == true)
+      return false;
 
 
-   // ensure the toplevel is in error state too
-   for (std::vector<Item*>::iterator I = Transaction.begin();
-        I != Transaction.end(); ++I)
+   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)
    {
    {
-      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;
+      std::string tagname = *type;
+      tagname.append("-Current");
+      std::string const tmp = Tags.FindS(tagname.c_str());
+      if (tmp.empty() == true)
+        continue;
 
 
-      // kill files in partial
-      string PartialFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-      PartialFile += "partial/";
-      PartialFile += flNotDir((*I)->DestFile);
-      if(FileExists(PartialFile))
-         Rename(PartialFile, PartialFile + ".FAILED");
+      string hash;
+      unsigned long long size;
+      std::stringstream ss(tmp);
+      ss >> hash >> size;
+      if (unlikely(hash.empty() == true))
+        continue;
+      if (unlikely(ServerSize != 0 && ServerSize != size))
+        continue;
+      ServerHashes.push_back(HashString(*type, hash));
+      ServerSize = size;
    }
    }
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-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;
 
 
-   return false;
-}
-// Acquire::CommitTransaction - Commit a transaction                   /*{{{*/
-void pkgAcqMetaBase::CommitTransaction()
-{
-   if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
-      std::clog << "CommitTransaction: " << this << std::endl;
+   if (ServerHashes.usable() == false)
+   {
+      if (Debug == true)
+        std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex: " << IndexDiffFile << ": Did not find a good hashsum in the index" << std::endl;
+      return false;
+   }
 
 
-   // 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)
+   HashStringList const TargetFileHashes = GetExpectedHashesFor(Target->MetaKey);
+   if (TargetFileHashes.usable() == false || ServerHashes != TargetFileHashes)
    {
    {
-      if((*I)->PartialFile != "")
+      if (Debug == true)
       {
       {
-         if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
-            std::clog << "mv " 
-                      << (*I)->PartialFile << " -> " 
-                      <<  (*I)->DestFile << " " 
-                      << (*I)->DescURI()
-                      << std::endl;
-         Rename((*I)->PartialFile, (*I)->DestFile);
-         chmod((*I)->DestFile.c_str(),0644);
-      } else {
-         if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
-            std::clog << "rm " 
-                      <<  (*I)->DestFile
-                      << " " 
-                      << (*I)->DescURI()
-                      << std::endl;
-         unlink((*I)->DestFile.c_str());
+        std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex: " << IndexDiffFile << ": Index has different hashes than parser, probably older, so fail pdiffing" << std::endl;
+         printHashSumComparision(CurrentPackagesFile, ServerHashes, TargetFileHashes);
       }
       }
-      // mark that this transaction is finished
-      (*I)->TransactionManager = 0;
+      return false;
    }
    }
-}
 
 
-void pkgAcqMetaBase::TransactionStageCopy(Item *I,
-                                          const std::string &From,
-                                          const std::string &To)
-{
-   I->PartialFile = From;
-   I->DestFile = To;
-}
+   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;
+      QueueOnIMSHit();
+      return true;
+   }
 
 
-void pkgAcqMetaBase::TransactionStageRemoval(Item *I,
-                                             const std::string &FinalFile)
-{
-   I->PartialFile = "";
-   I->DestFile = FinalFile; 
-}
+   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;
 
 
-                                                                       /*{{{*/
-bool pkgAcqMetaBase::GenerateAuthWarning(const std::string &RealURI,
-                                         const std::string &Message)
-{
-   string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + URItoFileName(RealURI);
-   
-   if(FileExists(Final))
+   // parse all of (provided) history
+   vector<DiffInfo> available_patches;
+   bool firstAcceptedHashes = true;
+   for (char const * const * type = HashString::SupportedHashes(); *type != NULL; ++type)
    {
    {
-      Status = StatTransientNetworkError;
-      _error->Warning(_("An error occurred during the signature "
-                        "verification. The repository is not updated "
-                        "and the previous index files will be used. "
-                        "GPG error: %s: %s\n"),
-                      Desc.Description.c_str(),
-                      LookupTag(Message,"Message").c_str());
-      RunScripts("APT::Update::Auth-Failure");
-      return true;
-   } else if (LookupTag(Message,"Message").find("NODATA") != string::npos) {
-      /* Invalid signature file, reject (LP: #346386) (Closes: #627642) */
-      _error->Error(_("GPG error: %s: %s"),
-                    Desc.Description.c_str(),
-                    LookupTag(Message,"Message").c_str());
-      Status = StatError;
-      return true;
-   } else {
-      _error->Warning(_("GPG error: %s: %s"),
-                      Desc.Description.c_str(),
-                      LookupTag(Message,"Message").c_str());
+      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 (unlikely(hash.empty() == true || filename.empty() == true))
+           continue;
+
+        // see if we have a record for this file already
+        std::vector<DiffInfo>::iterator cur = available_patches.begin();
+        for (; cur != available_patches.end(); ++cur)
+        {
+           if (cur->file != filename || unlikely(cur->result_size != size))
+              continue;
+           cur->result_hashes.push_back(HashString(*type, hash));
+           break;
+        }
+        if (cur != available_patches.end())
+           continue;
+        if (firstAcceptedHashes == true)
+        {
+           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;
    }
    }
-   // gpgv method failed 
-   ReportMirrorFailure("GPGFailure");
-   return 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;
+   }
 
 
-pkgAcqMetaSig::pkgAcqMetaSig(pkgAcquire *Owner,                        /*{{{*/
-                             pkgAcqMetaBase *TransactionManager,
-                            string URI,string URIDesc,string ShortDesc,
-                             string MetaIndexFile,
-                            const vector<IndexTarget*>* IndexTargets,
-                            indexRecords* MetaIndexParser) :
-   pkgAcqMetaBase(Owner, IndexTargets, MetaIndexParser, 
-                  HashStringList(), TransactionManager),
-   RealURI(URI), MetaIndexFile(MetaIndexFile), URIDesc(URIDesc),
-   ShortDesc(ShortDesc)
-{
-   DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(URI);
+   for (char const * const * type = HashString::SupportedHashes(); *type != NULL; ++type)
+   {
+      if (LocalHashes.find(*type) == NULL)
+        continue;
 
 
-   // 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());
+      std::string tagname = *type;
+      tagname.append("-Patches");
+      std::string const tmp = Tags.FindS(tagname.c_str());
+      if (tmp.empty() == true)
+        continue;
 
 
-   // set the TransactionManager
-   if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
-      std::clog << "New pkgAcqMetaSig with TransactionManager "
-                << TransactionManager << std::endl;
+      string hash, filename;
+      unsigned long long size;
+      std::stringstream ss(tmp);
 
 
-   // Create the item
-   Desc.Description = URIDesc;
-   Desc.Owner = this;
-   Desc.ShortDesc = ShortDesc;
-   Desc.URI = URI;
+      while (ss >> hash >> size >> filename)
+      {
+        if (unlikely(hash.empty() == true || filename.empty() == true))
+           continue;
 
 
-   QueueURI(Desc);
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-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);
+        // see if we have a record for this file already
+        std::vector<DiffInfo>::iterator cur = available_patches.begin();
+        for (; cur != available_patches.end(); ++cur)
+        {
+           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;
+        }
+        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;
+      }
+   }
 
 
-   struct stat Buf;
-   if (stat(FinalFile.c_str(),&Buf) != 0)
-      return "\nIndex-File: true";
+   bool foundStart = false;
+   for (std::vector<DiffInfo>::iterator cur = available_patches.begin();
+        cur != available_patches.end(); ++cur)
+   {
+      if (LocalHashes != cur->result_hashes)
+        continue;
 
 
-   return "\nIndex-File: true\nLast-Modified: " + TimeRFC1123(Buf.st_mtime);
-}
+      available_patches.erase(available_patches.begin(), cur);
+      foundStart = true;
+      break;
+   }
 
 
-void pkgAcqMetaSig::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size, HashStringList const &Hashes,
-                        pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cfg)
-{
-   Item::Done(Message, Size, Hashes, Cfg);
+   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;
+   }
 
 
-   string FileName = LookupTag(Message,"Filename");
-   if (FileName.empty() == 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())
    {
    {
-      Status = StatError;
-      ErrorText = "Method gave a blank filename";
-      return;
+      if (Debug)
+        std::clog << "Need " << available_patches.size() << " diffs (Limit is " << fileLimit
+           << ") so fallback to complete download" << std::endl;
+      return false;
    }
 
    }
 
-   if (FileName != DestFile)
+   // 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 (sizeLimit > 0 && (sizeLimit/100) < patchesSize)
    {
    {
-      // We have to copy it into place
-      Local = true;
-      Desc.URI = "copy:" + FileName;
-      QueueURI(Desc);
-      return;
+      if (Debug)
+        std::clog << "Need " << patchesSize << " bytes (Limit is " << sizeLimit/100
+           << ") so fallback to complete download" << std::endl;
+      return false;
    }
 
    }
 
-   if(StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"IMS-Hit"),false) == true)
-      IMSHit = true;
+   // 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);
 
 
-   // adjust paths if its a ims-hit
-   if(IMSHit)
+   /* 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)
    {
    {
-      string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-      FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-         
-      TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, FinalFile, FinalFile);
+      // 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");
    }
 
    }
 
-   // queue for verify
-   if(AuthPass == false)
+   if (pdiff_merge == false)
+      new pkgAcqIndexDiffs(Owner, TransactionManager, Target, available_patches);
+   else
    {
    {
-      AuthPass = true;
-      Desc.URI = "gpgv:" + DestFile;
-      DestFile = MetaIndexFile;
-      QueueURI(Desc);
-      return;
+      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,
+              available_patches[i],
+              diffs);
    }
 
    }
 
-   // 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)
-   {
-      PartialFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-      PartialFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-      
-      std::string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-      FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   Complete = false;
+   Status = StatDone;
+   Dequeue();
+   return true;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+void pkgAcqDiffIndex::Failed(string const &Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const Cnf)/*{{{*/
+{
+   Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
+   Status = StatDone;
 
 
-      TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, PartialFile, FinalFile);
-   }
+   if(Debug)
+      std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex failed: " << Desc.URI << " with " << Message << std::endl
+               << "Falling back to normal index file acquire" << std::endl;
+
+   new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+void pkgAcqDiffIndex::Done(string const &Message,HashStringList const &Hashes, /*{{{*/
+                          pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const Cnf)
+{
+   if(Debug)
+      std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex::Done(): " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
+
+   Item::Done(Message, Hashes, Cnf);
+
+   string const FinalFile = GetFinalFilename();
+   if(StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"IMS-Hit"),false))
+      DestFile = FinalFile;
 
 
-   // we parse the MetaIndexFile here because at this point we can
-   // trust the data
-   if(AuthPass == true)
+   if(ParseDiffIndex(DestFile) == false)
    {
    {
-      // load indexes and queue further downloads
-      MetaIndexParser->Load(MetaIndexFile);
-      QueueIndexes(true);
+      Failed("Message: Couldn't parse pdiff index", Cnf);
+      // queue for final move - this should happen even if we fail
+      // while parsing (e.g. on sizelimit) and download the complete file.
+      TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, FinalFile);
+      return;
    }
 
    }
 
+   TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, FinalFile);
+
    Complete = true;
    Complete = true;
+   Status = StatDone;
+   Dequeue();
+
+   return;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqMetaSig::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)/*{{{*/
+
+// AcqIndexDiffs::AcqIndexDiffs - Constructor                          /*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* The package diff is added to the queue. one object is constructed
+ * for each diff and the index
+ */
+pkgAcqIndexDiffs::pkgAcqIndexDiffs(pkgAcquire * const Owner,
+                                   pkgAcqMetaBase * const TransactionManager,
+                                   IndexTarget const * const Target,
+                                  vector<DiffInfo> const &diffs)
+   : pkgAcqBaseIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target),
+     available_patches(diffs)
 {
 {
-   string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   DestFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(Target->URI);
 
 
-   // FIXME: duplicated code from pkgAcqMetaIndex
-   if (AuthPass == true)
-   {
-      bool Stop = GenerateAuthWarning(RealURI, Message);
-      if(Stop)
-         return;
-   }
+   Debug = _config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Diffs",false);
 
 
-   // 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);
+   Desc.Owner = this;
+   Description = Target->Description;
+   Desc.ShortDesc = Target->ShortDesc;
 
 
-   if (RealFileExists(Final) || RealFileExists(FinalInRelease))
+   if(available_patches.empty() == true)
    {
    {
-      std::string downgrade_msg;
-      strprintf(downgrade_msg, _("The repository '%s' is no longer signed."),
-                URIDesc.c_str());
-      if(_config->FindB("Acquire::AllowDowngradeToInsecureRepositories"))
+      // we are done (yeah!), check hashes against the final file
+      DestFile = GetFinalFileNameFromURI(Target->URI);
+      Finish(true);
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      // patching needs to be bootstrapped with the 'old' version
+      std::string const PartialFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(Target->URI);
+      if (RealFileExists(PartialFile) == false)
       {
       {
-         // 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");
-         Status = pkgAcquire::Item::StatError;
-         TransactionManager->AbortTransaction();
-         return;
+        if (symlink(GetFinalFilename().c_str(), PartialFile.c_str()) != 0)
+        {
+           Failed("Link creation of " + PartialFile + " to " + GetFinalFilename() + " failed", NULL);
+           return;
+        }
       }
       }
+
+      // get the next diff
+      State = StateFetchDiff;
+      QueueNextDiff();
    }
    }
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Failed(string const &Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const Cnf)/*{{{*/
+{
+   Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
+   Status = StatDone;
 
 
-   // this ensures that any file in the lists/ dir is removed by the
-   // transaction
-   DestFile =  _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-   TransactionManager->TransactionStageRemoval(this, DestFile);
+   if(Debug)
+      std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexDiffs failed: " << Desc.URI << " with " << Message << std::endl
+               << "Falling back to normal index file acquire" << std::endl;
+   DestFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(Target->URI);
+   RenameOnError(PDiffError);
+   new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target);
+   Finish();
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// Finish - helper that cleans the item out of the fetcher queue       /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Finish(bool allDone)
+{
+   if(Debug)
+      std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Finish(): " 
+                << allDone << " "
+                << Desc.URI << std::endl;
 
 
-   // only allow going further if the users explicitely wants it
-   if(_config->FindB("Acquire::AllowInsecureRepositories") == true)
-   {
-      // we parse the indexes here because at this point the user wanted
-      // a repository that may potentially harm him
-      MetaIndexParser->Load(MetaIndexFile);
-      QueueIndexes(true);
-   } 
-   else 
+   // we restore the original name, this is required, otherwise
+   // the file will be cleaned
+   if(allDone)
    {
    {
-      _error->Warning("Use --allow-insecure-repositories to force the update");
-   }
+      TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, GetFinalFilename());
 
 
-   // FIXME: this is used often (e.g. in pkgAcqIndexTrans) so refactor
-   if (Cnf->LocalOnly == true || 
-       StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"Transient-Failure"),false) == false)
-   {      
-      // Ignore this
+      // this is for the "real" finish
+      Complete = true;
       Status = StatDone;
       Status = StatDone;
-      Complete = false;
       Dequeue();
       Dequeue();
+      if(Debug)
+        std::clog << "\n\nallDone: " << DestFile << "\n" << std::endl;
       return;
    }
       return;
    }
-   Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
+
+   if(Debug)
+      std::clog << "Finishing: " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
+   Complete = false;
+   Status = StatDone;
+   Dequeue();
+   return;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-pkgAcqMetaIndex::pkgAcqMetaIndex(pkgAcquire *Owner,                    /*{{{*/
-                                 pkgAcqMetaBase *TransactionManager,
-                                string URI,string URIDesc,string ShortDesc,
-                                 string MetaIndexSigURI,string MetaIndexSigURIDesc, string MetaIndexSigShortDesc,
-                                const vector<IndexTarget*>* IndexTargets,
-                                indexRecords* MetaIndexParser) :
-   pkgAcqMetaBase(Owner, IndexTargets, MetaIndexParser, HashStringList(),
-                  TransactionManager), 
-   RealURI(URI), URIDesc(URIDesc), ShortDesc(ShortDesc),
-   MetaIndexSigURI(MetaIndexSigURI), MetaIndexSigURIDesc(MetaIndexSigURIDesc),
-   MetaIndexSigShortDesc(MetaIndexSigShortDesc)
+bool pkgAcqIndexDiffs::QueueNextDiff()                                 /*{{{*/
 {
 {
-   if(TransactionManager == NULL)
+   // calc sha1 of the just patched file
+   std::string const FinalFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(Target->URI);
+
+   if(!FileExists(FinalFile))
    {
    {
-      this->TransactionManager = this;
-      this->TransactionManager->Add(this);
+      Failed("Message: No FinalFile " + FinalFile + " available", NULL);
+      return false;
    }
 
    }
 
-   if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
-      std::clog << "New pkgAcqMetaIndex with TransactionManager "
-                << this->TransactionManager << std::endl;
+   FileFd fd(FinalFile, FileFd::ReadOnly);
+   Hashes LocalHashesCalc;
+   LocalHashesCalc.AddFD(fd);
+   HashStringList const LocalHashes = LocalHashesCalc.GetHashStringList();
 
 
+   if(Debug)
+      std::clog << "QueueNextDiff: " << FinalFile << " (" << LocalHashes.find(NULL)->toStr() << ")" << std::endl;
 
 
-   Init(URIDesc, ShortDesc);
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-// pkgAcqMetaIndex::Init - Delayed constructor                         /*{{{*/
-void pkgAcqMetaIndex::Init(std::string URIDesc, std::string ShortDesc)
-{
-   DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   HashStringList const TargetFileHashes = GetExpectedHashesFor(Target->MetaKey);
+   if (unlikely(LocalHashes.usable() == false || TargetFileHashes.usable() == false))
+   {
+      Failed("Local/Expected hashes are not usable", NULL);
+      return false;
+   }
 
 
-   // Create the item
-   Desc.Description = URIDesc;
-   Desc.Owner = this;
-   Desc.ShortDesc = ShortDesc;
-   Desc.URI = RealURI;
 
 
-   // we expect more item
-   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);
+   // final file reached before all patches are applied
+   if(LocalHashes == TargetFileHashes)
+   {
+      Finish(true);
+      return true;
+   }
+
+   // 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();
+       available_patches.empty() == false &&
+         I != available_patches.end() &&
+         I->result_hashes != LocalHashes;
+       ++I)
+   {
+      available_patches.erase(I);
+   }
+
+   // error checking and falling back if no patch was found
+   if(available_patches.empty() == true)
+   {
+      Failed("No patches left to reach target", NULL);
+      return false;
+   }
+
+   // queue the right diff
+   Desc.URI = Target->URI + ".diff/" + available_patches[0].file + ".gz";
+   Desc.Description = Description + " " + available_patches[0].file + string(".pdiff");
+   DestFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(Target->URI + ".diff/" + available_patches[0].file);
+
+   if(Debug)
+      std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexDiffs::QueueNextDiff(): " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
+
+   QueueURI(Desc);
+
+   return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqMetaIndex::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringList const &Hashes,        /*{{{*/
-                          pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cfg)
+void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Done(string const &Message, HashStringList const &Hashes,       /*{{{*/
+                           pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const Cnf)
 {
 {
-   Item::Done(Message,Size,Hashes,Cfg);
+   if(Debug)
+      std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Done(): " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
 
 
-   // 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
+   Item::Done(Message, Hashes, Cnf);
 
 
-   if (AuthPass == true)
-   {
-      AuthDone(Message);
+   // FIXME: verify this download too before feeding it to rred
+   std::string const FinalFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(Target->URI);
 
 
-      // all cool, move Release file into place
-      Complete = true;
-   }
-   else
+   // success in downloading a diff, enter ApplyDiff state
+   if(State == StateFetchDiff)
    {
    {
-      RetrievalDone(Message);
-      if (!Complete)
-         // Still more retrieving to do
-         return;
+      FileFd fd(DestFile, FileFd::ReadOnly, FileFd::Gzip);
+      class Hashes LocalHashesCalc;
+      LocalHashesCalc.AddFD(fd);
+      HashStringList const LocalHashes = LocalHashesCalc.GetHashStringList();
 
 
-      if (SigFile != "")
+      if (fd.Size() != available_patches[0].patch_size ||
+           available_patches[0].patch_hashes != LocalHashes)
       {
       {
-         // 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);
-        ActiveSubprocess = "gpgv";
-#if __GNUC__ >= 4
-       #pragma GCC diagnostic push
-       #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
-#endif
-        Mode = "gpgv";
-#if __GNUC__ >= 4
-       #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-#endif
+        // patchfiles are dated, so bad indicates a bad download, so kill it
+        unlink(DestFile.c_str());
+        Failed("Patch has Size/Hashsum mismatch", NULL);
         return;
       }
         return;
       }
-   }
-
-   if (Complete == true)
-   {
-      string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-      FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-      if (SigFile == DestFile)
-        SigFile = FinalFile;
 
 
-      // queue for copy in place
-      TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, FinalFile);
-   }
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqMetaIndex::RetrievalDone(string Message)                    /*{{{*/
-{
-   // We have just finished downloading a Release file (it is not
-   // verified yet)
+      // rred excepts the patch as $FinalFile.ed
+      Rename(DestFile,FinalFile+".ed");
 
 
-   string FileName = LookupTag(Message,"Filename");
-   if (FileName.empty() == true)
-   {
-      Status = StatError;
-      ErrorText = "Method gave a blank filename";
-      return;
-   }
+      if(Debug)
+        std::clog << "Sending to rred method: " << FinalFile << std::endl;
 
 
-   if (FileName != DestFile)
-   {
+      State = StateApplyDiff;
       Local = true;
       Local = true;
-      Desc.URI = "copy:" + FileName;
+      Desc.URI = "rred:" + FinalFile;
       QueueURI(Desc);
       QueueURI(Desc);
+      SetActiveSubprocess("rred");
       return;
       return;
-   }
+   } 
 
 
-   // make sure to verify against the right file on I-M-S hit
-   IMSHit = StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"IMS-Hit"),false);
-   if(IMSHit)
+
+   // success in download/apply a diff, queue next (if needed)
+   if(State == StateApplyDiff)
    {
    {
-      string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-      FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-      if (SigFile == DestFile)
+      // remove the just applied patch
+      available_patches.erase(available_patches.begin());
+      unlink((FinalFile + ".ed").c_str());
+
+      // move into place
+      if(Debug) 
       {
       {
-        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
+        std::clog << "Moving patched file in place: " << std::endl
+                  << DestFile << " -> " << FinalFile << std::endl;
       }
       }
-      DestFile = FinalFile;
-   }
-
-   // queue a signature
-   if(SigFile != DestFile)
-      new pkgAcqMetaSig(Owner, TransactionManager, 
-                        MetaIndexSigURI, MetaIndexSigURIDesc,
-                        MetaIndexSigShortDesc, DestFile, IndexTargets, 
-                        MetaIndexParser);
+      Rename(DestFile,FinalFile);
+      chmod(FinalFile.c_str(),0644);
 
 
-   Complete = true;
+      // see if there is more to download
+      if(available_patches.empty() == false) {
+        new pkgAcqIndexDiffs(Owner, TransactionManager, Target,
+                             available_patches);
+        return Finish();
+      } else 
+         // update
+         DestFile = FinalFile;
+        return Finish(true);
+   }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqMetaIndex::AuthDone(string Message)                         /*{{{*/
+
+// AcqIndexMergeDiffs::AcqIndexMergeDiffs - Constructor                        /*{{{*/
+pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs(pkgAcquire * const Owner,
+                                             pkgAcqMetaBase * const TransactionManager,
+                                             IndexTarget const * const Target,
+                                             DiffInfo const &patch,
+                                             std::vector<pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs*> const * const allPatches)
+  : pkgAcqBaseIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target),
+     patch(patch), allPatches(allPatches), State(StateFetchDiff)
 {
 {
-   // 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
+   Debug = _config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Diffs",false);
 
 
-   if (!MetaIndexParser->Load(DestFile))
-   {
-      Status = StatAuthError;
-      ErrorText = MetaIndexParser->ErrorText;
-      return;
-   }
+   Desc.Owner = this;
+   Description = Target->Description;
+   Desc.ShortDesc = Target->ShortDesc;
 
 
-   if (!VerifyVendor(Message))
-   {
-      return;
-   }
+   Desc.URI = Target->URI + ".diff/" + patch.file + ".gz";
+   Desc.Description = Description + " " + patch.file + string(".pdiff");
 
 
-   if (_config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Auth", false))
-      std::cerr << "Signature verification succeeded: "
-                << DestFile << std::endl;
+   DestFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(Target->URI + ".diff/" + patch.file);
 
 
-// we ensure this by other means
-#if 0 
-   // do not trust any previously unverified content that we may have
-   string LastGoodSigFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists").append("partial/").append(URItoFileName(RealURI));
-   if (DestFile != SigFile)
-      LastGoodSigFile.append(".gpg");
-   LastGoodSigFile.append(".reverify");
-   if(IMSHit == false && RealFileExists(LastGoodSigFile) == false)
-   {
-      for (vector <struct IndexTarget*>::const_iterator Target = IndexTargets->begin();
-           Target != IndexTargets->end();
-           ++Target)
-      {
-         // remove old indexes
-         std::string index = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") +
-            URItoFileName((*Target)->URI);
-         unlink(index.c_str());
-         // and also old gzipindexes
-         std::vector<std::string> types = APT::Configuration::getCompressionTypes();
-         for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator t = types.begin(); t != types.end(); ++t)
-         {
-            index += '.' + (*t);
-            unlink(index.c_str());
-         }
-      }
-   }
-#endif
+   if(Debug)
+      std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs: " << Desc.URI << 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);
+   QueueURI(Desc);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+void pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::Failed(string const &Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const Cnf)/*{{{*/
+{
+   if(Debug)
+      std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs failed: " << Desc.URI << " with " << Message << std::endl;
 
 
-#if 0
-   // is it a clearsigned MetaIndex file?
-   if (DestFile == SigFile)
-      return;
+   Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
+   Status = StatDone;
 
 
-   // 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
+   // check if we are the first to fail, otherwise we are done here
+   State = StateDoneDiff;
+   for (std::vector<pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs *>::const_iterator I = allPatches->begin();
+        I != allPatches->end(); ++I)
+      if ((*I)->State == StateErrorDiff)
+        return;
+
+   // first failure means we should fallback
+   State = StateErrorDiff;
+   if (Debug)
+      std::clog << "Falling back to normal index file acquire" << std::endl;
+   DestFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(Target->URI);
+   RenameOnError(PDiffError);
+   new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqMetaBase::QueueIndexes(bool verify)                         /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::Done(string const &Message, HashStringList const &Hashes,  /*{{{*/
+                           pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const Cnf)
 {
 {
-   bool transInRelease = false;
-   {
-      std::vector<std::string> const keys = MetaIndexParser->MetaKeys();
-      for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator k = keys.begin(); k != keys.end(); ++k)
-        // FIXME: Feels wrong to check for hardcoded string here, but what should we do else…
-        if (k->find("Translation-") != std::string::npos)
-        {
-           transInRelease = true;
-           break;
-        }
-   }
+   if(Debug)
+      std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::Done(): " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
 
 
-   // at this point the real Items are loaded in the fetcher
-   ExpectedAdditionalItems = 0;
-   for (vector <IndexTarget*>::const_iterator Target = IndexTargets->begin();
-        Target != IndexTargets->end();
-        ++Target)
+   Item::Done(Message, Hashes, Cnf);
+
+   // FIXME: verify download before feeding it to rred
+   string const FinalFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(Target->URI);
+
+   if (State == StateFetchDiff)
    {
    {
-      HashStringList ExpectedIndexHashes;
-      const indexRecords::checkSum *Record = MetaIndexParser->Lookup((*Target)->MetaKey);
-      bool compressedAvailable = false;
-      if (Record == NULL)
+      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)
       {
       {
-        if ((*Target)->IsOptional() == true)
-        {
-           std::vector<std::string> types = APT::Configuration::getCompressionTypes();
-           for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator t = types.begin(); t != types.end(); ++t)
-              if (MetaIndexParser->Exists((*Target)->MetaKey + "." + *t) == true)
-              {
-                 compressedAvailable = true;
-                 break;
-              }
-        }
-        else if (verify == true)
-        {
-           Status = StatAuthError;
-           strprintf(ErrorText, _("Unable to find expected entry '%s' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)"), (*Target)->MetaKey.c_str());
-           return;
-        }
+        // patchfiles are dated, so bad indicates a bad download, so kill it
+        unlink(DestFile.c_str());
+        Failed("Patch has Size/Hashsum mismatch", NULL);
+        return;
       }
       }
-      else
-      {
-        ExpectedIndexHashes = Record->Hashes;
-        if (_config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Auth", false))
-        {
-           std::cerr << "Queueing: " << (*Target)->URI << std::endl
-              << "Expected Hash:" << std::endl;
-           for (HashStringList::const_iterator hs = ExpectedIndexHashes.begin(); hs != ExpectedIndexHashes.end(); ++hs)
-              std::cerr <<  "\t- " << hs->toStr() << std::endl;
-           std::cerr << "For: " << Record->MetaKeyFilename << std::endl;
-        }
-        if (verify == true && ExpectedIndexHashes.empty() == true && (*Target)->IsOptional() == false)
+
+      // rred expects the patch as $FinalFile.ed.$patchname.gz
+      Rename(DestFile, FinalFile + ".ed." + patch.file + ".gz");
+
+      // check if this is the last completed diff
+      State = StateDoneDiff;
+      for (std::vector<pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs *>::const_iterator I = allPatches->begin();
+           I != allPatches->end(); ++I)
+        if ((*I)->State != StateDoneDiff)
         {
         {
-           Status = StatAuthError;
-           strprintf(ErrorText, _("Unable to find hash sum for '%s' in Release file"), (*Target)->MetaKey.c_str());
+           if(Debug)
+              std::clog << "Not the last done diff in the batch: " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
            return;
         }
            return;
         }
+
+      // this is the last completed diff, so we are ready to apply now
+      State = StateApplyDiff;
+
+      // patching needs to be bootstrapped with the 'old' version
+      if (symlink(GetFinalFilename().c_str(), FinalFile.c_str()) != 0)
+      {
+        Failed("Link creation of " + FinalFile + " to " + GetFinalFilename() + " failed", NULL);
+        return;
       }
 
       }
 
-      if ((*Target)->IsOptional() == true)
+      if(Debug)
+        std::clog << "Sending to rred method: " << FinalFile << std::endl;
+
+      Local = true;
+      Desc.URI = "rred:" + FinalFile;
+      QueueURI(Desc);
+      SetActiveSubprocess("rred");
+      return;
+   }
+   // success in download/apply all diffs, clean up
+   else if (State == StateApplyDiff)
+   {
+      // move the result into place
+      std::string const Final = GetFinalFilename();
+      if(Debug)
+        std::clog << "Queue patched file in place: " << std::endl
+                  << DestFile << " -> " << Final << std::endl;
+
+      // queue for copy by the transaction manager
+      TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, Final);
+
+      // ensure the ed's are gone regardless of list-cleanup
+      for (std::vector<pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs *>::const_iterator I = allPatches->begin();
+           I != allPatches->end(); ++I)
       {
       {
-        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, TransactionManager, *Target, ExpectedIndexHashes, MetaIndexParser);
-           else
-              new pkgAcqIndexTrans(Owner, TransactionManager, *Target, ExpectedIndexHashes, MetaIndexParser);
-        }
-        continue;
+        std::string const PartialFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(Target->URI);
+        std::string patch = PartialFile + ".ed." + (*I)->patch.file + ".gz";
+        unlink(patch.c_str());
       }
       }
+      unlink(FinalFile.c_str());
 
 
-      /* Queue Packages file (either diff or full packages files, depending
-         on the users option) - we also check if the PDiff Index file is listed
-         in the Meta-Index file. Ideal would be if pkgAcqDiffIndex would test this
-         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, TransactionManager, *Target, ExpectedIndexHashes, MetaIndexParser);
-      else
-        new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, *Target, ExpectedIndexHashes, MetaIndexParser);
+      // all set and done
+      Complete = true;
+      if(Debug)
+        std::clog << "allDone: " << DestFile << "\n" << std::endl;
    }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
    }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-bool pkgAcqMetaIndex::VerifyVendor(string Message)                     /*{{{*/
+
+// AcqIndex::AcqIndex - Constructor                                    /*{{{*/
+pkgAcqIndex::pkgAcqIndex(pkgAcquire * const Owner,
+                         pkgAcqMetaBase * const TransactionManager,
+                         IndexTarget const * const Target)
+   : pkgAcqBaseIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target)
 {
 {
-   string::size_type pos;
+   // autoselect the compression method
+   AutoSelectCompression();
+   Init(Target->URI, Target->Description, Target->ShortDesc);
 
 
-   // check for missing sigs (that where not fatal because otherwise we had
-   // bombed earlier)
-   string missingkeys;
-   string msg = _("There is no public key available for the "
-                 "following key IDs:\n");
-   pos = Message.find("NO_PUBKEY ");
-   if (pos != std::string::npos)
+   if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
+      std::clog << "New pkgIndex with TransactionManager "
+                << TransactionManager << std::endl;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqIndex::AutoSelectCompression - Select compression                        /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndex::AutoSelectCompression()
+{
+   std::vector<std::string> types = APT::Configuration::getCompressionTypes();
+   CompressionExtensions = "";
+   if (TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser != NULL && TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser->Exists(Target->MetaKey))
    {
    {
-      string::size_type start = pos+strlen("NO_PUBKEY ");
-      string Fingerprint = Message.substr(start, Message.find("\n")-start);
-      missingkeys += (Fingerprint);
+      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" ||
+             TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser->Exists(CompressedMetaKey) == true)
+            CompressionExtensions.append(*t).append(" ");
+      }
    }
    }
-   if(!missingkeys.empty())
-      _error->Warning("%s", (msg + missingkeys).c_str());
-
-   string Transformed = MetaIndexParser->GetExpectedDist();
-
-   if (Transformed == "../project/experimental")
+   else
    {
    {
-      Transformed = "experimental";
+      for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator t = types.begin(); t != types.end(); ++t)
+        CompressionExtensions.append(*t).append(" ");
    }
    }
+   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)
+{
+   Stage = STAGE_DOWNLOAD;
 
 
-   pos = Transformed.rfind('/');
-   if (pos != string::npos)
+   DestFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(URI);
+
+   size_t const nextExt = CompressionExtensions.find(' ');
+   if (nextExt == std::string::npos)
    {
    {
-      Transformed = Transformed.substr(0, pos);
+      CurrentCompressionExtension = CompressionExtensions;
+      CompressionExtensions.clear();
    }
    }
-
-   if (Transformed == ".")
+   else
    {
    {
-      Transformed = "";
+      CurrentCompressionExtension = CompressionExtensions.substr(0, nextExt);
+      CompressionExtensions = CompressionExtensions.substr(nextExt+1);
    }
 
    }
 
-   if (_config->FindB("Acquire::Check-Valid-Until", true) == true &&
-       MetaIndexParser->GetValidUntil() > 0) {
-      time_t const invalid_since = time(NULL) - MetaIndexParser->GetValidUntil();
-      if (invalid_since > 0)
-        // TRANSLATOR: The first %s is the URL of the bad Release file, the second is
-        // the time since then the file is invalid - formated in the same way as in
-        // the download progress display (e.g. 7d 3h 42min 1s)
-        return _error->Error(
-            _("Release file for %s is expired (invalid since %s). "
-              "Updates for this repository will not be applied."),
-            RealURI.c_str(), TimeToStr(invalid_since).c_str());
+   if (CurrentCompressionExtension == "uncompressed")
+   {
+      Desc.URI = URI;
    }
    }
-
-   if (_config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Auth", false)) 
+   else if (unlikely(CurrentCompressionExtension.empty()))
+      return;
+   else
    {
    {
-      std::cerr << "Got Codename: " << MetaIndexParser->GetDist() << std::endl;
-      std::cerr << "Expecting Dist: " << MetaIndexParser->GetExpectedDist() << std::endl;
-      std::cerr << "Transformed Dist: " << Transformed << std::endl;
+      Desc.URI = URI + '.' + CurrentCompressionExtension;
+      DestFile = DestFile + '.' + CurrentCompressionExtension;
    }
 
    }
 
-   if (MetaIndexParser->CheckDist(Transformed) == false)
+   if(TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser != NULL)
+      InitByHashIfNeeded();
+
+   Desc.Description = URIDesc;
+   Desc.Owner = this;
+   Desc.ShortDesc = ShortDesc;
+
+   QueueURI(Desc);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqIndex::AdjustForByHash - modify URI for by-hash support          /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndex::InitByHashIfNeeded()
+{
+   // TODO:
+   //  - (maybe?) add support for by-hash into the sources.list as flag
+   //  - make apt-ftparchive generate the hashes (and expire?)
+   std::string HostKnob = "APT::Acquire::" + ::URI(Desc.URI).Host + "::By-Hash";
+   if(_config->FindB("APT::Acquire::By-Hash", false) == true ||
+      _config->FindB(HostKnob, false) == true ||
+      TransactionManager->MetaIndexParser->GetSupportsAcquireByHash())
    {
    {
-      // This might become fatal one day
-//       Status = StatAuthError;
-//       ErrorText = "Conflicting distribution; expected "
-//          + MetaIndexParser->GetExpectedDist() + " but got "
-//          + MetaIndexParser->GetDist();
-//       return false;
-      if (!Transformed.empty())
+      HashStringList const Hashes = GetExpectedHashes();
+      if(Hashes.usable())
       {
       {
-         _error->Warning(_("Conflicting distribution: %s (expected %s but got %s)"),
-                         Desc.Description.c_str(),
-                         Transformed.c_str(),
-                         MetaIndexParser->GetDist().c_str());
+         // FIXME: should we really use the best hash here? or a fixed one?
+         HashString const * const TargetHash = Hashes.find("");
+         std::string const ByHash = "/by-hash/" + TargetHash->HashType() + "/" + TargetHash->HashValue();
+         size_t const trailing_slash = Desc.URI.find_last_of("/");
+         Desc.URI = Desc.URI.replace(
+            trailing_slash,
+            Desc.URI.substr(trailing_slash+1).size()+1,
+            ByHash);
+      } else {
+         _error->Warning(
+            "Fetching ByHash requested but can not find record for %s",
+            GetMetaKey().c_str());
       }
    }
       }
    }
-
-   return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// pkgAcqMetaIndex::Failed - no Release file present or no signature file present      /*{{{*/
+// AcqIndex::Custom600Headers - Insert custom request headers          /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* */
-void pkgAcqMetaIndex::Failed(string Message,
-                             pkgAcquire::MethodConfig * /*Cnf*/)
+/* The only header we use is the last-modified header. */
+string pkgAcqIndex::Custom600Headers() const
 {
 {
-   string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + URItoFileName(RealURI);
-
-   if (AuthPass == true)
-   {
-      bool Stop = GenerateAuthWarning(RealURI, Message);
-      if(Stop)
-         return;
-   }
-
-   /* 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;
-      }
+   string Final = GetFinalFilename();
 
 
-      // Done, queue for rename on transaction finished
-      TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, FinalFile);
-   }
+   string msg = "\nIndex-File: true";
+   struct stat Buf;
+   if (stat(Final.c_str(),&Buf) == 0)
+      msg += "\nLast-Modified: " + TimeRFC1123(Buf.st_mtime);
 
 
-   _error->Warning(_("The data from '%s' is not signed. Packages "
-                     "from that repository can not be authenticated."),
-                   URIDesc.c_str());
+   if(Target->IsOptional())
+      msg += "\nFail-Ignore: true";
 
 
-   // 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(_config->FindB("Acquire::AllowInsecureRepositories") == true)
-   {
-      QueueIndexes(false);
-   } else {
-      // warn if the repository is unsinged
-      _error->Warning("Use --allow-insecure-repositories to force the update");
-   } 
+   return msg;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-
-void pkgAcqMetaIndex::Finished()
+// AcqIndex::Failed - getting the indexfile failed                     /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndex::Failed(string const &Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const Cnf)
 {
 {
-   if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
-      std::clog << "Finished: " << DestFile <<std::endl;
-   if(TransactionManager != NULL &&
-      TransactionManager->TransactionHasError() == false)
-      TransactionManager->CommitTransaction();
-}
+   Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
 
 
+   // authorisation matches will not be fixed by other compression types
+   if (Status != StatAuthError)
+   {
+      if (CompressionExtensions.empty() == false)
+      {
+        Init(Target->URI, Desc.Description, Desc.ShortDesc);
+        Status = StatIdle;
+        return;
+      }
+   }
 
 
-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, NULL, URI, URIDesc, ShortDesc, MetaSigURI, MetaSigURIDesc,MetaSigShortDesc, IndexTargets, MetaIndexParser),
-       MetaIndexURI(MetaIndexURI), MetaIndexURIDesc(MetaIndexURIDesc), MetaIndexShortDesc(MetaIndexShortDesc),
-       MetaSigURI(MetaSigURI), MetaSigURIDesc(MetaSigURIDesc), MetaSigShortDesc(MetaSigShortDesc)
+   if(Target->IsOptional() && GetExpectedHashes().empty() && Stage == STAGE_DOWNLOAD)
+      Status = StatDone;
+   else
+      TransactionManager->AbortTransaction();
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqIndex::ReverifyAfterIMS - Reverify index after an ims-hit                /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndex::ReverifyAfterIMS()
 {
 {
-   SigFile = DestFile;
-
-   // index targets + (worst case:) Release/Release.gpg
-   ExpectedAdditionalItems = IndexTargets->size() + 2;
+   // update destfile to *not* include the compression extension when doing
+   // a reverify (as its uncompressed on disk already)
+   DestFile = GetCompressedFileName(Target->URI, GetPartialFileNameFromURI(Target->URI), CurrentCompressionExtension);
 
 
-#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
+   // copy FinalFile into partial/ so that we check the hash again
+   string FinalFile = GetFinalFilename();
+   Stage = STAGE_DECOMPRESS_AND_VERIFY;
+   Desc.URI = "copy:" + FinalFile;
+   QueueURI(Desc);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-pkgAcqMetaClearSig::~pkgAcqMetaClearSig()                              /*{{{*/
+// AcqIndex::ValidateFile - Validate the content of the downloaded file        /*{{{*/
+bool pkgAcqIndex::ValidateFile(const std::string &FileName)
 {
 {
-#if 0
-   // if the file was never queued undo file-changes done in the constructor
-   if (QueueCounter == 1 && Status == StatIdle && FileSize == 0 && Complete == false)
+   // 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)
    {
    {
-      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);
+      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;
    }
    }
-#endif
+   return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Custom600Headers - Insert custom request headers        /*{{{*/
+// AcqIndex::Done - Finished a fetch                                   /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-// FIXME: this can go away once the InRelease file is used widely
-string pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Custom600Headers() const
+/* This goes through a number of states.. On the initial fetch the
+   method could possibly return an alternate filename which points
+   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 const &Message,
+                       HashStringList const &Hashes,
+                      pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const Cfg)
 {
 {
-   string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-   Final += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   Item::Done(Message,Hashes,Cfg);
 
 
-   struct stat Buf;
-   if (stat(Final.c_str(),&Buf) != 0)
+   switch(Stage) 
    {
    {
-      if (stat(Final.c_str(),&Buf) != 0)
-        return "\nIndex-File: true\nFail-Ignore: true\n";
+      case STAGE_DOWNLOAD:
+         StageDownloadDone(Message, Hashes, Cfg);
+         break;
+      case STAGE_DECOMPRESS_AND_VERIFY:
+         StageDecompressDone(Message, Hashes, Cfg);
+         break;
    }
    }
-
-   return "\nIndex-File: true\nFail-Ignore: true\nLast-Modified: " + TimeRFC1123(Buf.st_mtime);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Done - We got a file                            /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-void pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Done(std::string Message,unsigned long long Size, 
-                              HashStringList const &Hashes,
-                              pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
+// AcqIndex::StageDownloadDone - Queue for decompress and verify       /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndex::StageDownloadDone(string const &Message, HashStringList const &,
+                                    pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const)
 {
 {
-   // if we expect a ClearTextSignature (InRelase), ensure that
-   // this is what we get and if not fail to queue a 
-   // Release/Release.gpg, see #346386
-   if (FileExists(DestFile) && !StartsWithGPGClearTextSignature(DestFile))
+   Complete = true;
+
+   // Handle the unzipd case
+   string FileName = LookupTag(Message,"Alt-Filename");
+   if (FileName.empty() == false)
    {
    {
-      pkgAcquire::Item::Failed(Message, Cnf);
-      RenameOnError(NotClearsigned);
-      TransactionManager->AbortTransaction();
+      Stage = STAGE_DECOMPRESS_AND_VERIFY;
+      Local = true;
+      DestFile += ".decomp";
+      Desc.URI = "copy:" + FileName;
+      QueueURI(Desc);
+      SetActiveSubprocess("copy");
+      return;
+   }
+
+   FileName = LookupTag(Message,"Filename");
+   if (FileName.empty() == true)
+   {
+      Status = StatError;
+      ErrorText = "Method gave a blank filename";
+   }
+
+   // 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)
+   {
+      // The files timestamp matches, reverify by copy into partial/
+      EraseFileName = "";
+      ReverifyAfterIMS();
+      return;
+   }
+
+   // If we have compressed indexes enabled, queue for hash verification
+   if (_config->FindB("Acquire::GzipIndexes",false))
+   {
+      DestFile = GetPartialFileNameFromURI(Target->URI + '.' + 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
+   string decompProg;
+   if(CurrentCompressionExtension == "uncompressed")
+      decompProg = "copy";
+   else
+      decompProg = _config->Find(string("Acquire::CompressionTypes::").append(CurrentCompressionExtension),"");
+   if(decompProg.empty() == true)
+   {
+      _error->Error("Unsupported extension: %s", CurrentCompressionExtension.c_str());
       return;
    }
       return;
    }
-   pkgAcqMetaIndex::Done(Message, Size, Hashes, Cnf);
+
+   // queue uri for the next stage
+   Stage = STAGE_DECOMPRESS_AND_VERIFY;
+   DestFile += ".decomp";
+   Desc.URI = decompProg + ":" + FileName;
+   QueueURI(Desc);
+   SetActiveSubprocess(decompProg);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf) /*{{{*/
+// AcqIndex::StageDecompressDone - Final verification                  /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndex::StageDecompressDone(string const &Message,
+                                      HashStringList const &,
+                                      pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const Cfg)
 {
 {
-   // we failed, we will not get additional items from this method
-   ExpectedAdditionalItems = 0;
-
-   if (AuthPass == false)
+   if(!ValidateFile(DestFile))
    {
    {
-      // Queue the 'old' InRelease file for removal if we try Release.gpg
-      // as otherwise the file will stay around and gives a false-auth
-      // impression (CVE-2012-0214)
-      string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-      FinalFile.append(URItoFileName(RealURI));
-      TransactionManager->TransactionStageRemoval(this, FinalFile);
-
-      new pkgAcqMetaIndex(Owner, TransactionManager,
-                       MetaIndexURI, MetaIndexURIDesc, MetaIndexShortDesc,
-                       MetaSigURI, MetaSigURIDesc, MetaSigShortDesc,
-                       IndexTargets, MetaIndexParser);
-      if (Cnf->LocalOnly == true ||
-         StringToBool(LookupTag(Message, "Transient-Failure"), false) == false)
-        Dequeue();
+      RenameOnError(InvalidFormat);
+      Failed(Message, Cfg);
+      return;
    }
    }
-   else
-      pkgAcqMetaIndex::Failed(Message, Cnf);
+
+   // Done, queue for rename on transaction finished
+   TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, GetFinalFilename());
+
+   return;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
+
+
 // AcqArchive::AcqArchive - Constructor                                        /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* This just sets up the initial fetch environment and queues the first
    possibilitiy */
 // AcqArchive::AcqArchive - Constructor                                        /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* This just sets up the initial fetch environment and queues the first
    possibilitiy */
-pkgAcqArchive::pkgAcqArchive(pkgAcquire *Owner,pkgSourceList *Sources,
-                            pkgRecords *Recs,pkgCache::VerIterator const &Version,
+pkgAcqArchive::pkgAcqArchive(pkgAcquire * const Owner,pkgSourceList * const Sources,
+                            pkgRecords * const Recs,pkgCache::VerIterator const &Version,
                             string &StoreFilename) :
                             string &StoreFilename) :
-               Item(Owner, HashStringList()), Version(Version), Sources(Sources), Recs(Recs), 
-               StoreFilename(StoreFilename), Vf(Version.FileList()), 
+               Item(Owner), LocalSource(false), Version(Version), Sources(Sources), Recs(Recs),
+               StoreFilename(StoreFilename), Vf(Version.FileList()),
               Trusted(false)
 {
    Retries = _config->FindI("Acquire::Retries",0);
               Trusted(false)
 {
    Retries = _config->FindI("Acquire::Retries",0);
@@ -2362,15 +2577,17 @@ bool pkgAcqArchive::QueueNext()
 {
    for (; Vf.end() == false; ++Vf)
    {
 {
    for (; Vf.end() == false; ++Vf)
    {
+      pkgCache::PkgFileIterator const PkgF = Vf.File();
       // Ignore not source sources
       // Ignore not source sources
-      if ((Vf.File()->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::NotSource) != 0)
+      if ((PkgF->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::NotSource) != 0)
         continue;
 
       // Try to cross match against the source list
       pkgIndexFile *Index;
         continue;
 
       // Try to cross match against the source list
       pkgIndexFile *Index;
-      if (Sources->FindIndex(Vf.File(),Index) == false)
+      if (Sources->FindIndex(PkgF, Index) == false)
            continue;
            continue;
-      
+      LocalSource = (PkgF->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::LocalSource) == pkgCache::Flag::LocalSource;
+
       // only try to get a trusted package from another source if that source
       // is also trusted
       if(Trusted && !Index->IsTrusted()) 
       // only try to get a trusted package from another source if that source
       // is also trusted
       if(Trusted && !Index->IsTrusted()) 
@@ -2470,25 +2687,10 @@ bool pkgAcqArchive::QueueNext()
 // AcqArchive::Done - Finished fetching                                        /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* */
 // AcqArchive::Done - Finished fetching                                        /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* */
-void pkgAcqArchive::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size, HashStringList const &CalcHashes,
-                        pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cfg)
+void pkgAcqArchive::Done(string const &Message, HashStringList const &Hashes,
+                        pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const Cfg)
 {
 {
-   Item::Done(Message, Size, CalcHashes, Cfg);
-   
-   // Check the size
-   if (Size != Version->Size)
-   {
-      RenameOnError(SizeMismatch);
-      return;
-   }
-
-   // FIXME: could this empty() check impose *any* sort of security issue?
-   if(ExpectedHashes.usable() && ExpectedHashes != CalcHashes)
-   {
-      RenameOnError(HashSumMismatch);
-      printHashSumComparision(DestFile, ExpectedHashes, CalcHashes);
-      return;
-   }
+   Item::Done(Message, Hashes, Cfg);
 
    // Grab the output filename
    string FileName = LookupTag(Message,"Filename");
 
    // Grab the output filename
    string FileName = LookupTag(Message,"Filename");
@@ -2499,21 +2701,18 @@ void pkgAcqArchive::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size, HashStringList
       return;
    }
 
       return;
    }
 
-   Complete = true;
-
    // Reference filename
    if (FileName != DestFile)
    {
       StoreFilename = DestFile = FileName;
       Local = true;
    // Reference filename
    if (FileName != DestFile)
    {
       StoreFilename = DestFile = FileName;
       Local = true;
+      Complete = true;
       return;
    }
       return;
    }
-   
+
    // Done, move it into position
    // Done, move it into position
-   string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::Cache::Archives");
-   FinalFile += flNotDir(StoreFilename);
+   string const FinalFile = GetFinalFilename();
    Rename(DestFile,FinalFile);
    Rename(DestFile,FinalFile);
-   
    StoreFilename = DestFile = FinalFile;
    Complete = true;
 }
    StoreFilename = DestFile = FinalFile;
    Complete = true;
 }
@@ -2521,23 +2720,23 @@ void pkgAcqArchive::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size, HashStringList
 // AcqArchive::Failed - Failure handler                                        /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* Here we try other sources */
 // AcqArchive::Failed - Failure handler                                        /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* Here we try other sources */
-void pkgAcqArchive::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
+void pkgAcqArchive::Failed(string const &Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const Cnf)
 {
 {
-   ErrorText = LookupTag(Message,"Message");
-   
-   /* We don't really want to retry on failed media swaps, this prevents 
+   Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
+
+   /* We don't really want to retry on failed media swaps, this prevents
       that. An interesting observation is that permanent failures are not
       recorded. */
       that. An interesting observation is that permanent failures are not
       recorded. */
-   if (Cnf->Removable == true && 
+   if (Cnf->Removable == true &&
        StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"Transient-Failure"),false) == true)
    {
       // Vf = Version.FileList();
       while (Vf.end() == false) ++Vf;
       StoreFilename = string();
        StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"Transient-Failure"),false) == true)
    {
       // Vf = Version.FileList();
       while (Vf.end() == false) ++Vf;
       StoreFilename = string();
-      Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
       return;
    }
       return;
    }
-   
+
+   Status = StatIdle;
    if (QueueNext() == false)
    {
       // This is the retry counter
    if (QueueNext() == false)
    {
       // This is the retry counter
@@ -2550,23 +2749,18 @@ void pkgAcqArchive::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
         if (QueueNext() == true)
            return;
       }
         if (QueueNext() == true)
            return;
       }
-      
+
       StoreFilename = string();
       StoreFilename = string();
-      Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
+      Status = StatError;
    }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
    }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// AcqArchive::IsTrusted - Determine whether this archive comes from a trusted source /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-APT_PURE bool pkgAcqArchive::IsTrusted() const
+APT_PURE bool pkgAcqArchive::IsTrusted() const                         /*{{{*/
 {
    return Trusted;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 {
    return Trusted;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// AcqArchive::Finished - Fetching has finished, tidy up               /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* */
-void pkgAcqArchive::Finished()
+void pkgAcqArchive::Finished()                                         /*{{{*/
 {
    if (Status == pkgAcquire::Item::StatDone &&
        Complete == true)
 {
    if (Status == pkgAcquire::Item::StatDone &&
        Complete == true)
@@ -2574,17 +2768,26 @@ void pkgAcqArchive::Finished()
    StoreFilename = string();
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
    StoreFilename = string();
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
+std::string pkgAcqArchive::DescURI() const                             /*{{{*/
+{
+   return Desc.URI;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+std::string pkgAcqArchive::ShortDesc() const                           /*{{{*/
+{
+   return Desc.ShortDesc;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+
 // AcqFile::pkgAcqFile - Constructor                                   /*{{{*/
 // AcqFile::pkgAcqFile - Constructor                                   /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* The file is added to the queue */
-pkgAcqFile::pkgAcqFile(pkgAcquire *Owner,string URI, HashStringList const &Hashes,
-                      unsigned long long Size,string Dsc,string ShortDesc,
+pkgAcqFile::pkgAcqFile(pkgAcquire * const Owner,string const &URI, HashStringList const &Hashes,
+                      unsigned long long const Size,string const &Dsc,string const &ShortDesc,
                       const string &DestDir, const string &DestFilename,
                       const string &DestDir, const string &DestFilename,
-                       bool IsIndexFile) :
-                       Item(Owner, Hashes), IsIndexFile(IsIndexFile)
+                       bool const IsIndexFile) :
+                       Item(Owner), IsIndexFile(IsIndexFile), ExpectedHashes(Hashes)
 {
    Retries = _config->FindI("Acquire::Retries",0);
 {
    Retries = _config->FindI("Acquire::Retries",0);
-   
+
    if(!DestFilename.empty())
       DestFile = DestFilename;
    else if(!DestDir.empty())
    if(!DestFilename.empty())
       DestFile = DestFilename;
    else if(!DestDir.empty())
@@ -2599,7 +2802,7 @@ pkgAcqFile::pkgAcqFile(pkgAcquire *Owner,string URI, HashStringList const &Hashe
 
    // Set the short description to the archive component
    Desc.ShortDesc = ShortDesc;
 
    // Set the short description to the archive component
    Desc.ShortDesc = ShortDesc;
-      
+
    // Get the transfer sizes
    FileSize = Size;
    struct stat Buf;
    // Get the transfer sizes
    FileSize = Size;
    struct stat Buf;
@@ -2616,21 +2819,11 @@ pkgAcqFile::pkgAcqFile(pkgAcquire *Owner,string URI, HashStringList const &Hashe
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // AcqFile::Done - Item downloaded OK                                  /*{{{*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // AcqFile::Done - Item downloaded OK                                  /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* */
-void pkgAcqFile::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringList const &CalcHashes,
-                     pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
+void pkgAcqFile::Done(string const &Message,HashStringList const &CalcHashes,
+                     pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const Cnf)
 {
 {
-   Item::Done(Message,Size,CalcHashes,Cnf);
+   Item::Done(Message,CalcHashes,Cnf);
 
 
-   // Check the hash
-   if(ExpectedHashes.usable() && ExpectedHashes != CalcHashes)
-   {
-      RenameOnError(HashSumMismatch);
-      printHashSumComparision(DestFile, ExpectedHashes, CalcHashes);
-      return;
-   }
-   
    string FileName = LookupTag(Message,"Filename");
    if (FileName.empty() == true)
    {
    string FileName = LookupTag(Message,"Filename");
    if (FileName.empty() == true)
    {
@@ -2640,11 +2833,11 @@ void pkgAcqFile::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringList cons
    }
 
    Complete = true;
    }
 
    Complete = true;
-   
+
    // The files timestamp matches
    if (StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"IMS-Hit"),false) == true)
       return;
    // The files timestamp matches
    if (StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"IMS-Hit"),false) == true)
       return;
-   
+
    // We have to copy it into place
    if (FileName != DestFile)
    {
    // We have to copy it into place
    if (FileName != DestFile)
    {
@@ -2656,7 +2849,7 @@ void pkgAcqFile::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringList cons
         QueueURI(Desc);
         return;
       }
         QueueURI(Desc);
         return;
       }
-      
+
       // Erase the file if it is a symlink so we can overwrite it
       struct stat St;
       if (lstat(DestFile.c_str(),&St) == 0)
       // Erase the file if it is a symlink so we can overwrite it
       struct stat St;
       if (lstat(DestFile.c_str(),&St) == 0)
@@ -2664,41 +2857,43 @@ void pkgAcqFile::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringList cons
         if (S_ISLNK(St.st_mode) != 0)
            unlink(DestFile.c_str());
       }
         if (S_ISLNK(St.st_mode) != 0)
            unlink(DestFile.c_str());
       }
-      
+
       // Symlink the file
       if (symlink(FileName.c_str(),DestFile.c_str()) != 0)
       {
       // Symlink the file
       if (symlink(FileName.c_str(),DestFile.c_str()) != 0)
       {
-        ErrorText = "Link to " + DestFile + " failure ";
+        _error->PushToStack();
+        _error->Errno("pkgAcqFile::Done", "Symlinking file %s failed", DestFile.c_str());
+        std::stringstream msg;
+        _error->DumpErrors(msg);
+        _error->RevertToStack();
+        ErrorText = msg.str();
         Status = StatError;
         Complete = false;
         Status = StatError;
         Complete = false;
-      }      
+      }
    }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // AcqFile::Failed - Failure handler                                   /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* Here we try other sources */
    }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // AcqFile::Failed - Failure handler                                   /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* Here we try other sources */
-void pkgAcqFile::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
+void pkgAcqFile::Failed(string const &Message, pkgAcquire::MethodConfig const * const Cnf)
 {
 {
-   ErrorText = LookupTag(Message,"Message");
-   
+   Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
+
    // This is the retry counter
    if (Retries != 0 &&
        Cnf->LocalOnly == false &&
        StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"Transient-Failure"),false) == true)
    {
    // This is the retry counter
    if (Retries != 0 &&
        Cnf->LocalOnly == false &&
        StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"Transient-Failure"),false) == true)
    {
-      Retries--;
+      --Retries;
       QueueURI(Desc);
       QueueURI(Desc);
+      Status = StatIdle;
       return;
    }
       return;
    }
-   
-   Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
+
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// AcqIndex::Custom600Headers - Insert custom request headers          /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* The only header we use is the last-modified header. */
-string pkgAcqFile::Custom600Headers() const
+string pkgAcqFile::Custom600Headers() const                            /*{{{*/
 {
    if (IsIndexFile)
       return "\nIndex-File: true";
 {
    if (IsIndexFile)
       return "\nIndex-File: true";