this is not necessary since the pkgCaches are fully shared now. */
 pkgSimulate::pkgSimulate(pkgDepCache *Cache) : pkgPackageManager(Cache),
                            iPolicy(Cache),
-                            Sim(&Cache->GetCache(),&iPolicy)
+                           Sim(&Cache->GetCache(),&iPolicy),
+                           group(Sim)
 {
    Sim.Init(0);
    Flags = new unsigned char[Cache->Head().PackageCount];
       
       signed short &Score = Scores[I->ID];
       
-      /* This is arbitary, it should be high enough to elevate an
+      /* This is arbitrary, it should be high enough to elevate an
          essantial package above most other packages but low enough
         to allow an obsolete essential packages to be removed by
         a conflicts on a powerfull normal package (ie libc6) */
 
                  if (Start->Type == pkgCache::Dep::DpkgBreaks)
                  {
-                    /* Would it help if we upgraded? */
-                    if (Cache[End] & pkgDepCache::DepGCVer) {
+                    // first, try upgradring the package, if that
+                    // does not help, the breaks goes onto the
+                    // kill list
+                    // FIXME: use DoUpgrade(Pkg) instead?
+                    if (Cache[End] & pkgDepCache::DepGCVer) 
+                    {
                        if (Debug)
                           clog << "  Upgrading " << Pkg.Name() << " due to Breaks field in " << I.Name() << endl;
                        Cache.MarkInstall(Pkg, false, 0, false);
                        continue;
                     }
-                    if (Debug)
-                       clog << "  Will not break " << Pkg.Name() << " as stated in Breaks field in " << I.Name() <<endl;
-                    Cache.MarkKeep(I, false, false);
-                    continue;
                  }
 
                  // Skip adding to the kill list if it is protected
               if ((Cache[J->Dep] & pkgDepCache::DepGNow) == 0)
               {
                  if (J->Dep->Type == pkgCache::Dep::Conflicts || 
+                     J->Dep->Type == pkgCache::Dep::DpkgBreaks ||
                      J->Dep->Type == pkgCache::Dep::Obsoletes)
                  {
                     if (Debug == true)
 
       (*I)->Finished();
 
-      _error->Warning(_("Failed to fetch %s  %s\n"),(*I)->DescURI().c_str(),
+      ::URI uri((*I)->DescURI());
+      uri.User.clear();
+      uri.Password.clear();
+      string descUri = string(uri);
+      _error->Warning(_("Failed to fetch %s  %s\n"), descUri.c_str(),
              (*I)->ErrorText.c_str());
 
       if ((*I)->Status == pkgAcquire::Item::StatTransientNetworkError)