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fixup foldmarkers in acquire-item.cc
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 #include <apt-pkg/error.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/strutl.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/fileutl.h>
-#include <apt-pkg/md5.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/sha1.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/tagfile.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/indexrecords.h>
-#include <apt-pkg/metaindex.h>
-
+#include <apt-pkg/acquire.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/hashes.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/indexfile.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/pkgcache.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/cacheiterators.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/pkgrecords.h>
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
 using namespace std;
 
+static void printHashSumComparision(std::string const &URI, HashStringList const &Expected, HashStringList const &Actual) /*{{{*/
+{
+   if (_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::HashSumMismatch", false) == false)
+      return;
+   std::cerr << std::endl << URI << ":" << std::endl << " Expected Hash: " << std::endl;
+   for (HashStringList::const_iterator hs = Expected.begin(); hs != Expected.end(); ++hs)
+      std::cerr <<  "\t- " << hs->toStr() << std::endl;
+   std::cerr << " Actual Hash: " << std::endl;
+   for (HashStringList::const_iterator hs = Actual.begin(); hs != Actual.end(); ++hs)
+      std::cerr <<  "\t- " << hs->toStr() << std::endl;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+
 // Acquire::Item::Item - Constructor                                   /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* */
-pkgAcquire::Item::Item(pkgAcquire *Owner) : Owner(Owner), FileSize(0),
-                       PartialSize(0), Mode(0), ID(0), Complete(false), 
-                       Local(false), QueueCounter(0)
+#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)
 {
    Owner->Add(this);
    Status = StatIdle;
+   if(TransactionManager != NULL)
+      TransactionManager->Add(this);
 }
+#if __GNUC__ >= 4
+       #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // Acquire::Item::~Item - Destructor                                   /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -67,7 +99,8 @@ pkgAcquire::Item::~Item()
 void pkgAcquire::Item::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
 {
    Status = StatIdle;
-   ErrorText = LookupTag(Message,"Message");
+   if(ErrorText == "")
+      ErrorText = LookupTag(Message,"Message");
    UsedMirror =  LookupTag(Message,"UsedMirror");
    if (QueueCounter <= 1)
    {
@@ -108,12 +141,12 @@ void pkgAcquire::Item::Start(string /*Message*/,unsigned long long Size)
 // Acquire::Item::Done - Item downloaded OK                            /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* */
-void pkgAcquire::Item::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,string Hash,
-                           pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
+void pkgAcquire::Item::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringList const &/*Hash*/,
+                           pkgAcquire::MethodConfig * /*Cnf*/)
 {
    // We just downloaded something..
    string FileName = LookupTag(Message,"Filename");
-   UsedMirror =  LookupTag(Message,"UsedMirror");
+   UsedMirror = LookupTag(Message,"UsedMirror");
    if (Complete == false && !Local && FileName == DestFile)
    {
       if (Owner->Log != 0)
@@ -129,9 +162,9 @@ void pkgAcquire::Item::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,string Hash,
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // Acquire::Item::Rename - Rename a file                               /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* This helper function is used by alot of item methods as thier final
+/* This helper function is used by a lot of item methods as their final
    step */
-void pkgAcquire::Item::Rename(string From,string To)
+bool pkgAcquire::Item::Rename(string From,string To)
 {
    if (rename(From.c_str(),To.c_str()) != 0)
    {
@@ -139,8 +172,10 @@ void pkgAcquire::Item::Rename(string From,string To)
       snprintf(S,sizeof(S),_("rename failed, %s (%s -> %s)."),strerror(errno),
              From.c_str(),To.c_str());
       Status = StatError;
-      ErrorText = S;
+      ErrorText += S;
+      return false;
    }   
+   return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 bool pkgAcquire::Item::RenameOnError(pkgAcquire::Item::RenameOnErrorState const error)/*{{{*/
@@ -165,8 +200,29 @@ bool pkgAcquire::Item::RenameOnError(pkgAcquire::Item::RenameOnErrorState const
         Status = StatError;
         // do not report as usually its not the mirrors fault, but Portal/Proxy
         break;
+      case SignatureError:
+        ErrorText = _("Signature error");
+        Status = StatError;
+        break;
+      case NotClearsigned:
+         ErrorText = _("Does not start with a cleartext signature");
+        Status = StatError;
+        break;
    }
    return false;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+void pkgAcquire::Item::SetActiveSubprocess(const std::string &subprocess)/*{{{*/
+{
+      ActiveSubprocess = subprocess;
+#if __GNUC__ >= 4
+       #pragma GCC diagnostic push
+       #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
+#endif
+        Mode = ActiveSubprocess.c_str();
+#if __GNUC__ >= 4
+       #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // Acquire::Item::ReportMirrorFailure                                  /*{{{*/
@@ -213,141 +269,32 @@ void pkgAcquire::Item::ReportMirrorFailure(string FailCode)
    }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// AcqSubIndex::AcqSubIndex - Constructor                              /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* Get a sub-index file based on checksums from a 'master' file and
-   possibly query additional files */
-pkgAcqSubIndex::pkgAcqSubIndex(pkgAcquire *Owner, string const &URI,
-                                string const &URIDesc, string const &ShortDesc,
-                                HashString const &ExpectedHash)
-   : Item(Owner), ExpectedHash(ExpectedHash)
-{
-   /* XXX: Beware: Currently this class does nothing (of value) anymore ! */
-   Debug = _config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::SubIndex",false);
-
-   DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(URI);
-
-   Desc.URI = URI;
-   Desc.Description = URIDesc;
-   Desc.Owner = this;
-   Desc.ShortDesc = ShortDesc;
-
-   QueueURI(Desc);
-
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqSubIndex: " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-// AcqSubIndex::Custom600Headers - Insert custom request headers       /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* The only header we use is the last-modified header. */
-string pkgAcqSubIndex::Custom600Headers()
-{
-   string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-   Final += URItoFileName(Desc.URI);
-
-   struct stat Buf;
-   if (stat(Final.c_str(),&Buf) != 0)
-      return "\nIndex-File: true\nFail-Ignore: true\n";
-   return "\nIndex-File: true\nFail-Ignore: true\nLast-Modified: " + TimeRFC1123(Buf.st_mtime);
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqSubIndex::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)      /*{{{*/
-{
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqSubIndex failed: " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
-
-   Complete = false;
-   Status = StatDone;
-   Dequeue();
-
-   // No good Index is provided
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqSubIndex::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,string Md5Hash,       /*{{{*/
-                          pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
-{
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqSubIndex::Done(): " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
-
-   string FileName = LookupTag(Message,"Filename");
-   if (FileName.empty() == true)
-   {
-      Status = StatError;
-      ErrorText = "Method gave a blank filename";
-      return;
-   }
-
-   if (FileName != DestFile)
-   {
-      Local = true;
-      Desc.URI = "copy:" + FileName;
-      QueueURI(Desc);
-      return;
-   }
-
-   Item::Done(Message,Size,Md5Hash,Cnf);
-
-   string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists")+URItoFileName(Desc.URI);
-
-   /* Downloaded invalid transindex => Error (LP: #346386) (Closes: #627642) */
-   indexRecords SubIndexParser;
-   if (FileExists(DestFile) == true && !SubIndexParser.Load(DestFile)) {
-      Status = StatError;
-      ErrorText = SubIndexParser.ErrorText;
-      return;
-   }
-
-   // sucess in downloading the index
-   // rename the index
-   if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "Renaming: " << DestFile << " -> " << FinalFile << std::endl;
-   Rename(DestFile,FinalFile);
-   chmod(FinalFile.c_str(),0644);
-   DestFile = FinalFile;
-
-   if(ParseIndex(DestFile) == false)
-      return Failed("", NULL);
-
-   Complete = true;
-   Status = StatDone;
-   Dequeue();
-   return;
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-bool pkgAcqSubIndex::ParseIndex(string const &IndexFile)               /*{{{*/
-{
-   indexRecords SubIndexParser;
-   if (FileExists(IndexFile) == false || SubIndexParser.Load(IndexFile) == false)
-      return false;
-   // so something with the downloaded index
-   return true;
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
 // AcqDiffIndex::AcqDiffIndex - Constructor                            /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* Get the DiffIndex file first and see if there are patches availab
+/* 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,
-                                string URI,string URIDesc,string ShortDesc,
-                                HashString ExpectedHash)
-   : Item(Owner), RealURI(URI), ExpectedHash(ExpectedHash),
-     Description(URIDesc)
+                                 pkgAcqMetaBase *TransactionManager,
+                                 IndexTarget const * const Target,
+                                HashStringList const &ExpectedHashes,
+                                 indexRecords *MetaIndexParser)
+   : pkgAcqBaseIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target, ExpectedHashes, 
+                     MetaIndexParser), PackagesFileReadyInPartial(false)
 {
    
    Debug = _config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Diffs",false);
 
-   Desc.Description = URIDesc + "/DiffIndex";
+   RealURI = Target->URI;
    Desc.Owner = this;
-   Desc.ShortDesc = ShortDesc;
-   Desc.URI = URI + ".diff/Index";
+   Desc.Description = Target->Description + "/DiffIndex";
+   Desc.ShortDesc = Target->ShortDesc;
+   Desc.URI = Target->URI + ".diff/Index";
 
    DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(URI) + string(".DiffIndex");
+   DestFile += URItoFileName(Desc.URI);
 
    if(Debug)
       std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex: " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
@@ -369,10 +316,10 @@ pkgAcqDiffIndex::pkgAcqDiffIndex(pkgAcquire *Owner,
       return;
    }
 
-   if(Debug) 
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexDiffs::pkgAcqIndexDiffs(): " 
-               << CurrentPackagesFile << std::endl;
-   
+   if(Debug)
+      std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex::pkgAcqDiffIndex(): "
+        << CurrentPackagesFile << std::endl;
+
    QueueURI(Desc);
 
 }
@@ -380,10 +327,10 @@ pkgAcqDiffIndex::pkgAcqDiffIndex(pkgAcquire *Owner,
 // AcqIndex::Custom600Headers - Insert custom request headers          /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* The only header we use is the last-modified header. */
-string pkgAcqDiffIndex::Custom600Headers()
+string pkgAcqDiffIndex::Custom600Headers() const
 {
    string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-   Final += URItoFileName(RealURI) + string(".IndexDiff");
+   Final += URItoFileName(Desc.URI);
    
    if(Debug)
       std::clog << "Custom600Header-IMS: " << Final << std::endl;
@@ -398,8 +345,8 @@ string pkgAcqDiffIndex::Custom600Headers()
 bool pkgAcqDiffIndex::ParseDiffIndex(string IndexDiffFile)             /*{{{*/
 {
    if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexDiffs::ParseIndexDiff() " << IndexDiffFile 
-               << std::endl;
+      std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex::ParseIndexDiff() " << IndexDiffFile
+        << std::endl;
 
    pkgTagSection Tags;
    string ServerSha1;
@@ -426,16 +373,23 @@ bool pkgAcqDiffIndex::ParseDiffIndex(string IndexDiffFile)                /*{{{*/
       SHA1.AddFD(fd);
       string const local_sha1 = SHA1.Result();
 
-      if(local_sha1 == ServerSha1) 
+      if(local_sha1 == ServerSha1)
       {
-        // we have the same sha1 as the server
+        // 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;
-        // set found to true, this will queue a pkgAcqIndexDiffs with
-        // a empty availabe_patches
-        found = true;
-      } 
-      else 
+         // 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;
@@ -460,7 +414,7 @@ bool pkgAcqDiffIndex::ParseDiffIndex(string IndexDiffFile)          /*{{{*/
         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", 20);
+           unsigned long const fileLimit = _config->FindI("Acquire::PDiffs::FileLimit", 0);
            if (fileLimit != 0 && fileLimit < available_patches.size())
            {
               if (Debug)
@@ -496,18 +450,64 @@ bool pkgAcqDiffIndex::ParseDiffIndex(string IndexDiffFile)                /*{{{*/
       }
 
       // we have something, queue the next diff
-      if(found) 
+      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);
-        new pkgAcqIndexDiffs(Owner, RealURI, Description, Desc.ShortDesc,
-                             ExpectedHash, ServerSha1, available_patches);
-        Complete = false;
-        Status = StatDone;
-        Dequeue();
-        return true;
+
+        /* 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;
       }
    }
    
@@ -519,44 +519,51 @@ bool pkgAcqDiffIndex::ParseDiffIndex(string IndexDiffFile)                /*{{{*/
    return false;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqDiffIndex::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)     /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqDiffIndex::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig * /*Cnf*/)/*{{{*/
 {
    if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex failed: " << Desc.URI << std::endl
-               << "Falling back to normal index file aquire" << std::endl;
+      std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex failed: " << Desc.URI << " with " << Message << std::endl
+               << "Falling back to normal index file acquire" << std::endl;
 
-   new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, RealURI, Description, Desc.ShortDesc, 
-                  ExpectedHash);
+   new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target, ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser);
 
    Complete = false;
    Status = StatDone;
    Dequeue();
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqDiffIndex::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,string Md5Hash,      /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqDiffIndex::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringList const &Hashes,        /*{{{*/
                           pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
 {
    if(Debug)
       std::clog << "pkgAcqDiffIndex::Done(): " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
 
-   Item::Done(Message,Size,Md5Hash,Cnf);
+   Item::Done(Message, Size, Hashes, Cnf);
 
-   string FinalFile;
-   FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists")+URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   // verify the index target
+   if(Target && Target->MetaKey != "" && MetaIndexParser && Hashes.usable())
+   {
+      std::string IndexMetaKey  = Target->MetaKey + ".diff/Index";
+      indexRecords::checkSum *Record = MetaIndexParser->Lookup(IndexMetaKey);
+      if(Record && Record->Hashes.usable() && Hashes != Record->Hashes)
+      {
+         RenameOnError(HashSumMismatch);
+         printHashSumComparision(RealURI, Record->Hashes, Hashes);
+         Failed(Message, Cnf);
+         return;
+      }
 
-   // sucess 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);
 
+   // queue for final move
+   string FinalFile;
+   FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists")+URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   FinalFile += string(".IndexDiff");
+   TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, FinalFile);
+
    Complete = true;
    Status = StatDone;
    Dequeue();
@@ -569,26 +576,31 @@ void pkgAcqDiffIndex::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,string Md5Hash
  * for each diff and the index
  */
 pkgAcqIndexDiffs::pkgAcqIndexDiffs(pkgAcquire *Owner,
-                                  string URI,string URIDesc,string ShortDesc,
-                                  HashString ExpectedHash, 
+                                   pkgAcqMetaBase *TransactionManager,
+                                   struct IndexTarget const * const Target,
+                                   HashStringList const &ExpectedHashes,
+                                   indexRecords *MetaIndexParser,
                                   string ServerSha1,
                                   vector<DiffInfo> diffs)
-   : Item(Owner), RealURI(URI), ExpectedHash(ExpectedHash), 
+   : pkgAcqBaseIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target, ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser),
      available_patches(diffs), ServerSha1(ServerSha1)
 {
    
    DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(URI);
+   DestFile += URItoFileName(Target->URI);
 
    Debug = _config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Diffs",false);
 
-   Description = URIDesc;
+   RealURI = Target->URI;
    Desc.Owner = this;
-   Desc.ShortDesc = ShortDesc;
+   Description = Target->Description;
+   Desc.ShortDesc = Target->ShortDesc;
 
    if(available_patches.empty() == true)
    {
-      // we are done (yeah!)
+      // we are done (yeah!), check hashes against the final file
+      DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
+      DestFile += URItoFileName(Target->URI);
       Finish(true);
    }
    else
@@ -599,33 +611,46 @@ pkgAcqIndexDiffs::pkgAcqIndexDiffs(pkgAcquire *Owner,
    }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)    /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig * /*Cnf*/)/*{{{*/
 {
    if(Debug)
-      std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexDiffs failed: " << Desc.URI << std::endl
-               << "Falling back to normal index file aquire" << std::endl;
-   new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, RealURI, Description,Desc.ShortDesc, 
-                  ExpectedHash);
+      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();
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // 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;
+
    // we restore the original name, this is required, otherwise
    // the file will be cleaned
    if(allDone) 
    {
-      DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-      DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-
-      if(!ExpectedHash.empty() && !ExpectedHash.VerifyFile(DestFile))
+      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;
+
+      TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, PartialFile, DestFile);
+
       // this is for the "real" finish
       Complete = true;
       Status = StatDone;
@@ -645,10 +670,15 @@ void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Finish(bool allDone)
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 bool pkgAcqIndexDiffs::QueueNextDiff()                                 /*{{{*/
 {
-
    // calc sha1 of the just patched file
    string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-   FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   FinalFile += "partial/" + URItoFileName(RealURI);
+
+   if(!FileExists(FinalFile))
+   {
+      Failed("No FinalFile " + FinalFile + " available", NULL);
+      return false;
+   }
 
    FileFd fd(FinalFile, FileFd::ReadOnly);
    SHA1Summation SHA1;
@@ -658,6 +688,7 @@ bool pkgAcqIndexDiffs::QueueNextDiff()                                      /*{{{*/
       std::clog << "QueueNextDiff: " 
                << FinalFile << " (" << local_sha1 << ")"<<std::endl;
 
+
    // final file reached before all patches are applied
    if(local_sha1 == ServerSha1)
    {
@@ -679,12 +710,12 @@ bool pkgAcqIndexDiffs::QueueNextDiff()                                    /*{{{*/
    // error checking and falling back if no patch was found
    if(available_patches.empty() == true)
    {
-      Failed("", NULL);
+      Failed("No patches available", NULL);
       return false;
    }
 
    // queue the right diff
-   Desc.URI = string(RealURI) + ".diff/" + available_patches[0].file + ".gz";
+   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);
@@ -697,18 +728,20 @@ bool pkgAcqIndexDiffs::QueueNextDiff()                                    /*{{{*/
    return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,string Md5Hash,     /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size, HashStringList const &Hashes,      /*{{{*/
                            pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
 {
    if(Debug)
       std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Done(): " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
 
-   Item::Done(Message,Size,Md5Hash,Cnf);
+   Item::Done(Message, Size, Hashes, Cnf);
+
+   // FIXME: verify this download too before feeding it to rred
 
    string FinalFile;
-   FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists")+URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists")+"partial/"+URItoFileName(RealURI);
 
-   // sucess in downloading a diff, enter ApplyDiff state
+   // success in downloading a diff, enter ApplyDiff state
    if(State == StateFetchDiff)
    {
 
@@ -722,7 +755,7 @@ void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,string Md5Has
       Local = true;
       Desc.URI = "rred:" + FinalFile;
       QueueURI(Desc);
-      Mode = "rred";
+      SetActiveSubprocess("rred");
       return;
    } 
 
@@ -732,6 +765,7 @@ void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,string Md5Has
    {
       // remove the just applied patch
       available_patches.erase(available_patches.begin());
+      unlink((FinalFile + ".ed").c_str());
 
       // move into place
       if(Debug) 
@@ -744,209 +778,446 @@ void pkgAcqIndexDiffs::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,string Md5Has
 
       // see if there is more to download
       if(available_patches.empty() == false) {
-        new pkgAcqIndexDiffs(Owner, RealURI, Description, Desc.ShortDesc,
-                             ExpectedHash, ServerSha1, available_patches);
+        new pkgAcqIndexDiffs(Owner, TransactionManager, Target,
+                             ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser,
+                              ServerSha1, available_patches);
         return Finish();
       } else 
+         // update
+         DestFile = FinalFile;
         return Finish(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,
-                        HashString ExpectedHash, string comprExt)
-   : Item(Owner), RealURI(URI), ExpectedHash(ExpectedHash)
+// 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)
 {
-   if(comprExt.empty() == true)
-   {
-      // autoselect the compression method
-      std::vector<std::string> types = APT::Configuration::getCompressionTypes();
-      for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator t = types.begin(); t != types.end(); ++t)
-        comprExt.append(*t).append(" ");
-      if (comprExt.empty() == false)
-        comprExt.erase(comprExt.end()-1);
-   }
-   CompressionExtension = comprExt;
 
-   Init(URI, URIDesc, ShortDesc);
-}
-pkgAcqIndex::pkgAcqIndex(pkgAcquire *Owner, IndexTarget const *Target,
-                        HashString const &ExpectedHash, indexRecords const *MetaIndexParser)
-   : Item(Owner), RealURI(Target->URI), ExpectedHash(ExpectedHash)
-{
-   // autoselect the compression method
-   std::vector<std::string> types = APT::Configuration::getCompressionTypes();
-   CompressionExtension = "";
-   if (ExpectedHash.empty() == false)
-   {
-      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(" ");
-   }
-   else
-   {
-      for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator t = types.begin(); t != types.end(); ++t)
-        CompressionExtension.append(*t).append(" ");
-   }
-   if (CompressionExtension.empty() == false)
-      CompressionExtension.erase(CompressionExtension.end()-1);
+   DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
+   DestFile += URItoFileName(Target->URI);
 
-   // only verify non-optional targets, see acquire-item.h for a FIXME
-   // to make this more flexible
-   if (Target->IsOptional())
-     Verify = false;
-   else
-     Verify = true;
+   Debug = _config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Diffs",false);
 
-   Init(Target->URI, Target->Description, Target->ShortDesc);
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-// AcqIndex::Init - defered Constructor                                        /*{{{*/
-void pkgAcqIndex::Init(string const &URI, string const &URIDesc, string const &ShortDesc) {
-   Decompression = false;
-   Erase = false;
+   RealURI = Target->URI;
+   Desc.Owner = this;
+   Description = Target->Description;
+   Desc.ShortDesc = Target->ShortDesc;
 
+   Desc.URI = RealURI + ".diff/" + patch.file + ".gz";
+   Desc.Description = Description + " " + patch.file + string(".pdiff");
    DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(URI);
-
-   std::string const comprExt = CompressionExtension.substr(0, CompressionExtension.find(' '));
-   if (comprExt == "uncompressed")
-      Desc.URI = URI;
-   else
-      Desc.URI = URI + '.' + comprExt;
+   DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI + ".diff/" + patch.file);
 
-   Desc.Description = URIDesc;
-   Desc.Owner = this;
-   Desc.ShortDesc = ShortDesc;
+   if(Debug)
+      std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs: " << Desc.URI << std::endl;
 
    QueueURI(Desc);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// AcqIndex::Custom600Headers - Insert custom request headers          /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* The only header we use is the last-modified header. */
-string pkgAcqIndex::Custom600Headers()
+void pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig * /*Cnf*/)/*{{{*/
 {
-   string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-   Final += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-   if (_config->FindB("Acquire::GzipIndexes",false))
-      Final += ".gz";
-   
-   string msg = "\nIndex-File: true";
-   // FIXME: this really should use "IndexTarget::IsOptional()" but that
-   //        seems to be difficult without breaking ABI
-   if (ShortDesc().find("Translation") != 0)
-      msg += "\nFail-Ignore: true";
-   struct stat Buf;
-   if (stat(Final.c_str(),&Buf) == 0)
-      msg += "\nLast-Modified: " + TimeRFC1123(Buf.st_mtime);
+   if(Debug)
+      std::clog << "pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs failed: " << Desc.URI << " with " << Message << std::endl;
+   Complete = false;
+   Status = StatDone;
+   Dequeue();
 
-   return msg;
+   // 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;
+   std::clog << "Falling back to normal index file acquire" << std::endl;
+   new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, Target, ExpectedHashes, MetaIndexParser);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqIndex::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf) /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringList const &Hashes,  /*{{{*/
+                           pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
 {
-   size_t const nextExt = CompressionExtension.find(' ');
-   if (nextExt != std::string::npos)
+   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);
+
+   if (State == StateFetchDiff)
    {
-      CompressionExtension = CompressionExtension.substr(nextExt+1);
-      Init(RealURI, Desc.Description, Desc.ShortDesc);
-      return;
-   }
+      // rred expects the patch as $FinalFile.ed.$patchname.gz
+      Rename(DestFile, FinalFile + ".ed." + patch.file + ".gz");
 
-   // 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());
-   }
+      // 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;
+        }
 
-   Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-// 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 gzip uri. */
-void pkgAcqIndex::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,string Hash,
-                      pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cfg)
-{
-   Item::Done(Message,Size,Hash,Cfg);
+      // this is the last completed diff, so we are ready to apply now
+      State = StateApplyDiff;
+
+      if(Debug)
+        std::clog << "Sending to rred method: " << FinalFile << std::endl;
 
-   if (Decompression == true)
+      Local = true;
+      Desc.URI = "rred:" + FinalFile;
+      QueueURI(Desc);
+      SetActiveSubprocess("rred");
+      return;
+   }
+   // success in download/apply all diffs, clean up
+   else if (State == StateApplyDiff)
    {
-      if (_config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Auth", false))
+      // see if we really got the expected file
+      if(ExpectedHashes.usable() && !ExpectedHashes.VerifyFile(DestFile))
       {
-         std::cerr << std::endl << RealURI << ": Computed Hash: " << Hash;
-         std::cerr << "  Expected Hash: " << ExpectedHash.toStr() << std::endl;
+        RenameOnError(HashSumMismatch);
+        return;
       }
 
-      if (!ExpectedHash.empty() && ExpectedHash.toStr() != Hash)
+
+      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);
+
+      // ensure the ed's are gone regardless of list-cleanup
+      for (std::vector<pkgAcqIndexMergeDiffs *>::const_iterator I = allPatches->begin();
+           I != allPatches->end(); ++I)
       {
-        RenameOnError(HashSumMismatch);
-         return;
+            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());
       }
 
-      /* Verify the index file for correctness (all indexes must
-       * have a Package field) (LP: #346386) (Closes: #627642) */
-      if (Verify == true)
+      // all set and done
+      Complete = true;
+      if(Debug)
+        std::clog << "allDone: " << DestFile << "\n" << std::endl;
+   }
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqBaseIndex::VerifyHashByMetaKey - verify hash for the given metakey /*{{{*/
+bool pkgAcqBaseIndex::VerifyHashByMetaKey(HashStringList const &Hashes)
+{
+   if(MetaKey != "" && Hashes.usable())
+   {
+      indexRecords::checkSum *Record = MetaIndexParser->Lookup(MetaKey);
+      if(Record && Record->Hashes.usable() && Hashes != Record->Hashes)
       {
-        FileFd fd(DestFile, FileFd::ReadOnly);
-        // Only test for correctness if the file is not empty (empty is ok)
-        if (fd.FileSize() > 0)
-        {
-           pkgTagSection sec;
-           pkgTagFile tag(&fd);
+         printHashSumComparision(RealURI, Record->Hashes, Hashes);
+         return false;
+      }
+   }
+   return true;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqIndex::AcqIndex - Constructor                                    /*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* The package file is added to the queue and a second class is
+   instantiated to fetch the revision file */
+pkgAcqIndex::pkgAcqIndex(pkgAcquire *Owner,
+                        string URI,string URIDesc,string ShortDesc,
+                        HashStringList const  &ExpectedHash)
+   : pkgAcqBaseIndex(Owner, 0, NULL, ExpectedHash, NULL)
+{
+   RealURI = URI;
 
-           // 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);
-              return;
-           }
-         }
+   AutoSelectCompression();
+   Init(URI, URIDesc, ShortDesc);
+
+   if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
+      std::clog << "New pkgIndex with TransactionManager "
+                << TransactionManager << std::endl;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// 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;
+
+   // 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()
+{
+   std::vector<std::string> types = APT::Configuration::getCompressionTypes();
+   CompressionExtensions = "";
+   if (ExpectedHashes.usable())
+   {
+      for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator t = types.begin();
+           t != types.end(); ++t)
+      {
+         std::string CompressedMetaKey = string(Target->MetaKey).append(".").append(*t);
+         if (*t == "uncompressed" ||
+             MetaIndexParser->Exists(CompressedMetaKey) == true)
+            CompressionExtensions.append(*t).append(" ");
       }
-       
-      // Done, move it into position
-      string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-      FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-      Rename(DestFile,FinalFile);
-      chmod(FinalFile.c_str(),0644);
-      
-      /* We restore the original name to DestFile so that the clean operation
-         will work OK */
-      DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-      DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      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;
+
+   DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
+   DestFile += URItoFileName(URI);
+
+   CurrentCompressionExtension = CompressionExtensions.substr(0, CompressionExtensions.find(' '));
+   if (CurrentCompressionExtension == "uncompressed")
+   {
+      Desc.URI = URI;
+      if(Target)
+         MetaKey = string(Target->MetaKey);
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      Desc.URI = URI + '.' + CurrentCompressionExtension;
+      DestFile = DestFile + '.' + CurrentCompressionExtension;
+      if(Target)
+         MetaKey = string(Target->MetaKey) + '.' + CurrentCompressionExtension;
+   }
+
+   // load the filesize
+   if(MetaIndexParser)
+   {
+      indexRecords::checkSum *Record = MetaIndexParser->Lookup(MetaKey);
+      if(Record)
+         FileSize = Record->Size;
+
+      InitByHashIfNeeded(MetaKey);
+   }
+
+   Desc.Description = URIDesc;
+   Desc.Owner = this;
+   Desc.ShortDesc = ShortDesc;
+
+   QueueURI(Desc);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqIndex::AdjustForByHash - modify URI for by-hash support          /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndex::InitByHashIfNeeded(const std::string MetaKey)
+{
+   // 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())
+   {
+      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());
+      }
+   }
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqIndex::Custom600Headers - Insert custom request headers          /*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* The only header we use is the last-modified header. */
+string pkgAcqIndex::Custom600Headers() const
+{
+   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);
+
+   return msg;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// pkgAcqIndex::Failed - getting the indexfile failed                  /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndex::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
+{
+   size_t const nextExt = CompressionExtensions.find(' ');
+   if (nextExt != std::string::npos)
+   {
+      CompressionExtensions = CompressionExtensions.substr(nextExt+1);
+      Init(RealURI, Desc.Description, Desc.ShortDesc);
+      return;
+   }
+
+   // on decompression failure, remove bad versions in partial/
+   if (Stage == STAGE_DECOMPRESS_AND_VERIFY)
+   {
+      unlink(EraseFileName.c_str());
+   }
+
+   Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
+
+   /// cancel the entire transaction
+   TransactionManager->AbortTransaction();
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// pkgAcqIndex::GetFinalFilename - Return the full final file path     /*{{{*/
+std::string pkgAcqIndex::GetFinalFilename() const
+{
+   std::string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
+   FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   if (_config->FindB("Acquire::GzipIndexes",false) == true)
+      FinalFile += '.' + CurrentCompressionExtension;
+   return FinalFile;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqIndex::ReverifyAfterIMS - Reverify index after an ims-hit                /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndex::ReverifyAfterIMS()
+{
+   // 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);
+
+   // adjust DestFile if its compressed on disk
+   if (_config->FindB("Acquire::GzipIndexes",false) == true)
+      DestFile += '.' + CurrentCompressionExtension;
+
+   // 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);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqIndex::ValidateFile - Validate the content of the downloaded file        /*{{{*/
+bool pkgAcqIndex::ValidateFile(const std::string &FileName)
+{
+   // FIXME: this can go away once we only ever download stuff that
+   //        has a valid hash and we never do GET based probing
+   // FIXME2: this also leaks debian-isms into the code and should go therefore
+
+   /* Always validate the index file for correctness (all indexes must
+    * have a Package field) (LP: #346386) (Closes: #627642) 
+    */
+   FileFd fd(FileName, FileFd::ReadOnly, FileFd::Extension);
+   // Only test for correctness if the content of the file is not empty
+   // (empty is ok)
+   if (fd.Size() > 0)
+   {
+      pkgTagSection sec;
+      pkgTagFile tag(&fd);
       
-      // Remove the compressed version.
-      if (Erase == true)
-        unlink(DestFile.c_str());
+      // all our current indexes have a field 'Package' in each section
+      if (_error->PendingError() == true ||
+          tag.Step(sec) == false ||
+          sec.Exists("Package") == false)
+         return false;
+   }
+   return true;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqIndex::Done - Finished a fetch                                   /*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* This goes through a number of states.. On the initial fetch the
+   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)
+{
+   Item::Done(Message,Size,Hashes,Cfg);
+
+   switch(Stage) 
+   {
+      case STAGE_DOWNLOAD:
+         StageDownloadDone(Message, Hashes, Cfg);
+         break;
+      case STAGE_DECOMPRESS_AND_VERIFY:
+         StageDecompressDone(Message, Hashes, Cfg);
+         break;
+   }
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqIndex::StageDownloadDone - Queue for decompress and verify       /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndex::StageDownloadDone(string Message,
+                                    HashStringList const &Hashes,
+                                    pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cfg)
+{
+   // First check if the calculcated Hash of the (compressed) downloaded
+   // file matches the hash we have in the MetaIndexRecords for this file
+   if(VerifyHashByMetaKey(Hashes) == false)
+   {
+      RenameOnError(HashSumMismatch);
+      Failed(Message, Cfg);
       return;
    }
 
-   Erase = false;
    Complete = true;
-   
+
    // Handle the unzipd case
    string FileName = LookupTag(Message,"Alt-Filename");
    if (FileName.empty() == false)
    {
-      // The files timestamp matches
-      if (StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"Alt-IMS-Hit"),false) == true)
-        return;
-      Decompression = true;
+      Stage = STAGE_DECOMPRESS_AND_VERIFY;
       Local = true;
       DestFile += ".decomp";
       Desc.URI = "copy:" + FileName;
       QueueURI(Desc);
-      Mode = "copy";
+      SetActiveSubprocess("copy");
       return;
    }
 
@@ -957,75 +1228,117 @@ void pkgAcqIndex::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,string Hash,
       ErrorText = "Method gave a blank filename";
    }
 
-   std::string const compExt = CompressionExtension.substr(0, CompressionExtension.find(' '));
+   // 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;
 
-   // The files timestamp matches
-   if (StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"IMS-Hit"),false) == true) {
-       if (_config->FindB("Acquire::GzipIndexes",false) && compExt == "gz")
-         // Update DestFile for .gz suffix so that the clean operation keeps it
-         DestFile += ".gz";
-      return;
-    }
+   // 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)
+   {
+      // do not reverify cdrom sources as apt-cdrom may rewrite the Packages
+      // file when its doing the indexcopy
+      if (RealURI.substr(0,6) == "cdrom:")
+         return;
 
-   if (FileName == DestFile)
-      Erase = true;
-   else
-      Local = true;
-   
-   string decompProg;
+      // The files timestamp matches, reverify by copy into partial/
+      EraseFileName = "";
+      ReverifyAfterIMS();
+      return;
+   }
 
-   // If we enable compressed indexes and already have gzip, keep it
-   if (_config->FindB("Acquire::GzipIndexes",false) && compExt == "gz" && !Local) {
-      string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-      FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI) + ".gz";
-      Rename(DestFile,FinalFile);
-      chmod(FinalFile.c_str(),0644);
-      
-      // Update DestFile for .gz suffix so that the clean operation keeps it
+   // If we have compressed indexes enabled, queue for hash verification
+   if (_config->FindB("Acquire::GzipIndexes",false))
+   {
       DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-      DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI) + ".gz";
+      DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI) + '.' + CurrentCompressionExtension;
+      EraseFileName = "";
+      Stage = STAGE_DECOMPRESS_AND_VERIFY;
+      Desc.URI = "copy:" + FileName;
+      QueueURI(Desc);
+
       return;
     }
 
    // get the binary name for your used compression type
-   decompProg = _config->Find(string("Acquire::CompressionTypes::").append(compExt),"");
-   if(decompProg.empty() == false);
-   else if(compExt == "uncompressed")
+   string decompProg;
+   if(CurrentCompressionExtension == "uncompressed")
       decompProg = "copy";
-   else {
-      _error->Error("Unsupported extension: %s", compExt.c_str());
+   else
+      decompProg = _config->Find(string("Acquire::CompressionTypes::").append(CurrentCompressionExtension),"");
+   if(decompProg.empty() == true)
+   {
+      _error->Error("Unsupported extension: %s", CurrentCompressionExtension.c_str());
       return;
    }
 
-   Decompression = true;
+   // queue uri for the next stage
+   Stage = STAGE_DECOMPRESS_AND_VERIFY;
    DestFile += ".decomp";
    Desc.URI = decompProg + ":" + FileName;
    QueueURI(Desc);
 
-   // FIXME: this points to a c++ string that goes out of scope
-   Mode = decompProg.c_str();
+   SetActiveSubprocess(decompProg);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// pkgAcqIndex::StageDecompressDone - Final verification               /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqIndex::StageDecompressDone(string Message,
+                                      HashStringList const &Hashes,
+                                      pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cfg)
+{
+   if (ExpectedHashes.usable() && ExpectedHashes != Hashes)
+   {
+      Desc.URI = RealURI;
+      RenameOnError(HashSumMismatch);
+      printHashSumComparision(RealURI, ExpectedHashes, Hashes);
+      Failed(Message, Cfg);
+      return;
+   }
+
+   if(!ValidateFile(DestFile))
+   {
+      RenameOnError(InvalidFormat);
+      Failed(Message, Cfg);
+      return;
+   }
+
+   // remove the compressed version of the file
+   unlink(EraseFileName.c_str());
+
+   // Done, queue for rename on transaction finished
+   TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, GetFinalFilename());
+
+   return;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // AcqIndexTrans::pkgAcqIndexTrans - Constructor                       /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* The Translation file is added to the queue */
 pkgAcqIndexTrans::pkgAcqIndexTrans(pkgAcquire *Owner,
-                           string URI,string URIDesc,string ShortDesc) 
-  : pkgAcqIndex(Owner, URI, URIDesc, ShortDesc, HashString(), "")
+                           string URI,string URIDesc,string ShortDesc)
+  : pkgAcqIndex(Owner, URI, URIDesc, ShortDesc, HashStringList())
 {
 }
-pkgAcqIndexTrans::pkgAcqIndexTrans(pkgAcquire *Owner, IndexTarget const *Target,
-                        HashString const &ExpectedHash, indexRecords const *MetaIndexParser)
-  : pkgAcqIndex(Owner, Target, ExpectedHash, MetaIndexParser)
+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     /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-string pkgAcqIndexTrans::Custom600Headers()
+string pkgAcqIndexTrans::Custom600Headers() const
 {
-   string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-   Final += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   string Final = GetFinalFilename();
 
    struct stat Buf;
    if (stat(Final.c_str(),&Buf) != 0)
@@ -1034,22 +1347,21 @@ string pkgAcqIndexTrans::Custom600Headers()
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // AcqIndexTrans::Failed - Silence failure messages for missing files  /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* */
 void pkgAcqIndexTrans::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
 {
-   size_t const nextExt = CompressionExtension.find(' ');
+   size_t const nextExt = CompressionExtensions.find(' ');
    if (nextExt != std::string::npos)
    {
-      CompressionExtension = CompressionExtension.substr(nextExt+1);
+      CompressionExtensions = CompressionExtensions.substr(nextExt+1);
       Init(RealURI, Desc.Description, Desc.ShortDesc);
       Status = StatIdle;
       return;
    }
 
-   if (Cnf->LocalOnly == true || 
+   // 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;
@@ -1060,132 +1372,277 @@ void pkgAcqIndexTrans::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
    Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-pkgAcqMetaSig::pkgAcqMetaSig(pkgAcquire *Owner,                                /*{{{*/
+// AcqMetaBase::Add - Add a item to the current Transaction            /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaBase::Add(Item *I)
+{
+   Transaction.push_back(I);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqMetaBase::AbortTransaction - Abort the current Transaction       /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaBase::AbortTransaction()
+{
+   if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
+      std::clog << "AbortTransaction: " << TransactionManager << std::endl;
+
+   // ensure the toplevel is in error state too
+   for (std::vector<Item*>::iterator I = Transaction.begin();
+        I != Transaction.end(); ++I)
+   {
+      if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
+         std::clog << "  Cancel: " << (*I)->DestFile << std::endl;
+      // the transaction will abort, so stop anything that is idle
+      if ((*I)->Status == pkgAcquire::Item::StatIdle)
+         (*I)->Status = pkgAcquire::Item::StatDone;
+
+      // kill files in partial
+      string PartialFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
+      PartialFile += "partial/";
+      PartialFile += flNotDir((*I)->DestFile);
+      if(FileExists(PartialFile))
+         Rename(PartialFile, PartialFile + ".FAILED");
+   }
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqMetaBase::TransactionHasError - Check for errors in Transaction  /*{{{*/
+bool pkgAcqMetaBase::TransactionHasError()
+{
+   for (pkgAcquire::ItemIterator I = Transaction.begin();
+        I != Transaction.end(); ++I)
+      if((*I)->Status != pkgAcquire::Item::StatDone &&
+         (*I)->Status != pkgAcquire::Item::StatIdle)
+         return true;
+
+   return false;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqMetaBase::CommitTransaction - Commit a transaction               /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaBase::CommitTransaction()
+{
+   if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
+      std::clog << "CommitTransaction: " << this << std::endl;
+
+   // move new files into place *and* remove files that are not
+   // part of the transaction but are still on disk
+   for (std::vector<Item*>::iterator I = Transaction.begin();
+        I != Transaction.end(); ++I)
+   {
+      if((*I)->PartialFile != "")
+      {
+         if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
+            std::clog << "mv " 
+                      << (*I)->PartialFile << " -> " 
+                      <<  (*I)->DestFile << " " 
+                      << (*I)->DescURI()
+                      << std::endl;
+         Rename((*I)->PartialFile, (*I)->DestFile);
+         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());
+      }
+      // mark that this transaction is finished
+      (*I)->TransactionManager = 0;
+   }
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqMetaBase::TransactionStageCopy - Stage a file for copying                /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaBase::TransactionStageCopy(Item *I,
+                                          const std::string &From,
+                                          const std::string &To)
+{
+   I->PartialFile = From;
+   I->DestFile = To;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqMetaBase::TransactionStageRemoval - Sage a file for removal      /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaBase::TransactionStageRemoval(Item *I,
+                                             const std::string &FinalFile)
+{
+   I->PartialFile = "";
+   I->DestFile = FinalFile; 
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqMetaBase::GenerateAuthWarning - Check gpg authentication error   /*{{{*/
+bool pkgAcqMetaBase::CheckStopAuthentication(const std::string &RealURI,
+                                             const std::string &Message)
+{
+   // FIXME: this entire function can do now that we disallow going to
+   //        a unauthenticated state and can cleanly rollback
+
+   string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + URItoFileName(RealURI);
+
+   if(FileExists(Final))
+   {
+      Status = StatTransientNetworkError;
+      _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());
+   }
+   // gpgv method failed
+   ReportMirrorFailure("GPGFailure");
+   return false;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// AcqMetaSig::AcqMetaSig - Constructor                                        /*{{{*/
+pkgAcqMetaSig::pkgAcqMetaSig(pkgAcquire *Owner,
+                             pkgAcqMetaBase *TransactionManager,
                             string URI,string URIDesc,string ShortDesc,
-                            string MetaIndexURI, string MetaIndexURIDesc,
-                            string MetaIndexShortDesc,
+                             string MetaIndexFile,
                             const vector<IndexTarget*>* IndexTargets,
                             indexRecords* MetaIndexParser) :
-   Item(Owner), RealURI(URI), MetaIndexURI(MetaIndexURI),
-   MetaIndexURIDesc(MetaIndexURIDesc), MetaIndexShortDesc(MetaIndexShortDesc),
-   MetaIndexParser(MetaIndexParser), IndexTargets(IndexTargets)
+   pkgAcqMetaBase(Owner, IndexTargets, MetaIndexParser,
+                  HashStringList(), TransactionManager),
+   RealURI(URI), MetaIndexFile(MetaIndexFile), URIDesc(URIDesc),
+   ShortDesc(ShortDesc)
 {
    DestFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
-   DestFile += URItoFileName(URI);
+   DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
 
-   // remove any partial downloaded sig-file in partial/. 
-   // it may confuse proxies and is too small to warrant a 
+   // remove any partial downloaded sig-file in partial/.
+   // it may confuse proxies and is too small to warrant a
    // partial download anyway
    unlink(DestFile.c_str());
 
+   // set the TransactionManager
+   if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
+      std::clog << "New pkgAcqMetaSig with TransactionManager "
+                << TransactionManager << std::endl;
+
    // Create the item
    Desc.Description = URIDesc;
    Desc.Owner = this;
    Desc.ShortDesc = ShortDesc;
    Desc.URI = URI;
-      
-   string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-   Final += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-   if (RealFileExists(Final) == true)
-   {
-      // File was already in place.  It needs to be re-downloaded/verified
-      // because Release might have changed, we do give it a differnt
-      // name than DestFile because otherwise the http method will
-      // send If-Range requests and there are too many broken servers
-      // out there that do not understand them
-      LastGoodSig = DestFile+".reverify";
-      Rename(Final,LastGoodSig);
-   }
 
    QueueURI(Desc);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 pkgAcqMetaSig::~pkgAcqMetaSig()                                                /*{{{*/
 {
-   // if the file was never queued undo file-changes done in the constructor
-   if (QueueCounter == 1 && Status == StatIdle && FileSize == 0 && Complete == false &&
-        LastGoodSig.empty() == false)
-   {
-      string const Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + URItoFileName(RealURI);
-      if (RealFileExists(Final) == false && RealFileExists(LastGoodSig) == true)
-        Rename(LastGoodSig, Final);
-   }
-
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // pkgAcqMetaSig::Custom600Headers - Insert custom request headers     /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* The only header we use is the last-modified header. */
-string pkgAcqMetaSig::Custom600Headers()
+string pkgAcqMetaSig::Custom600Headers() const
 {
+   string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
+   FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+
    struct stat Buf;
-   if (stat(LastGoodSig.c_str(),&Buf) != 0)
+   if (stat(FinalFile.c_str(),&Buf) != 0)
       return "\nIndex-File: true";
 
    return "\nIndex-File: true\nLast-Modified: " + TimeRFC1123(Buf.st_mtime);
 }
-
-void pkgAcqMetaSig::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,string MD5,
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+// pkgAcqMetaSig::Done - The signature was downloaded/verified         /*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* The only header we use is the last-modified header. */
+void pkgAcqMetaSig::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,
+                         HashStringList const &Hashes,
                         pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cfg)
 {
-   Item::Done(Message,Size,MD5,Cfg);
+   Item::Done(Message, Size, Hashes, Cfg);
 
-   string FileName = LookupTag(Message,"Filename");
-   if (FileName.empty() == true)
+   if(AuthPass == false)
    {
-      Status = StatError;
-      ErrorText = "Method gave a blank filename";
+      if(CheckDownloadDone(Message, RealURI) == true)
+      {
+         // destfile will be modified to point to MetaIndexFile for the
+         // gpgv method, so we need to save it here
+         MetaIndexFileSignature = DestFile;
+         QueueForSignatureVerify(MetaIndexFile, MetaIndexFileSignature);
+      }
       return;
    }
-
-   if (FileName != DestFile)
+   else
    {
-      // We have to copy it into place
-      Local = true;
-      Desc.URI = "copy:" + FileName;
-      QueueURI(Desc);
-      return;
+      if(CheckAuthDone(Message, RealURI) == true)
+      {
+         std::string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
+         FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+         TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, MetaIndexFileSignature, FinalFile);
+      }
    }
-
-   Complete = true;
-
-   // put the last known good file back on i-m-s hit (it will
-   // be re-verified again)
-   // Else do nothing, we have the new file in DestFile then
-   if(StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"IMS-Hit"),false) == true)
-      Rename(LastGoodSig, DestFile);
-
-   // queue a pkgAcqMetaIndex to be verified against the sig we just retrieved
-   new pkgAcqMetaIndex(Owner, MetaIndexURI, MetaIndexURIDesc, 
-                      MetaIndexShortDesc,  DestFile, IndexTargets, 
-                      MetaIndexParser);
-
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 void pkgAcqMetaSig::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)/*{{{*/
 {
    string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + URItoFileName(RealURI);
 
-   // if we get a network error we fail gracefully
-   if(Status == StatTransientNetworkError)
-   {
-      Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
-      // move the sigfile back on transient network failures 
-      if(FileExists(LastGoodSig))
-        Rename(LastGoodSig,Final);
+   // check if we need to fail at this point 
+   if (AuthPass == true && CheckStopAuthentication(RealURI, Message))
+         return;
 
-      // set the status back to , Item::Failed likes to reset it
-      Status = pkgAcquire::Item::StatTransientNetworkError;
-      return;
+   // FIXME: meh, this is not really elegant
+   string InReleaseURI = RealURI.replace(RealURI.rfind("Release.gpg"), 12,
+                                         "InRelease");
+   string FinalInRelease = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + URItoFileName(InReleaseURI);
+
+   if (RealFileExists(Final) || RealFileExists(FinalInRelease))
+   {
+      std::string downgrade_msg;
+      strprintf(downgrade_msg, _("The repository '%s' is no longer signed."),
+                URIDesc.c_str());
+      if(_config->FindB("Acquire::AllowDowngradeToInsecureRepositories"))
+      {
+         // meh, the users wants to take risks (we still mark the packages
+         // from this repository as unauthenticated)
+         _error->Warning("%s", downgrade_msg.c_str());
+         _error->Warning(_("This is normally not allowed, but the option "
+                           "Acquire::AllowDowngradeToInsecureRepositories was "
+                           "given to override it."));
+         
+      } else {
+         _error->Error("%s", downgrade_msg.c_str());
+         Rename(MetaIndexFile, MetaIndexFile+".FAILED");
+         Status = pkgAcquire::Item::StatError;
+         TransactionManager->AbortTransaction();
+         return;
+      }
    }
 
-   // Delete any existing sigfile when the acquire failed
-   unlink(Final.c_str());
+   // this ensures that any file in the lists/ dir is removed by the
+   // transaction
+   DestFile =  _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + "partial/";
+   DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+   TransactionManager->TransactionStageRemoval(this, DestFile);
 
-   // queue a pkgAcqMetaIndex with no sigfile
-   new pkgAcqMetaIndex(Owner, MetaIndexURI, MetaIndexURIDesc, MetaIndexShortDesc,
-                      "", IndexTargets, MetaIndexParser);
+   // 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 
+   {
+      _error->Warning("Use --allow-insecure-repositories to force the update");
+   }
 
+   // FIXME: this is used often (e.g. in pkgAcqIndexTrans) so refactor
    if (Cnf->LocalOnly == true || 
        StringToBool(LookupTag(Message,"Transient-Failure"),false) == false)
    {      
@@ -1195,34 +1652,55 @@ void pkgAcqMetaSig::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)/*{{{*/
       Dequeue();
       return;
    }
-   
    Item::Failed(Message,Cnf);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 pkgAcqMetaIndex::pkgAcqMetaIndex(pkgAcquire *Owner,                    /*{{{*/
+                                 pkgAcqMetaBase *TransactionManager,
                                 string URI,string URIDesc,string ShortDesc,
-                                string SigFile,
-                                const vector<struct IndexTarget*>* IndexTargets,
+                                 string MetaIndexSigURI,string MetaIndexSigURIDesc, string MetaIndexSigShortDesc,
+                                const vector<IndexTarget*>* IndexTargets,
                                 indexRecords* MetaIndexParser) :
-   Item(Owner), RealURI(URI), SigFile(SigFile), IndexTargets(IndexTargets),
-   MetaIndexParser(MetaIndexParser), AuthPass(false), IMSHit(false)
+   pkgAcqMetaBase(Owner, IndexTargets, MetaIndexParser, HashStringList(),
+                  TransactionManager), 
+   RealURI(URI), URIDesc(URIDesc), ShortDesc(ShortDesc),
+   MetaIndexSigURI(MetaIndexSigURI), MetaIndexSigURIDesc(MetaIndexSigURIDesc),
+   MetaIndexSigShortDesc(MetaIndexSigShortDesc)
+{
+   if(TransactionManager == NULL)
+   {
+      this->TransactionManager = this;
+      this->TransactionManager->Add(this);
+   }
+
+   if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
+      std::clog << "New pkgAcqMetaIndex with TransactionManager "
+                << this->TransactionManager << 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(URI);
+   DestFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
 
    // Create the item
    Desc.Description = URIDesc;
    Desc.Owner = this;
    Desc.ShortDesc = ShortDesc;
-   Desc.URI = URI;
+   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()
+string pkgAcqMetaIndex::Custom600Headers() const
 {
    string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
    Final += URItoFileName(RealURI);
@@ -1234,65 +1712,78 @@ string pkgAcqMetaIndex::Custom600Headers()
    return "\nIndex-File: true\nLast-Modified: " + TimeRFC1123(Buf.st_mtime);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqMetaIndex::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,string Hash, /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaIndex::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,     /*{{{*/
+                           HashStringList const &Hashes,
                           pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cfg)
 {
-   Item::Done(Message,Size,Hash,Cfg);
-
-   // MetaIndexes are done in two passes: one to download the
-   // metaindex with an appropriate method, and a second to verify it
-   // with the gpgv method
+   Item::Done(Message,Size,Hashes,Cfg);
 
-   if (AuthPass == true)
+   if(CheckDownloadDone(Message, RealURI))
    {
-      AuthDone(Message);
+      // we have a Release file, now download the Signature, all further
+      // verify/queue for additional downloads will be done in the
+      // pkgAcqMetaSig::Done() code
+      std::string MetaIndexFile = DestFile;
+      new pkgAcqMetaSig(Owner, TransactionManager, 
+                        MetaIndexSigURI, MetaIndexSigURIDesc,
+                        MetaIndexSigShortDesc, MetaIndexFile, IndexTargets, 
+                        MetaIndexParser);
 
-      // all cool, move Release file into place
-      Complete = true;
+      string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
+      FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+      TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, FinalFile);
    }
-   else
-   {
-      RetrievalDone(Message);
-      if (!Complete)
-         // Still more retrieving to do
-         return;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+bool pkgAcqMetaBase::CheckAuthDone(string Message, const string &RealURI)      /*{{{*/
+{
+   // At this point, the gpgv method has succeeded, so there is a
+   // valid signature from a key in the trusted keyring.  We
+   // perform additional verification of its contents, and use them
+   // to verify the indexes we are about to download
 
-      if (SigFile == "")
-      {
-         // There was no signature file, so we are finished.  Download
-         // the indexes and do only hashsum verification if possible
-         MetaIndexParser->Load(DestFile);
-         QueueIndexes(false);
-      }
-      else
-      {
-         // There was a signature file, so pass it to gpgv for
-         // verification
-
-         if (_config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Auth", false))
-            std::cerr << "Metaindex acquired, queueing gpg verification ("
-                      << SigFile << "," << DestFile << ")\n";
-         AuthPass = true;
-         Desc.URI = "gpgv:" + SigFile;
-         QueueURI(Desc);
-         Mode = "gpgv";
-        return;
-      }
+   if (!MetaIndexParser->Load(DestFile))
+   {
+      Status = StatAuthError;
+      ErrorText = MetaIndexParser->ErrorText;
+      return false;
    }
 
-   if (Complete == true)
+   if (!VerifyVendor(Message, RealURI))
    {
-      string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
-      FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-      if (SigFile == DestFile)
-        SigFile = FinalFile;
-      Rename(DestFile,FinalFile);
-      chmod(FinalFile.c_str(),0644);
-      DestFile = FinalFile;
+      return false;
    }
+
+   if (_config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Auth", false))
+      std::cerr << "Signature verification succeeded: "
+                << DestFile << std::endl;
+
+   // Download further indexes with verification 
+   //
+   // it would be really nice if we could simply do
+   //    if (IMSHit == false) QueueIndexes(true)
+   // and skip the download if the Release file has not changed
+   // - but right now the list cleaner will needs to be tricked
+   //   to not delete all our packages/source indexes in this case
+   QueueIndexes(true);
+
+   return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqMetaIndex::RetrievalDone(string Message)                    /*{{{*/
+                                                                       /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaBase::QueueForSignatureVerify(const std::string &MetaIndexFile,
+                                    const std::string &MetaIndexFileSignature)
+{
+   AuthPass = true;
+   Desc.URI = "gpgv:" + MetaIndexFileSignature;
+   DestFile = MetaIndexFile;
+   QueueURI(Desc);
+   SetActiveSubprocess("gpgv");
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+                                                                       /*{{{*/
+bool pkgAcqMetaBase::CheckDownloadDone(const std::string &Message,
+                                       const std::string &RealURI)
 {
    // We have just finished downloading a Release file (it is not
    // verified yet)
@@ -1302,7 +1793,7 @@ void pkgAcqMetaIndex::RetrievalDone(string Message)                       /*{{{*/
    {
       Status = StatError;
       ErrorText = "Method gave a blank filename";
-      return;
+      return false;
    }
 
    if (FileName != DestFile)
@@ -1310,7 +1801,7 @@ void pkgAcqMetaIndex::RetrievalDone(string Message)                       /*{{{*/
       Local = true;
       Desc.URI = "copy:" + FileName;
       QueueURI(Desc);
-      return;
+      return false;
    }
 
    // make sure to verify against the right file on I-M-S hit
@@ -1319,69 +1810,17 @@ void pkgAcqMetaIndex::RetrievalDone(string Message)                     /*{{{*/
    {
       string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
       FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
-      if (SigFile == DestFile)
-      {
-        SigFile = FinalFile;
-        // 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);
-      }
       DestFile = FinalFile;
    }
-   Complete = true;
-}
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqMetaIndex::AuthDone(string Message)                         /*{{{*/
-{
-   // At this point, the gpgv method has succeeded, so there is a
-   // valid signature from a key in the trusted keyring.  We
-   // perform additional verification of its contents, and use them
-   // to verify the indexes we are about to download
-
-   if (!MetaIndexParser->Load(DestFile))
-   {
-      Status = StatAuthError;
-      ErrorText = MetaIndexParser->ErrorText;
-      return;
-   }
-
-   if (!VerifyVendor(Message))
-   {
-      return;
-   }
-
-   if (_config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Auth", false))
-      std::cerr << "Signature verification succeeded: "
-                << DestFile << std::endl;
-
-   // Download further indexes with verification
-   QueueIndexes(true);
 
-   // is it a clearsigned MetaIndex file?
-   if (DestFile == SigFile)
-      return;
+   // set Item to complete as the remaining work is all local (verify etc)
+   Complete = true;
 
-   // Done, move signature file into position
-   string VerifiedSigFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") +
-      URItoFileName(RealURI) + ".gpg";
-   Rename(SigFile,VerifiedSigFile);
-   chmod(VerifiedSigFile.c_str(),0644);
+   return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void pkgAcqMetaIndex::QueueIndexes(bool verify)                                /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaBase::QueueIndexes(bool verify)                         /*{{{*/
 {
-#if 0
-   /* Reject invalid, existing Release files (LP: #346386) (Closes: #627642)
-    * FIXME: Disabled; it breaks unsigned repositories without hashes */
-   if (!verify && FileExists(DestFile) && !MetaIndexParser->Load(DestFile))
-   {
-      Status = StatError;
-      ErrorText = MetaIndexParser->ErrorText;
-      return;
-   }
-#endif
    bool transInRelease = false;
    {
       std::vector<std::string> const keys = MetaIndexParser->MetaKeys();
@@ -1394,11 +1833,13 @@ void pkgAcqMetaIndex::QueueIndexes(bool verify)                         /*{{{*/
         }
    }
 
-   for (vector <struct IndexTarget*>::const_iterator Target = IndexTargets->begin();
+   // 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)
    {
-      HashString ExpectedIndexHash;
+      HashStringList ExpectedIndexHashes;
       const indexRecords::checkSum *Record = MetaIndexParser->Lookup((*Target)->MetaKey);
       bool compressedAvailable = false;
       if (Record == NULL)
@@ -1407,7 +1848,7 @@ void pkgAcqMetaIndex::QueueIndexes(bool verify)                           /*{{{*/
         {
            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(string((*Target)->MetaKey).append(".").append(*t)) == true)
+              if (MetaIndexParser->Exists((*Target)->MetaKey + "." + *t) == true)
               {
                  compressedAvailable = true;
                  break;
@@ -1422,14 +1863,16 @@ void pkgAcqMetaIndex::QueueIndexes(bool verify)                         /*{{{*/
       }
       else
       {
-        ExpectedIndexHash = Record->Hash;
+        ExpectedIndexHashes = Record->Hashes;
         if (_config->FindB("Debug::pkgAcquire::Auth", false))
         {
-           std::cerr << "Queueing: " << (*Target)->URI << std::endl;
-           std::cerr << "Expected Hash: " << ExpectedIndexHash.toStr() << std::endl;
+           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 && ExpectedIndexHash.empty() == true && (*Target)->IsOptional() == false)
+        if (verify == true && ExpectedIndexHashes.empty() == true && (*Target)->IsOptional() == false)
         {
            Status = StatAuthError;
            strprintf(ErrorText, _("Unable to find hash sum for '%s' in Release file"), (*Target)->MetaKey.c_str());
@@ -1439,17 +1882,13 @@ void pkgAcqMetaIndex::QueueIndexes(bool verify)                         /*{{{*/
 
       if ((*Target)->IsOptional() == true)
       {
-        if ((*Target)->IsSubIndex() == true)
-           new pkgAcqSubIndex(Owner, (*Target)->URI, (*Target)->Description,
-                               (*Target)->ShortDesc, ExpectedIndexHash);
-        else if (transInRelease == false || Record != NULL || compressedAvailable == true)
+        if (transInRelease == false || Record != NULL || compressedAvailable == true)
         {
            if (_config->FindB("Acquire::PDiffs",true) == true && transInRelease == true &&
-               MetaIndexParser->Exists(string((*Target)->MetaKey).append(".diff/Index")) == true)
-              new pkgAcqDiffIndex(Owner, (*Target)->URI, (*Target)->Description,
-                                  (*Target)->ShortDesc, ExpectedIndexHash);
+               MetaIndexParser->Exists((*Target)->MetaKey + ".diff/Index") == true)
+              new pkgAcqDiffIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, *Target, ExpectedIndexHashes, MetaIndexParser);
            else
-              new pkgAcqIndexTrans(Owner, *Target, ExpectedIndexHash, MetaIndexParser);
+              new pkgAcqIndexTrans(Owner, TransactionManager, *Target, ExpectedIndexHashes, MetaIndexParser);
         }
         continue;
       }
@@ -1459,15 +1898,14 @@ void pkgAcqMetaIndex::QueueIndexes(bool verify)                         /*{{{*/
          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(string((*Target)->MetaKey).append(".diff/Index")) == true))
-        new pkgAcqDiffIndex(Owner, (*Target)->URI, (*Target)->Description,
-                            (*Target)->ShortDesc, ExpectedIndexHash);
+         MetaIndexParser->Exists((*Target)->MetaKey + ".diff/Index") == true))
+        new pkgAcqDiffIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, *Target, ExpectedIndexHashes, MetaIndexParser);
       else
-        new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, *Target, ExpectedIndexHash, MetaIndexParser);
+        new pkgAcqIndex(Owner, TransactionManager, *Target, ExpectedIndexHashes, MetaIndexParser);
    }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-bool pkgAcqMetaIndex::VerifyVendor(string Message)                     /*{{{*/
+bool pkgAcqMetaBase::VerifyVendor(string Message, const string &RealURI)/*{{{*/
 {
    string::size_type pos;
 
@@ -1484,7 +1922,7 @@ bool pkgAcqMetaIndex::VerifyVendor(string Message)                        /*{{{*/
       missingkeys += (Fingerprint);
    }
    if(!missingkeys.empty())
-      _error->Warning("%s", string(msg+missingkeys).c_str());
+      _error->Warning("%s", (msg + missingkeys).c_str());
 
    string Transformed = MetaIndexParser->GetExpectedDist();
 
@@ -1544,111 +1982,67 @@ bool pkgAcqMetaIndex::VerifyVendor(string Message)                     /*{{{*/
    return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// pkgAcqMetaIndex::Failed - no Release file present or no signature file present      /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* */
-void pkgAcqMetaIndex::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
+// pkgAcqMetaIndex::Failed - no Release file present                   /*{{{*/
+void pkgAcqMetaIndex::Failed(string /*Message*/,
+                             pkgAcquire::MethodConfig * /*Cnf*/)
 {
-   if (AuthPass == true)
-   {
-      // gpgv method failed, if we have a good signature 
-      string LastGoodSigFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists").append("partial/").append(URItoFileName(RealURI));
-      if (DestFile != SigFile)
-        LastGoodSigFile.append(".gpg");
-      LastGoodSigFile.append(".reverify");
+   string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + URItoFileName(RealURI);
 
-      if(FileExists(LastGoodSigFile))
-      {
-        string VerifiedSigFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + URItoFileName(RealURI);
-        if (DestFile != SigFile)
-           VerifiedSigFile.append(".gpg");
-        Rename(LastGoodSigFile, VerifiedSigFile);
-        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;
-      } 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());
-        return;
-      } else {
-        _error->Warning(_("GPG error: %s: %s"),
-                        Desc.Description.c_str(),
-                        LookupTag(Message,"Message").c_str());
-      }
-      // gpgv method failed 
-      ReportMirrorFailure("GPGFailure");
-   }
-
-   /* 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;
-      }
-      Rename(DestFile,FinalFile);
-      chmod(FinalFile.c_str(),0644);
+   _error->Warning(_("The repository '%s' does not have a Release file. "
+                     "This is deprecated, please contact the owner of the "
+                     "repository."), URIDesc.c_str());
 
-      DestFile = FinalFile;
-   }
-
-   // No Release file was present, or verification failed, so fall
+   // No Release file was present so fall
    // back to queueing Packages files without verification
-   QueueIndexes(false);
+   // only allow going further if the users explicitely wants it
+   if(_config->FindB("Acquire::AllowInsecureRepositories") == true)
+   {
+      // Done, queue for rename on transaction finished
+      if (FileExists(DestFile)) 
+         TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, FinalFile);
+
+      // queue without any kind of hashsum support
+      QueueIndexes(false);
+   } else {
+      // warn if the repository is unsinged
+      _error->Warning("Use --allow-insecure-repositories to force the update");
+      TransactionManager->AbortTransaction();
+      Status = StatError;
+      return;
+   }
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+void pkgAcqMetaIndex::Finished()                                       /*{{{*/
+{
+   if(_config->FindB("Debug::Acquire::Transaction", false) == true)
+      std::clog << "Finished: " << DestFile <<std::endl;
+   if(TransactionManager != NULL &&
+      TransactionManager->TransactionHasError() == false)
+      TransactionManager->CommitTransaction();
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 pkgAcqMetaClearSig::pkgAcqMetaClearSig(pkgAcquire *Owner,              /*{{{*/
                string const &URI, string const &URIDesc, string const &ShortDesc,
                string const &MetaIndexURI, string const &MetaIndexURIDesc, string const &MetaIndexShortDesc,
                string const &MetaSigURI, string const &MetaSigURIDesc, string const &MetaSigShortDesc,
-               const vector<struct IndexTarget*>* IndexTargets,
+               const vector<IndexTarget*>* IndexTargets,
                indexRecords* MetaIndexParser) :
-       pkgAcqMetaIndex(Owner, URI, URIDesc, ShortDesc, "", IndexTargets, MetaIndexParser),
-       MetaIndexURI(MetaIndexURI), MetaIndexURIDesc(MetaIndexURIDesc), MetaIndexShortDesc(MetaIndexShortDesc),
-       MetaSigURI(MetaSigURI), MetaSigURIDesc(MetaSigURIDesc), MetaSigShortDesc(MetaSigShortDesc)
+   pkgAcqMetaIndex(Owner, NULL, URI, URIDesc, ShortDesc, MetaSigURI, MetaSigURIDesc,MetaSigShortDesc, IndexTargets, MetaIndexParser),
+       MetaIndexURI(MetaIndexURI), MetaIndexURIDesc(MetaIndexURIDesc), MetaIndexShortDesc(MetaIndexShortDesc),
+       MetaSigURI(MetaSigURI), MetaSigURIDesc(MetaSigURIDesc), MetaSigShortDesc(MetaSigShortDesc)
 {
-   SigFile = DestFile;
+   // index targets + (worst case:) Release/Release.gpg
+   ExpectedAdditionalItems = IndexTargets->size() + 2;
 
-   // 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);
-   }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 pkgAcqMetaClearSig::~pkgAcqMetaClearSig()                              /*{{{*/
 {
-   // if the file was never queued undo file-changes done in the constructor
-   if (QueueCounter == 1 && Status == StatIdle && FileSize == 0 && Complete == false)
-   {
-      string const Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists") + URItoFileName(RealURI);
-      string const LastGoodSig = DestFile + ".reverify";
-      if (RealFileExists(Final) == false && RealFileExists(LastGoodSig) == true)
-        Rename(LastGoodSig, Final);
-   }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Custom600Headers - Insert custom request headers        /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-// FIXME: this can go away once the InRelease file is used widely
-string pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Custom600Headers()
+string pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Custom600Headers() const
 {
    string Final = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
    Final += URItoFileName(RealURI);
@@ -1656,7 +2050,6 @@ string pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Custom600Headers()
    struct stat Buf;
    if (stat(Final.c_str(),&Buf) != 0)
    {
-      Final = DestFile + ".reverify";
       if (stat(Final.c_str(),&Buf) != 0)
         return "\nIndex-File: true\nFail-Ignore: true\n";
    }
@@ -1664,27 +2057,104 @@ string pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Custom600Headers()
    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)
+{
+   // 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))
+   {
+      pkgAcquire::Item::Failed(Message, Cnf);
+      RenameOnError(NotClearsigned);
+      TransactionManager->AbortTransaction();
+      return;
+   }
+
+   if(AuthPass == false)
+   {
+      if(CheckDownloadDone(Message, RealURI) == true)
+         QueueForSignatureVerify(DestFile, DestFile);
+      return;
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      if(CheckAuthDone(Message, RealURI) == true)
+      {
+         string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
+         FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+
+         // queue for copy in place
+         TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, FinalFile);
+      }
+   }
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
 void pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf) /*{{{*/
 {
+   // we failed, we will not get additional items from this method
+   ExpectedAdditionalItems = 0;
+
    if (AuthPass == false)
    {
-      // Remove the 'old' InRelease file if we try Release.gpg now as otherwise
-      // the file will stay around and gives a false-auth impression (CVE-2012-0214)
+      // 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));
-      if (FileExists(FinalFile))
-        unlink(FinalFile.c_str());
+      TransactionManager->TransactionStageRemoval(this, FinalFile);
 
-      new pkgAcqMetaSig(Owner,
-                       MetaSigURI, MetaSigURIDesc, MetaSigShortDesc,
+      new pkgAcqMetaIndex(Owner, TransactionManager,
                        MetaIndexURI, MetaIndexURIDesc, MetaIndexShortDesc,
+                       MetaSigURI, MetaSigURIDesc, MetaSigShortDesc,
                        IndexTargets, MetaIndexParser);
       if (Cnf->LocalOnly == true ||
          StringToBool(LookupTag(Message, "Transient-Failure"), false) == false)
         Dequeue();
    }
    else
-      pkgAcqMetaIndex::Failed(Message, Cnf);
+   {
+      if(CheckStopAuthentication(RealURI, Message))
+         return;
+
+      _error->Warning(_("The data from '%s' is not signed. Packages "
+                        "from that repository can not be authenticated."),
+                      URIDesc.c_str());
+
+      // No Release file was present, or verification failed, so fall
+      // back to queueing Packages files without verification
+      // only allow going further if the users explicitely wants it
+      if(_config->FindB("Acquire::AllowInsecureRepositories") == true)
+      {
+         /* Always move the meta index, even if gpgv failed. This ensures
+          * that PackageFile objects are correctly filled in */
+         if (FileExists(DestFile)) 
+         {
+            string FinalFile = _config->FindDir("Dir::State::lists");
+            FinalFile += URItoFileName(RealURI);
+            /* InRelease files become Release files, otherwise
+             * they would be considered as trusted later on */
+            RealURI = RealURI.replace(RealURI.rfind("InRelease"), 9,
+                                      "Release");
+            FinalFile = FinalFile.replace(FinalFile.rfind("InRelease"), 9,
+                                          "Release");
+            
+            
+            // Done, queue for rename on transaction finished
+            TransactionManager->TransactionStageCopy(this, DestFile, FinalFile);
+         }
+         QueueIndexes(false);
+      } else {
+         // warn if the repository is unsinged
+         _error->Warning("Use --allow-insecure-repositories to force the update");
+         TransactionManager->AbortTransaction();
+         Status = StatError;
+         return;
+      } 
+   }
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // AcqArchive::AcqArchive - Constructor                                        /*{{{*/
@@ -1694,7 +2164,7 @@ void pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf) /*
 pkgAcqArchive::pkgAcqArchive(pkgAcquire *Owner,pkgSourceList *Sources,
                             pkgRecords *Recs,pkgCache::VerIterator const &Version,
                             string &StoreFilename) :
-               Item(Owner), Version(Version), Sources(Sources), Recs(Recs), 
+               Item(Owner, HashStringList()), Version(Version), Sources(Sources), Recs(Recs), 
                StoreFilename(StoreFilename), Vf(Version.FileList()), 
               Trusted(false)
 {
@@ -1705,7 +2175,7 @@ pkgAcqArchive::pkgAcqArchive(pkgAcquire *Owner,pkgSourceList *Sources,
       _error->Error(_("I wasn't able to locate a file for the %s package. "
                      "This might mean you need to manually fix this package. "
                      "(due to missing arch)"),
-                   Version.ParentPkg().Name());
+                   Version.ParentPkg().FullName().c_str());
       return;
    }
    
@@ -1779,7 +2249,6 @@ pkgAcqArchive::pkgAcqArchive(pkgAcquire *Owner,pkgSourceList *Sources,
    checking later. */
 bool pkgAcqArchive::QueueNext()
 {
-   string const ForceHash = _config->Find("Acquire::ForceHash");
    for (; Vf.end() == false; ++Vf)
    {
       // Ignore not source sources
@@ -1800,31 +2269,10 @@ bool pkgAcqArchive::QueueNext()
       pkgRecords::Parser &Parse = Recs->Lookup(Vf);
       if (_error->PendingError() == true)
         return false;
-      
+
       string PkgFile = Parse.FileName();
-      if (ForceHash.empty() == false)
-      {
-        if(stringcasecmp(ForceHash, "sha512") == 0)
-           ExpectedHash = HashString("SHA512", Parse.SHA512Hash());
-        else if(stringcasecmp(ForceHash, "sha256") == 0)
-           ExpectedHash = HashString("SHA256", Parse.SHA256Hash());
-        else if (stringcasecmp(ForceHash, "sha1") == 0)
-           ExpectedHash = HashString("SHA1", Parse.SHA1Hash());
-        else
-           ExpectedHash = HashString("MD5Sum", Parse.MD5Hash());
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        string Hash;
-        if ((Hash = Parse.SHA512Hash()).empty() == false)
-           ExpectedHash = HashString("SHA512", Hash);
-        else if ((Hash = Parse.SHA256Hash()).empty() == false)
-           ExpectedHash = HashString("SHA256", Hash);
-        else if ((Hash = Parse.SHA1Hash()).empty() == false)
-           ExpectedHash = HashString("SHA1", Hash);
-        else
-           ExpectedHash = HashString("MD5Sum", Parse.MD5Hash());
-      }
+      ExpectedHashes = Parse.Hashes();
+
       if (PkgFile.empty() == true)
         return _error->Error(_("The package index files are corrupted. No Filename: "
                              "field for package %s."),
@@ -1833,7 +2281,7 @@ bool pkgAcqArchive::QueueNext()
       Desc.URI = Index->ArchiveURI(PkgFile);
       Desc.Description = Index->ArchiveInfo(Version);
       Desc.Owner = this;
-      Desc.ShortDesc = Version.ParentPkg().Name();
+      Desc.ShortDesc = Version.ParentPkg().FullName(true);
 
       // See if we already have the file. (Legacy filenames)
       FileSize = Version->Size;
@@ -1870,7 +2318,7 @@ bool pkgAcqArchive::QueueNext()
            return true;
         }
         
-        /* Hmm, we have a file and its size does not match, this shouldnt
+        /* Hmm, we have a file and its size does not match, this shouldn't
            happen.. */
         unlink(FinalFile.c_str());
       }
@@ -1900,10 +2348,6 @@ bool pkgAcqArchive::QueueNext()
 
       // Create the item
       Local = false;
-      Desc.URI = Index->ArchiveURI(PkgFile);
-      Desc.Description = Index->ArchiveInfo(Version);
-      Desc.Owner = this;
-      Desc.ShortDesc = Version.ParentPkg().Name();
       QueueURI(Desc);
 
       ++Vf;
@@ -1915,10 +2359,10 @@ bool pkgAcqArchive::QueueNext()
 // AcqArchive::Done - Finished fetching                                        /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* */
-void pkgAcqArchive::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,string CalcHash,
+void pkgAcqArchive::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size, HashStringList const &CalcHashes,
                         pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cfg)
 {
-   Item::Done(Message,Size,CalcHash,Cfg);
+   Item::Done(Message, Size, CalcHashes, Cfg);
    
    // Check the size
    if (Size != Version->Size)
@@ -1926,11 +2370,12 @@ void pkgAcqArchive::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,string CalcHash,
       RenameOnError(SizeMismatch);
       return;
    }
-   
-   // Check the hash
-   if(ExpectedHash.toStr() != CalcHash)
+
+   // FIXME: could this empty() check impose *any* sort of security issue?
+   if(ExpectedHashes.usable() && ExpectedHashes != CalcHashes)
    {
       RenameOnError(HashSumMismatch);
+      printHashSumComparision(DestFile, ExpectedHashes, CalcHashes);
       return;
    }
 
@@ -2002,7 +2447,7 @@ void pkgAcqArchive::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // AcqArchive::IsTrusted - Determine whether this archive comes from a trusted source /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-bool pkgAcqArchive::IsTrusted()
+APT_PURE bool pkgAcqArchive::IsTrusted() const
 {
    return Trusted;
 }
@@ -2021,11 +2466,11 @@ void pkgAcqArchive::Finished()
 // AcqFile::pkgAcqFile - Constructor                                   /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* The file is added to the queue */
-pkgAcqFile::pkgAcqFile(pkgAcquire *Owner,string URI,string Hash,
+pkgAcqFile::pkgAcqFile(pkgAcquire *Owner,string URI, HashStringList const &Hashes,
                       unsigned long long Size,string Dsc,string ShortDesc,
                       const string &DestDir, const string &DestFilename,
                        bool IsIndexFile) :
-                       Item(Owner), ExpectedHash(Hash), IsIndexFile(IsIndexFile)
+                       Item(Owner, Hashes), IsIndexFile(IsIndexFile)
 {
    Retries = _config->FindI("Acquire::Retries",0);
    
@@ -2050,7 +2495,7 @@ pkgAcqFile::pkgAcqFile(pkgAcquire *Owner,string URI,string Hash,
    if (stat(DestFile.c_str(),&Buf) == 0)
    {
       // Hmm, the partial file is too big, erase it
-      if ((unsigned long long)Buf.st_size > Size)
+      if ((Size > 0) && (unsigned long long)Buf.st_size > Size)
         unlink(DestFile.c_str());
       else
         PartialSize = Buf.st_size;
@@ -2062,15 +2507,16 @@ pkgAcqFile::pkgAcqFile(pkgAcquire *Owner,string URI,string Hash,
 // AcqFile::Done - Item downloaded OK                                  /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* */
-void pkgAcqFile::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,string CalcHash,
+void pkgAcqFile::Done(string Message,unsigned long long Size,HashStringList const &CalcHashes,
                      pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
 {
-   Item::Done(Message,Size,CalcHash,Cnf);
+   Item::Done(Message,Size,CalcHashes,Cnf);
 
    // Check the hash
-   if(!ExpectedHash.empty() && ExpectedHash.toStr() != CalcHash)
+   if(ExpectedHashes.usable() && ExpectedHashes != CalcHashes)
    {
       RenameOnError(HashSumMismatch);
+      printHashSumComparision(DestFile, ExpectedHashes, CalcHashes);
       return;
    }
    
@@ -2141,7 +2587,7 @@ void pkgAcqFile::Failed(string Message,pkgAcquire::MethodConfig *Cnf)
 // AcqIndex::Custom600Headers - Insert custom request headers          /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* The only header we use is the last-modified header. */
-string pkgAcqFile::Custom600Headers()
+string pkgAcqFile::Custom600Headers() const
 {
    if (IsIndexFile)
       return "\nIndex-File: true";