* apt-pkg/deb/debsystem.cc:

  - fix issues with dir::state::status and dir::state::extended_states
    when alternative rootdirs are used

diff --cc debian/changelog
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--- 2/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@@ -1,78 -1,9 +1,81 @@@
 -apt (0.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
 +apt (0.8.7) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
  
 -  * apt-pkg/indexcopy.cc:
 -    - only use trusted.gpg.d directory if it exists
 -    - do not replace /dev/null when running in APT::CDROM::NoAct
 -      mode (LP: #612666), thanks to Colin Watson
 +  [ Manpages translations ]
 +  * Typo fixed in French (extra "Z"). Thanks to Florentin Duneau.
 +  * Another typo fixed in French ("Anfin"). Thanks to bubulle
 +  * Wrong translation for "showauto" fixed. Thanks to Raphaël Hertzog
 +    Closes: #599265
 +  
 +  [ Michael Vogt ]
 +  * debian/apt.cron.daily:
 +    - source /etc/default/locale (if available) so that the 
 +      apt-get update cron job fetches the right translated package
 +      descriptions
 +  * fix test failure on amd64
++  * apt-pkg/deb/debsystem.cc:
++    - fix issues with dir::state::status and dir::state::extended_states
++      when alternative rootdirs are used
 +
 + -- Christian Perrier <bubulle@debian.org>  Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:35:58 +0200
 +
 +apt (0.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
 +
 +  [ Programs translations ]
 +  * Vietnamese update by Clytie Siddall (Closes: #598489)
 +  * Asturian update by Maacub (Closes: #599057)
 +
 +  [ David Kalnischkies ]
 +  * cmdline/apt-cache.cc:
 +    - use the TranslatedDescription for searching and not the first
 +      available one as it is maybe not an expected language (Closes: #597925)
 +  * apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.cc:
 +    - add a space between number and unit as required by SI (Closes: #598352)
 +  * apt-pkg/depcache.cc:
 +    - do not check endpointer packages instead of only those which prevented
 +      NeverAutoRemove settings from having an effect (Closes: #598452)
 +    - do not remove packages which the user requested for installation
 +      explicitly while satisfying other install requests (Closes: #598669)
 +  * apt-pkg/packagemanager.cc:
 +    - Add a space between period and 'Please' and unfuzzy all translations
 +  * doc/po/de.po:
 +    - remove the duplicated "angefertigt" in translation-holder string
 +
 + -- Michael Vogt <mvo@debian.org>  Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:52:19 +0200
 +
 +apt (0.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
 +
 +  [ Manpages translations ]
 +  * German (Chris Leick). Closes: #597163
 +
 +  [ Michael Vogt ]
 +  * merged lp:~mvo/apt/conflicts-on-virtuals to better deal with
 +    conflicts/breaks against virtual packages (LP: #614993)
 +
 +  [ David Kalnischkies ]
 +  * apt-pkg/policy.cc:
 +    - support 100-pinning in Release file with ButAutomaticUpgrades
 +      as requested by the backports crew (Closes: #596097)
 +  * apt-pkg/deb/deblistparser.cc:
 +    - overrule NotAutomatic in case of ButAutomaticUpgrades
 +  * debian/apt.cron.daily:
 +    - handle absolut directory paths correctly by loading directories
 +      directly instead of building the paths on our own (Closes: #596421)
 +  * debian/control:
 +    - build-depend on docbook-xml to ensure that the xml DTDs are always
 +      available on the buildds (Closes: #597145)
 +  * buildlib/debiandoc.mak, buildlib/po4a_manpage.mak:
 +    - ensure that the build fails if documentation building fails
 +  * doc/po/fr.po:
 +    - correct two syntax issues to ensure we can build fine
 +
 + -- Michael Vogt <mvo@debian.org>  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 22:05:06 +0200
 +
 +apt (0.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
 +
 +  [ Michael vogt ]
 +  * ftparchive/writer.cc:
 +    - write out {Files,Checksum-Sha1,Checksum-Sha256} only if
 +      available LP: #633967. Thanks to Colin Watson
    * apt-pkg/contrib/cdromutl.cc:
      - if apt-cdrom is used on writable media (like usb-sticks), do
        not use the root directory to identify the medium (as all