From 9964a721855b74b4f6008d30ebc637198776ca04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:13:23 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] do not write state file in simulate mode (closes: #433007)

---
 cmdline/apt-get.cc | 3 ++-
 debian/changelog   | 1 +
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cmdline/apt-get.cc b/cmdline/apt-get.cc
index faad2ed6b..93b3a83dc 100644
--- a/cmdline/apt-get.cc
+++ b/cmdline/apt-get.cc
@@ -1870,7 +1870,8 @@ bool DoInstall(CommandLine &CmdL)
    // cache.commit()
    if (AutoMarkChanged > 0 &&
        Cache->DelCount() == 0 && Cache->InstCount() == 0 &&
-       Cache->BadCount() == 0)
+       Cache->BadCount() == 0 &&
+       _config->FindB("APT::Get::Simulate",false) == false)
       Cache->writeStateFile(NULL);
 
    // See if we need to prompt
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d1959c074..dd79639c6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ apt (0.7.22) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     (closes: #87520)
   * add Debug::pkgProblemResolver::ShowScores and make the scores
     adjustable
+  * do not write state file in simulate mode (closes: #433007)
 
   [ Julian Andres Klode ]
   * apt-pkg/contrib/configuration.cc: Fix a small memory leak in
-- 
2.45.2