(Either you didn't Cc: me or the message got lost; it's a pity: we pretty much wasted a week...)
Anyway. What do you think about this: --- apt-pkg/depcache.cc.orig 2008-09-30 17:08:10.630762912 +0200 +++ apt-pkg/depcache.cc 2008-09-30 17:09:22.239579934 +0200 @@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ if(_config->FindB("Debug::pkgAutoRemove",false)) std::clog << "pkgDepCache::writeStateFile()" << std::endl; + if(_config->FindB("APT::Get::Simulate")) + return true; + FileFd StateFile; string state = _config->FindDir("Dir::State") + "extended_states"; I anything, this is small. I'm no expert of apt code (this is the first time I had a look), though, so comments are welcome. -- Thanks, Feri. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]