2 files changed, 20 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
index f4ab066d7..db6057ea3 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ int GetLock(string File,bool Errors)
 									/*}}}*/
 // FileExists - Check if a file exists					/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* */
+/* Beware: Directories are also files! */
 bool FileExists(string File)
 {
    struct stat Buf;
@@ -200,6 +200,17 @@ bool FileExists(string File)
    return true;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
+// RealFileExists - Check if a file exists and if it is really a file	/*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* */
+bool RealFileExists(string File)
+{
+   struct stat Buf;
+   if (stat(File.c_str(),&Buf) != 0)
+      return false;
+   return ((Buf.st_mode & S_IFREG) != 0);
+}
+									/*}}}*/
 // DirectoryExists - Check if a directory exists and is really one	/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* */
@@ -304,6 +315,13 @@ std::vector<string> GetListOfFilesInDir(string const &Dir, std::vector<string> c
    }
 
    std::vector<string> List;
+
+   if (DirectoryExists(Dir.c_str()) == false)
+   {
+      _error->Error(_("List of files can't be created as '%s' is not a directory"), Dir.c_str());
+      return List;
+   }
+
    Configuration::MatchAgainstConfig SilentIgnore("Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently");
    DIR *D = opendir(Dir.c_str());
    if (D == 0) 
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
index 1380f06b4..146d917d8 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ bool RunScripts(const char *Cnf);
 bool CopyFile(FileFd &From,FileFd &To);
 int GetLock(string File,bool Errors = true);
 bool FileExists(string File);
+bool RealFileExists(string File);
 bool DirectoryExists(string const &Path) __attrib_const;
 bool CreateDirectory(string const &Parent, string const &Path);