* Shuffled some of the alpm_list free funtions - still not perfect, but better

* Added alpm_list_remove_node for single list node removal
* Proper error checking/output for failed db_read/db_write (missing files)
* Invalid packages (missing files) are now removed from the package cache
* -Qs and -Ss output now look the same
* config.rpath causes errors on one machine I had, so I added it to CVS
* Fixed a "clobbered memory" issue when installing groups - only the outer list
  should be free'd, not the contained data

14 files changed, 710 insertions, 53 deletions

diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index b2d0209a..76071c36 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ config.h.in
 config.log
 config.status
 config.sub
-config.rpath
 configure
 depcomp
 install-sh
diff --git a/TODO.aaron b/TODO.aaron
index 8fad56b8..508f0a5e 100644
--- a/TODO.aaron
+++ b/TODO.aaron
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
     - maybe it's my fault, but I see little difference between PM_LOG_FLOW1,
       PM_LOG_FLOW2, and PM_LOG_DEBUG.  We might want to just do away with flow1
       and flow2 and use debug across the board.
+    - clear up list allocation/deallocation - some lists need to be free'd, some
+      do not and there is no clear indication WHEN this should happen.
+    - remove DB entries (directories) on a read error?
 
 * pacman: A LOT of functions are way too long.  There should be an upper limit of
   100-200 lines.  _alpm_add_commit is around 600 lines, and is far too complex.
diff --git a/config.rpath b/config.rpath
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c492a93b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.rpath
@@ -0,0 +1,614 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+# Output a system dependent set of variables, describing how to set the
+# run time search path of shared libraries in an executable.
+#
+#   Copyright 1996-2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#   Taken from GNU libtool, 2001
+#   Originally by Gordon Matzigkeit <gord@gnu.ai.mit.edu>, 1996
+#
+#   This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation gives
+#   unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, with or without
+#   modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+#
+# The first argument passed to this file is the canonical host specification,
+#    CPU_TYPE-MANUFACTURER-OPERATING_SYSTEM
+# or
+#    CPU_TYPE-MANUFACTURER-KERNEL-OPERATING_SYSTEM
+# The environment variables CC, GCC, LDFLAGS, LD, with_gnu_ld
+# should be set by the caller.
+#
+# The set of defined variables is at the end of this script.
+
+# Known limitations:
+# - On IRIX 6.5 with CC="cc", the run time search patch must not be longer
+#   than 256 bytes, otherwise the compiler driver will dump core. The only
+#   known workaround is to choose shorter directory names for the build
+#   directory and/or the installation directory.
+
+# All known linkers require a `.a' archive for static linking (except MSVC,
+# which needs '.lib').
+libext=a
+shrext=.so
+
+host="$1"
+host_cpu=`echo "$host" | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+host_vendor=`echo "$host" | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+host_os=`echo "$host" | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+
+# Code taken from libtool.m4's _LT_CC_BASENAME.
+
+for cc_temp in $CC""; do
+  case $cc_temp in
+    compile | *[\\/]compile | ccache | *[\\/]ccache ) ;;
+    distcc | *[\\/]distcc | purify | *[\\/]purify ) ;;
+    \-*) ;;
+    *) break;;
+  esac
+done
+cc_basename=`echo "$cc_temp" | sed -e 's%^.*/%%'`
+
+# Code taken from libtool.m4's AC_LIBTOOL_PROG_COMPILER_PIC.
+
+wl=
+if test "$GCC" = yes; then
+  wl='-Wl,'
+else
+  case "$host_os" in
+    aix*)
+      wl='-Wl,'
+      ;;
+    darwin*)
+      case $cc_basename in
+        xlc*)
+          wl='-Wl,'
+          ;;
+      esac
+      ;;
+    mingw* | pw32* | os2*)
+      ;;
+    hpux9* | hpux10* | hpux11*)
+      wl='-Wl,'
+      ;;
+    irix5* | irix6* | nonstopux*)
+      wl='-Wl,'
+      ;;
+    newsos6)
+      ;;
+    linux*)
+      case $cc_basename in
+        icc* | ecc*)
+          wl='-Wl,'
+          ;;
+        pgcc | pgf77 | pgf90)
+          wl='-Wl,'
+          ;;
+        ccc*)
+          wl='-Wl,'
+          ;;
+        como)
+          wl='-lopt='
+          ;;
+        *)
+          case `$CC -V 2>&1 | sed 5q` in
+            *Sun\ C*)
+              wl='-Wl,'
+              ;;
+          esac
+          ;;
+      esac
+      ;;
+    osf3* | osf4* | osf5*)
+      wl='-Wl,'
+      ;;
+    sco3.2v5*)
+      ;;
+    solaris*)
+      wl='-Wl,'
+      ;;
+    sunos4*)
+      wl='-Qoption ld '
+      ;;
+    sysv4 | sysv4.2uw2* | sysv4.3* | sysv5*)
+      wl='-Wl,'
+      ;;
+    sysv4*MP*)
+      ;;
+    unicos*)
+      wl='-Wl,'
+      ;;
+    uts4*)
+      ;;
+  esac
+fi
+
+# Code taken from libtool.m4's AC_LIBTOOL_PROG_LD_SHLIBS.
+
+hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=
+hardcode_libdir_separator=
+hardcode_direct=no
+hardcode_minus_L=no
+
+case "$host_os" in
+  cygwin* | mingw* | pw32*)
+    # FIXME: the MSVC++ port hasn't been tested in a loooong time
+    # When not using gcc, we currently assume that we are using
+    # Microsoft Visual C++.
+    if test "$GCC" != yes; then
+      with_gnu_ld=no
+    fi
+    ;;
+  interix*)
+    # we just hope/assume this is gcc and not c89 (= MSVC++)
+    with_gnu_ld=yes
+    ;;
+  openbsd*)
+    with_gnu_ld=no
+    ;;
+esac
+
+ld_shlibs=yes
+if test "$with_gnu_ld" = yes; then
+  # Set some defaults for GNU ld with shared library support. These
+  # are reset later if shared libraries are not supported. Putting them
+  # here allows them to be overridden if necessary.
+  # Unlike libtool, we use -rpath here, not --rpath, since the documented
+  # option of GNU ld is called -rpath, not --rpath.
+  hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}-rpath ${wl}$libdir'
+  case "$host_os" in
+    aix3* | aix4* | aix5*)
+      # On AIX/PPC, the GNU linker is very broken
+      if test "$host_cpu" != ia64; then
+        ld_shlibs=no
+      fi
+      ;;
+    amigaos*)
+      hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-L$libdir'
+      hardcode_minus_L=yes
+      # Samuel A. Falvo II <kc5tja@dolphin.openprojects.net> reports
+      # that the semantics of dynamic libraries on AmigaOS, at least up
+      # to version 4, is to share data among multiple programs linked
+      # with the same dynamic library.  Since this doesn't match the
+      # behavior of shared libraries on other platforms, we cannot use
+      # them.
+      ld_shlibs=no
+      ;;
+    beos*)
+      if $LD --help 2>&1 | grep ': supported targets:.* elf' > /dev/null; then
+        :
+      else
+        ld_shlibs=no
+      fi
+      ;;
+    cygwin* | mingw* | pw32*)
+      # hardcode_libdir_flag_spec is actually meaningless, as there is
+      # no search path for DLLs.
+      hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-L$libdir'
+      if $LD --help 2>&1 | grep 'auto-import' > /dev/null; then
+        :
+      else
+        ld_shlibs=no
+      fi
+      ;;
+    interix3*)
+      hardcode_direct=no
+      hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}-rpath,$libdir'
+      ;;
+    linux*)
+      if $LD --help 2>&1 | grep ': supported targets:.* elf' > /dev/null; then
+        :
+      else
+        ld_shlibs=no
+      fi
+      ;;
+    netbsd*)
+      ;;
+    solaris*)
+      if $LD -v 2>&1 | grep 'BFD 2\.8' > /dev/null; then
+        ld_shlibs=no
+      elif $LD --help 2>&1 | grep ': supported targets:.* elf' > /dev/null; then
+        :
+      else
+        ld_shlibs=no
+      fi
+      ;;
+    sysv5* | sco3.2v5* | sco5v6* | unixware* | OpenUNIX*)
+      case `$LD -v 2>&1` in
+        *\ [01].* | *\ 2.[0-9].* | *\ 2.1[0-5].*)
+          ld_shlibs=no
+          ;;
+        *)
+          if $LD --help 2>&1 | grep ': supported targets:.* elf' > /dev/null; then
+            hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='`test -z "$SCOABSPATH" && echo ${wl}-rpath,$libdir`'
+          else
+            ld_shlibs=no
+          fi
+          ;;
+      esac
+      ;;
+    sunos4*)
+      hardcode_direct=yes
+      ;;
+    *)
+      if $LD --help 2>&1 | grep ': supported targets:.* elf' > /dev/null; then
+        :
+      else
+        ld_shlibs=no
+      fi
+      ;;
+  esac
+  if test "$ld_shlibs" = no; then
+    hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=
+  fi
+else
+  case "$host_os" in
+    aix3*)
+      # Note: this linker hardcodes the directories in LIBPATH if there
+      # are no directories specified by -L.
+      hardcode_minus_L=yes
+      if test "$GCC" = yes; then
+        # Neither direct hardcoding nor static linking is supported with a
+        # broken collect2.
+        hardcode_direct=unsupported
+      fi
+      ;;
+    aix4* | aix5*)
+      if test "$host_cpu" = ia64; then
+        # On IA64, the linker does run time linking by default, so we don't
+        # have to do anything special.
+        aix_use_runtimelinking=no
+      else
+        aix_use_runtimelinking=no
+        # Test if we are trying to use run time linking or normal
+        # AIX style linking. If -brtl is somewhere in LDFLAGS, we
+        # need to do runtime linking.
+        case $host_os in aix4.[23]|aix4.[23].*|aix5*)
+          for ld_flag in $LDFLAGS; do
+            if (test $ld_flag = "-brtl" || test $ld_flag = "-Wl,-brtl"); then
+              aix_use_runtimelinking=yes
+              break
+            fi
+          done
+          ;;
+        esac
+      fi
+      hardcode_direct=yes
+      hardcode_libdir_separator=':'
+      if test "$GCC" = yes; then
+        case $host_os in aix4.[012]|aix4.[012].*)
+          collect2name=`${CC} -print-prog-name=collect2`
+          if test -f "$collect2name" && \
+            strings "$collect2name" | grep resolve_lib_name >/dev/null
+          then
+            # We have reworked collect2
+            hardcode_direct=yes
+          else
+            # We have old collect2
+            hardcode_direct=unsupported
+            hardcode_minus_L=yes
+            hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-L$libdir'
+            hardcode_libdir_separator=
+          fi
+          ;;
+        esac
+      fi
+      # Begin _LT_AC_SYS_LIBPATH_AIX.
+      echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.c
+      ${CC} ${LDFLAGS} conftest.c -o conftest
+      aix_libpath=`dump -H conftest 2>/dev/null | sed -n -e '/Import File Strings/,/^$/ { /^0/ { s/^0  *\(.*\)$/\1/; p; }
+}'`
+      if test -z "$aix_libpath"; then
+        aix_libpath=`dump -HX64 conftest 2>/dev/null | sed -n -e '/Import File Strings/,/^$/ { /^0/ { s/^0  *\(.*\)$/\1/; p; }
+}'`
+      fi
+      if test -z "$aix_libpath"; then
+        aix_libpath="/usr/lib:/lib"
+      fi
+      rm -f conftest.c conftest
+      # End _LT_AC_SYS_LIBPATH_AIX.
+      if test "$aix_use_runtimelinking" = yes; then
+        hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}-blibpath:$libdir:'"$aix_libpath"
+      else
+        if test "$host_cpu" = ia64; then
+          hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}-R $libdir:/usr/lib:/lib'
+        else
+          hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}-blibpath:$libdir:'"$aix_libpath"
+        fi
+      fi
+      ;;
+    amigaos*)
+      hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-L$libdir'
+      hardcode_minus_L=yes
+      # see comment about different semantics on the GNU ld section
+      ld_shlibs=no
+      ;;
+    bsdi[45]*)
+      ;;
+    cygwin* | mingw* | pw32*)
+      # When not using gcc, we currently assume that we are using
+      # Microsoft Visual C++.
+      # hardcode_libdir_flag_spec is actually meaningless, as there is
+      # no search path for DLLs.
+      hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=' '
+      libext=lib
+      ;;
+    darwin* | rhapsody*)
+      hardcode_direct=no
+      if test "$GCC" = yes ; then
+        :
+      else
+        case $cc_basename in
+          xlc*)
+            ;;
+          *)
+            ld_shlibs=no
+            ;;
+        esac
+      fi
+      ;;
+    dgux*)
+      hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-L$libdir'
+      ;;
+    freebsd1*)
+      ld_shlibs=no
+      ;;
+    freebsd2.2*)
+      hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-R$libdir'
+      hardcode_direct=yes
+      ;;
+    freebsd2*)
+      hardcode_direct=yes
+      hardcode_minus_L=yes
+      ;;
+    freebsd* | kfreebsd*-gnu | dragonfly*)
+      hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-R$libdir'
+      hardcode_direct=yes
+      ;;
+    hpux9*)
+      hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}+b ${wl}$libdir'
+      hardcode_libdir_separator=:
+      hardcode_direct=yes
+      # hardcode_minus_L: Not really in the search PATH,
+      # but as the default location of the library.
+      hardcode_minus_L=yes
+      ;;
+    hpux10*)
+      if test "$with_gnu_ld" = no; then
+        hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}+b ${wl}$libdir'
+        hardcode_libdir_separator=:
+        hardcode_direct=yes
+        # hardcode_minus_L: Not really in the search PATH,
+        # but as the default location of the library.
+        hardcode_minus_L=yes
+      fi
+      ;;
+    hpux11*)
+      if test "$with_gnu_ld" = no; then
+        hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}+b ${wl}$libdir'
+        hardcode_libdir_separator=:
+        case $host_cpu in
+          hppa*64*|ia64*)
+            hardcode_direct=no
+            ;;
+          *)
+            hardcode_direct=yes
+            # hardcode_minus_L: Not really in the search PATH,
+            # but as the default location of the library.
+            hardcode_minus_L=yes
+            ;;
+        esac
+      fi
+      ;;
+    irix5* | irix6* | nonstopux*)
+      hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}-rpath ${wl}$libdir'
+      hardcode_libdir_separator=:
+      ;;
+    netbsd*)
+      hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-R$libdir'
+      hardcode_direct=yes
+      ;;
+    newsos6)
+      hardcode_direct=yes
+      hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}-rpath ${wl}$libdir'
+      hardcode_libdir_separator=:
+      ;;
+    openbsd*)
+      hardcode_direct=yes
+      if test -z "`echo __ELF__ | $CC -E - | grep __ELF__`" || test "$host_os-$host_cpu" = "openbsd2.8-powerpc"; then
+        hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}-rpath,$libdir'
+      else
+        case "$host_os" in
+          openbsd[01].* | openbsd2.[0-7] | openbsd2.[0-7].*)
+            hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-R$libdir'
+            ;;
+          *)
+            hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}-rpath,$libdir'
+            ;;
+        esac
+      fi
+      ;;
+    os2*)
+      hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-L$libdir'
+      hardcode_minus_L=yes
+      ;;
+    osf3*)
+      hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}-rpath ${wl}$libdir'
+      hardcode_libdir_separator=:
+      ;;
+    osf4* | osf5*)
+      if test "$GCC" = yes; then
+        hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}-rpath ${wl}$libdir'
+      else
+        # Both cc and cxx compiler support -rpath directly
+        hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-rpath $libdir'
+      fi
+      hardcode_libdir_separator=:
+      ;;
+    solaris*)
+      hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-R$libdir'
+      ;;
+    sunos4*)
+      hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-L$libdir'
+      hardcode_direct=yes
+      hardcode_minus_L=yes
+      ;;
+    sysv4)
+      case $host_vendor in
+        sni)
+          hardcode_direct=yes # is this really true???
+          ;;
+        siemens)
+          hardcode_direct=no
+          ;;
+        motorola)
+          hardcode_direct=no #Motorola manual says yes, but my tests say they lie
+          ;;
+      esac
+      ;;
+    sysv4.3*)
+      ;;
+    sysv4*MP*)
+      if test -d /usr/nec; then
+        ld_shlibs=yes
+      fi
+      ;;
+    sysv4*uw2* | sysv5OpenUNIX* | sysv5UnixWare7.[01].[10]* | unixware7*)
+      ;;
+    sysv5* | sco3.2v5* | sco5v6*)
+      hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='`test -z "$SCOABSPATH" && echo ${wl}-R,$libdir`'
+      hardcode_libdir_separator=':'
+      ;;
+    uts4*)
+      hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-L$libdir'
+      ;;
+    *)
+      ld_shlibs=no
+      ;;
+  esac
+fi
+
+# Check dynamic linker characteristics
+# Code taken from libtool.m4's AC_LIBTOOL_SYS_DYNAMIC_LINKER.
+libname_spec='lib$name'
+case "$host_os" in
+  aix3*)
+    ;;
+  aix4* | aix5*)
+    ;;
+  amigaos*)
+    ;;
+  beos*)
+    ;;
+  bsdi[45]*)
+    ;;
+  cygwin* | mingw* | pw32*)
+    shrext=.dll
+    ;;
+  darwin* | rhapsody*)
+    shrext=.dylib
+    ;;
+  dgux*)
+    ;;
+  freebsd1*)
+    ;;
+  kfreebsd*-gnu)
+    ;;
+  freebsd* | dragonfly*)
+    ;;
+  gnu*)
+    ;;
+  hpux9* | hpux10* | hpux11*)
+    case $host_cpu in
+      ia64*)
+        shrext=.so
+        ;;
+      hppa*64*)
+        shrext=.sl
+        ;;
+      *)
+        shrext=.sl
+        ;;
+    esac
+    ;;
+  interix3*)
+    ;;
+  irix5* | irix6* | nonstopux*)
+    case "$host_os" in
+      irix5* | nonstopux*)
+        libsuff= shlibsuff=
+        ;;
+      *)
+        case $LD in
+          *-32|*"-32 "|*-melf32bsmip|*"-melf32bsmip ") libsuff= shlibsuff= ;;
+          *-n32|*"-n32 "|*-melf32bmipn32|*"-melf32bmipn32 ") libsuff=32 shlibsuff=N32 ;;
+          *-64|*"-64 "|*-melf64bmip|*"-melf64bmip ") libsuff=64 shlibsuff=64 ;;
+          *) libsuff= shlibsuff= ;;
+        esac
+        ;;
+    esac
+    ;;
+  linux*oldld* | linux*aout* | linux*coff*)
+    ;;
+  linux*)
+    ;;
+  knetbsd*-gnu)
+    ;;
+  netbsd*)
+    ;;
+  newsos6)
+    ;;
+  nto-qnx*)
+    ;;
+  openbsd*)
+    ;;
+  os2*)
+    libname_spec='$name'
+    shrext=.dll
+    ;;
+  osf3* | osf4* | osf5*)
+    ;;
+  solaris*)
+    ;;
+  sunos4*)
+    ;;
+  sysv4 | sysv4.3*)
+    ;;
+  sysv4*MP*)
+    ;;
+  sysv5* | sco3.2v5* | sco5v6* | unixware* | OpenUNIX* | sysv4*uw2*)
+    ;;
+  uts4*)
+    ;;
+esac
+
+sed_quote_subst='s/\(["`$\\]\)/\\\1/g'
+escaped_wl=`echo "X$wl" | sed -e 's/^X//' -e "$sed_quote_subst"`
+shlibext=`echo "$shrext" | sed -e 's,^\.,,'`
+escaped_hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=`echo "X$hardcode_libdir_flag_spec" | sed -e 's/^X//' -e "$sed_quote_subst"`
+
+LC_ALL=C sed -e 's/^\([a-zA-Z0-9_]*\)=/acl_cv_\1=/' <<EOF
+
+# How to pass a linker flag through the compiler.
+wl="$escaped_wl"
+
+# Static library suffix (normally "a").
+libext="$libext"
+
+# Shared library suffix (normally "so").
+shlibext="$shlibext"
+
+# Flag to hardcode \$libdir into a binary during linking.
+# This must work even if \$libdir does not exist.
+hardcode_libdir_flag_spec="$escaped_hardcode_libdir_flag_spec"
+
+# Whether we need a single -rpath flag with a separated argument.
+hardcode_libdir_separator="$hardcode_libdir_separator"
+
+# Set to yes if using DIR/libNAME.so during linking hardcodes DIR into the
+# resulting binary.
+hardcode_direct="$hardcode_direct"
+
+# Set to yes if using the -LDIR flag during linking hardcodes DIR into the
+# resulting binary.
+hardcode_minus_L="$hardcode_minus_L"
+
+EOF
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm_list.c b/lib/libalpm/alpm_list.c
index 26fcb3dc..edb2e8e5 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm_list.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm_list.c
@@ -49,33 +49,37 @@ alpm_list_t *alpm_list_new()
 	return(list);
 }
 
-/** Free a list structure and possibly the internal data as well
+/** Free a list, but not the contained data
  *  @param list the list to free
- *  @param fn a free function for the internal data, or NULL for none
  */
-void alpm_list_free(alpm_list_t *list, alpm_list_fn_free fn)
+void alpm_list_free(alpm_list_t *list)
 {
 	alpm_list_t *it = list;
 
 	while(it) {
-		alpm_list_t *ptr = it->next;
-		if(fn && it->data) {
-			fn(it->data);
-		}
-		FREE(it);
-		it = ptr;
+		alpm_list_t *tmp = it->next;
+		free(it);
+		it = tmp;
 	}
 }
 
-/** Free the outer list, but not the contained data
- *  A minor simplification of alpm_list_free
+/** Free the internal data of a list structure
  *  @param list the list to free
+ *  @param fn a free function for the internal data
  */
-void alpm_list_free_outer(alpm_list_t *list)
+void alpm_list_free_inner(alpm_list_t *list, alpm_list_fn_free fn)
 {
-	alpm_list_free(list, NULL);
+	alpm_list_t *it = list;
+
+	while(it) {
+		if(fn && it->data) {
+			fn(it->data);
+		}
+		it = it->next;
+	}
 }
 
+
 /* Mutators */
 
 /** Add a new item to the list
@@ -271,6 +275,31 @@ alpm_list_t *alpm_list_remove(alpm_list_t *haystack, void *needle, alpm_list_fn_
 	return(haystack);
 }
 
+/** Remove the passed in node from the list that it is a part of
+ *  @note this DOES NOT free the node
+ *  @param node the list node we're removing
+ *  @return the node which took the place of this one
+ */
+alpm_list_t *alpm_list_remove_node(alpm_list_t *node)
+{
+	if(!node) return(NULL);
+
+	alpm_list_t *ret = NULL;
+
+	if(node->prev) {
+		node->prev->next = node->next;
+		ret = node->prev;
+		node->prev = NULL;
+	}
+	if(node->next) {
+		node->next->prev = node->prev;
+		ret = node->next;
+		node->next = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return(ret);
+}
+
 /** Create a new list without any duplicates
  *  @note DOES NOT copy data members
  *  @param list the list to copy
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm_list.h b/lib/libalpm/alpm_list.h
index df19c9e9..5bad4dc2 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm_list.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm_list.h
@@ -30,18 +30,18 @@ struct __alpm_list_t {
 	struct __alpm_list_t *next;
 };
 
-/* TODO we should do away with these... they're messy */
-#define _FREELIST(p, f) do { if(p) { alpm_list_free(p, f); p = NULL; } } while(0)
-#define FREELIST(p) _FREELIST(p, free)
-#define FREELISTPTR(p) _FREELIST(p, NULL)
+/* TODO we should do away with these... they're messy*/
+#define _FREELIST(p, f) do { alpm_list_free_inner(p, f); alpm_list_free(p); p = NULL; } while(0)
+#define FREELIST(p)     _FREELIST(p, free)
+#define FREELISTPTR(p)  do { alpm_list_free(p); p = NULL; } while(0)
 
 typedef void (*alpm_list_fn_free)(void *); /* item deallocation callback */
 typedef int (*alpm_list_fn_cmp)(const void *, const void *); /* item comparison callback */
 
 /* allocation */
 alpm_list_t *alpm_list_new(void);
-void alpm_list_free(alpm_list_t *list, alpm_list_fn_free fn);
-void alpm_list_free_outer(alpm_list_t *list);
+void alpm_list_free(alpm_list_t *list);
+void alpm_list_free_inner(alpm_list_t *list, alpm_list_fn_free fn);
 
 /* item mutators */
 alpm_list_t *alpm_list_add(alpm_list_t *list, void *data);
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ alpm_list_t *alpm_list_add_sorted(alpm_list_t *list, void *data, alpm_list_fn_cm
 alpm_list_t* alpm_list_mmerge(alpm_list_t *left, alpm_list_t *right, alpm_list_fn_cmp fn);
 alpm_list_t* alpm_list_msort(alpm_list_t *list, int n, alpm_list_fn_cmp fn);
 alpm_list_t *alpm_list_remove(alpm_list_t *haystack, void *needle, alpm_list_fn_cmp fn, void **data);
+alpm_list_t *alpm_list_remove_node(alpm_list_t *node);
 alpm_list_t *alpm_list_remove_dupes(alpm_list_t *list);
 alpm_list_t *alpm_list_strdup(alpm_list_t *list);
 alpm_list_t *alpm_list_reverse(alpm_list_t *list);
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/be_files.c b/lib/libalpm/be_files.c
index 19e2bf1f..65a5fc71 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/be_files.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/be_files.c
@@ -217,9 +217,8 @@ int _alpm_db_read(pmdb_t *db, unsigned int inforeq, pmpkg_t *info)
 	/* DESC */
 	if(inforeq & INFRQ_DESC) {
 		snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s-%s/desc", db->path, info->name, info->version);
-		fp = fopen(path, "r");
-		if(fp == NULL) {
-			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "%s (%s)", path, strerror(errno));
+		if((fp = fopen(path, "r")) == NULL) {
+			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, _("could not open file %s: %s"), path, strerror(errno));
 			goto error;
 		}
 		while(!feof(fp)) {
@@ -362,9 +361,8 @@ int _alpm_db_read(pmdb_t *db, unsigned int inforeq, pmpkg_t *info)
 	/* FILES */
 	if(inforeq & INFRQ_FILES) {
 		snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s-%s/files", db->path, info->name, info->version);
-		fp = fopen(path, "r");
-		if(fp == NULL) {
-			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_WARNING, "%s (%s)", path, strerror(errno));
+		if((fp = fopen(path, "r")) == NULL) {
+			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, _("could not open file %s: %s"), path, strerror(errno));
 			goto error;
 		}
 		while(fgets(line, 256, fp)) {
@@ -386,9 +384,8 @@ int _alpm_db_read(pmdb_t *db, unsigned int inforeq, pmpkg_t *info)
 	/* DEPENDS */
 	if(inforeq & INFRQ_DEPENDS) {
 		snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s-%s/depends", db->path, info->name, info->version);
-		fp = fopen(path, "r");
-		if(fp == NULL) {
-			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_WARNING, "%s (%s)", path, strerror(errno));
+		if((fp = fopen(path, "r")) == NULL) {
+			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, _("could not open file %s: %s"), path, strerror(errno));
 			goto error;
 		}
 		while(!feof(fp)) {
@@ -474,8 +471,8 @@ int _alpm_db_write(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *info, unsigned int inforeq)
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, _("writing %s-%s DESC information back to db"), info->name, info->version);
 		snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s-%s/desc", db->path, info->name, info->version);
 		if((fp = fopen(path, "w")) == NULL) {
-			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, _("db_write: could not open file %s/desc"), db->treename);
-			retval = 1;
+			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, _("could not open file %s: %s"), path, strerror(errno));
+			retval = -1;
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
 		fprintf(fp, "%%NAME%%\n%s\n\n"
@@ -560,7 +557,7 @@ int _alpm_db_write(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *info, unsigned int inforeq)
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, _("writing %s-%s FILES information back to db"), info->name, info->version);
 		snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s-%s/files", db->path, info->name, info->version);
 		if((fp = fopen(path, "w")) == NULL) {
-			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, _("db_write: could not open file %s/files"), db->treename);
+			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, _("could not open file %s: %s"), path, strerror(errno));
 			retval = -1;
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
@@ -587,7 +584,7 @@ int _alpm_db_write(pmdb_t *db, pmpkg_t *info, unsigned int inforeq)
 		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, _("writing %s-%s DEPENDS information back to db"), info->name, info->version);
 		snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s-%s/depends", db->path, info->name, info->version);
 		if((fp = fopen(path, "w")) == NULL) {
-			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, _("db_write: could not open file %s/depends"), db->treename);
+			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, _("could not open file %s: %s"), path, strerror(errno));
 			retval = -1;
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/cache.c b/lib/libalpm/cache.c
index d03cf203..81737d3c 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/cache.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/cache.c
@@ -112,8 +112,13 @@ int _alpm_db_ensure_pkgcache(pmdb_t *db, pmdbinfrq_t infolevel)
 	for(p = db->pkgcache; p; p = p->next) {
 		pmpkg_t *pkg = (pmpkg_t *)p->data;
 		if(infolevel != INFRQ_NONE && !(pkg->infolevel & infolevel)) {
-			_alpm_db_read(db, infolevel, pkg);
-			reloaded = 1;
+			if(_alpm_db_read(db, infolevel, pkg) == -1) {
+				_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, _("failed to read package '%s-%s', removing from package cache"), 
+									pkg->name, pkg->version);
+				p = alpm_list_remove_node(p);
+			} else {
+				reloaded = 1;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	if(reloaded) {
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/package.c b/lib/libalpm/package.c
index f35797be..beda20a4 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/package.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/package.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <libintl.h>
 #include <locale.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 /* pacman */
 #include "log.h"
 #include "util.h"
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ static int parse_descfile(char *descfile, pmpkg_t *info, int output)
 	int linenum = 0;
 
 	if((fp = fopen(descfile, "r")) == NULL) {
-		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, _("could not open file %s"), descfile);
+		_alpm_log(PM_LOG_ERROR, _("could not open file %s: %s"), descfile, strerror(errno));
 		return(-1);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/pacman/add.c b/src/pacman/add.c
index 1dedbafb..64e5264d 100644
--- a/src/pacman/add.c
+++ b/src/pacman/add.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ int pacman_add(alpm_list_t *targets)
 
 cleanup:
 	if(data) {
-		alpm_list_free(data, NULL);
+		alpm_list_free(data);
 	}
 	if(alpm_trans_release() == -1) {
 		ERR(NL, _("failed to release transaction (%s)\n"), alpm_strerror(pm_errno));
diff --git a/src/pacman/deptest.c b/src/pacman/deptest.c
index a46141db..e37f4791 100644
--- a/src/pacman/deptest.c
+++ b/src/pacman/deptest.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ int pacman_deptest(alpm_list_t *targets)
 					}
 					synctargs = alpm_list_add(synctargs, strdup(alpm_dep_get_name(miss)));
 				}
-				alpm_list_free(data, NULL);
+				alpm_list_free(data);
 			break;
 			case PM_ERR_CONFLICTING_DEPS:
 				/* we can't auto-resolve conflicts */
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ int pacman_deptest(alpm_list_t *targets)
 					MSG(NL, _("conflict: %s"), alpm_dep_get_name(miss));
 				}
 				retval = 127;
-				alpm_list_free(data, NULL);
+				alpm_list_free(data);
 			break;
 			default:
 				retval = 127;
diff --git a/src/pacman/log.c b/src/pacman/log.c
index 4685bd85..f139fb14 100644
--- a/src/pacman/log.c
+++ b/src/pacman/log.c
@@ -192,12 +192,14 @@ int yesno(char *fmt, ...)
 			pch--;
 		}
 		*++pch = 0;
-		strtrim(response);
+		if(strlen(response) != 0) {
+			strtrim(response);
+		}
 
 		/* User hits 'enter', forcing a newline here */
 		neednl = 0;
 
-		if(!strcasecmp(response, _("Y")) || !strcasecmp(response, _("YES")) || !strlen(response)) {
+		if(!strcasecmp(response, _("Y")) || !strcasecmp(response, _("YES")) || strlen(response) == 0) {
 			return(1);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/pacman/query.c b/src/pacman/query.c
index 4124f400..62e7ef10 100644
--- a/src/pacman/query.c
+++ b/src/pacman/query.c
@@ -98,16 +98,23 @@ int pacman_query(alpm_list_t *targets)
 			return(1);
 		}
 		for(i = ret; i; i = alpm_list_next(i)) {
+			char *group = NULL;
+			alpm_list_t *grp;
 			pmpkg_t *pkg = alpm_list_getdata(i);
 
-			printf("local/%s/%s %s\n    ",
-					(char *)alpm_list_getdata(alpm_pkg_get_groups(pkg)),
-					alpm_pkg_get_name(pkg),
-					alpm_pkg_get_version(pkg));
+			printf("local/%s %s", alpm_pkg_get_name(pkg), alpm_pkg_get_version(pkg));
+
+			if((grp = alpm_pkg_get_groups(pkg)) != NULL) {
+				group = alpm_list_getdata(grp);
+				printf(" (%s)\n    ", (char *)alpm_list_getdata(grp));
+			} else {
+				printf("\n    ");
+			}
+
 			indentprint(alpm_pkg_get_desc(pkg), 4);
 			printf("\n");
 		}
-		alpm_list_free_outer(ret);
+		alpm_list_free(ret);
 		return(0);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/pacman/remove.c b/src/pacman/remove.c
index b8dd1544..94ee66a2 100644
--- a/src/pacman/remove.c
+++ b/src/pacman/remove.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ int pacman_remove(alpm_list_t *targets)
 					MSG(NL, _(":: %s is required by %s\n"), alpm_dep_get_target(miss),
 					    alpm_dep_get_name(miss));
 				}
-				alpm_list_free(data, NULL);
+				alpm_list_free(data);
 			break;
 			default:
 			break;
diff --git a/src/pacman/sync.c b/src/pacman/sync.c
index 6288ac50..6b1cb432 100644
--- a/src/pacman/sync.c
+++ b/src/pacman/sync.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static int sync_search(alpm_list_t *syncs, alpm_list_t *targets)
 				indentprint(alpm_pkg_get_desc(pkg), 4);
 				printf("\n\n");
 			}
-			alpm_list_free_outer(ret);
+			alpm_list_free(ret);
 		} else {
 			for(j = alpm_db_getpkgcache(db); j; j = alpm_list_next(j)) {
 				pmpkg_t *pkg = alpm_list_getdata(j);
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ static int sync_list(alpm_list_t *syncs, alpm_list_t *targets)
 
 			if(db == NULL) {
 				ERR(NL, _("repository \"%s\" was not found.\n"),repo);
-				FREELISTPTR(ls);
+				alpm_list_free(ls);
 				return(1);
 			}
 
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ static int sync_list(alpm_list_t *syncs, alpm_list_t *targets)
 	}
 
 	if(targets) {
-		FREELISTPTR(ls);
+		alpm_list_free(ls);
 	}
 
 	return(0);
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ int pacman_sync(alpm_list_t *targets)
 								}
 							}
 						}
-						FREELIST(pkgs);
+						alpm_list_free(pkgs);
 					}
 				}
 				if(!found) {
@@ -756,8 +756,7 @@ int pacman_sync(alpm_list_t *targets)
 	 */
 cleanup:
 	if(data) {
-		alpm_list_free(data, NULL);
-		data = NULL;
+		alpm_list_free(data);
 	}
 	if(alpm_trans_release() == -1) {
 		ERR(NL, _("failed to release transaction (%s)\n"), alpm_strerror(pm_errno));