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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""Test index handling."""
+
+import os.path
+
+import apt
+import apt_pkg
+import unittest
+
+import aptdaemon.test
+
+
+class IndexRaceTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    """If the indexes are deleted or manipulated at the time
+    apt.Cache.required_download was called we get the following error:
+    SystemError: I wasn't able to locate file for the XXX package.
+    This might mean you need to manually fix this package.
+
+    See lp:#659438
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.chroot = aptdaemon.test.Chroot()
+        self.chroot.setup()
+        self.chroot.add_test_repository()
+        # Check if installing an uninstalled package works
+        self.cache = apt.Cache(rootdir=self.chroot.path)
+        self.cache["silly-base"].mark_install()
+        self.assertEqual(self.cache.required_download, 0)
+        self.cache.clear()
+
+    def test(self):
+        lists_path = apt_pkg.config.find_dir("Dir::State::Lists")
+        for file_name in os.listdir(lists_path):
+            if file_name.endswith("Packages"):
+                os.remove(os.path.join(lists_path, file_name))
+        self.cache["silly-base"].mark_install()
+        self.assertRaises(SystemError,
+                          lambda: self.cache.required_download)
+#        self.cache.required_download
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
+
+# vim: ts=4 et sts=4