Non-existent files where causing this to fail, and the db, there was

also a die, now there is a check to avoid this.

bin/fastswim

@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ my %version;
 #$#name = 2000;
 #$#ppackage = 2000;
 
-   # This way has been de-pre-c-whatever-ated because it lacks version 
+
-   # rememberance, and is just kept for testing purposes
+# This way has been de-pre-c-whatever-ated because it lacks version 
-   if ($#ARGV == -1) {
+# rememberance, and is just kept for testing purposes
+if ($#ARGV == -1) {
     print STDERR "swim: fastswim requires option/arguments, see program for instructions\n";
     exit;
     chdir("$ARGV[1]");         
@@ -78,27 +79,31 @@ my %version;
     }
 
     
-     # Make a nice md.  I decided on a Hash of Lists, giving all
+
-     # files/dirs unique name, and then a list of packages which
+# Make a nice md.  I decided on a Hash of Lists, giving all
-     # correspond..because this should be faster than a Hash of Hash
+# files/dirs unique name, and then a list of packages which
-     # where you'd have to loop through all packages names..find the
+# correspond..because this should be faster than a Hash of Hash
-     # files/dir in all packages names which are the same..I'd assume a HL
+# where you'd have to loop through all packages names..find the
-     # would be a quicker query, even though the Hash would be enormous.   
+# files/dir in all packages names which are the same..I'd assume a HL
-     # Possible things: a tree for faster query.
+# would be a quicker query, even though the Hash would be enormous.   
-
+# Possible things: a tree for faster query.
-     # Put everything into an array..every other is package name
+
-     # Better check for packages which don't have /. in their *.list...
+# Put everything into an array..every other is package name
-     # which is rare, but does happen.  Sometimes *.list(s) don't have
+# Better check for packages which don't have /. in their *.list...
-     # all the parent directories, but we won't worry about that.
+# which is rare, but does happen.  Sometimes *.list(s) don't have
-     print STDERR "  Making the massive hash\n";
+# all the parent directories, but we won't worry about that.
-     $| = 1; my $x = 1;
+print STDERR "  Making the massive hash\n";
-     foreach $thingy (sort @ppackage) {
+$| = 1; my $x = 1;
-       open(LIST, "$ARGV[1]/$thingy") or die "Humm, strange";
+foreach $thingy (sort @ppackage) {
+
+    if (-e "$ARGV[1]/$thingy") { 
+	open(LIST, "$ARGV[1]/$thingy");
         # Because of the version..there are sometimes dots
         $thingy =~ m,(.*)\.list,;
         my $count = 0;
         my @count = <LIST>;
         close(LIST);
+
 	foreach (@count) {         
 	    $x = 1 if $x == 6;
 	    print STDERR "|\r" if $x == 1 || $x == 4; print STDERR "/\r" if $x == 2;
@@ -142,16 +147,17 @@ my %version;
 	    }
         } 
     }
-     undef @ppackage;
+}
-    
+undef @ppackage;
-      # We will create one file with the 1..and another with >1..
+    
-      # than split..reverse..and order.accordingly..this makes
+# We will create one file with the 1..and another with >1..
-      # things much faster.  Remember clean-up routines for kill.
+# than split..reverse..and order.accordingly..this makes
-      print STDERR "  Starting ... writing to $ARGV[2]!\n";
+# things much faster.  Remember clean-up routines for kill.
-      # Create the database 
+print STDERR "  Starting ... writing to $ARGV[2]!\n";
-      open(BIG, ">$ARGV[2]/big.debian") or die;
+# Create the database 
-      open(LONG, ">$ARGV[2]/long.debian") or die;
+open(BIG, ">$ARGV[2]/big.debian") or die "Couldn't find big.debian\n";
-      foreach $thingy (sort keys %HL ) {
+open(LONG, ">$ARGV[2]/long.debian") or die "Couldn't find long.debian\n";
+foreach $thingy (sort keys %HL ) {
     $x = 1 if $x == 6;
     print STDERR "|\r" if $x == 1 || $x == 4; print STDERR "/\r" if $x == 2;
     print STDERR "-\r" if $x == 3 || $x == 6; print STDERR "\\\r" if $x == 5;
@@ -165,11 +171,11 @@ my %version;
     elsif (@{ $HL{$thingy} } == 1) {
 	print BIG "$thingy -> $tingy\n";
     }
-         }
+}
-        #print "Finished\n";
+#print "Finished\n";
-        close(BIG);
+close(BIG);
-        close(LONG);
+close(LONG);
-        #undef %HL;
+#undef %HL;
-        print STDERR "  Cleaning up\n"; 
+print STDERR "  Cleaning up\n"; 
 
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