* apt-pkg/depcache.cc:

  - mark a package which was requested to be installed on commandline
    always as manual regardless if it is already marked or not as the
    marker could be lost later by the removal of rdepends (Closes: #612557)

apt-pkg/depcache.cc

@@ -1257,9 +1257,8 @@ void pkgDepCache::MarkInstall(PkgIterator const &Pkg,bool AutoInst,
 
    if(FromUser)
      {
-       // Set it to manual if it's a new install or cancelling the
-       // removal of a garbage package.
-       if(P.Status == 2 || (!Pkg.CurrentVer().end() && !P.Marked))
+       // Set it to manual if it's a new install or already installed
+       if(P.Status == 2 || Pkg->CurrentVer != 0)
 	 P.Flags &= ~Flag::Auto;
      }
    else

debian/changelog

@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@ apt (0.8.12) unstable; urgency=low
   [ David Kalnischkies ]
   * cmdline/apt-get.cc:
     - add --install-suggests option (Closes: #473089)
+  * apt-pkg/depcache.cc:
+    - mark a package which was requested to be installed on commandline
+      always as manual regardless if it is already marked or not as the
+      marker could be lost later by the removal of rdepends (Closes: #612557)
 
- -- David Kalnischkies <kalnischkies@gmail.com>  Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:56:27 +0100
+ -- David Kalnischkies <kalnischkies@gmail.com>  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:44:49 +0100
 
 apt (0.8.11.1) unstable; urgency=low
 

test/integration/status-bug-612557-garbage-upgrade

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+Package: python-uno
+Status: install ok installed
+Priority: optional
+Section: python
+Installed-Size: 2032
+Maintainer: Debian OpenOffice Team <debian-openoffice@lists.debian.org>
+Architecture: i386
+Source: openoffice.org
+Version: 1:3.2.1-11+squeeze2
+Description: Python-UNO bridge
+
+Package: openoffice.org-common
+Status: install ok installed
+Priority: optional
+Section: editors
+Installed-Size: 48356
+Maintainer: Debian OpenOffice Team <debian-openoffice@lists.debian.org>
+Architecture: all
+Source: openoffice.org
+Version: 1:3.2.1-11+squeeze2
+Description: office productivity suite -- arch-independent files
+
+Package: openoffice.org-emailmerge
+Status: install ok installed
+Priority: optional
+Section: editors
+Installed-Size: 1652
+Maintainer: Debian OpenOffice Team <debian-openoffice@lists.debian.org>
+Architecture: all
+Source: openoffice.org
+Version: 1:3.2.1-11+squeeze2
+Replaces: python-uno (<< 1:2.4.1-5)
+Pre-Depends: python-uno, openoffice.org-common
+Description: office productivity suite -- email mail merge

test/integration/test-bug-612557-garbage-upgrade

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+local TESTDIR=$(readlink -f $(dirname $0))
+. $TESTDIR/framework
+setupenvironment
+configarchitecture "i386"
+
+insertpackage 'unstable' 'unrelated' 'all' '1:3.3.0-2'
+insertpackage 'unstable' 'python-uno' 'all' '1:3.3.0-2' 'Depends: libreoffice-common'
+insertpackage 'unstable' 'libreoffice-common' 'all' '1:3.3.0-2' 'Conflicts: openoffice.org-common'
+
+setupaptarchive
+
+touch rootdir/var/lib/apt/extended_states
+aptmark markauto python-uno ure uno-libs3 openoffice.org-common openoffice.org-style-galaxy
+#aptmark unmarkauto openoffice.org-emailmerge
+testmarkedauto python-uno ure uno-libs3 openoffice.org-common openoffice.org-style-galaxy
+
+testequal 'Reading package lists...
+Building dependency tree...
+Reading state information...
+The following extra packages will be installed:
+  libreoffice-common
+The following packages will be REMOVED:
+  openoffice.org-common openoffice.org-emailmerge
+The following NEW packages will be installed:
+  libreoffice-common
+The following packages will be upgraded:
+  python-uno
+1 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
+After this operation, 53.2 MB disk space will be freed.
+E: Trivial Only specified but this is not a trivial operation.' aptget --trivial-only install python-uno
+
+aptmark markauto openoffice.org-emailmerge
+testmarkedauto python-uno ure uno-libs3 openoffice.org-common openoffice.org-style-galaxy openoffice.org-emailmerge
+
+testequal 'Reading package lists...
+Building dependency tree...
+Reading state information...
+The following extra packages will be installed:
+  libreoffice-common
+The following packages will be REMOVED:
+  openoffice.org-common openoffice.org-emailmerge
+The following NEW packages will be installed:
+  libreoffice-common
+The following packages will be upgraded:
+  python-uno
+1 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
+After this operation, 53.2 MB disk space will be freed.
+E: Trivial Only specified but this is not a trivial operation.' aptget --trivial-only install python-uno
+
+testequal 'Reading package lists...
+Building dependency tree...
+Reading state information...
+The following packages will be REMOVED:
+  openoffice.org-common openoffice.org-emailmerge python-uno
+0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
+After this operation, 53.3 MB disk space will be freed.
+E: Trivial Only specified but this is not a trivial operation.' aptget autoremove --trivial-only