shit happens: apt4rpm has _horrible_ Perl run-time dependencies I've overlooked and so is unfortunately not acceptable for us because we treat Apt as a bootstrapping tool. So, backout my apt4rpm change again :-(

apt/apt.spec

@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@
 ##
 
 #   package version
-%define       V_apt_base 0.5.15
-%define       V_apt_rev  3
-%define       V_apt4rpm  0.65.3
+%define       V_base 0.5.15
+%define       V_rev  3
 
 #   package information
 Name:         apt
@@ -37,14 +36,13 @@ Packager:     The OpenPKG Project
 Distribution: OpenPKG [EVAL]
 Group:        Bootstrapping
 License:      GPL
-Version:      %{V_apt_base}.%{V_apt_rev}
+Version:      %{V_base}.%{V_rev}
 Release:      20031128
 
 #   list of sources
-Source0:      http://moin.conectiva.com.br/files/AptRpm/attachments/apt-%{V_apt_base}cnc%{V_apt_rev}.tar.bz2
-Source1:      http://osdn.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/apt4rpm/apt4rpm-%{V_apt4rpm}.tar.bz2
-Source2:      apt.conf
-Source3:      rpmpriorities
+Source0:      http://moin.conectiva.com.br/files/AptRpm/attachments/apt-%{V_base}cnc%{V_rev}.tar.bz2
+Source1:      apt.conf
+Source2:      rpmpriorities
 Patch0:       apt.patch
 
 #   build information
@@ -63,9 +61,7 @@ AutoReqProv:  no
     Dependencies are automatically handled.
 
 %prep
-    %setup -q -c
-    %setup -q -T -D -a 1
-    cd apt-%{V_apt_base}cnc%{V_apt_rev}
+    %setup -q -n apt-%{V_base}cnc%{V_rev}
     %patch -p0 -P 0
 
     #   replace hard-coded paths with OpenPKG ones
@@ -85,70 +81,40 @@ AutoReqProv:  no
     %{l_prefix}/bin/autoconf
 
 %build
-    #   configure and build Apt base package
-    ( cd apt-%{V_apt_base}cnc%{V_apt_rev}
-      #   configure package
-      defines="-DOLD_FLATSCHEME"
-      case "%{l_platform -t}" in
-          *sunos* ) defines="$defines -DOPENPKG_SOLARIS" ;;
-      esac
-      CC="%{l_cc}" \
-      CPPFLAGS="%{l_cppflags} `%{l_prefix}/bin/rpm-config --cppflags` $defines" \
-      CFLAGS="%{l_cflags} `%{l_prefix}/bin/rpm-config --cflags`" \
-      LDFLAGS="%{l_ldflags} `%{l_prefix}/bin/rpm-config --ldflags`" \
-      ./configure \
-          --prefix=%{l_prefix} \
-          --libdir=%{l_prefix}/lib/apt \
-          --localstatedir=%{l_prefix}/var/apt \
-          --disable-shared \
-          --enable-static \
-          --disable-nls \
-          --disable-docs
-
-      #   disable localization stuff
-      %{l_shtool} subst \
-          -e 's;^POFILES =.*$;POFILES =;g' \
-          -e 's;^GMOFILES =.*$;GMOFILES =;g' \
-          -e 's;^DUMMYPOFILES =.*$;DUMMYPOFILES =;g' \
-          -e 's;^CATALOGS =.*$;CATALOGS =;g' \
-          po/Makefile
-
-      #   build package
-      %{l_make} %{l_mflags}
-    ) || exit $?
-
-    #   configure and build Apt4RPM add-on package
-    ( cd apt4rpm-%{V_apt4rpm}
-      %{l_shtool} subst \
-          -e 's;/${PACKAGE};;' \
-          configure
-      PATH="@l_prefix@/lib/openpkg:$PATH"
-      ./configure \
-          --prefix=%{l_prefix} \
-          --libdir=%{l_prefix}/lib/apt \
-          --enable-docs=no
-      %{l_make} %{l_mflags}
-    ) || exit $?
+    #   configure package
+    defines="-DOLD_FLATSCHEME"
+    case "%{l_platform -t}" in
+        *sunos* ) defines="$defines -DOPENPKG_SOLARIS" ;;
+    esac
+    CC="%{l_cc}" \
+    CPPFLAGS="%{l_cppflags} `%{l_prefix}/bin/rpm-config --cppflags` $defines" \
+    CFLAGS="%{l_cflags} `%{l_prefix}/bin/rpm-config --cflags`" \
+    LDFLAGS="%{l_ldflags} `%{l_prefix}/bin/rpm-config --ldflags`" \
+    ./configure \
+        --prefix=%{l_prefix} \
+        --libdir=%{l_prefix}/lib/apt \
+        --localstatedir=%{l_prefix}/var/apt \
+        --disable-shared \
+        --enable-static \
+        --disable-nls \
+        --disable-docs
+
+    #   disable localization stuff
+    %{l_shtool} subst \
+        -e 's;^POFILES =.*$;POFILES =;g' \
+        -e 's;^GMOFILES =.*$;GMOFILES =;g' \
+        -e 's;^DUMMYPOFILES =.*$;DUMMYPOFILES =;g' \
+        -e 's;^CATALOGS =.*$;CATALOGS =;g' \
+        po/Makefile
+
+    #   build package
+    %{l_make} %{l_mflags}
 
 %install
     rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
-    #   install Apt base package
-    ( cd apt-%{V_apt_base}cnc%{V_apt_rev}
-      %{l_make} %{l_mflags} install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-    ) || exit $?
-
-    #   install Apt4RPM add-on package
-    ( cd apt4rpm-%{V_apt4rpm}
-      %{l_shtool} subst \
-          -e 's;$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) install-data-hook;true;' \
-          Makefile
-      %{l_make} %{l_mflags} install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-    ) || exit $?
-
-    #   remove unnecessary files
-    rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/share/doc
-    rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/share/apt4rpm
+    #   install package
+    %{l_make} %{l_mflags} install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
     #   remove file that conflicts with 'grep' package
     rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/lib/charset.alias