--- ipkg-utils-050831/ipkg.py	2005-03-03 16:11:53.000000000 +0100
+++ ipkg-utils-050831/ipkg.py	2007-08-01 15:06:02.000000000 +0200
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@
             stat = os.stat(fn)
             self.size = stat[ST_SIZE]
             self.filename = os.path.basename(fn)
-	    ## sys.stderr.write("  extracting control.tar.gz from %s\n"% (fn,)) 
+	    sys.stderr.write("  extracting control.tar.gz from %s\n"% (fn,)) 
             if self.isdeb:
-                control = os.popen("ar p "+fn+" control.tar.gz | tar xfzO - '*control'","r")
+                control = os.popen("ar p "+fn+" control.tar.gz | tar zx; cat control; rm control","r")
             else:
                 control = os.popen("tar xfzO "+fn+" '*control.tar.gz' | tar xfzO - '*control'","r")
             line = control.readline()